Technical Lead - DB Conversion

Project description


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.

Whether you possess a background in finance, technology or Mathematics, your experience in the capital markets industry would be of high interest to us.
For Hybrid Remote work salaries from 130000-217500 USD per year dependent on knowledge and skill
For other locations as dependent on location and market standards


Responsibilities

Own and drive the database conversion workstream end-to-end - not just execution, but planning, issue resolution, and delivery outcomes


Develop and own the conversion plan in collaboration with SMEs; continuously refine based on risks, dependencies, and findings


Quarterback for different tasks and deliverables within the broader engagement


Risk and Issue Management: Maintain RAID log; independently drive proactive risk tracking, issue resolution, follow ups


Proactively identify data risks, dependencies, and blockers across upstream/downstream systems and drive resolution


Own status reporting, risks, and overall delivery against committed milestones


Escalate issues with judgment, ensuring timely visibility while maintaining delivery momentum


Create and manage a comprehensive program plan that includes daily operational activities and all interrelated project tasks, such as UAT execution, testing results, obtaining sign-offs, and documenting evidence for Compliance


Potential responsibilities:


Define and execute database migration strategy including schema conversion, data migration, and configuration transformation


Work with infrastructure and DBA teams to validate performance, tuning, and scalability of migrated data


Propose and implement solutions for data inconsistencies, performance issues, and migration bottlenecks


Convene and lead working sessions across functional, technical, and vendor teams to drive conversion readiness


Skills


Must have


10+ years of experience in database migration and conversion, preferably with Oracle experience; Murex environments not mandatory but a plus


Strong Program Management skills, experience with RAID logs and other project/program management tools is a big plus


Proven ability to own and drive a workstream independently, including planning, execution, and issue resolution


Ability to identify risks early, propose solutions, and drive issues to closure (not just track/report)


Experience working across cross-functional teams including infra, functional, and vendor stakeholders


Strong ownership mindset with ability to manage end-to-end deliverables under tight timelines


Not mandatory but very big plus:


Strong expertise in RDBMS concepts including schema design, data migration, and performance tuning


Hands-on experience with Sybase to Oracle (or similar) conversion projects


Basic knwledge in SQL, Unix/Linux, and scripting (shell, perl, awk)


Strong understanding of Murex data model, configuration structures, and database architecture


Experience executing large-scale migration cycles including mock runs, reconciliation, and cutover


Strong experience in defining and executing data reconciliation and validation frameworks


Nice to have


Understanding of Trade Life Cycle; Murex


Other

Languages


English: C2 Proficient


Seniority


Lead