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Title: C++ FIX Support Developer Location: Chicago, IL Duration: 6-9+ month contract The consultant should be USC or GC or EAD Overview: This is a Chicago based Contractor position that can go anywhere from 6-9+ months. Local candidates to Chicago are most preferred who can start ASAP. We do not need a superstar C++ Guru for this, but rather a person that can do support and not mind doing maintenance. There is no cutting edge development taking place here currently and there may not be in the near future as well, so this person should be fine with the support aspects of the job. This person needs to have an understanding of finance (FIX preferred) and also be able to communicate well. Qualifications: • Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design fundamentals. • Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle steps. • 3+ years experience in C++ in multi-threaded environment. • Experience working with FIX, Tibco, and/or other high performance messaging systems. • Solid skills in scripting languages. • Strong analytical and problem solving skills • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Basic familiarity with financial markets and trading strategies with good attention to detail. Personality characteristics: • Ability to communicate effectively with traders and bridge gap between their wants/needs and the technical work that is required. • Strong work ethic and intensity with ability to multitask. Understand and react positively to the “real-time” demands of supporting a 24-hour trading enterprise. • Self starter and able to work with minimal supervision. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills. • Strong team player. Duties and responsibilities: • The person who joins FXGT IT group will work closely with members of FX trading desk and other Execution Technology and Trade Management Team’s IT. • This individual is expected to provide technical expertise to support execution related infrastructure as well as our home grown auto trading system on daily basis. • (S)he must demonstrate ability to analyze complex business/technical problems and make sound technical decisions proactively and in a self-directed manner. • The role will utilize C++ in UNIX/Linux environment, scripting, SQL. Key responsibilities include: • Provide support to all FIX connections, work with brokers/vendors to set up new connections and enhance current connectivity where necessary. • Coordinate exploration, development and deployment of new liquidity from ECN’s/banks into our execution platform. • Maintenance of the current trading APIs that desk uses. • Work with traders on supporting automated trading strategies, including troubleshooting market-data/trading issues including latency, fill issues with ECNs and adding new functionalities to the core library. • Generate ad-hoc reports/statistics on trades/fill-rates/volumes as necessary. • Work with back office on allocating execution and clearing charges to the position blocks. • Second level of support to our real time risk system. Monty Singh Technical Recruiter Ask It Consulting You Ask We Deliver! Phone: 516-717-2084 Fax: 631-803-4488 Email: [email protected] Yahoo ID: [email protected] URL: http://www.askitc.com Disclaimer: This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply e-mail at [email protected] and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. Ask IT has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Ask IT reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Ask IT e-mail system -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Tech Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/java-tech-group?hl=en.
