Equity Derivatives Production Support

Nomura Holdings, inc. • New York, NY

9d • $120,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Nomura’s Equity Derivatives Production Services team provides support for the Equity Derivatives business, including Sales, Trading, Risk Management, and Middle Office. The team supports a complex suite of real-time front-office applications used by the Equities business and owns and maintains in-house applications for position keeping, trade capture, real-time risk management, P&L attribution, and scenario stress calculation. Based on the trading floor, the team has direct access to Front Office users to gather feedback and requirements, and collaborates with developers in New York, London, Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Tokyo to enhance and build out the platform.

The role provides application support for Front Office Equity Derivatives platforms, including real-time troubleshooting, End-of-Day support for a complex Risk system, release and deployment management, and disaster recovery/business continuity management. It involves working with development and regional Production Support teams, handling user queries and service requests that may require detailed technical or business-logic analysis, tracking and prioritizing issues, and automating tasks to reduce toil. The position is an Associate role in the Technology department, based in New York.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in trade-floor or related support for Front Office trading systems.
• Experience supporting Equity Derivatives and their associated lifecycle; experience supporting other derivatives products may be considered.
• A good understanding of risk management systems.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including SQL knowledge and some scripting experience.
• Proficient user knowledge of UNIX and Windows.
• Good problem-solving skills while working under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to multitask and work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced trading environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering is preferred.
• Knowledge of derivatives product pricing and risk analysis.
• Hands-on experience with Autosys or other scheduling platforms.
• Knowledge of Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.
• Middleware knowledge, such as TIBCO RV.
• Development skills in C#, kdb, or Python.
• A good understanding of ITIL practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide application support for Front Office Equity Derivatives platforms.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose Trading and Risk applications in real time.
• Collaborate with development teams on requirements gathering and systems development.
• Support End-of-Day processes for a complex Risk system in collaboration with Production Support teams in other regions.
• Take ownership of problems and follow them through to completion while communicating with stakeholders.
• Use ServiceNow to record and track incidents, conduct releases, and perform Problem Management.
• Track issues and prioritize workload.
• Manage releases and deployments, and perform DR/BCP management.
• Manage user queries and service requests, including in-depth analysis of technical and/or business logic.
• Automate tasks to reduce toil.

Benefits

• The company states that Nomura’s benefits rank #1 among its competitors according to Aon’s Benefit Index®.
• Potential sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits, including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave, depending on the position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level