Murex Senior Performance Analyst

Project description

DXC-Luxoft has one of the world's leading Solutions practices. We are a top-tier Murex Alliance Partner and a market leader in implementation, integration, upgrade and migration. We provide end-to end project services and have delivered over 200 successful Murex projects across all major asset-classes and sectors including investment banking, asset management, corporate treasury and insurance. Whether you possess a background in finance, technology or Mathematics, your experience in the capital markets industry would be of high interest to us.

• The Senior Murex Performance Analyst is accountable for the end-to-end performance, scalability, and stability of the Murex MX.3 platform in a high-availability trading and risk environment. This role acts as a technical authority for performance engineering, leading analysis, tuning initiatives, and strategic optimization efforts across Front Office, Risk, and Back Office workflows. The role requires deep expertise in Murex architecture, EOD/SOD processing, batch frameworks, pricing and risk calculations, and close collaboration with infrastructure, database, Dev Ops, and functional Murex teams.
  
  Platform Performance Ownership
• Continuously improve Murex MX.3 platform performance across multiple Murexenv with the focus on PRE-PROD and PROD.
• Act as the escalation point for complex performance and stability issues.
• Ensure performance SLAs are met for intraday processing, risk calculations, and EOD/SOD cycles. Advanced Performance Analysis & Optimization
• Lead detailed analysis of:
  • Pricing and risk calculation engine
  • Market data ingestion performance
  • Batch scheduling, workflows, and dependencies
  • Reporting, extraction, and interface throughput
• Perform advanced SQL and execution-plan analysis for large Murex datasets.
• Optimize grid configuration, JVM tuning, memory allocation, and calculation distribution.
• Drive permanent fixes for recurring performance issues.
• EOD / Critical Batch Leadership
• Own EOD performance strategy, ensuring predictability and scalability.
• Reduce batch durations through architectural and configuration improvements.
• Coordinate with business, infrastructure, and Murex functional teams during critical cycles.
• Root cause analysis (RCA) for missed SLAs or degraded EOD runs.
• Performance Engineering & Testing
• Define and execute performance testing strategies for:
  • Murex upgrades and patches
  • New product onboarding
  • Significant configuration or infrastructure changes
• Establish baselines, benchmarks, and regression controls.
• Validate scalability against forecasted business growth.
• Capacity Planning & Architecture Influence
• Lead capacity planning and load modeling for CPU, memory, storage, and grid utilization.
• Provide data-driven recommendations for infrastructure scaling.
• Influence Murex platform architecture decisions with a performance-first mindset.
• Typical Stakeholders
• Front Office Trading & Structuring
• Market & Credit Risk
• Finance & Back Office
• Production Support & SRE
• Infrastructure, DBAs, and Dev Ops
• Senior Technology Management

• Murex Expertise
• 7+ years of Murex MX.3 experience, with deep performance focus.
• Expert knowledge of:
  • Murex EOD/SOD architecture
  • Risk and pricing calculation framework
  • Workflows, schedulers, and batch dependency chains
  • Grid and calculation distribution models
• Technical Skills
• Advanced SQL performance tuning (Oracle / Sybase / equivalent).
• Strong Unix/Linux administration and shell scripting.
• JVM tuning and troubleshooting experience.
• Familiarity with monitoring and performance diagnostic tools.
• Experience working with large market data volumes.
• Soft Skills
• Strong ownership mentality and accountability.
• Excellent problem-solving and RCA skills.
• Ability to operate calmly under pressure.
• Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing skills.
• Working EST hours

• Background in Investment Banking, Capital Markets, or Risk Technology
• Experience supporting global, 24x5 trading environments
• Exposure to cloud or hybrid Murex deployments
• Murex Technical or Advanced certifications