Infrastructure Recovery Operations (12-month contract) - Nomura in London

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Job summary

A global financial services firm in London is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Recovery Operations professional for a 12-month contract. You will manage recovery environments, execute testing, and implement automation within infrastructure services. Ideal candidates will have deep technical knowledge of IT infrastructure and be proficient with automation tools like Ansible and Python. This role is based in London with initial operations in Redhill, Surrey.

Qualifications

• Deep technical knowledge of IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, and virtualization.
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools for health tracking.
• Understanding of disaster recovery architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of a recovery environment.
• Plan and execute recovery testing of applications.
• Ensure recovery environment is updated with the latest security safeguards.

Skills

IT Infrastructure knowledge

Proficiency in automation tools

Application recovery management

Security principles understanding

Capacity planning

Tools

Ansible

Python

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Title

Infrastructure Recovery Operations

Role Type

Contract (12 months)

Department

Chief Transformation Office (CTO) - Group Infrastructure Services (GIS)

Location

London* (Office-based). Approximately the first 6 months of the role will be based in Redhill, Surrey.

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 serves the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale. 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.

Department Overview

The CTO 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.

Role Overview

The Operational Resilience drive from the PRA gives Nomura an opportunity to improve upon current safeguards. With a focus on protecting our most important assets, this role will provide strong technical and operational management expertise to support the GIS Operational Resilience function. Operating, planning and supporting application and service recovery testing, while maintaining the recovery environments with a strong focus on automation.

Principal Accountabilities

• Day‑to‑day operations of an isolated recovery environment.
• Work with stakeholders to plan and execute the recovery testing of applications.
• Work with an automation first mindset with a view to tearing down recovery rooms post testing.
• Work with technical recovery leads to continually improve the service.
• Ensure recovery environment is secure and updated with latest patching and security safeguards.

Technical Knowledge

• Deep technical knowledge of IT Infrastructure, including servers, networks, storage & virtualization.
• A good understanding of the application stack and dependencies into core services such as AD, DNS and NTP.
• Experience of ESXi & VCentre.
• Proficiency with infrastructure monitoring tools to track infrastructure health.
• A strong understanding of security principles.
• Understanding of disaster recovery architecture and principles.

Environment Management

• Capacity Planning and Management.
• Pro‑active monitoring and keeping the environments running.
• Planning, and implementing upgrades & patches.

Recovery Test Support

• Setup and maintain application recovery profiles.
• Plan and manage recovery test schedule.
• Support test execution, validate and support application recovery test cycles.
• Provide technical support for the platform and liaise with the vendor where necessary.

Continuous Improvement

• Implementing automation within the infrastructure services space to reduce manual task dependency and improve testing cycle time.
• Develop and maintain knowledgebase including best practice & support information.
• Design and support training plans to help build internal SME knowledge.

Knowledge Required

• General proficiency within infrastructure and able to maintain VMs, network configuration, etc.
• Automation tooling experience, e.g. Ansible, Python, scripting.
• ServiceNow integration.

Nomura Competencies

• Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.
• Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.
• Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.
• Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.
• Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, marital status, pregnancy or long‑term health condition. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a long‑term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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