Middleware Administrator - ILMT

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.

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 specialised 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

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.

About Business line/Function:

Job Title:

ILMT Administrator

Date:

Department:

ITIP

Location:

Bangalore

Business Line / Function:

CIB PROD

Reports to:

(Direct)

Grade:

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

IT HUB Bangalore by BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) is designed to provide centralized IT services to CIB businesses globally, with a focus on innovation, agility, and efficiency. The scope is worldwide with teams located in main regions (Asia, India, Europe, Americas) and it covers the production maintenance of the platforms as well.
You will be part of a dynamic team of IT professionals and will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and projects.
We combine our global expertise and our local presence to anticipate and adapt to any needs. About the role: We are looking for skilled and motivated individuals to join our newly created team in Bangaluru and be part of the Global CAAS & Middleware Production team within CIB IT PRODUCTION. CAAS & middleware team is in charge of building and running all CIB middleware, kubernets and openstack assets worldwide in a follow the sun mode. Asset management and licence management are key in this new governance model to control the compliance and optimize the TCO of the department. Particularly, around 10 000 IBM assets are deployed globally in CAAS department. To align IBM Product licence usage with IBM product licence acquirement, ILMT tool is used. The role of the ILMT expert will be • to operate this tool to guarantee the production of the report compliance to IBM. In this mission, his responsibility will be to patch / upgrade central servers in charge of producing compliance reports. To be sure that ILMT agents deployed in all servers are working and sending the appropriate information to the central servers • to share the compliance reports with the expert to define optimization plans to keep IBM licence footprint under controlled • to supervise the action plan with the experts The ILMT expert will be based in Bangalore, he will work closely with MQ and WebContainer experts based in AMER, EMEA, India and APAC. When this mission will be done, he will have the opportunity to work on other expertises and/or transversal topics inside CAAS team/ 5 to 10 years of experience in production environment are required; Upskilles are possible.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Asset management and licence management are key in this new governance model to control the compliance and optimize the TCO of the department.
• Particularly, around 10 000 IBM assets are deployed globally in CAAS department. To align IBM Product licence usage with IBM product licence acquirement.
• to operate ilmt to guarantee the production of the report compliance to IBM. In this mission, his responsibility will be to patch / upgrade central servers in charge of producing compliance reports.
• To ensure that ILMT agents deployed in all servers are working and sending the appropriate information to the central servers.
• To share the compliance reports with the expert to define optimization plans to keep IBM licence footprint under controlled
• To supervise the action plan with the experts The ILMT expert will be based in Bangalore, he will work closely with MQ and WebContainer experts based in AMER, EMEA, India and APAC

Contributing Responsibilities

·       Unix and network knowledge

·       Troubleshooting

·       Relationships with vendors

·       Functional ability to define a plan and manage it

·      Skills as managing plan and involving expert

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

·       English (mandatory)

·       Expertise on high availability environments.

·       Expertise on Linux/windows environments (admin skills are needed)

·       Strong global Infrastructure knowledge (Clustering, Storage, Network, OS, …)

·       Automation - scripting capabilities

·       Ansible skills (or other automation skills)

·       Team and collaborative working to develop and deliver appropriate solutions skills

·       Customer service oriented skills

·       Experience of delivering strategic priorities within strict timelines

·       Experience on production environment and support

·       Analytical mind-set

·       Ability to work well under pressure, ability to work autonomous and in team environment

·       Good interpersonal and communication skills.

·       Punctual travels to Madrid & Paris

·       Devops methodologies

·       Cloud experience

Specific Qualifications (if required)

·       IBM ILMT, IBM MQ, Cloud experience , Working knowledge on Linux and Windows

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Attention to detail / rigor

Personal Impact / Ability to influence

Ability to share / pass on knowledge

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Analytical Ability

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Choose an item.

Education Level:

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 7 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)