Description
Position: Futures FIX SupportLocation: Midtown, New York
Rate: Daily, w2 or c2c
6+ Month Contract: Looking to extend/turn full-time
Investment Banking
The Team:
The FIX Connectivity team specifically focuses on the integration of FIX clients. This involves managing the Onboarding process of electronic trading applications to the trading systems; testing and certifying new client connections; provisioning connectivity and vendor access and providing third line support on any FIX related issues to the relevant business/application support teams. The team works directly with internal/external clients/vendors and works closely with the Sales and trading Desks during the client Onboarding process. The team also works closely with Business Development, IT and QA teams on releases and new product functionality.
Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelors degree
* FIX Protocol messaging and integration
* Client Onboarding and connectivity experience
* Application support or Development background working with electronic trading systems
* Investment Bank or financial brokerage firm experience
Main Duties:
Activities involved in the Onboarding life-cycle include:
* Running kick off calls with clients and vendors to determine connectivity and trading requirements
* Managing the configuration of the FIX Gateway that provide clients with access to proprietary front-end trading applications, strategy engines and direct market exchange links.
* Managing and coordinating Change Management in Service Now to deploy production FIX configs and infrastructure.
* Setting up client entitlements and configurations in the production environments. Testing LIVE order flows with clients and trading desks.
To find out more about Huxley Associates please visit www.huxley.com