FIX Client Connectivity Engineer Equities- Banking- Contract

I am currently looking for a FIX Client Connectivity Engineer(Equities) to join a top banking organisation based in London. The role will be a contract role and will be working on a new project within the business.

Experienced Required-

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.

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.

Automation of FIX based test-scenarios.

SL3 production support & troubleshooting of software and networking issues.

Desirable Criteria-

Excellent knowledgeable of the FIX Protocol

Basic knowledge of physical networking concepts and troubleshooting

Experience of reading and configuring XML files, including ATDL

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

Knowledgeable of OMS/EMS functionalities and corresponding order execution work-flows

Experience working with Flextrade, ULLINK and VeriFIX would be beneficial

Contract

Initial 6-month contract with scope to extend

550-600 per day (inside of IR35)

Location- London

If you feel like you are a strong match for my requirements, please send me over an updated copy of CV and I will get back in touch.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.