FIX Client Onboarding Engineer

Overview
Kotak Institutional Equities (KIE) is a market-leading institutional research and broking platform in India, recognized for its strong fundamentals-driven research, deep sector coverage, and long-standing institutional relationships. KIE, a Kotak Mahindra Group company, leverages strong analytics, corporate access, and advanced technology platforms to drive research, analytics, and client engagement  firm is known for its independent approach, excellent governance, and skill at turning complex data into practical investment advice.

KIE offers a high-performance environment that values intellectual rigor, innovation, and collaboration across research, markets, and technology.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated FIX Client Onboarding Engineer to join our Institutional Equities technology team. The successful candidate will play a key role in onboarding institutional clients to our electronic and algorithmic trading platforms, ensuring seamless integration via FIX protocol and internal connectivity solutions such as UL Link. This role requires strong technical expertise in trading systems, Java technologies, and modern CI/CD practices.

Key Responsibilities
Support FIX client onboarding for institutional equities trading, including configuration, testing, certification, and production rollout.
Implement and support connectivity using UL Link and FIX protocol for electronic and algorithmic trading systems.
Work closely with clients, trading desks, product teams, and vendors to ensure smooth onboarding and integration.
Troubleshoot connectivity, order flow, and execution issues across electronic and algorithmic trading platforms.
Develop and enhance onboarding tools, automation, and integration components using Java.
Collaborate with development and Dev Ops teams to deploy, monitor, and maintain systems using CI/CD pipelines.
Participate in release management, testing, and deployment activities.
Monitor system performance, stability, and client connectivity, and proactively resolve issues.
Maintain onboarding documentation, integration guides, and operational procedures.
Support production systems and provide timely incident resolution.

Required Skills & Experience
Strong hands-on experience with FIX Protocol (4.2 / 4.4 ) and FIX client onboarding.

Experience with UL Link connectivity and integration.
Solid experience in Electronic Trading and Algorithmic Trading systems, preferably in institutional equities.
Strong programming skills in Java, including:
Core Java
Multithreading
Network programming
Debugging and performance tuning

Experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines, such as:
Jenkins / Git Lab CI / Git Hub Actions
Maven / Gradle
Version control systems (Git)
Experience troubleshooting production trading environments.

Preferred Technical Skills

Experience with FIX engines such as:
Ullink, Quick

FIX/J, Fidessa, Flex Trade.
Knowledge of:
Order Management Systems (OMS), Execution Management Systems (EMS).
Market connectivity and exchange protocols

Experience with Linux/Unix environments.
Familiarity with scripting (Shell, Python).
Knowledge of monitoring tools (Splunk, ELK, Grafana, etc.).

Domain Knowledge Requirements
Strong understanding of :
Institutional Equities trading workflows, Electronic trading lifecycle, Algorithmic trading flows, Order routing, execution, and post-trade flows.
Experience onboarding institutional clients such as asset managers, hedge funds, and broker-dealers.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Typically, 3–7 years of relevant experience in electronic trading or capital markets technology.

Key Competencies
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders
Ability to work in fast-paced trading environment.
Strong ownership and accountability mindset