Senior Murex Software Engineer

The Investment Reporting Technology team partners closely with Finance, Accounting, Investment Operations, and other Technology teams to deliver enterprise applications that support investment accounting, regulatory reporting, management reporting, data governance, and financial controls. Our solutions integrate investment data from multiple platforms and provide automated, scalable, and compliant applications and reporting capabilities for critical business functions.

The Senior Software Engineer will work as a hands-on Murex Developer with responsibility for developing, enhancing, integrating, and supporting Murex solutions and associated internal and third-party applications. The role covers Murex workflows and interfaces, Datamart and reporting solutions, SQL and ETL development, data pipelines, process automation, production support, and integration with upstream and downstream systems.

The successful candidate will bring hands-on Murex experience, a strong understanding of derivatives trade lifecycle processes, and experience working with technologies such as SQL Server, Oracle, SSIS, SSRS, Java, APIs, batch scheduling, test automation, and cloud or modern data platforms. This person will independently solve complex technical issues and collaborate with cross-functional teams on platform enhancements, releases, upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support Murex-based solutions across Front Office, Risk, Back Office, Accounting, and Datamart/reporting functions.
• Develop and maintain integrations between Murex and internal peripheral applications, including downstream reporting platforms, accounting systems, data warehouses, operational tools, and other company-developed applications built across varied technology stacks.
• Translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical solutions using Murex components, MxML, APIs, SQL, ETL pipelines, reporting frameworks, and integration services.
• Build and support Murex Datamart reporting solutions, including schemas, feeders, batches, extraction processes, reconciliation routines, and reporting data layers.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines and ETL processes using SQL Server, SSIS, AWS Glue, Oracle, or equivalent technologies to move and transform trade, position, valuation, and accounting data.
• Design, develop, and support operational, regulatory, valuation, accounting, and management reports using SSRS, SQL, BI tools, Excel VBA/macros, and other enterprise reporting platforms.
• Support trade lifecycle data flows, including deal capture, static data, valuation, accounting, reconciliation, reporting, EOD/EOM processing, and downstream data distribution.
• Perform root-cause analysis and resolve complex production issues involving Murex workflows, Datamart loads, market data interfaces, reporting discrepancies, batch failures, and integration breaks.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Investment Operations, Risk, business product owners, infrastructure teams, vendors, and offshore/contract development teams in an agile or hybrid delivery model.
• Lead design sessions and architecture discussions for end-to-end Murex and derivatives platform solutions, considering business needs, cost, operational risk, maintainability, scalability, and system impacts.
• Support SIT, UAT, regression testing, production releases, Murex upgrades, platform migrations, and modernization initiatives.
• Contribute to automation and process optimization initiatives to improve STP, reduce manual work, strengthen controls, and improve operational efficiency.
• Mentor developers and analysts on Murex development practices, integration design, coding standards, troubleshooting, documentation, and release readiness.
• Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools, including Kiro, to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, automate repetitive development tasks, and enhance engineering productivity across the software development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, finance, or another technical field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Three or more years of software engineering experience using Java, SQL, or equivalent enterprise development technologies.
• Hands-on Murex development or functional development experience, preferably supporting derivatives, Front Office, Risk, Back Office, Accounting, Datamart, or reporting capabilities.
• Experience integrating Murex or similar financial platforms with internal and external applications through APIs, messaging, ETL pipelines, files, database interfaces, services, or batch orchestration.
• Strong experience with SQL Server and/or Oracle, including query development, stored procedures, data modeling, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and data reconciliation.
• Experience with ETL and data integration tools such as SSIS, AWS Glue, Control-M scheduled jobs, or equivalent enterprise integration technologies.
• Experience developing and supporting reporting solutions using SSRS, BI tools, Datamart extracts, Excel VBA/macros, or equivalent reporting platforms.
• Familiarity with coding platforms and frameworks such as OOD/OOP, Spring Framework, J2EE, service-oriented architecture, dependency injection, and core architecture principles.
• Experience with integration and service frameworks such as API gateways, Swagger/OpenAPI, Kafka, messaging tools, microservices, REST APIs, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience with build, deployment, and CI/CD tools such as Visual Studio, Git/Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, SQL Management Studio, NUnit, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, or similar tools.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server, Linux/Unix environments, scripting, batch scheduling, monitoring, and operational support processes.
• Understanding of derivatives products and trade lifecycle concepts, including FX, swaps, rates, fixed income, options, valuation, accounting, P&L, and regulatory or management reporting.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and technical communication skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Ability to prioritize workload, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality solutions within tight deadlines while maintaining strong customer focus.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Murex upgrade, migration, or large-scale enhancement programs.
• Experience with test automation tools, including test case design, automation development, regression testing, and integration with enterprise testing and release management processes.
• Technology or platform certifications, such as AWS, Microsoft, Murex-related training, or equivalent technical certifications.
• Knowledge of financial services, insurance, asset management, capital markets, or derivatives reporting domain.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health package
• Cafeteria
• All You Can Move
• Brand new office at an excellent location
• Hybrid working
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• A highly people-centric, positive, and supportive work environment

Aegon is an international financial service holding company headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands. Our ambition is to build leading businesses that offer their customers investment, protection, and retirement solutions. Our purpose is to help people live their best lives, a goal that runs through all of our activities. The company has multiple locations across the globe, with core markets in the UK and the US, partnerships in Spain & Portugal, Brazil, and China, and an Asset Management organization with locations in the UK, US, NL, and Hungary. In the Netherlands, Aegon generates value via strategic shareholding in a market-leading insurance and pensions company.

Aegon Global Business Solutions Center is supporting these businesses with IT, Finance, Risk, Model Validation, Actuarial, Audit, and Asset management services with a growing team of approx. 300 people, based in Budapest, Hungary.

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