Data Protection Platform Engineer

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $120,000 and $130,000/year*
Company overview
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Investment Management. 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 www.nomura.com.
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1) Group/Team Overview:
A newly formed function called "Data Protection", which is part of the wider Cloud Services team and will be focusing primarily on Secrets management, Encryption and MFA. The Data Protection team will be a Global Operations function looking after products like CyberArk, PKI/Certificate Management and Duo. The team will provide support for the products using a Follow the Sun Model both during the week and at weekends and implement projects and upgrades. Longer term, the team will begin adopting SRE working practices to align with the rest of the Cloud Services function and look at Automation and Service improvements.
2) Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities includes;
- Provide Technical leadership for Data Protection Platforms such as CyberArk and Certificate management
- Build, test and deliver new services and improvement for the Data Protection Platforms
- Provide onsite L2/L3 support to monitor and work on service restoration of Data Protection Platform deployed globally when incident takes place, under Follow-the-Sun support model or provide on-call support as necessary.
- Engage with application teams throughout the lifecycle to provide reliable and scalable Data Protection services.
- Identify opportunity to automate manual steps or areas for improvement to remediate or mitigate operational risks, and directly contribute on coding to manage the Data Protection Platform effectively.
- Collaboratively work with Engineering function and other IT teams to discuss and agree on the enhancement and improvement to address challenges or issues.
- Contribute on documenting operational run books, and give coaching to team members as required.
3) Requirements (indicate mandatory and/or preferred):
Skills & Experience Mandatory:

• 3+ years of experience in CyberArk Enterprise Vault, preferably including CyberArk certification
• 2+ years of experience with Conjur or equivalent Secrets Management tools
• Working knowledge of Certificate Management
• Working knowledge of Data Encryption services such as HSMs
• General understanding of cryptographic concepts: symmetric/asymmetric cryptography, secure hash, digital signatures

Preferred:

• Understanding of MFA technologies, preferably Cisco Duo or RSA
• Understanding of GitOps and SRE
• Scripting and source control skills (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell and Git)
• Understanding of current PKI infrastructures.
• Any relevant certifications: Security+, CISSP, SSCP or related degree.
• Good understanding of IT security principles.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems

Soft Skills Required:
Mandatory:

• Excellent English written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and on multiple tasks simultaneously.

Preferred:

• Self-motivation, enthusiasm and proven rapid learning capability
• Excellent time management and prioritisation of work tasks
• Utilisation of own initiative to resolve issues
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
• Business and analytical problem solving skills.
• Ability to understand business context and requirements and discuss techinical details at different levels based on the audience

*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors".
Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer