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.

Demonstrable hands-on experience engineering and deploying identity and access management across public clouds (AWS, Azure) in a hybrid cloud context.

• Proven hands-on experience engineering & deploying Saviynt as an IGA, ISPM, AAG and CPAM to govern identity and access management across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Hands on experience deploying and consuming Microsoft Azure Identity stack (Entra, etc)
• Strong proficiency in modern platform engineering toolchains (e.g. Gitlab/GitHub, Terraform, Ansible) and techniques (e.g. Test-driven development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, etc)
• Experience working in agile environment (e.g. Scrum)
• Demonstrable experience leading engineering of IAM solutions in a Financial Services Industry context.
• Computer Science or similar degree Preferred:
• Experience with using ServiceNow for ITSM as part of daily activities
• Exposure to Atlassian Jira for Project Management.
• Awareness of and familiarity working in an ITIL environment.
• Familiarity with modern telemetry and observability platforms (e.g. Prometheus, Loki, Grafana or similar).
• Vendor-specific qualifications for Identity and Access Management for Cloud Platforms (e.g. AWS Certified Security - Specialty, SC-300 Microsoft identity and Access Administrator, AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Technologies, Saviynt Certified PAM Professional, Saviynt Certified IGA professional, etc) Soft Skills Required:
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate and explain complex technical concepts to different audiences.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong self-motivation, ownership, and enthusiasm and ability to learn and adapt in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
• Excellent self-management and prioritization skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including teamwork, facilitation, motivation and negotiation
• Business acumen and analytical problem-solving skills with a focus on business impact and technical trade-offs.
• Ability to understand business context and requirements and discuss technical details at different levels based on the audience

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

• 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: Respect DEI, foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

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.