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FIX Connectivity Engineer - 4592

England, United Kingdom (On-site)

FIX Connectivity Engineer - 4592

2 Months ago • All levels

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Job Description

ION Markets seeks a FIX Connectivity Engineer with strong analytical skills, experience with FIX protocol, and the ability to manage multiple projects. You'll handle client onboarding, network maintenance, and support, requiring excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

Must have:

FIX Protocol
Analytical Skills
Client Onboarding
Project Management

Good to have:

UNIX/Linux
SQL Database
Financial Markets
Client Interaction

Perks:

Global Footprint
Career Experience

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The Role:

The FIX Connectivity Engineer works part of a global operations team responsible for on-boarding and maintaining services for buy-sides / sell-sides on ION’s FIX Network at an application level. These buy-sides / sell-sides use both ION trading solutions as well as 3rd party OMS/EMS solutions. The engineer engages directly with clients and external vendors in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple requests from small daily tasks to larger multi-team projects.

Key Responsibilities

To implement new application level connections between clients on the ION network
To analyse, implement and certify new client / services on the ION network using the FIX protocol
To liaise with clients, third party vendors, and internal teams regarding FIX-based projects
To offer 3rd line support to the ION Support department
Participates in the team shift patterns and assists with weekend work and out of hours escalation when required

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience

The candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:
Strong written and verbal communication skills
A strong analytical approach to problem solving
Initiative, good attention to detail, and strong organisational skills
The ability to manage multiple projects at any one time, whilst prioritising conflicting requirements
The ability to work as part of a team, whilst also assuming responsibility for your own work
The ability to follow detailed processes and procedures
Eagerness to learn new skills

Preferred

Experience of interacting with internal and external clients in a confident manner
Experience with UNIX or Linux
Experience with SQL or other database management
Knowledge of the financial markets

About us

We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.

• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.

• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.

ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe,

Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.

ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.

ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.

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We’re visionary innovators who are delivering mission-critical trading and workflow automation software to financial institutions, corporations, central banks, and governments. By combining our passion for automation with a strategic view on the industries we serve, we design solutions that improve decision-making, simplify complex processes, and empower people. Simply put, we help our customers do more, faster and better than before. We believe our investments in research and development are shaping the future of automation and enabling our customers to transform their business. And we embrace the power of community, working with each other and with our customers to succeed through a positive culture of continuous improvement.