FIX Connectivity Onboarding Specialist (AVP) - Belfast

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global banking organization in Belfast is seeking a FIX Connectivity Onboarding Specialist to manage client onboarding onto FX platforms. The role involves close collaboration with customers and internal teams, ensuring smooth electronic FX trading experiences. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field, proven skills in Unix/Linux and FIX protocol, with a hybrid working model available, offering a competitive salary and generous benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Discretionary annual performance bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is beneficial.
• Strong self-management skills to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage client and technical team interactions from engagement to go live.
• Work with external clients to identify requirements and arrange network connectivity.
• Provide second-line support for problem investigation.

Skills

Unix/Linux

FIX protocol

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar

Job description

FIX Connectivity Onboarding Specialist (AVP) - Belfast

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’s responsibilities extend to all aspects of the electronic trading domain, including connectivity, market data distribution and Co-Lo Infrastructure.
• This team is responsible for all FX Client Onboarding onto Citi’s FX platforms so they can utilize Citi’s Global FX franchise.

What will you do:

• The role requires a self-starting, well organized and motivated individual to work within our client facing Global FX FIX Onboarding Team.
  In this role you will be responsible for all client and technical team interactions from initial engagement until go live in our Production environment.
• You will gain the opportunity to work closely with FX eSales & FX trading partners and gain a real insight into the FX Cash, Options and Algorithmic platforms that are offered within Citi as well as gaining visibility of the world’s largest FX Franchise. Working to ensure the business needs are met for all our traded major liquid instruments such as FX Spot, FX Forwards, Precious Metals and NDF.

• You will have complete autonomy over your assigned tasks so strong self-management is a must as deadlines must be met to ensure our Franchise standards are maintained and our clients’ needs are met.
• This requires engaging with external and internal clients, at a technical level, utilizing our FIX API so they can avail of our live electronic FX trading.

Added Responsibilities may include (but not limited to):

• Working with external clients and internal business teams to identify client requirements
• Arranging various forms of network connectivity for clients
• Delivering new server and client components as per evolving business requirements
• Maintaining the existing FIX API while helping development teams enhance the infrastructure
• Ensuring that there is a good understanding of the business priorities and to plan work accordingly
• Second line support (investigation of problems that front-line support cannot resolve)
• Identifying and correcting areas of poor stability across the platform
• Decommissioning of unused client sessions or network connections that will save the business money
• Ensuring all external clients and vendors are satisfied with the service provided

Build Key Relationships with:

• Front office through to back office system development teams
• Low Latency network implementation and design teams
• FX Trading Business partners – Traders, Sales, Product Management
• FX Front Line Support
• External and internal clients and vendors

Proven skills in the following:

• Unix/Linux
• FIX protocol

Bonus points for

• Knowledge of Foreign Exchange Financial Products is desirable but not required
• Intermediate networking knowledge is desirable but not required
• Real-time high frequency, low latency messaging work is desirable but not required

Education:

Degree educated in Comp Science field or experience operating in a similar role.

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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