Murex DevOps

Project descriptionDXC Luxoft has one of the world's leading Murex 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.This is a contractor position.Whether you possess a background in finance, technology, or Mathematics, your experience in the capital markets industry would be of high interest to us.ResponsibilitiesRole Summary: As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and operating automated platforms that enable reliable, secure, and scalable delivery of the MX platform across SaaS, cloud, and on-premise environments. You will play a key role in CI/CD implementation, infrastructure automation, environment management, and production reliability, working closely with development, QA, and client-facing teams. Key Responsibilities:CI/CD & Release EngineeringDesign, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration, testing, and deployment across multiple environmentsEnsure pipeline stability, performance, and reliability, minimizing build failures and delaysImplement automated build, packaging, and deployment processesEnforce version control best practices (branching strategies, tagging, artifact management)Support release cycles, including validation, smoke testing, and rollback strategiesAutomationPlan & Code Templates stored in Git repositories alongside application code, allowing template updates to be version-controlled, code-reviewed, and trackedAutomate environment provisioning, configuration, and upgradesBuild reusable automation components to improve scalability and consistencyReduce manual operations through process automation and scriptingEnvironment & Platform ManagementDeploy and manage MX environments across development, testing, and production stagesHandle environment lifecycle:ProvisioningConfigurationUpgrades & patchingDecommissioningEnsure environments are standardized, reproducible, and compliantSupport multi-client and multi-environment setups in SaaS or hybrid modelsMonitoring, Observability & Reliability (SRE mindset)Implement and maintain:MonitoringLoggingAlertingEnsure end-to-end observability of platforms and pipelinesPerform root cause analysis (RCA) on incidentsContribute to improving system reliability, SLAs, and operational KPIsData & Environment OperationsManage environment data lifecycle:Data provisioningData masking for non-prod environmentsData sampling and reductionSupport database operations:MigrationSanitizationReconciliationEnsure compliance with security and data governance requirementsIncident & Support ManagementAct as a technical escalation point for environment and platform incidentsTroubleshoot complex issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and environmentsCoordinate with support and product teams for resolutionEnsure proper documentation and knowledge sharingCollaboration & Delivery EnablementCollaborate with:Development teams (integration into CI/CD pipelines)QA teams (test automation and environment consistency)Product teams (release readiness and constraints)Client teams (technical coordination and delivery)Contribute to smooth delivery across project lifecycle 10. Continuous Improvement & Best PracticesPromote DevOps principles:Automation-firstContinuous integration & deliveryShift-left testingIdentify inefficiencies and propose improvementsContribute to: o Internal tooling o Documentation o Standardization effortsShare knowledge and support onboarding of new team members Required Skills & Experience : Technical SkillsCI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOpsVersion control systems: Git (advanced usage)Proficiency in template engines, specifically FreeMarker (FTL)Scripting: Shell, Python, GroovyOperating systems: Linux/UnixCloud platforms: AWS (preferred), Azure/GCP is a plusDatabases: RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL, or similar) DevOps & Platform ExpertiseExperience building and operating CI/CD pipelines in complex environmentsKnowledge of monitoring and observability toolsExposure to SaaS / distributed architectures Soft SkillsStrong analytical and troubleshooting skillsAbility to work under pressure in production environmentsClear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholdersTeam-oriented with strong collaboration mindsetProactive and continuous improvement mindset ExperienceSkillsMust have1-2 years of experience in DevOps, CI/CDHands-on experience in production or client-facing environments preferredNice to haveMurex MLCCredit Risk Collateral.