Job Title: IT Architect
Department: BNPP Personal finance
About Business line/Function:
BNP Paribas Personal Finance is financial entity specializing in consumer credit and banking as a service. Through our strong partners we distribute financial products on B2C, B2B2C and B2B models for different business lines. Inside Personal Finance, SET Iberia is an IT & Operations hub, providing IT, Data, Cybersecurity and Operations services to Personal Finance corporation, filières and subsidiaries.
Position Purpose:
IT architect will be involved in designing, analysis and in some cases implementing, a limited scope IT evolution (integration with WebSSO, with Kafka platform, with DevSecOps toolchain, security improvements) . Depending on the experience, the architects will contribute as well to help a solution architect to prepare deliverables of an IT project validation committee (architecture diagrams, etc). This role is part of the architecture team which is a transversal team working in all SET managed applications or participating in projects for PF Corporate (DevSecOps, IT evolution in business projects)
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities:
IT Architect oversees complex IT evolutions on applications oriented to ensure alignment with BNPP group business and IT strategy. The role designs, guide implementation and/or implement changes on applications for make them secure, scalable, observable, modular and resilient according to BNPP standards and technological roadmaps.
- Maintenance of the defined architecture, technological alignment, developmentstandardsand norms
- Support tothe development team and guidance.
- Elaboration of Technical Analysis aligned with architecture and functional requirementsof application.
- Support for complexdefects resolution
- Design, guideimplementationandoccasionallyimplement integrations withBNPPtechnical platforms like IAM, APIM, Kafka andDevSecOpstoolchainor cybersecurity improvements (SSO, access control, log management solutions, ...)
Contributing Responsibilities:
- Adhere to the standards and practices followed in the Project
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and deliver solutions.
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Technical Skills
- 10+ years of hands-on application development and architecture discussions, witha track recordof designing and implementing secure, scalable, and resilient IT solutions alignedto businessand IT strategy.
- Expertisein modern application architecture, including cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven design.
- Strong understanding of security-first principles (OWASP, OAuth2/OpenID,DevSecOps) and modular, observable architectures.
- Good knowledge of:
- Frontend frameworks: Angular/React or Blazor
- Backend frameworks: J2EE & Spring or .NET/dotnet core
- SOA & Cloudnativearchitecture
- Integration Patterns: API & Event Driven with Kafka
- DevSecOps:gitlabCI,Sonarqube, Helm, Docker
- SOLID principles
- Oauth2 & OpenID
- OWASP
- Nodejs frameworks: next
- Basic Cloudenvironmentmanagement
- Kubernetes
- Basic Linux server administration
- API & Kafka schema design
- Java application server basic administration & configuration (Liberty)
Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)
Other Skills:
- Agilemethodologyexposure
- Knowledge of banking products isa niceto have
- Proactive mindset
- Business / IT relationship (including IT OPS)
Behavioral Skills:
- Ability to managea programand projects.
- Analytical ability, Detail-oriented.
- Ability to adopt& promotean Agile Mindset.
- Problem solving.
- Relationship building.
- Client orientation.
- Attention to detail /Rigour.
- Ability to synthetize / Simplify.
- Ability to collaborate/Teamwork.
- Resilience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Dynamic Skills.
Education Level:
- Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent
Location: Chennai
About BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.
About BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.
