FIX Connectivity Engineer – Vice President

This role is within the Equities Electronic Technology organization within the Global FIX Engineering Team. The FIX Engineering team is responsible for all client onboarding as well as FIX connection support and maintenance across Citi markets. This gives the successful candidate the opportunity to work within all asset classes and across businesses at Citi. The role requires working directly with external clients, software vendors and various multi‑asset business teams at Citi. The team globally provides 24/5 follow‑the‑sun FIX Connection coverage through teams in Singapore, Pune, New York, and the UK.

The candidate will be expected to participate in prioritisation, project planning, certification, and production releases. The broad coverage of the FIX Engineering team across Citi Markets gives the candidate an exceptional opportunity to be involved in a vast range of projects and businesses. This is a key position, working with multiple groups: the front‑office business, development, QA, BA groups and Production support. This position involves requirement analysis and capture, working closely with the business users and other technology teams to define solutions, and implementing these solutions using Citi’s strategic connectivity platform (One Execution).

We are seeking a FIX Engineer with strong equities domain, market access and client connectivity knowledge and technical ability (FIX protocol and network understanding). Able to work independently, has good communication skills, and has experience in working on complex and medium to large projects.

What You’ll Do

• Work within a global team of experienced FIX Engineers to establish and maintain connectivity from external clients to Citi FIX gateways.
• 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.
• Establish strong working relationships across different technology areas (QA, Support, etc.).
• New client connectivity onboarding and certification.
• Migrating existing connectivity from legacy platform to new as required, 2nd line support for all FIX issues and client connectivity related requisition for Equity, Derivative and Rates businesses.

Development Value

This role will offer an exceptional candidate who is looking to gain real client onboarding access experience, the opportunity to refine and grow a diverse connectivity skill set. Working as part of a close‑knit team they will learn to collaborate efficiently and benefit from the breadth of the teams reach across asset classes and locations. This role is ideally suited for a 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.

What We’ll Need From You

• Experience in FIX Engineering or systems analysis role.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in FIX Protocol.
• Familiar with networking fundamentals.
• Good understanding of electronic trading and financial markets.
• Experience in FIX client onboarding and certification projects.
• Knowledge of third‑party networks and EMS/OMS software vendors (e.g., Fidessa, NYFIX, Bloomberg, TradingScreen, ITG etc.).
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Prior experience with Aegis Client Simulator or other FIX testing/certification tools.
• Experience with UNIX, SQL and XML.

Added Skills

• Demonstrates effective analysis and problem solving.
• Good analytical and project coordination skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload 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.

This job description provides a high‑level review of the types of work performed. Other job‑related duties may be assigned as required.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree/university degree or equivalent experience.

What We Can Offer You

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best‑in‑class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well. Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure. A discretionary annual performance‑related bonus. Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances. Employee Assistance Program. Pension Plan. Paid parental leave. Special discounts for employees, family and friends. Access to an array of learning and development resources. Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Equal Opportunity

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review, accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.