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:

ITG is a group function established recently (2019) in ISPL with presence in Mumbai, Chennai. We collaborate with various business lines of the group to provide IT Services.

BNP PARIBAS, the leading bank in the European Union and a leading international player, is seeking to complement and reinforce its existing teams in the areas of IT risk management, cybersecurity and the fight against digital fraud.

Job Title:

Enterprise Cyber Security Architect - Zero Trust

Date:

Department:

CDF

Location:

Chennai / Mumbai

Business Line / Function:

ITG Central

Reports to:

(Direct)

Grade: 

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

 As part of the BNP Paribas Group's Expertise and Innovation team (ZT Core Team) - within CDF department, you will participate in the design, functional & technical assessment architectures and solutions to support the implementation of the Group's Zero Trust Strategy.

Responsibilities

After having learned and assimilated the Zero Trust concepts and their application within the BNP Paribas Zero Trust framework (approach, principles, patterns, objectives, pillars, etc...), the applicant will be appointed on different activities :

§  Participate into the Zero trust framework and strategy adaptation including feedbacks from practical implementation, evolution of needs and market maturity.

§  Understand BNPP's identified Use Cases and potentially identify relevant new ones, their maturity levels to be reached and related technical/nontechnical streams to be planned.

§  Establish high-level architecture patterns needed to the Zero Trust strategy and co-define Group transversal architecture standards. 

§  Assist IT production / operations teams (Telecom, Security, IAM, …) to operationalize the Zero Trust Strategy (identify gaps, impacts, deliverables, outcome projects for each transformation step).

§  Design robustness and Zero trust compliance assessments.

§  Contribute to an urbanization approach and propose new or adapted architecture standards and rules.

§  Help the project leader in supervising and following up the Zero Trust Strategy (feed Sponsor’s committee with risks, problems, activities, … ).

§  Keep an on-going solutions, technologies, and best practices watch including POC implementation. 

Background & Required Skills

Background

§ Between 7 and 12 years of experience or more in cyber security field

§  Proven senior architecture activities such as :

o   Drives and designs new and strategic security initiatives for emerging technologies

o   Assesses, envisions, plans, designs, and oversees the implementation of security  capabilities across company platforms, systems, and applications

o   Defines security requirements, build architecture blueprints, and conducts reviews of systems, platforms, and applications to identify security risks

§  Proven experience with cross-cultural & international working environment.

§  Advanced communication skills (strong writing, editing, presenting).

§  Ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

§  Ability to lead through accountability with delegated responsibilities and to manage conflicting priorities and multiple tasks.

§  In-depth understanding of cybersecurity standard frameworks such as NIST, ISO27002, etc.

§  Demonstrate a positive motivated attitude. Rigorous and an eye for detail.

§  Strong knowledge and understanding of current trends of cybersecurity.

§  Industry certifications are preferred: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, etc.

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