Principal Java Developer - Vice President

LGBT Great; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura is seeking a Principal Java Developer in London to lead Trade Service within the Wholesale Data & Operations Technology (WDOT) division. You will define architecture, guide a globally distributed engineering team, and own delivery, resilience and production outcomes in a high‑impact financial services environment.

In this role you will shape the technology roadmap for low-latency, fault-tolerant systems, drive modern CI/CD practices, mentor engineers, and partner with stakeholders across

Job description

Job Title: Principal Java Developer

Corporate Title: Vice President

Department: Wholesale Data & Operations Technology (WDOT)

Location: London (Hybrid Working)

Company overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. 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.

Driven 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

Department Overview:

Wholesale Data & Operations Technology (WDOT) is a globally distributed team. The India-based team is an integral part of the wider organization, partnering with colleagues across regions.

Trade Service is the firm’s strategic intraday trade-distribution platform. It supports front-to-back trade flows by providing a trusted, consolidated view of trade-event data to more than 60 producer and consumer applications.

Teams across regions provide 24/5 operational coverage for the service.

Role Description:

This Technical role provides hands-on technical leadership for Trade Service within Wholesale Data & Operations Technology. The role sets technical direction, leads a globally distributed engineering team, and is accountable for delivery, resilience and production outcomes across the service.

• Architecture and strategy: Own the service architecture and technology roadmap. Set direction for scalable, low-latency, fault-tolerant distributed systems and guide decisions on resilience, capacity, cloud adoption and technical debt.
• Hands-on engineering: Provide technical leadership through design, code reviews and critical implementation. Guide the development and evolution of Java-based Trade Service SDKs, APIs and integrations for producer and consumer applications.
• People leadership: Lead and develop a high-performing global engineering team. Coach engineers, support career development and performance, and foster an inclusive culture of accountability and continuous learning.
• Delivery and engineering quality: Partner with business and technology stakeholders to shape requirements, priorities and solutions. Govern end-to-end delivery and promote automated testing, secure coding, code-quality standards and effective CI/CD practices.
• Service and operational ownership: Work closely with development and support teams across regions. Provide senior-level L3 production support and drive incident resolution, problem management, service stability and continuous improvement within the 24/5 operating model.
• Responsible AI adoption: Identify practical opportunities to use LLMs, agentic frameworks and AI-assisted SDLC practices to improve engineering productivity and service outcomes, with appropriate security, risk and governance controls.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Solid software engineering experience, including strong Core Java, software design and coding skills.
• Demonstrated technical leadership of complex enterprise systems and experience leading, mentoring or developing engineers in a distributed team.
• Experience designing and operating distributed, event-driven systems; practical experience with Apache Kafka and/or Apache Pulsar.
• Hands-on experience with container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes or OpenShift, plus CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Linux and shell scripting, production support, and operating or troubleshooting distributed services.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, with clear written and verbal communication skills in English.

Desirable experience:

• Trade processing, financial services or other business-critical, low-latency platforms.
• Cloud operations and infrastructure-as-code or GitOps tools, such as Ansible, Terraform, Flux CD, Rancher and Helm.
• Applied experience with LLMs, agentic frameworks or AI-assisted software delivery, including appropriate risk and security controls.

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).

Right to Work

The UK Government have taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers coming to the UK for employment. Please note that whilst we are able to consider applications from overseas workers from outside the UK (who require a Tier 2 Skilled Worker visa) we can only employ them if we can provide evidence that this is a genuine vacancy for a qualified role.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nomura is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to ensuring we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome all applications and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer