APAC iNET Manager

Position Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Telecom and Datacenter, the iNet Team Leader is managing a team of 8 iNet engineers responsible for the technical support of the technologies that sit above the network layer.
The iNet team supports the following technologies:
• Firewall Systems (Checkpoint & Fortinet)
• Global Traffic Managers (F5)
• Load Balancers (F5 & AVI networks)
• SSL Accelerators (F5)
• DNS/DHCP (Infoblox)
• Proxies (SkyHigh Web Gateway & Bluecoat)
• HSM Appliances (Entrust)

The iNet engineer acts as escalation point for technical issues regarding iNet technology platforms and works jointly with other infrastructure teams for delivering projects and implementing required changes in the iNet technology platforms as well as keeping the platform up and running 24/7.

The technical environment of this position is as follows. Proven track record in at least two of these is required:
• Firewalls:
Advanced knowledge of concepts relating to firewall platforms and related network environments (platform architecture, topologies, protocols...).
Operational experience of Fortinet and Checkpoint technologies appreciated.

• Proxies:
Strong familiarity of http and ssl/tls protocols, and mastery of concepts related to proxy technology (functional scope and purpose, traffic intermediation and security stack...).
Operational experience of SkyHigh and Bluecoat technologies appreciated.

• Load-balancing:
Strong familiarity of load-balancing concepts (topologies, platform architecture, load-balancing algorithms & parameters...) and DNS/GSLB load-balancing.
Experience with F5 technology appreciated.

• DNS/DHCP:
Familiarity of concepts and architectures relating to DNS, DHCP and IPAM.
Operational experience of Infoblox technology appreciated.

• Remote access:
Familiarity of concepts and protocols related to end-user VPNs (both IPSEC & SSL).
Operational knowledge of Cisco ASA/FTD platforms appreciated.

• Administration:
Operational knowledge of monitoring software (Zabbix/solarwinds/HPOO/Dynatrace...) and protocols (mostly SNMP).
Ability to use, repurpose, troubleshoot, and possibly develop administration scripts (python, bash, perl).
Operational experience of Ansible use for automation & deployment.

Key Responsibilities

·        Adapt and maintain standard firewall, load-balancer, proxy and DDI architectures and ensure supporting documentation is accurate.

·        Maintain platforms (software and hardware lifecycle management) for all technology described above.

·        Define & deliver vision and roadmap in collaboration with the head office.

·        Prioritize teams’ backlogs based on objectives and work at hand.

·        Leads vendor relationships with owned technologies.

·        Interacts with stakeholders across the organization to understand their security needs and expectations.

·        Ensure that all systems are properly monitored and manage alerts when they happen.

·        Ensure that all asset referential are kept up to date, and manage remediation when reconciliation shows some gaps.

Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)

·        8+ years of hands-on field experience in the iNet technical scope.

·        Ability to work efficiently under pressure in high-stress incident situations.

·        Demonstrate leadership experience with large, complex programmes, and deeply technical global expert.

·        Seasoned technology leader with rich experience of leading engineering teams.

·        Oral and written fluency in English.

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance.

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

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