Murex Middle Office Consultant

About Mizuho Bank Singapore Branch

Mizuho Bank Singapore Branch operates as the regional hub for Mizuho Financial Group's Asia-Pacific operations, with over 50 years of experience serving more than 2,000 corporate clients. As part of the global Mizuho Financial Group—ranked 15th worldwide by total assets—the bank delivers diverse financial offerings including corporate finance, trade and cash management, project finance, treasury services, and investment banking via collaboration with Mizuho Securities.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze business requirements from middle-office teams and risk managers, converting these into detailed functional and technical specifications for the Murex MX.3 platform.
• Configure and adapt Murex risk components such as simulation views for profit and loss tracking, risk assessments, and report generation through Datamart.
• Oversee Murex risk modules focusing on market and credit risk metrics including Value at Risk (VaR), sensitivity (Greeks), and Potential Future Exposure (PFE) computations.
• Enhance trade lifecycle workflows both pre- and post-trade, and maintain the Murex messaging infrastructure (MxML Exchange) to facilitate seamless system integration.
• Provide second and third-level production support, diagnosing discrepancies in risk figures, positions, or profit and loss data.
• Serve as the primary contact for middle-office users addressing queries, delivering training, and ensuring adherence to system best practices.
• Engage in full project lifecycles including system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), regression testing, and supporting post-implementation phases.
• Contribute to regulatory compliance initiatives by implementing Murex features aligned with regulations such as FRTB and Basel.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of comprehensive experience using Murex MX.3 specifically in risk management modules covering both market and credit risk.
• Strong familiarity with capital market instruments including FX, Money Markets, Interest Rate Derivatives, Equities, and Fixed Income products.
• Hands-on proficiency configuring Murex Middle Office modules such as VaR settings, MRA (Market Risk Analytics) viewers, and Datamart functions.
• Technical expertise in SQL queries, Unix/Linux shell scripting, XML handling, and additional relevant technologies to support troubleshooting and development tasks.
• Thorough understanding of the complete trade lifecycle from front office front to back office details, inclusive of trade confirmation, settlement, and payment processing.
• Effective communication skills capable of articulating technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills focused on identifying error conditions and driving resolutions.

Preferred Extras

• Previous involvement in Murex system implementations.
• Familiarity with Asset Liability Management (ALM), liquidity risk management, fair value and credit spread hedging techniques.
• Experience working within Agile or DevOps frameworks.