Job Title:
Equities Cash Connectivity – Exchange Connectivity Analyst/Engineer
Role Overview/What will you do:
- Work within a global team of experienced Connectivity Analyst/Engineers to establish and maintain connectivity from Citi to our internal/external trading venues.
- Building relationship with internal and external teams, the successful applicant will be responsible for end to end delivery of prioritised connectivity streams of work
- Communicate effectively with Business, Development, QA, Infrastructure and Production Support teams.
- Use technical skills to ensure business requirements are understood at all levels of delivery
- Assist with troubleshooting and issue resolution across development, support and technical business users
- Provide ongoing support after implementation, whilst working on new enhancements and additional phases.
- This role is ideally suited for a very delivery focused technologist and someone looking to gain a lot of exposure to trading/sales, as well as the chance to work on cutting edge technology.
- Create documentation on 'how to' and useful information on areas of business and application functionality
Knowledge/Experience:
- Good experience in FIX Protocol/Fix exchange onboarding as well as Binary protocols
- Good understanding of electronic trading and financial markets
- Experience of working in a trading environment
- Good Analytical and Project Coordination skills
- Experience with 3rd party vendors and exchange connectivity
Skills:
- FIX Protocol
- Binary protocols (e.g. Ouch, Pillar)
- Unix/Linux
- XML
- Good understanding of network / Telco connectivity
- Aegis Client Simulator or other FIX testing/certification tools
Competencies
- Demonstrates effective analysis and problem solving
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize work load and meet multiple project deadlines
- Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment and make independent decisions
- Relationship Management - Ability to deal with a range of external parties, stakeholders and business groups with varying levels of seniority, but locally and globally.
Any Beneficial / Nice to have skills and experience:
- Git (Version Control)
- Atlassian suite (JIRA/Confluence/Bitbucket)
- QA testing experience with electronic trading applications
- Production Support experience with electronic trading applications
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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
Applications Development
Time Type:
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