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