ITG Ops- Automation & Tooling

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 :

BNP Paribas IT teams are providing infrastructure, development and production support services to all applications used worldwide by all business lines. There is a great variety of technologies and infrastructures from legacy systems to cutting edge Cloud technologies.

Within BNP Paribas Group IT, teams are organized in several divisions called “OPS” which are each responsible for a business line.

The current position is to be filled within a mutualized team covering 4 OPS:

·       French Retail Banking

·       Personal Finance

·       Payments

·       Group Functions.

These four business lines represent a significant part of BNP Paribas business.

This team is leveraging common tools and frameworks to build technical items (playbooks, scripts, configurations, etc.) allowing IT actions automation and new tooling implementation for business applications.

Job Title:

Automation & Tooling

Date:

July 2024

Department:

ITGP

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

FRB

Reports to:

(Direct)

ISPL ITG OPS

Grade:

(if applicable)

(Functional)

FRB

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

Main objective of this position is to work with France helping in our Business As Usual through optimization & automatization through creation of tools / scripts. Main environments will be legacy / IT Cloud & IBM Cloud on Linux, Unix & Windows.

Within BNP Paribas, FRB are responsible for activities at the Group level.

FRB OPS is part of BNP Paribas Group IT and is responsible for supporting the IT production environments and activities for the FRB.

FRB OPS activities are critical and highly visible. Around 250 applications and 4000 servers are under FRB OPS responsibility.

FRB OPS has a roadmap to ensure production security & stability, reduce time-to-market by using the most advanced technologies and integrate functional application support to provide full applications production & support services.

Therefore, FRB OPS is hiring experienced IT professionals who are open minded, willing to learn and to be part of the transformation roadmap.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

·       Creation of scripts, roles, playbooks through Ansible based on ITGP Standards.

·       Creation of scripts through Python, PowerShell based on ITGP Standards.

·       Support for the French teams regarding BAU issues.

·       Documentations

·       There could be optional points as working in Teraform, HashiCorp Vault & Helm to optimize Paas model on IBM Cloud.

Contributing Responsibilities

·       Contribute to the knowledge transfer with Paris OPS teams

·       Contribute to the definition of procedures and processes necessary for the team

·       Help build team spirit and integrate into BNP Paribas culture

·       Contribute to the regular activity reporting and KPI calculation

·       Contribute to continuous improvement actions

·       Contribute to the acquisition by ISPL team of new skills & knowledge to expand its scope

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Technical skills advanced:

• Ansible
• Python
• Shell, Bash
• Linux OS
• Git

Technical skills basics:

• Windows OS
• PowerShell scripts
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Helm
• JAVA Spring Boot
• Angular
• WebServer
• Jenkins

Technical skills beginner:

• Openshift
• Release
• ArgoCD
• GitLabCI

Soft skills:

·       Proactive & Autonomous

·       Open mindset

·       Measure and identify areas for improving Quality and overall Delivery

·       Able to communicate efficiently

·       Good Team Player

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Attention to detail / rigor

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Ability to share / pass on knowledge

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

Analytical Ability

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Choose an item.

Education Level:

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 3 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)