Senior FIX Client Connectivity Engineer - Investment Bank


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Adlam Consulting

Listed on

12th March 2021

Location

London

Salary/Rate

£550 - £600 per day

Salary Notes

£550 - £600 per day

Type

Contract

Start Date

ASAP

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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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