Job Title:  Software Developer - contract

Job Title: Software Developer

Role type: Contract

Corporate Title: No Corporate Title      

Department: Global Liquidity Architecture Delivery (GLAD) - Corporate Technology Services

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:

Global Liquidity Architecture Delivery (GLAD) is the strategic platform for modelling and calculating Nomura’s liquidity risk. This supports the firm’s internal monitoring and global regulatory reporting requirements such as Basel III, LCR, NSFR, etc.

The GLAD technology team is part of Corporate Technology Services and works closely with the Treasury department to implement solutions to ongoing regulatory changes, while continuing to evolve the platform to meet the growing demands on the technical architecture.

Role Description:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Work as part of the global GLAD team to develop and maintain various server-side processes that are critical to meeting Nomura’s regulatory and internal liquidity reporting requirements.
• Architect, develop, and enhance a large-scale data processing platform using Scala and Apache Spark on AWS \ MinIO.
• Work closely with business users to analyse business requirements and deliver high-quality data for regulatory reporting, including liquidity and risk metrics.
• Contribute to the strategic enhancements to the platform such as migration to AWS.
• Implement and help optimize AI solutions for automated development, support and documentation.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

Mandatory:

• Experienced Java / Python / Scala developer
• Relational database experience
• Competent working in a Linux environment
• Fluency in English with strong written & verbal communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills, comfortable with working as part of a globally spread-out team

Preferred:

• Scala Experience
• Experience with Apache Spark SQL/Dataframes
• Knowledge of Basel III and liquidity reporting
• Exposure and interest in using AI coding tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot