Description
Senior FIX Client Connectivity Engineer - Investment Bank
- Excellent knowledgeable of the FIX Protocol
- Minimum 8+ years in IT Finance industry
- Basic knowledge of physical networking concepts and troubleshooting
- Experience of reading and configuring XML files, including ATDL
- Knowledge of SWIFT protocol would be beneficial
- Any prior experience of FIX based test automation to increase operational efficiency would advantageous
- Scripting experience - Shell, Python
- GIT, Bitbucket, Artifactory and Jira experience is preferred
- Knowledge of Equities and Derivatives markets
- Knowledge of Synthetic PB business and Swaps orders
- Agency trading business knowledge is preferred
- Knowledge of Front Office trade life cycle is mandatory
- Knowledge of middle and Back Office workflows is preferred
- Knowledgeable of OMS/EMS functionalities and corresponding order execution work-flows
- Experience using Bloomberg terminal
- Experience working with Flextrade, ULLINK and VeriFIX would be beneficial
- Knowledge of European exchange connectivity and market structure would be advantageous
Responsibilities:
- Configure Electronic Equities systems to on-board external FIX & SWIFT order & allocation flows
- Coordinate certification sessions with clients and third-party providers
- Track multiple certifications at once and maintain a document of the certification queue
- Identify new functionality and define business requirements for vendor and in-house development teams
- Lead meetings with business and IT partners to communicate status, raise risks
- Write and maintain accurate FIX Specifications
- Liaise with internal and external network and/or UNIX engineering teams to build and maintain physical connectivity and routing to third-party FIX providers and internal systems
- Maintain record of vendors and functionality that has been certified on the platform
- Identify and assist in resolution of risks and issues that will adversely affect planned project milestones
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills and proficiency for detailed documentation
- Automation of FIX based test-scenarios
- SL3 production support & troubleshooting of software and networking issues
- Configure Electronic Equities systems to on-board external FIX & SWIFT order & allocation flows
- Coordinate certification sessions with clients and third-party providers
- Track multiple certifications at once and maintain a document of the certification queue
- Identify new functionality and define business requirements for vendor and in-house development teams
- Lead meetings with business and IT partners to communicate status, raise risks
- Write and maintain accurate FIX Specifications
- Liaise with internal and external network and/or UNIX engineering teams to build and maintain physical connectivity and routing to third-party FIX providers and internal systems
- Maintain record of vendors and functionality that has been certified on the platform
- Identify and assist in resolution of risks and issues that will adversely affect planned project milestones
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills and proficiency for detailed documentation
- Automation of FIX based test-scenarios
- SL3 production support & troubleshooting of software and networking issues
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