2026 APAC Graduate Programme – Information Technology & Operations – Hong Kong

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 20,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships. 
  
 Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 64 markets with more than 178,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.  

* excluding partnerships

BNP Paribas offers you an exciting career in an international business environment that is fast-paced, diverse and focuses on creating high-value relationships with our clients. We offer competitive salary and benefits, as well as a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

2026 APAC Graduate Programme – Information Technology & Operations

Our two-year graduate programme is designed to provide you with first class training and immediate responsibility, it gives you the support and development you need to start a successful career in financial services.  

For:                     Final year students or recent graduates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in any disciplines from a recognized university
Duration:             24 months
Streams:             Business Analytics, IT Developer, Infrastructure, IT Security, PMO
Start date:           July 2026
Location:             Hong Kong

Candidates with more than one application will not be processed – You are encouraged to review the different business lines and working locations before applying.

Who can apply?

To be considered for the placement, you will:
 •    Apply as a recent graduate, final year undergraduate, or master’s student in any discipline; 
 •    Possess GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 or above (or equivalent) in any discipline;
 •    Have to be fluent in spoken and written English (additional languages are an advantage); and 
 •    Demonstrate methodical, logical, solution-driven thinking, with commercial awareness and a keen interest in latest finance topics as well as market trends. 

What you can expect?

Induction
You will be provided with a comprehensive induction, where you will be immersed in group training and discover more about the BNP Paribas Group.

Training
From day one, you will start your business specific technical and financial training, alongside personal skills development aimed at equipping you with the knowledge you need to get you the best possible start in your career. Working alongside our teams of industry leading specialists, you will gain on-the-job training throughout your two-year programme taking you along a development path to build your expertise and broaden your base of skills. You will also have the chance to experience other parts of the business through cross-entity projects, which will help you understand how we approach complex work and give you the chance to develop a strong internal network.

Mentor & Buddy
 Throughout the programme, you will be mentored by experienced managers and team members, as well as pairing with a buddy from our early career cohorts who will make sure you are getting everything you need to grow.

What you will do?

As a Business Analyst, you will:

• Assist to render functional analysis on project and deployment matters e.g. planning, quality assurance, manage requirement / constraint / risks / issues, stakeholder update and management, testing
• Collaborate with service providers and fellow colleagues to deliver quality services and solutions to project or sponsoring stakeholders
• Participate and contribute to studies, methodologies adopted by the department, also to understand and apply these standards
• Risks and issues monitoring on quality, delay and cost. Reporting of any major issue or deviation to management
• Liaise with end users to produce/refine business specifications 
• Define and produce functional and/or technical testing plans and participate in user acceptance testing 
• Liaise with Development, Front Office and Operations teams to ensure accurate functional coverage and validate test scenarios
• Follow-up with development teams on the implementation and rollout of new features
• Manage and escalate risks and issues  

As an Infrastructure Analyst, you will:

• Deployment and support of critical applications using web application and file transfer technologies
• Products includes : IBM WAS / JBOSS EAP + EWS / IBM MQ / IBM CD / Axway ST / Axway CFT 
• Create reporting dashboard 
• Referential data reconciliation  
• Monitoring services 
• Incident and change management
• Automation implementation
• Services & system deployment: Implement change and set up UNIX  infrastructure in APAC ( SG, HK, JP, AU):
• Install and configure different  type of the UNIX/LINUX Physical and Virtual servers( AIX/RedHat/Solaris) 
• Setup and configure  system level monitoring 
• Server patching implementation and Validation 
• Server configuration management and capacity planning, optimization
• Provide  Day to Day Level 1 support and preventative maintenance on the UNIX/Linux servers in APAC

As an IT Developer, you will:

• Possess knowledge in C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, kdb or other functional and programming languages, with experience in big data is a plus.
• Technically specify, develop, test and maintain front-office trading systems for several trading desks: options market making / market fit / volatility trading, ETF market making, basket trading, auto-hedging, warrants contribution, including monitoring tools for regulatory related matters;
• Work closely with internal IT staff to support the trading systems and day-to-day usage;
• Partner with other IT and project management teams in strategic projects, collaborate business users for system implementation and requirement gathering;
• Minimize operational failure, including but not exclusively, the risk of fraud, by helping to devise, and by implementation, sufficient regular controls.
• Enhance resiliency, stability and usability of FAST to sustain all APAC front-office desks.
• Implement IT solutions within the framework of the technology strategy of BNPP
• Work with outside vendors, if necessary, to provide the effective solutions

As an IT Security Analyst, you will:

• Deliver IT Security Risk, with focus on new and existing application of the Bank and utilizing Agile techniques in DevSecOps.
• Responsible for security risk assessments on new and existing applications to ensure strong risk management strategies, tools, frameworks and standards are in place.
• Identify and provide analysis and recommendations for IT security risks, and track corrective actions performed by the business thru risk exception process.
• Provide accurate and timely reports to demonstrate individual and team activities and progress.
• Work closely with IT and business representatives to drive risk assessment and remediation.
• Participate in audits to establish compliance with security policy and APAC country regulations.

As a PMO, you will:

• As part of the IT project lifecycle, support the project managers on the project demand review, project registration (project creation/cost simulator review/project costs input/baseline input) and coordinate required governance meetings.
• Provide decision-making support to project managers, project portfolio managers, program managers, and senior management.
• Ensure reliable and commented reporting with necessary alerts and recommendations on milestones, financials, and other key metrics.
• Contribute to Global and APAC portfolio alignment meetings.
• Contribute to the PMO community within the entity.
• Contribute to budget exercise (consolidation of Budget needs, new projects, allocation methodology, etc.).
• Support preparation of various reports and presentations (analyze variation, Budget presentation, Function to Métier, etc.).