Observability Lead Engineer

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Nomura Holdings, Inc. Full time

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Job Reference : 6313
Job Title : Observability Lead Engineer

Corporate Title : Vice President

Location : Angel Lane, London



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 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



Department overview:

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

Role Overview:

Observability Lead Engineer within the Group Platform Services & Engineering division. This is a technical Team Lead position responsible for engineering, design, development and integration of the Observability platform. The successful candidate will have a vital role in shaping future Observability strategy and direction within the Nomura Group.

  • Lead the team of Engineers responsible for introducing leading edge observability tools
  • Propose, design, and implement additions to evolving observability platform
  • Drive adoption of best practices in Observability across the organisation
  • Contribute to Observability standards and procedures
  • Working with the SRE team to optimize the operation model
  • Mentor engineers on best practices, standards and procedures.



Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

Skills & Experience Required:

  • Strong communication – presenting and documentation
  • Experience of driving change in a large organisation
  • Demonstrate understanding of large enterprise systems and the technologies on which they are built
  • Strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of Production Support processes
  • In-depth understanding of Java and Python



Knowledge Required:

  • Background in Observability Engineering covering Metrics, Logs and Traces and the interaction between telemetry
  • Strong Experience with Observability tools such as Open Telemetry, Grafana UI, Mimir, Loki, Tempo, Grafana Agent, Prometheus
  • Appreciation of SLI/SLOs for measuring and reporting on service levels
  • Awareness of notification frameworks for escalation automation
  • Experience of DevOps tools i.e. Jenkins, Ansible Tower, GIT and build & deploy pipelines
  • Exposure to Kubernetes, containers & micro-service concepts (not essential, but beneficial)
  • Knowledge of operating system fundamentals including monitoring of IO, Networks, CPU and Memory


Right to Work

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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, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender 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.

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