FIX Onboarding Engineer

FIX Onboarding Engineer

MUST be local to New York City

Client: Confidential

This contract has an initial duration of six months with a likely extension

Key skills: FIX Onboarding, Python scripting

Location is New York City will be either hybrid or 100% on-site (not determined yet)

(GC, USC Only )

Senior candidates needed 10 years total is idea) rate is NOT determined yet

Local candidates strongly preferred, but not necessary (can do video interview for this one)

This is for a foreign bank

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Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting connectivity requirements for the Equities Trading desk.
• Setting up connectivity & on-boarding clients for Equity Trading platform using FIX and other similar protocols;
• Performing electronic trading connectivity, testing & certifications.
• Monitoring electronic trading systems and server-side software to ensure systems are working correctly.
• Identifying, troubleshooting and responding to emergency situations impacting live trading.
• Working with the traders to understand & implement client connectivity requirements.
• Develop test plans for enhancements & new modules of vendor provided software. Work with users to certify enhancements.
• Escalating problems pro-actively and ensure all stakeholders are kept aware of issues and their development.
• Working with the vendor testing & deploying enhancements to the Equities trading systems.
• Creating and maintaining a knowledge base, support scripts, documentation and procedures.
• Supporting the applications that are used on trading desks.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years IT support experience in the Equities electronic trading environment.
• 2+ years of experience in FIX, client connectivity and on-boarding clients.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a strong customer service orientation.
• Must be comfortable using standard UNIX utilities to debug, trace, and problem-solve.
• Very strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analysis skills.
• Knowledge of FIX messaging protocol and be able to conduct client testing.
• Experience with and understanding of databases.
• VB/Excel/Perl/Bash and/or other scripting experience.
• Understanding of trade and market data feeds.
• Experience working on a trading floor supporting mission critical applications
• Strong educational background with BS / MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related area.

Other Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Java, ability to read code and make modifications is a plus.