FIX Specialist

We have an exciting opening for a FIX SPECIALIST position with our progressive client in an amazing Morrisville, NC area.

This is a 6 MONTH CONTRACT opportunity with an EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTRACT RENEWAL!

Opportunity, growth, and stability are all words that can be used when describing this company and our job openings. Come work for one of the largest IT departments in the State of South Carolina. We are looking for people who want stability in their employment and who like working in a team environment.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

--- Responsible for supporting, migrating and maintaining FIX connections for Derivatives platform for electronic trading for Futures and FX.
--- Liaise with various internal IT teams to ensure migration to are defined and issues are tracked.
--- Resolve issues and liaise with various IT support groups, development groups and external vendors to ensure quick problem resolution.
--- Provide management support for FIX infrastructure to identify problems before clients are affected.
--- Perform testing of QA environment for clients.
--- Liaise with vendors regarding FIX specifications and configurations supported.
--- Configure UAT FIX systems and complete emergency tests. Utilize SQL, Unix, Scripting, and Perl.

CANDIDATE TECHNICAL BACKGROUND:

--- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (any)/Science Math or a related field of study plus 3 years of experience with Low Latency FIX environment, Derivatives and FIX Onboarding, support of FIX and/or Order Management Systems, Unix, Perl, SQL and/or software configuration management.
--- Excellent communication skills and business knowledge for Equities, Futures, FX and Options is REQUIRED.
--- The candidate needs to have STRONG EXPERIENCE with UNIX from an SA point of view and experience with SQL.
--- "TRADING SYSTEMS" exp is EXTREMELY PREFERRED.

ABOUT SOFTWARE SPECIALISTS, INC:

Software Specialists is a company with extensive consulting experience in the Information Technology Industry. Incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in 1998, we bring over a decade of experience in providing IT talent to Fortune 1000 companies.

As a trusted partner, Software Specialists provides consulting solutions for our Clients that are not only flexible, but minimize risk while maximizing results and meeting their business goals. Recruiting and retaining the highest calibre resources ensures our consultants are capable of creating systems that our Clients can build upon to make their organizations more robust, agile and equipped for future shifts in the IT. and global business world.

- Competitive Salary Structure
- Medical/Dental Insurance
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- 401(k)