Job Title: Senior FIX Protocol Engineer – Trading Systems

Introduction:

This position is for a Senior FIX Protocol Engineer with extensive experience in supporting trading systems, market connectivity, and FIX messaging environments. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of FIX Protocol, trading workflows, production support, and Unix/Linux environments. Java proficiency is also required for support, debugging, and integration tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Support and troubleshoot FIX Protocol connectivity across trading systems
• Analyze and resolve issues related to order flow, execution flow, and market messaging
• Perform production support, incident handling, and root cause analysis
• Monitor FIX sessions and troubleshoot connectivity failures
• Collaborate with trading desks, operations teams, and engineering teams
• Support real-time transaction processing systems
• Utilize Unix/Linux commands and scripting for debugging and log analysis
• Assist with Java-based components supporting FIX integrations
• Maintain platform stability and reliability within production environments
• Participate in on-call or production support activities as needed

Requirements:

Required Skills:

• FIX Protocol (70%)
  • FIX connectivity
  • Order routing
  • Trade execution workflows
  • Market connectivity
  • OMS / EMS
  • Market data systems
• Java (15%)
  • Core Java
  • Java debugging
  • Java-based backend systems
  • API integrations
• Unix / Linux (15%)
  • Shell scripting
  • Log analysis
  • Production troubleshooting
  • System debugging

Preferred Experience:

Strong preference for candidates with backgrounds in Capital Markets, Trading Platforms, Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Exchanges, Brokerage Systems or similar environments.

Nice to Have:

• Kafka
• Low latency systems
• Market data platforms
• Python scripting
• Production support
• SRE exposure