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Senior Project Manager - APS

About BNP Paribas Group:

BNP Paribas is a top-ranking bank in Europe with an international profile. It operates in 71 countries and has almost 199 000 employees. The Group ranks highly in its three core areas of activity: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail banking networks and financial services are grouped together under Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, centred on corporate and institutional clients. The Group helps all of its clients (retail, associations, businesses, SMEs, large corporates and institutional) to implement their projects by providing them with services in financing, investment, savings and protection. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas enjoys leading positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and has a solid and fast-growing network in the Asia/Pacific region.

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, a leading bank in Europe 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 6000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

About Business line/Function :

2S IT Transformation program, aims at improving the efficiency and quality of software delivery in order to support the business strategy. 

2S Agile Target Operating Model (ATOMe) is deployed in applications teams since beginning of 2019. 

2S have chosen to rely on IT Group DevOps Platforms to support Continuous Delivery of software. 

Now we have to complete Agile transformation, use the DevOps Platforms full capabilities and prepare teams to go to the Dedicated Cloud. He/she will be part of the DevOps Accelerator team and will work closely with the Digital production team in Paris

Job Title:

Senior Project  Manager

(Technical Manager - APS)

Date:

10-Jan-2024

Department:

2S APS

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

IFS LUX APS

Reports to:

(Direct)

Grade: 

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

Provide a brief description of the overall purpose of the position, why this position exists and how it will contribute in achieving the team’s goal.

The role is to render Production support services for the business users across APAC, Europe and America. The position also requires continuous monitoring of applications, Interfaces and other tools. The job objective is to provide to solutions on the day today business. Business Domain is Fund Services and requires complete understanding of the business functions and application nuances. 

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

  • Automate manual tasks by scripting, tooling & process improvements
  • Drive transformation strategies involving IT infrastructure & IT applications
  • Implementing new technologies or processes to improve efficiency 
  • Monitoring system performance and capacity levels to ensure high availability of applications with minimal downtime
  • Investigating any service disruptions or other service issues to identify their causes
  • Conducting capacity planning to ensure that new technologies can be accommodated without impacting existing users
  • Conducting post-mortem examinations of failed systems to identify and address root cause
  • Accountable for  improvements in service and presentations for all governances and steering committees 

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Technical Competencies

  • Knowledge & Work experience as Site Reliability Engineering / Dev-Ops / Application Production Support / Development background
  • Good domain knowledge on application on Banking domain
  • Strong knowledge ( 1 ) DevOps methodology & related toolsets ( 2 ) Cloud based applications/services
  • Strong Distributed Computing & Database technologies skillset
  • Some implementation experience on Dynatrace (or) any other monitoring tool
  • Ability to work with various APS, Development, Operations stakeholders, locally & globally
  • Practical knowledge of Change, incident & problem management tools
  • Strong analytical skills

Behavioral Competencies

  • Dynamic, proactive and teamwork oriented
  • Independent, self-starter and fast learner
  • Good communication & interpersonal skills
  • Innovative and transformational mindset

Mandatory skills:

  • Worked on distributed applications & implemented automations using DevOps & other tools to simplify the processes

Specific Qualifications (if required)

  • 15 to 20 years of experience in IT Application preferably on Banking domain
  • Preferred to have worked as Site Reliability Engineer in Application Production Support 
  • Development experience will be advantageous

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Adaptability

Critical thinking

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to develop and adapt a process 

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…

Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

Choose an item.

Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 10 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)









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