FIX Connectivity Engineer (Vice President)

Citi; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a FIX Engineer with strong equities domain knowledge to work within the Equities Electronic Technology organization. You will collaborate across front-office teams, development, QA, and production support to ensure robust FIX connections and client onboarding.

As part of a global team, you will analyze requirements, define solutions, and implement them using Citi’s connectivity platform One Execution.

Qualifications

• Strong equities domain knowledge and FIX protocol experience.
• Experience with client onboarding and connectivity across multi-asset teams.
• Ability to work in a global follow-the-sun environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Join a global team of FIX Engineers to support onboarding and connectivity.
• Perform requirement analysis with business users and tech teams.
• Implement solutions using Citi’s connectivity platform One Execution.
• Participate in prioritization, certification and production releases.

Skills

FIX Protocol

Equities Domain

Client Connectivity

Global Collaboration

Communication Skills

Tools

One Execution

FIX Engine

Job description

Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting‑edge ideas, best‑in‑class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting‑edge ideas, best‑in‑class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

What We Do / The Team

This role is within the Equities Electronic Technology organization within the Global FIX Engineering Team. The FIX Engineering team is responsible for all Client onboarding as well as FIX connection support and maintenance across Citi markets. This gives the successful candidate the opportunity to work within all asset classes and across businesses at Citi.

• The role requires working directly with external clients, software vendors and various multi-asset business teams at Citi.
• The team globally provides 24/5 follow the sun FIX Connection coverage through teams in Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Pune, New York, and the UK. The candidate will be expected to participate in prioritization, project planning, certification, and production releases.
• The broad coverage of the FIX Engineering team across Citi Markets gives the candidate an exceptional opportunity to be involved in a vast range of projects and businesses.
• This is a key position, working with multiple groups: the front‑office business, development, QA, BA groups and Production support.
• This position involves: requirement analysis and capture, working closely with the business users and other technology teams to define solutions. Implementing these solutions using Citi’s strategic connectivity platform (One Execution).
• We are seeking a FIX Engineer with strong equities domain, market access and client connectivity knowledge and technical ability (FIX protocol and network understanding).
• Able to work independently, good communication skills, has experience in working on complex and medium to large projects.

Role Overview / What will you do:

• Work within a global team of experienced FIX Engineers to