Description
A hiring manager at a top investment bank in Midtown Manhattan is looking for a new Futures, FIX Client On-boarding Specialist to join his team.This person will be responsible for managing the entire Client On-boarding and connectivity process from start to finish.
Futures knowledge is a must for this position.
FIX / client On-boarding experience is a must as well.
The basic qualifications are:
Bachelors degree
2 years+ FIX Protocol messaging and integration.
2 years+ Client On-boarding and connectivity experience.
2 years+ Application support or Development background working with electronic trading systems.
1+ years working in Investment Bank or financial brokerage firm.
This will be a 6+ month contract that they will look to constantly extend or turn full time - please do not apply if you are not interested in something long term.
Rate will be based on experience, but they are looking to pay for a Senior consultant.
Would you please find the full job spec below and if you are interested, please respond to this advert with a copy of your most recent resume / contact details and give me a call at ).
Also, please do not hesitate to forward this information to any colleagues or friends who may be interested and have the desired skill set.
Main Function
Responsibility for managing the entire Client On-boarding and connectivity process from start to finish.
* Project managing the FIX implementation between the client/vendor and the bank and reporting on your pipeline to the business
* Testing and integration of vendor/client side FIX OMS and Order Routing infrastructure.
* Managing external connectivity for clients and permissioning firewalls and networks infrastructure (Radianz, Savvis, TNS, VPN, SSL etc)
Main Duties
Activities involved in the On-boarding life-cycle include:
* Running kick off calls with clients and vendors to determine connectivity and trading requirements
* Managing the configuration of the the banks FIX Gateway that provide our 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.
The ideal candidate will be technically competent in both Windows and UNIX/LINUX environments, and come from a strong background working with FIX from either an application support or client testing role. They should be experienced in the management and delivery of small projects and will be expected to take ownership for either tactical or strategic projects within the team.
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you!
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