Senior FIX Connectivity Specialist

Gravitas Recruitment Group Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravitas Recruitment Group Ltd is partnering with a leading financial services firm in London to hire a Senior FIX Connectivity Specialist. You will own client onboarding, ongoing support and the development of electronic trading connectivity.

Key requirements include FIX protocol expertise, experience with FIX engines, Python or Perl scripting for automation, and strong Unix/Linux knowledge within equity trading workflows.

Qualifications

• Strong background as a FIX protocol SME within trading or investment banking.
• Experience managing the full client onboarding life cycle, from initial contact through to live setup.
• Experience providing production support on electronic trading platforms.
• Strong problem solving skills, able to handle bespoke client requirements.
• Comfortable managing multiple onboardings and issues at once.
• Able to work autonomously as well as part of a wider team.
• Strong stakeholder management across internal teams, clients and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full client onboarding lifecycle from initial contact to live setup.
• Provide production support for electronic trading platforms.
• Coordinate multiple onboardings and resolve client issues in parallel.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to meet requirements.

Skills

FIX protocol expertise

Onboarding lifecycle management

Production support

Stakeholder management

Autonomous & team player

Tools

FIX engine platforms

Python

Perl

Unix/Linux environments

Job description

Senior FIX Connectivity Specialist

A leading financial services firm is looking for a senior FIX Connectivity specialist to manage client onboarding, support and ongoing development of its electronic trading connectivity.

Experience Required

• Strong background as a FIX protocol subject matter expert within trading or investment banking


• Experience managing the full client onboarding life cycle, from initial contact through to live setup


• Experience providing production support on electronic trading platforms


• Strong problem solving skills, able to handle bespoke client requirements


• Comfortable managing multiple onboardings and issues at once


• Able to work autonomously as well as part of a wider team


• Strong stakeholder management across internal teams, clients and vendors

Key Technical Skills

• FIX Protocol, including certification, onboarding and message handling


• Experience with FIX engine platforms


• Python or Perl Scripting for automation


• Unix/Linux environments


• Knowledge of equity trading workflows


• Agile and software development life cycle exposure

Kishan Shah