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.

responsibilities

- 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, devops, and functional murex teams.
- platform performance ownership
- continuously improve murex mx.3 platform performance across multiple murex
- env 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 engines




- 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 devops
- senior technology management

skills

must have

- murex expertise
- 7+ years of murex mx.3 experience, with deep performance focus.
- expert knowledge of: o murex eod/sod architecture o risk and pricing calculation frameworks o 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

nice to have

- background in investment banking, capital markets, or risk technology
- experience supporting general, 24x5 trading environments
- exposure to cloud or hybrid murex deployments
- murex technical or advanced certifications

languages

english: b2 upper intermediate

seniority

senior

locations:

mexico and other locations

req. vr-

📌 Murex senior performance analyst, (remote ) (México)
🏢 Luxoft
📍 México