Job Title:  Principal Infrastructure and Platform Engineer

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.

The successful candidate will join a global, diverse team of engineers in a hands-on capacity to:

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters across multiple environments, including development, testing, and production.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools for provisioning, monitoring, scaling, and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to optimize application deployment and performance on Kubernetes.
• Implement security best practices to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of Kubernetes environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kubernetes infrastructure, networking, and container orchestration.
• Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies and features to enhance the efficiency and reliability of Kubernetes clusters.
• Document processes, procedures, and configurations to facilitate knowledge sharing and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance to team members on Kubernetes best practices and troubleshooting techniques.

Required Skills

• Master/Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Extensive experience working with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Working knowledge of Rancher/RKE2 and AWS EKS Kubernetes environments.
• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker/Podman.
• Experience in Gitlab, Helm, Flux/Argo CD, Container Image Repository etc.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems administration and networking concepts.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, etc.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills

• Kubernetes certification (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer)
• Experience with micro services architecture and related technologies (e.g., Istio, Consul).
• Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Knowledge of hybrid and multi-cloud strategies and implementations.

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.