Network Operations Engineer

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The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $120,000 - $140,000 per year.

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

The Information Technology 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. Join our team and be part of a dynamic and collaborative environment that embraces technological advancements to deliver value and drive our digital transformation journey.

We are looking for a highly motivated Network Ops Engineer to fill a position which consists primarily of operational responsibilities such as troubleshooting, breakfix, upgrades. The role will provide hands on opportunities with traditional and Next Gen networking and network management technologies by supporting the refresh of our network estate. The ‘Follow The Sun’ support function is also adopted within the small team including on-call cover and is ideal for a network engineer who would like to enhance or maintain a broad technical skill set within the data networking arena.

The candidate will be expected to deal with the various business divisions directly relating to operational support and incident management therefore experience of working in a corporate banking environment would be ideal. Candidate will be expected to perform on-call duties and handle change work after hours/weekends.

Key Objectives critical to success of the role:

• The ideal candidate should have knowledge and experience of the various networking technologies commonly deployed within the Investment bank environment including Cisco Nexus 9000, 7000, 5000 and 2000 series hardware.
• Ability to demonstrate effective troubleshooting skills within the network arena providing support as required.
• Be able to pro-actively self manage project delivery and work as a team player
• Undertake respective incident management administration tasks
• Ability to communicate effectively to business and technical stakeholders within the business.
• Have an appreciation of the risk associated with supporting a high-profile financial network environment.
• Ability to join existing on-call support rotation to provide emergency support should the need arise

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required

Candidate must have strong technical skills combined with the ability to work within a global team, must be a team player and have excellent communication skills. Must be self-motivated.

• Experienced network engineer qualified to CCNA level or above
• Strong network operations (complex troubleshooting) and deployment (project) experience within an enterprise/financial environment.
• Knowledge and experience of core networking technologies including routing, switching, multicast, network security and network management on a Cisco IOS/ NX-OS infrastructure
• Familiar with utilising Cisco management platforms like DCNM & DNAC to manage configuration deployment
• Knowledge of network routing protocols, predominately OSPF & BGP and their deployment within a virtualised environment
• An understanding of Network Security including Fortinet competence for Firewall administration and support
• Knowledge of WAN architectures
• Ability to operate/configure F5 load balancers
• Experience of working with Wireless technologies including controllers and Access Points and associated…