Job Title:  Principal Production Services

Job Code:  6815
Country:  IN
City:  Mumbai
Skill Category:  IT\Technology
Description: 

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.

  • Handle 9 x 5 Support & weekend on-call for RedHat Linux / VMWare based virtualization platform.
  • Participate in incident/outage handling of Linux and VMWare
  • No night shifts involved but candidate should be fine to work in EU shift if needed in future.
  • Manage and Help Level-2 teams during off-hours, on rotation.
  • Escalation and liaison with Vendor/Engineering for trouble shooting complex problems / issues.
  • Upgrading and expanding OS, Virtualization and Hardware platforms in line with Vendor/Engineering guidance.
  • Conducting disaster recovery reviews and tests.
  • Preparing and implementing scheduled changes in system during off-hours / weekends.
  • Collaborating with regional peers in implementing global projects.

 

Essential:

  • 5-10 years of Red Hat Linux and VMWare administration experience
  • 5+ years of total IT experience
  • Experience on RedHat OS 7 and above
  • Experience on VMware
  • Experience on Ansible Tower
  • Scripting and Automation experience (python and shell scripting)

 

Knowledge/Experience would be of benefit:

  • Cloud infrastructure experience (Azzure, AWS, GCP)
  • Familiarity of SRE concepts, Scripting for Cloud, CI/CD/Devops tools exposure
  • Working experience with large-scale server environments
  • Experience on RedHat clusters / Veritas cluster / Satellite

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.