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:
CEFS IT is Global BNP Paribas CIB IT team responsible for the delivery of IT platforms and solutions for client engagement and financial services domain spread globally. It involves use of analytics, business Intelligence, ETL on datawarehouses and datalakes( OLTP and OLAP) or maintaining front end applications for client services.
Process Plus is a sub cluster of CEFS which is a center of excellence for process orchestration. Camunda is the platform chosen for process orchestration. Various business units, e.g. CIB2SGM will be leveraging the CoE to automate the orchestration of their business processes.
Job Title:
Camunda Platform Architect
Date:
10-13-2025
Department:
CIB IT
Location:
Mumbai/Bengaluru
Business Line / Function:
CIB IT Business Line
Reports to:
(Direct)
Grade:
(if applicable)
(Functional)
Number of Direct Reports:
NA
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
Camunda Platform Architect is the technical leader responsible for designing, governing, and evolving the organization’s process‑automation ecosystem built on Camunda Platform 8/Zeebe. You will define the end‑to‑end architecture, set standards and best‑practice guidelines, and work closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, DevOps engineers, and development teams to ensure that BPM, DMN, and CMMN solutions are reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise goals
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
1. Architectural Blueprint – Draft and maintain the high‑level Camunda architecture (engine topology, clustering, multi‑tenant strategy, HA/DR versioning) that fits the company’s cloud/on‑premise strategy (Kubernetes, VM, or managed SaaS).
2. Platform Selection & Roadmap – Evaluate Camunda Platform 7 vs. Platform 8/Zeebe, decide on hybrid or migration paths, and produce a multi‑year roadmap with milestones, cost‑benefit analysis, and risk mitigation.
3. Design Patterns & Standards – Create reusable patterns (event driven orchestration, external task worker, job executor tuning) and enforce coding, modeling, and deployment standards (BPMN best‑practices, version‑control, naming conventions).
4. Integration Architecture – Define how Camunda will interface with ERP, CRM, legacy systems, APIs, messaging (Kafka), and data stores; provide contract specifications (REST/OpenAPI, gRPC).
5. Security & Compliance – Design authentication/authorization (Keycloak, LDAP, OAuth2/JWT), data‑privacy (GDPR, PCI‑DSS), audit‑logging, and access‑control models for process instances and decision tables.
6. Performance & Scalability Engineering – Size clusters, configure async executor, job acquisition, history level, and database sharding; conduct load‑testing, capacity planning, and set SLAs for latency and throughput.
7. Observability & Governance – Implement monitoring (Prometheus), logging (ELK/EFK) and operational dashboards (Camunda Operate/Optimize, custom Grafana panels). Define governance processes for change‑management, versioning, and release approvals.
8. CI/CD & Infrastructure as code – Own the automation pipelines that build, test, containerize, and deploy Camunda process applications (Docker, Helm charts, Terraform). Ensure repeatable, rollback‑safe releases across environments.
9. Mentorship & Community Building – Coach developers, BAs, and other architects on Camunda best‑practices; lead internal workshops, brown‑bag sessions, and contribute to a Center‑of‑Excellence (CoE) for process automation.
10. Technical Strategy Alignment – Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architecture, and Security teams to ensure Camunda fits the broader technology stack (micro‑services, event‑driven, data‑mesh, API‑gateway strategies).
11. Innovation & Continuous Improvement – Stay current with Camunda releases, Zeebe advancements, and emerging BPM/Orchestration trends; prototype proof‑of‑concepts (e.g., workflow‑as‑code, low‑code extensions, AI‑driven decision modeling).
12. Stakeholder Communication – Translate complex technical concepts into business‑friendly language for executives and product owners; produce architectural decision records (ADRs) and executive briefs.
Contributing Responsibilities
· Create knowledge repositories for future reference.
· Maintain professional environment on floor.
· Taking complete ownership of tasks and understand each requirement in detail.
· Ensure deliveries are robust and high quality.
· Complete assigned task on time with first time right
· Be proactive and provide timely status to the team lead.
· Adheres to all compliance & project related processes.
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
· 9-12 years of hands‑on experience with Camunda Platform – engine configuration, BPMN/DMN modeling, external tasks, job executor, and Camunda Operate/Optimize.
· Deep understanding of BPMN 2.0, DMN 1.3, CMMN (modeling standards, best‑practice patterns).
· Experience in designing large‑scale, mission‑critical workflow platforms (micro‑services, event‑driven, or hybrid)
· Strong grasp of distributed system concepts: clustering, load‑balancing, fault tolerance, eventual consistency.
· Hands‑on with Docker, Kubernetes (including Helm) and cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) – especially managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE) or Camunda Cloud SaaS.
· Experience designing REST, gRPC, and message‑based integrations (Kafka, NATS).
· Knowledge of OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, LDAP/Active Directory, and modern security frameworks; ability to embed security into process models and APIs.
· Proficient with Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK, OpenTelemetry/Jaeger, and Camunda Operate/Optimize for KPI tracking.
· Expertise in Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps pipelines;
· Strong Java (8‑21) background, Spring Boot/Spring Cloud, and familiarity with other languages (Go, Node.js) for external task workers.
· Agile/Scrum experience, with ability to work in fast‑paced delivery teams while maintaining architectural integrity.
· Excellent communication—able to present architectural concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
· Influential leadership — drive adoption of standards across multiple squads.
· Analytical mindset—capacity to evaluate trade‑offs and make data‑driven decisions.
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Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Communication skills - oral & written
Critical thinking
Active listening
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Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Analytical Ability
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to understand, explain and support change
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Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 7 years
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
NA
