(Senior) FIX Engineer Specialist

J. Safra Sarasin; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance coverage

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Central offices in Switzerland

Stable environment

Job summary

Bank J. Safra Sarasin in Zürich seeks a Senior FIX Engineer Specialist to enhance and build FIX interfaces across our trading platforms and related systems. You will customize interfaces, define IT workflows, and manage project work for Front Arena AMS, Avaloq and associated infrastructure.

The role requires hands-on FIX protocol expertise, TLS and encryption knowledge, plus strong collaboration with stakeholders. English fluency is essential; German is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5 years of practical experience with FIX interfaces.
• Knowledge of trading across equities, fixed income, derivatives and FX.
• Fluency in English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Customize FIX interfaces.
• Define IT processes and workflows within order routing and trading systems.
• Implement, configure and test new functionalities.
• Analyse and support on business level.
• Create technical documentation.

Skills

FIX Protocol

TLS

Encryption

Windows OS

TCP/IP

Trading knowledge

English (fluent)

German (plus)

Education

University/FH degree in IT or natural sciences

Tools

Front Arena AMS

Avaloq

Job description

Your Role

As a (Senior) FIX Engineer Specialist at Bank J. Safra Sarasin you are in a team which develops enhancements and new solutions not only for our group-wide execution trading system (FIS Cross-Asset Trading and Risk Suite - Front Arena AMS and Avaloq) but also for surrounding systems. Additionally, you provide customization and workflow definition tasks, mainly for FIX interfaces, including project management work.

Your Responsibilities

• Customize FIX interfaces
• Define IT processes and workflows within our order routing and trading systems, e.g. FIS Cross-Asset Trading and Risk Suite - Front Arena AMS (market access, order routing, settlement) and Avaloq
• Implement, configure and test new functionalities
• Analyse and support on business level
• Create technical documentation

Your Profile

• Higher education (university / FH) in IT or natural sciences, with 5 years of practical experience in the field of FIX interfaces
• Required industry specific knowledge as well as basic knowledge in Trading (Eq, FI, Deriv, FX)
• Hands-on experience with FIX Protocol, TLS, encryption and profound IT-affinity, in particular with Windows NOS, TCP/IP
• Knowledge of FIS Cross-Asset Trading and Risk Suite; Front Arena AMS, Avaloq and/or Python is an advantage
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, ability to work with various stakeholders and willingness to take responsibility
• Capability to work independently and ability to work under pressure
• Fluency in English; fluency in German is a plus

Your Benefits

• Entrepreneurial spirit in a family owned bank
• Central city office locations across Switzerland
• Above average insurance coverage fully borne by the bank
• Contribution to health insurance and meal allowance
• Global growth strategy and stable environment
Competitive offering