Associate, Linux Engineer

Nomura Holdings, Inc.; Hong Kong Island; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Linux Engineer to ensure stability and performance of a Linux-based infrastructure across regions. You will manage the full lifecycle of Linux systems, drive best practices, and support 24/7 incident and change management.

Collaboration with development and IT teams is essential for standardized deployment. The role requires strong scripting, containerization, and networking skills, with English and Cantonese proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 4+ years in Linux engineering with Linux OS installations and troubleshooting.
• Experience with enterprise Linux (RHEL) and RedHat Satellite for global server management.
• Excellent English and Cantonese communication skills.
• Proficiency in containerization (OpenShift, Rancher) and networking basics (TCP/IP, DNS).
• Experience with F5, Apache/NGINX, and scripting (Ansible, Python, Perl, Java).

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle management of Linux systems across regions.
• Provide technical guidance and implement best practices.
• Improve processes and stability of the Linux estate.
• Perform routine maintenance and remediation per IT governance.
• Handle incident/change management in a 24/7 environment.
• Use Jira/ServiceNow and develop dashboards to measure success.
• Collaborate with development to standardize deployment across regions.

Skills

Linux

RHEL

OpenShift

Rancher

Ansible

Python

Perl

Java

Prometheus

Grafana

TCP/IP

DNS

F5 load balancers

NGINX

Scripting

Documentation

English

Cantonese

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

RedHat Satellite

Apache

NGINX

DHCP

PXE

Kickstart

Dell/HP hardware

Job description

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Location: Hong Kong

SFID: 15052

Licensed Role: No

Nomura Overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions,corporatesand 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

Global Execution Services (GES)team is a specialized execution consulting and trading group that provides agency brokerage, algorithmic trading, and execution strategy solutions to institutional clients. The team focuses on optimizing trade execution across global equity, options, and foreign exchange markets, leveraging Instinet’s electronic trading platforms, analytics, and market microstructure expertise.

Role Description

As a Linux Engineer you will play a vital role in ensuring the stability and performance of our Linux-based infrastructure. This will include ensuring operations run consistently in a standard way across all regions and that data is appropriately stored, protected or archived within agreed service levels. As part of the 24/7 service be responsible for incident and change management and provide technical guidance to other members of the team or other infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities

• Full life cycle management of all Linux systems
• Provide technical excellence and guidance in best practice
• Actively seeking opportunities to improve the processes, technologies and stability of the Linux estate.
• Performing routine system maintenance
• Auditing & implementing remediation actions to comply with IT Governance policies and procedures.
• Performing root cause problem investigations and implementation remediation.
• Use Jira & ServiceNow to coordinate department activities and be able to develop dashboards and reports that measure success.
• Work to deliver new technology such that its adoption and configuration is standard between all regions and collaborate with development groups to enable the features meeting the needs of the company.
• Partaking in On-Call Rota (Inc. Weekend Work).
• Use Ansible for configuration management and uniform deployment.
• Ability to create concise, clean, and clear technically documented re-usable code and understand the philosophy of coding (IaC).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a Linux Engineer role, with a solid understanding of Linux operating systems, including experience with installations, configurations, and troubleshooting.
• Experienceinenterprise Linux(RHEL), including certification, and hands‑on experience withRedHat Satellitefor global server management.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a strong command of the English and Cantonese language
• Proficiency incontainerization(OpenShift, Rancher) andLinux kernel/FPGA/network offloadingis essential, alongsideF5 load balancersandbasic networking(TCP/IP, DNS).
• Familiarity withserver infrastructure(Dell/HP),provisioning tools(Satellite, DHCP, PXE, Kickstart), andweb servers(Apache/NGINX) is expected.
• Strongscripting/automationskills (Ansible, Python, Perl, Java) and experience withmonitoring tools(Prometheus, Grafana) are required, along withtroubleshooting,SAN/NAS knowledge, andsecurity best practices.
• The role also valuesdocumentation,collaboration, andcommunicationskills, including fluency in English. Desirable additions includenetwork technologies(SNMP, LDAP, LAN/WAN), and alearning-oriented mindset
• Entry‑Level Linux Experience: While experienced candidates are encouraged, entry‑level candidates or recent graduates with a passion for Linux are also welcomed.
• Strong team player with willingness to teach and learn from others.
• 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 psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

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, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.

DISCLAIMER:

This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.