FIX Connectivity Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain FIX connections with clients, brokers, exchanges, and trading systems
• Oversee the full onboarding process, including requirements gathering, session setup, certification, and production deployment
• Investigate and resolve issues within FIX message flows such as order submissions, cancellations, executions, and session stability
• Monitor trading connectivity to identify and address problems like rejects, disconnections, and performance delays
• Manage configuration elements including routing logic, instrument mappings, and account setups
• Partner with internal teams and external counterparties to ensure stable and efficient trading connectivity
• Contribute to incident management efforts by diagnosing root causes and implementing long-term fixes

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in electronic trading environments, focusing on FIX connectivity or trading system support
• Solid knowledge of FIX messaging across both session management and trade-related communication
• Understanding of trading workflows, including order handling and execution processing
• Proven ability to debug and resolve connectivity issues using logs and monitoring tools
• Experience working in live production environments with structured change and incident processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with scripting, querying, or automation tools (e.g., SQL)
• Exposure to trading platforms such as Bloomberg EMSX, Fidessa, FlexTrade, or similar systems
• Understanding of market connectivity, including exchange integrations and order routing behavior
• Experience supporting onboarding or certification of client or vendor connections
• Comfort working within Linux or Unix-based systems