Job Title:  Lead Infrastructure Operations & Services

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
 
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.

• Overall experience of 3-8 years working on L2 Support for RHEL 7/8/9 OS Administration
• Good working experience & hands-on knowledge of Linux
• Experience with VMware vSphere and Hyper-V virtualization (2-3 years)
• Basic storage & VM datastore knowledge (SAN, NAS, iSCSI)
• RedHat Cluster experience
• Working experience with large-scale server environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve OS & server level issues.
• Basic knowledge of Ansible playbook
• Basic understanding for automating regular tasks by using Ansible, scripting shell / Python
• Experience on Cisco & HP servers is an added advantage
• Japanese language knowledge will be an advantage
• Excellent English written, verbal, and presentation skills

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Handle Asia & EU shifts to support Unix L2 support.
• Handle Hardware Breakfix with the coordination with RedHat & Cisco/HP
• Prepare and implement scheduled system changes during off-hours/weekends
• Handle user requests related to Unix Platform
• Manage prod issues, attend call with the app & infra teams
• Weekend & On-call support to manage prod changes & incidents.
• Escalate and liaise with vendors/engineering for troubleshooting issues
• Collaborate with regional peers for change planning & implementation
• Handle production outages/incidents in line with ITIL practices

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.