2027 - Information Technology - Industrial Placement - London

Technology Industrial Placement Programme (Corporate Infrastructure)

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries. Connecting markets East and West, Nomura serves the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through three business divisions: Retail, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Investment Management. Driven by the insights of approximately 26,000 people worldwide, Nomura puts clients at the centre of everything it does, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia.

Corporate Infrastructure Overview

Nomura’s Corporate Infrastructure business areas underpin the success of the entire organisation. These functions support the business and help deliver innovative financial solutions that set Nomura apart in the global marketplace. In a highly competitive and fast-paced industry, strong infrastructure teams are fundamental to success.

This Industrial Placement Programme provides exposure to a Technology department within Corporate Infrastructure, including Support, Development and Infrastructure.

Programme Overview

Industrial placements offer the opportunity to experience first-hand the possibilities of a career in banking. The programme helps you understand the culture, build new networks and gain valuable on-the-job training. Placements are also preparation for a subsequent full-time role, with Nomura extending full-time offers to strong performers.

Training and Support

Placement students receive extensive training to build the skills needed to perform well during the internship. As part of the Corporate Infrastructure Placement Programme, training may include:

• Business overview presentations
• Structured classroom seminars
• Internal training delivered by business representatives
• Team-building activities with colleagues

You will receive ongoing performance feedback and have access to division-specific educational sessions to support professional development. Managers will focus on career development and will coach and mentor you to help you realise your full potential. Throughout the placement, you will be supported by a buddy, mentor and a dedicated programme management team.

What’s Your Role?

Technology at Nomura involves working with and designing state-of-the-art information technology and risk management systems—systems that can provide a crucial split-second edge over competitors. Work can range from infrastructure support and deployment to in-house development of complex modelling software and applications.

This programme provides the opportunity to develop new applications that keep Nomura at the forefront of technology. You will develop technical knowledge using technologies such as Java, C#, C++, SQL, Python, Perl, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and others, as well as frameworks including Spring, Maven, Camel, WPF, Node, React, and many others. Depending on the role, you may also gain understanding of different financial products, develop knowledge of risk management techniques, and support live trade analysis.

Potential Role Areas

Your role will fit into one of the categories below (or may span two or all three):

Business Analysis

• Bridge the gap between Technology and the business by acting as an intermediary between both sides.
• Facilitate understanding and agreement on changes to in-house software requirements.
• Meet regularly with business representatives to understand current problems.
• Translate issues into concrete requirements for the Development and Support teams.
• Use analytical skills and communicate ideas across different domain languages.

Software Development

• Build and develop Nomura’s software ecosystem to help clients and traders maintain a competitive advantage.
• Contribute to in-house software development, which may include real-time risk measures for traders and ensuring payments are correctly collated, calculated and executed.
• Design, implement and deploy solutions to meet rapidly changing business and regulatory needs.
• Apply strong coding skills and a logical approach.

Technical Support

• Provide first-line communication between business users and Technology for systems written in-house.
• Diagnose and remediate issues across complex system flows.
• Investigate previously unknown issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Work in contact with traders and other business staff to help resolve incidents.
• Use excellent communication and technology knowledge to understand the “big picture” and disseminate information to find solutions.

IT Division Context

Your role will be within one of Nomura’s IT divisions:

CTS – Corporate Technology Services

CTS delivers and supports business applications to Finance, Compliance, Legal, Human Resources, Real Estate and other Corporate divisions across the Nomura Group. CTS provisions innovative, cost-efficient technology solutions to help underpin competitiveness, revenue-generation and regulatory compliance.

CTS achieves this by defining and overseeing strategic direction and technical architecture of Corporate Technology Services across Wholesale and wider Group companies, ensuring quality, delivery timeliness and progress transparency against milestones and objectives. It involves team collaboration and shared learning from successes and failures. CTS also sponsors and supports Firm-wide IT Transformation, transitioning to cloud, automated toolchains and testing processes.

EIS – Enterprise Infrastructure Services

EIS is responsible for delivery and architecture of Nomura’s core IT infrastructure, including cloud and digital technology, systems monitoring, orchestration and automation, as well as enterprise IT platforms such as storage, servers, virtualisation, networks and database. EIS provides technology services that underpin the bank’s application landscape and front-to-back end user services across technology and business disciplines.

EIS offers technology pathways in development, product engineering or technical support, and also provides consultative services for delivery of solutions spanning business analysis, project management and governance.

GMIT – Global Markets Technology

GMIT develops and maintains software solutions for the Global Markets division. Products are used around the globe and include trading, pricing, risk management, analytics, research and sales systems.

Risk IT

Risk IT supports the Risk Management division by developing and maintaining software solutions that calculate market and credit risk exposures and provide group-wide risk management capabilities in line with Nomura’s risk appetite and regulatory requirements.

WPS – Wholesale Production Services

WPS provides business-aligned 1st/2nd line IT support and has global responsibility for the overall stability of systems supporting the global wholesale businesses and supporting functions (e.g., Front Office, Operations, Risk, Finance, Compliance). WPS is responsible and accountable for monitoring the environment to proactively identify issues, incident management, release management, disaster recovery, capacity management and application support.

What We Are Looking For

Nomura aims to attract and develop exceptionally talented people who share a passion for individual excellence and a commitment to teamwork. Nomura recruits graduates and interns with a high level of academic and extra-curricular achievement, who can thrive in a rapidly changing, demanding and rewarding environment.

As a Placement Student, you should complete a 12-month year in industry from June 2027 to June 2028 while enrolled at university.

Fluency in English is essential.

How to Apply

• You can submit only one application per recruitment year (Sep 2026 – Aug 2027).
• All applications must be submitted online via: www.nomura.com/careers

To apply for a 2027 Industrial Placement position, candidates should be available for full-time employment in July 2029. Applications are accepted for this programme from students graduating in 2029.

Application deadline: 01 December 2026

Nomura recruits on a rolling basis and encourages applicants to apply early. Nomura accepts and considers applications from overseas students outside the UK and will provide support and assistance with the visa application process as best as possible.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities and is opposed to any less favourable treatment based on race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation. If you require assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, contact Nomura.

Right to Work

The UK Government has taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers from outside the EEA coming to the UK for employment. Overseas workers from outside the EEA (who require a Tier 2 (General) visa) can be considered only where evidence shows there are no other suitable candidates from inside the EEA.

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