Job Title:  Lead Software Engineer

Nomura Overview

Nomura is an Asia-headquartered financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its four business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Merchant 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.

Department Overview

Global Markets Technology builds and maintains software solutions used by Global Markets Front and Middle office businesses. The business is spread across EMEA, US, Japan, AEJ, and emerging Markets like India, Brazil, and China. It deals in wide range of products including FX, Rates, Credit, Securitized Products, Equities, Futures & Options, FI/EQ Derivatives, and Prime Services including financing.

The Securitized Products Technology team focuses on supporting our clients with leading class analytics, trading and market data systems. We work closely with the product desks (pass-through, CMO, CLO), Risk, Middle Office and other internal clients to deliver solutions.
The role is on UI Development team that builds a desktop suite of mission critical applications used by Securitized Product and Credit Front Office Sales and Trading teams for their daily functions. Candidate must be self-motivated and delivery focused. Ideal candidate will also be a quick learner who can pick up domain knowledge and new technologies on the job.

Role & Responsibilities

The candidate will be responsible for developing the Kozo Suite of Desktop Applications including Kozo Position, Kozo Market Monitor, Kozo Blotter and Kozo Risk. The tasks would include but not be limited to:

• Meet with Traders, users from Front Office, Risk and Compliance to study operations and gather requirements.
• Produce detailed Requirements Documentation and Technical Specifications. Ensure business and technical requirements are documented using Confluence and tracked using JIRA.
• Use prototyping tools to produce UI/UX designs for User Acceptance.
• Write C#/WPF/XAML Code to develop and enhance the Kozo Applications. Follow Nomura’s code management practices including tools like GitLab and SonarCube
• Setup Automated Project Build using Jenkins, and write automated tests using Zephyr
• Ensure all design, code, and build packages conforms to Nomura SDLC standards and are packaged and deployed using Nexus, Jenkins and Ansible.
• Troubleshoot production problems and provide technical support in collaboration with the Nomura RTB Team.

Skill Set

• 5+ years of experience in C#, WPF, XAML and the MVVM pattern
• Microsoft Prism / modular application design
• Must be able to work independently and produce elegant, easily maintainable code.
• Ability to communicate and interact directly with front office desk.
• VBA skills (Excel / Access) a plus
• UX / Prototyping tools (Indigo Studio, Balsamiq Mocks)
• UI Design / Expression Blend
• Financial industry experience
• Experience with DevExpress
• Experience with MS-SQL, Sybase, Oracle or DB2
• Scrum / Agile Development Experience