Support Analyst – FIX

Role Description:

• We are looking for a senior FIX Specialist who has good working knowledge in FIX Support & QA environment and understanding on Capital markets domain. The candidate should have good communication skills and technical knowledge of SQL, UNIX, testing tools and FIX certification process. . Should be willing to work in shifts across the day.

Responsibilities:

• Primarily responsible for taking care of FIX infrastructure and changes associated with it.
• Responsible for certifying clients and onboarding them in Production.
• Responsible for FIX QA-related activities as and when assigned.
• Interact with developers and work across teams for QA projects.
• Interact with business users and clients for investigation of any issue with electronic order flow.
• Work on SQL, Unix & proprietary trading environment.
• Work on rollouts for new/existing Markets and new/existing products.
• Work on Critical Projects with demanding time frames.
• Work on various in-house developed systems and assist with the QA for the same.
• Work on Bloomberg and various automation tools with an effort to continuously automate the process.
• Follow standards and best practices, involving the broader technology organization where appropriate.
• Analyzing the problems and creating definite test suite for the same.

Requirements:

• Mandatory - experience of working in Equities Brokerage Front Office role for Capital Markets.
• Minimum of 5 years proficiency in FIX technology with good experience in FIX certification and FIX client onboarding
• Proven experience in Cameron FIX
• Excellent knowledge of Cash Equity business in a DMA/DSA, Agency and Program FIX environment
• Adequate knowledge of Future & Options business in a DMA & DSA FIX environment
• 3-5 years of experience in a Broker / Dealer environment
• Good knowledge of exchange rules of Asian markets (HK/JP/KR/SG/TW/AU/IN)
• Good understanding of Trade Flow systems needed for DMA/DSA trade booking especially in ID markets like Korea, Taiwan and India
• Good knowledge in Algo systems
• Good understanding of Order Management Systems like Fidessa, Flextrade etc
• Good understanding of Front end systems like Bloomberg, ITG etc
• Good exposure in FIX testing tools like VeriFIX
• Good exposure in FIX monitoring tools like ITRS etc
• Must be a self-starter and be able to work independently
• Willing to undertake other Trade Support functions  
• Ready to work in Trading floor (high pressure environment)
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to interact with Vendors and Traders
• FIX development skills (not mandatory but good to have)
• Rollout FIX projects individually
• Knowledge in FIX protocol (FIX versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 etc)
• Knowledge in FIX engines like Cameron, Appia
• Knowledge in ORACLE (user level)
• Knowledge in Unix and Shell scripting
• Knowledge in FIX automated tools
• Algo screens / ATDL templates