Job Title: Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Corporate Title: Vice President

Department: Technology

Location: Philadelphia

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $130,000 -$160,000 per year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

Company overview

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.

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Division Overview:

The Information Technology department at Nomura is at the forefront of innovation, driving technology solutions that empower our business and enhance client experiences. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to develop and maintain robust systems and infrastructure, ensuring the security, reliability, and efficiency of our operations. Join our team and be part of a dynamic and collaborative environment that embraces technological advancements to deliver value and drive our digital transformation journey.

Role Description:

As a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer at Nomura, you will take a leading role in end-to-end solution delivery for strategic platforms that deliver value for our business and engineering teams.

In this role, you will be a subject matter expert in our Cloud platform and contribute to its roadmaps and features, drive operational excellence and make the platforms easier for the broader engineering community to consume.

Your work will center around AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), and Terraform and will contribute to the evolution of our cloud control plane and foundational infrastructure and platform capabilities as the organization migrates into a new cloud environment.

You will develop and support User Experiences for our platforms, contribute to Cloud-related frameworks and practices, and collaborate with other Platform Engineering teams to evolve the platforms and foundational engineering patterns and achieve enterprise-level synergies. You will achieve a high degree of self-service and ease-of-use for application development teams while maintaining robust enterprise governance and control frameworks.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline, or equivalent work experience.
4+ years of professional experience in Cloud, DevOps, SRE, Platform, or similar roles.

Expertise with:

Cloud Infrastructure in AWS (core services, networking, IAM, etc.)
Kubernetes and related technologies (EKS, Docker, Helm, Flux)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC), particularly using Terraform
CICD, particularly using Gitlab
Observability, particularly using LTGM (Grafana, Loki, Mimir/Prometheus, Tempo).
Proficiency in Python and/or Go for building pipelines and microservices
Working knowledge of databases, APIs, and modern authentication/authorization mechanisms.
Familiarity with Linux, shell scripting, load balancing, and networking/OS concepts.
Ability to design solutions considering user experience, automation, security, performance, resilience, cost, scale, and reusability.
Understanding of design patterns, testing methodologies, and the overall SDLC. Comfort in proposing designs, gathering feedback, building reusable solutions, and documenting them effectively.
Experience using AI from both a personal productivity standpoint as well as a platform-productivity standpoint

Location Requirements:

This is a hybrid role, and candidates are expected to be in the Philadelphia office 3 days a week.

Nomura Competencies

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

Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, discretionary awards and eligibility for commissions for applicable sales roles in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an “at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors".

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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