Senior Murex System Engineer

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities the candidates bring, enabling them to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth.

Our Global Products Solution (GPS) Technology department support the Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities (FICC) businesses, and we are seeking an experienced system engineer to join our team in Singapore. The team interacts directly with business owners to design, implement and support innovative solutions in an agile environment. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in developing and maintaining our trading and risk management platforms, with a focus on Murex Front to Risk and interconnected margin collateral management systems.

As a highly motivated and experienced senior Murex system engineer, you are to take ownership and maintain our systems and applications, ensuring their stability, performance, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, system administration, and technical support, with a focus on Murex 3.1 and related technologies. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a talented team and contribute to the growth and success of our organization.

KEY FEATURES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Business Management

• Actively participate in Program Increment (PI) planning processes within GPS

• Environment and configuration management of Murex applications/FICC modules and Java applications

• Provide expert-level support and troubleshooting for internal and external supported software, with a focus on Unix (Linux), SQL and XML languages

• Configuration and scripting around Murex offerings to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance

• Design, build, test and deploy new tools, services, dashboards to enhance our platform

• Supervise and ensure that business-critical services/features are available and properly running in production, with a focus on high availability and minimal downtime

• Schedule and troubleshoot End-of-Day (EOD) processes to ensure timely and accurate completion

• Participate in on-call duty for production support, providing prompt and effective resolution to issues and minimizing impact on business operations

• Availability for production deployments one weekend per month

Change Management

• Setup new tools, metrics to monitor and optimize applications performance to meet evolving business needs

• Continuously drive and improve the platform, identifying areas for optimization and implementing changes to increase efficiency and reduce risk

• Support change management and release rollout planning

Regulatory Responsibilities &/OR Risk Management

• Demonstration of appropriate values and behaviours including but not limited to standards on honesty and integrity, due care and diligence, fair dealing (treating customers fairly), management of conflicts of interest, competence and continuous development, adequate risk management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Professional and Technical

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, system administration, or technical support, with a focus on financial trading applications and platforms
• Environment management experience is a must including strong expertise of Linux operating systems and experience in bash scripting
• Experience with java application support and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Perl)
• Experience with messaging systems (e.g. MQ, Kafka)
• Experience with database/SQL-related queries (Oracle, Sybase)
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues and develop creative solutions
• Experience with agile development methodologies and version control systems (e.g. Bitbucket, GitLab, etc.)
• Knowledge of Murex MXML Exchange workflows design and implementation is advantageous
• Knowledge of Murex reporting Datamart or other Murex components is advantageous
• Java development experience is advantageous

Personal and Social

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Financial engineering or programming qualification is desirable
• Excellent command of verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work autonomously in a global team setup to take on initiative with a positive attitude
• Solution orientated and able to work in an agile setup
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on delivering high-quality results under tight deadlines
• Able to quickly troubleshoot problems and provide effective solutions
• Highly motivated blended with a team player spirit

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