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By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking.\nDriven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com\nDepartment Overview\nThe Equities businesses including derivatives, electronic, program, and cash at Nomura globally use a single platform for intraday and end of day risk management known as Euclid. This platform manages the lifecycle and risk of OTC equity derivative transactions as well as risk for the firm’s positions.\nRole Description\nWe are looking for a Senior Cloud-Native Software Engineer to join our HK Equity Risk IT team as part of our global Equity Risk IT organization (~50 developers). 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