Senior Business Consultant FIX as a Service

Senior Business Consultant: FIX as a Service

Would you like to join SimCorp and become part of building a brand-new team supporting our Front Office clients globally with your expertise?

SimCorp provides the only truly integrated front-to-back investment management system. Our core product SimCorp Dimension® gives clients a real-time overview of their entire business in one system, enabling them to make better investment decisions. We employee more than 2,800 people globally who support over 180 clients.

SaaS Delivery is focused on providing business solutions and relating services to our clients. The team is designed to support the entire client lifecycle and creating tangible outcome for the client in every stage of the journey.

With the continued growth of SimCorp's footprint in the global Front Office market, SimCorp invests into growing the related capabilities in FO technologies and especially the FIX protocol.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Co-ordinate and own the run and change for high-touch, algorithmic and program trading over FIX, across all asset classes
• Help meet client SLAs on FIX connectivity up-time and change processes as part of a global 24/5 team
• System configuration to on-board FIX order and allocation flows for clients
• Co-ordinate and run certification sessions with clients and third-party providers
• Create and test FIX customizations to facilitate new client and internal desk requirements
• Write and maintain accurate FIX as a Service documentation, such as processes, root cause analysis results, test results and more
• Maintain record of vendors and functionality that has been certified on the platform
• Identify and assist in resolution of risks and issues that will adversely affect planned project milestones
• Ongoing support of increasing service automation and quality improvements

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, Accounting, Mathematics or Physics
• 5+ years of experience at a financial institution, a consultancy firm or a service provider
• IT Finance industry experience
• Expert knowledge of the FIX Protocol is essential (minimum 5 years)
• Knowledge of front office trade life cycle, including OMS/EMS functionalities and corresponding order execution workflows
• Knowledge of middle and back-office workflows is valued
• Basic knowledge of financial instruments, such as equities, listed derivatives and FX, is essential
• Basic knowledge of physical networking concepts and troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience in writing and developing test concepts, workflows and test cases
• Experience of reading and configuring XML files, including ATDL
• Experience handling multiple deliverables, delivering to demanding and mandatory deadlines
• You are a person with great communication skills and a high degree of team spirit
• Experience working in a globally matrixed organization is a valuable asset
• Advanced English language skills

WHY JOIN SIMCORPS SAAS DELIVERY TEAM?

At SimCorps SaaS Delivery Team you will work with skilled and supportive colleagues who are experts in providing solutions and services to the SimCorp market units globally. The unique combination of market experience and SimCorp Dimension expertise create an environment of quick learning and continuous change. The global reach of the team will give you exposure to different market units as well as all parts of SimCorps internal organization.

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