FIX Onboarding Engineer: Bridge Clients to Trading

Broadridge Financial Solutions; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Broadridge Financial Solutions is seeking a FIX Onboarding Systems Engineer to join our team in Houston to support onboarding and certification of external clients onto our electronic trading platforms.

The role requires deep knowledge of financial markets and the full lifecycle of electronic orders, from initiation to settlement, and involves coordinating complex onboarding projects with multiple internal and external teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, or a related technical field.
• 2-4 years of professional experience relevant to FIX onboarding and electronic trading.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and the electronic order lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end onboarding of electronic trading applications for external clients to the firm's trading systems, from request to production go-live.
• Coordinate new projects, driving deliverable dependencies across multiple teams including business, operations, and platform developers.
• Test and certify new client connections via FIX protocol ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Implement and improve customized client requests to enhance flexibility of electronic trading offerings.
• Facilitate network connectivity requests (TCP/IP, Firewalls, VPN).
• Provide SME on FIX inquiries to business and application teams; troubleshoot onboarding issues.
• Develop and maintain documentation for client onboarding projects and processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvements of onboarding processes, applications, and tooling.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

SQL

UNIX/Linux

FIX protocol

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/CE/IT or related tech field

Tools

TCP/IP

Firewalls

VPN

Job description

Broadridge Financial Solutions is seeking a FIX Onboarding Systems Engineer to join our team in Houston to support onboarding and certification of external clients onto our electronic trading platforms.

The role requires deep knowledge of financial markets and the full lifecycle of electronic orders, from initiation to settlement, and involves coordinating complex onboarding projects with multiple internal and external teams.