Lead Infrastructure and Platform Engineer (13827)

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions.

By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking).

Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership.

For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com Nomura Services India, (Powai) supports Nomura’s businesses around the world.

Powai’ s world class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura’s global operations and are an integral part of Nomura’s global expansion plans.

The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

• Engage closely with NAM IT leadership to understand their monitoring /observability setup, gather requirements and drive changes / solution to help with their adoption of TOM platform and event management policies.
• Design and develop next-generation observability features using modern technologies like Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and cloud-native tools in an agile environment on Linux and Windows platforms
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design through testing and deployment
• Collaborate in a global agile team environment using modern development practices, participating in sprint planning, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Build and maintain scalable, reliable monitoring solutions that support Nomura's global infrastructure
• Contribute to architectural decisions that influence the future direction of Nomura's observability platform
• Contribute to technical initiatives to transform Nomura's monitoring capabilities, working with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions
• Champion observability best practices across the organization, helping teams leverage data-driven insights to improve system reliability and performance
• Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to optimize operational efficiency and enhance system resilience
• Mentor and guide other engineers, sharing your software engineering best practices, and expertise in monitoring and observability patterns
• Requirements (indicate mandatory and/or preferred) :

• Java 8+, and Python Experience (3+ years)
• Experience of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI
• Relational database experience, e.g. MySQL
• Competent working in a Linux environment
• Experience using unit and integration testing frameworks, e.g. Junit, Mockito
• Agile development experience, understanding of the SDLC process
• Strong communication – presenting and documentation
• Strong analytical and trouble-shooting skills, with the ability to exercise mature judgement
• Experience peer-reviewing code and continuous improvement initiatives
• Fluency in English with strong written & verbal communication skills

• Experience with monitoring & observability tools
• Experience with integration technologies such as Spring, Protobuff, JSON, REST APIs
• Experience of PowerShell scripting
• Experience using Tools in the AI landscape such as Claude to multiply productivity and building reliable, scalable, observable tools/applications.
• Public Cloud experience – AWS
• Infrastructure as Code, e.g. Terraform
• Understanding of Production Support processes within a large enterprise
• Experience working with a globally dispersed team

• Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.
• Making Strategic Decisions : Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.
• Inspire Entrepreneurship in People : Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.
• Elevate Organizational Capability : Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.
• Inclusion : Respect DEI, foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

Equal Opportunity Employer: Nomura is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees (including promotion, transfers, assignments and beliefs).

We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, career’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age.

Our objective is to attract job applications and applications for development from the best possible candidates and to retain the best people.