Lead Software Engineer
About The Position
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. Aon’s Benefit Index®, Nomura’s benefits rank #1 amongst our competitorsDepartment Overview: Wholesale Data Services and Operations Technology support two major functions within Nomura: It provides foundational architectural solutions for market and reference data that powers Nomura’s business. This team is an integral part of Nomura that is responsible for developing and maintaining systems that manage acquisition and distribution of data for the entire organization including front office, middle office, back office, risk, finance and various AI based analytics systems. It is responsible for supporting trade settlement and transaction processing technology platform. This team provides day-to-day support for the middle office, operations and regulatory users, and manages vendor and in-house applications. WO IT also owns the applications that provide trade settlement data services to other technology teams from Operations, Finance, Risk, Regulatory and Compliance. Role Description: Full-Stack Development & Architecture - Design and develop complex trading platform components using Java 8/11/17, Spring Framework, and microservices architecture. Build responsive web interfaces, RESTful APIs, and implement design patterns while maintaining high code quality standards and conducting peer code reviews. • Team Collaboration & Mentorship - Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (QA, DevOps, business analysts, product owners), mentor junior developers through technical guidance and knowledge transfer, lead small development initiatives, and maintain comprehensive technical documentation. • CI/CD & Automation - Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins/GitLab CI, implement infrastructure as code practices, create automated monitoring and alerting solutions, and optimize development workflows through automation of repetitive tasks and deployment processes. • Release Management & Deployment - Support release planning and deployment activities including code packaging, environment preparation, and rollback procedures. Participate in change management processes, monitor post-deployment performance, and maintain deployment scripts for consistent releases. • Technology Innovation & Learning - Stay current with emerging technologies (cloud, containerization, modern frameworks), evaluate and recommend new tools for improved efficiency, participate in proof-of-concepts, and complete 2-3 relevant technical certifications annually. • Trading Domain & Business Understanding - Develop understanding of financial markets and trading workflows, collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide technical feasibility assessments for business requirements.
Requirements
- Solid understanding of Core Java.
- Solid understanding of the OOPS concepts including multithreading, exception handling, containers etc.
- Must have worked on J2EE features like Hibernate, Spring, Spring Boot etc.
- Good to have relevant DB knowledge like Sybase / oracle
- Good to have knowledge on the DevOps toolchains like CI / CD, Jenkins, GIT etc.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop complex trading platform components using Java 8/11/17, Spring Framework, and microservices architecture.
- Build responsive web interfaces, RESTful APIs, and implement design patterns while maintaining high code quality standards and conducting peer code reviews.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (QA, DevOps, business analysts, product owners), mentor junior developers through technical guidance and knowledge transfer, lead small development initiatives, and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins/GitLab CI, implement infrastructure as code practices, create automated monitoring and alerting solutions, and optimize development workflows through automation of repetitive tasks and deployment processes.
- Support release planning and deployment activities including code packaging, environment preparation, and rollback procedures.
- Participate in change management processes, monitor post-deployment performance, and maintain deployment scripts for consistent releases.
- Stay current with emerging technologies (cloud, containerization, modern frameworks), evaluate and recommend new tools for improved efficiency, participate in proof-of-concepts, and complete 2-3 relevant technical certifications annually.
- Develop understanding of financial markets and trading workflows, collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide technical feasibility assessments for business requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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