Job Title: AVP – Regional Technical Architect

Department: ITG Cardif

About Business line/Function: BNP Paribas Cardif is the insurance subsidiary of BNP Paribas. We are a worldwide leader of the Credit Protection Insurance market with strong positions in savings and protection insurance in more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

In Asia, Cardif regional IT team provides services to our business entities in Japan, South Korea , Taiwan and our regional office in Hong Kong. 

Position Purpose: The regional Tech lead / Architect works for Cardif Asia regional IT.

You will be responsible for defining, co-building, communicating, or validating a technical architecture (covering both application software architecture and infrastructure architecture) description to ensure the new IT solution under development fits for its intended purpose.

You will predominantly focus on technologies or solutions implementation by providing a technical leadership for development / integration teams and defining standards and practices to stick to. 

You will have the responsibility for technical architecture and associated documentation (guidelines, specifications, etc.) and will ensure that the Information System (at both IT System and Application software levels) is consistent and sustainable.

The regional Architect works in close collaboration with the other architects at central or local level and with Subject Matter Experts.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Design solution:

• Contribute to impact analysis and studies about business needs and architecture enhancements / evolutions
• Help define non-functional requirements for the designed solution
• Support project / product teams to design IT solutions and new technical architectures
• Make recommendations about technologies to use (IT System, application software, etc.) 
• Identify the interfaces between components and collaborations between them
• Realize exploratory studies or prototypes to investigate the feasibility of a new IT solution and whether they fit in with existing architecture
• Assess technical risks related to the solution to implement

Govern and control architecture:

• Organize and contribute to architecture and security committees
• Contribute to project identification / selection (portfolio), assessment, and validation in a collaborative way
• Monitor technical architecture requirements within project activities
• Ensure the company’s systems are secure and reliable
   Draft technical specifications defining the functionalities and capabilities to be implemented

Solution implementation and support:

• Provide support to implement IT solutions and new technical architectures and incorporate it on existing IS 
• Draft and update procedures and instructions regarding operations
• Lead the analysis of the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and 
• recommend solutions for improvement
• Contribute to identify and resolve the root cause of incidents
   

Contributing Responsibilities

Define the architecture vision and IS Master plan:

• Identify the emerging technologies and contribute to technology watch studies in his/her area of expertise
• Contribute to the definition of target information system architecture in the 5-year Master plan

Design reference architectures:

• Contribute to architecture frameworks definition and maintenance 
• Promote the architecture frameworks
• Contribute and validate technical architecture documentation (e.g. technical patterns)
   

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Specific Qualifications:

Minimum 10 years of experience in IT development, or system integration.

Experience in software architecture design.

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

Technical Skills:

• Architecture modeling tool (BizDesign, Archi, Abacus, Mega)
• Architecture modeling language (Archimate, UML)
• Architecture framework (TOGAF, Open Group)

Behavioral Skills: 

• Analytical Ability
• Ability to understand, explain and support change
• Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…

Education Level: Bachelor degree or equivalent

Location: Chennai

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 specialized 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.

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.

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. 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.