Synechron

Senior Murex Production Support Engineer - Equity Derivatives

Synechron$135K — $155K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of IT experience
  • 5+ years in Front Office Trading Technology support
  • 3+ years supporting Murex MX.3 preferred
  • Ability to thrive in high-pressure environments
  • Focus on automation and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

  • Provide front-line support for Murex MX.3
  • Manage incident triage and follow-up remediation
  • Proactively monitor logs and dashboards for issues
  • Troubleshoot trade capture and pricing discrepancies
  • Track and manage vendor support cases
  • Support production releases and maintenance activities
  • Maintain operational documentation for efficiency
  • Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation package
  • Opportunity to work in a multinational organization
  • 10 days of paid annual leave plus sick leave
  • Comprehensive insurance plan including medical and dental
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Higher education certification policy
  • Commuter benefits based on region
  • Extensive training opportunities
  • Access to Udemy for Business courses
  • Coaching opportunities with industry experts
  • Involvement in cutting-edge projects
  • Flat and approachable organizational culture
  • Diverse and global work environment
Full Job Description
Job Description:

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Murex Technical Production Support Analyst to support the Equity Derivatives trading desk. This role is responsible for ensuring production stability across the Murex MX.3 platform, acting as the first and second line of support for user issues, trade capture problems, pricing discrepancies, risk gaps, workflow failures, and system incidents.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical troubleshooting skills, hands-on Murex support experience, and the ability to drive incidents through triage, diagnosis, escalation, and resolution while partnering closely with internal L3 teams and the Murex vendor.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within New York, NY is $135k - $155k/year & benefits (see below)

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide front-line production support for Murex MX.3 across pricing, risk, trade capture, workflows, market data, and interfaces
  • Own incident triage, impact assessment, root cause analysis, and follow-up remediation
  • Monitor logs, dashboards, schedulers, RTS feeds, and batch processes to identify and resolve issues proactively
  • Troubleshoot pricing inconsistencies, risk/sensitivity gaps, trade enrichment failures, and interface delays
  • Manage and track vendor cases, including evidence gathering, reproduction steps, and validation of fixes
  • Support production releases, emergency changes, and maintenance activities with pre- and post-deployment checks
  • Maintain SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge articles to improve operational efficiency and reduce repeat incidents
  • Contribute to monitoring, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen platform stability


Required Skills & Experience
  • Strong hands-on experience supporting Murex MX.3 in a production environment
  • Knowledge of Murex modules including eTradepad, Pricing, Simulation, Livebook, and Workflow
  • Experience with market data components such as MDCS, RTBS, MDRS, and MDIT
  • Strong Murex log analysis, performance troubleshooting, and Unix/Linux-based support skills
  • Scripting experience in Python and/or Unix shell
  • Good understanding of Murex orchestration, services, process flows, and EOD job troubleshooting
  • SQL knowledge across Sybase, SQL Server, or Oracle
  • Understanding of Equity Derivatives products and Greeks
  • Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills


Qualifications
  • Overall 10+ years of IT experience.
  • 5+ years of Front Office Trading Technology support experience
  • 3+ years of Murex MX.3 support experience preferred
  • Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure production support environment
  • Automation mindset and continuous improvement focus


Nice to Have
  • Experience with observability/monitoring tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, ITRS
  • Familiarity with enterprise schedulers such as Tidal, Autosys, or Ctrl-M
  • Experience with Incident, Problem, and Change Management tools such as ServiceNow


We offer:
  • A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • A multinational organization with 57 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
  • 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
  • Maternity & paternity leave plans.
  • A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • A higher education certification policy.
  • Commuter benefits (varies by region).
  • Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
  • On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
  • Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
  • Cutting edge projects at the world's leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
  • A flat and approachable organization.
  • A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

About Synechron

Synechron is a digital consulting firm that provides technology solutions to financial services companies. The company's services include digital, business consulting, technology, and data analytics. Synechron serves customers in the banking, capital markets, insurance, and asset management industries. The company has offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Learn more about Synechron
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2001

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