Job Title:  Network Operations Engineer

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $120,000 - $140,000 per year.

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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Department 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

We are looking for a highly motivated Network Ops Engineer to fill a position which consists primarily of operational responsibilities such as troubleshooting, breakfix, upgrades. The role will provide hands on opportunities with traditional and NextGen networking and network management technologies by supporting the refresh of our network estate. The ‘Follow The Sun’ support function is also adopted within the small team including on-call cover and is ideal for a network engineer who would like to enhance or maintain a broad technical skill set within the data networking arena. The candidate will be expected to deal with the various business divisions directly relating to operational support and incident management therefore experience of working in a corporate banking environment would be ideal. Candidate will be expected to perform on-call duties and handle change work afterhours/weekends.

Key Objectives critical to success of the role:

• The ideal candidate should have knowledge and experience of the various networking technologies commonly deployed within the Investment bank environment including Cisco Nexus 9000, 7000, 5000 and 2000 series hardware.
• Ability to demonstrate effective troubleshooting skills within the network arena providing support as required.
• Be able to pro-actively self manage project delivery and work as a team player
• Undertake respective incident management administration tasks
• Ability to communicate effectively to business and technical stakeholders within the business.
• Have an appreciation of the risk associated with supporting a high-profile financial network environment.
• Ability to join existing on-call support rotation to provide emergency support should the need arise

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required

Candidate must have strong technical skills combined with the ability to work within a global team, must be a team player and have excellent communication skills. Must be self-motivated.

• Experienced network engineer qualified to CCNA level or above
• Strong network operations (complex troubleshooting) and deployment (project) experience within an enterprise/financial environment.
• Knowledge and experience of core networking technologies including routing, switching, multicast, network security and network management on a Cisco IOS/NX-OS infrastructure
• Familiar with utilising Cisco management platforms like DCNM & DNAC to manage configuration deployment
• Knowledge of network routing protocols, predominately OSPF & BGP and their deployment within a virtualised environment
• An understanding of Network Security including Fortinet competence for Firewall administration and support
• Knowledge of WAN architectures
• Ability to operate/configure F5 load balancers
• Experience of working with Wireless technologies including controllers and Access Points and associated management platforms
• Experience of using protocol analysers & decoding skills (Wireshark interpretation)
• Competent in using network monitoring tools (Opsware, SevOne, Corvil, ThousandEyes, SMARTS)
• Understanding of ITIL principles including Change Management best practices

Knowledge & experience needed:

• Investment Banking/Financial Services experience
• A knowledge of the key Market Data Services (Bloomberg, Reuters etc.) that are critical to the business and their methods of delivery.
• Exposure to cloud proxy solution like Zscaler
• Good competency of Unix and Windows OS
• Experience of using scripting languages i.e. Ansible/Python (nice to have)

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