Murex Functional Tester
Project description
We've been engaged by a large European Bank to provide resources to their Murex program. Joining this program you will have the benefit of working with an established client team, fully involved in the project initiation through to project implementation.
Responsibilities
- You will work with an established team of Murex Test Analysts across India and onshore locations, owning functional testing activities with a strong emphasis on Back Office workflows and end-to-end trade life cycle validation. Daily responsibilities include:
- Perform in-depth functional analysis of products, workflows, and Murex modules with specific focus on BO processes
- Define stream-level test strategy and approach covering FO-MO-BO end-to-end flows
- Design, configure, execute, and report SIT and UAT test cycles
- Validate end-to-end trade life cycle, including trade capture, confirmations, settlements, accounting, and reporting
- Configure and execute trade insertion, event processing, settlement instructions, SWIFT message validation, and reconciliation reports
- Perform detailed testing of settlement processes, cash flows, and nostro reconciliations
- Work closely with business analysts, developers, and vendors to analyze and resolve functional defects
- Review, validate, and quality assure test cases with focus on business accuracy and regulatory completeness
- Support and guide junior analysts in day-to-day testing and functional understanding
- The automated testing platform used by the client is MxTest.
SKILLS
Must have
- 5+ years of hands-on Murex functional testing experience
- Strong functional understanding of Capital Markets products with clear exposure to FX, FI, IRD, and Money Markets
- Strong Back Office domain knowledge
- Ability to clearly explain and validate end-to-end trade life cycle, including booking, events, settlement, accounting, and reporting
- Good understanding of settlement processes, payment flows, and nostro reconciliations
- Hands-on exposure to SWIFT message types (MT/MX) related to settlements and confirmations
- Experience performing MO validations such as OSP checks, lifecycle events, and controls with clear functional reasoning
- Experience in defining test strategies and planning for small to medium-sized enhancements
- Ability to build detailed and structured test scenarios based on client requirements
- Strong understanding of standard testing practices with exposure to Murex-specific testing best practices
- Comfortable working with client stakeholders and prioritizing work based on business criticality
- Ability to articulate responses clearly and provide structured explanations during discussions
- Capability to mentor junior analysts and review their work outputs
Nice to have
• Experience in MxTest / ONYX experience would be a plus. • Experience in other Murex modules like Market Risk, Credit Risk, Accounting, etc.
