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 :

BNL has chosen to organize itself according to the Agile@Scale model, the main departments are divided into Tribes and each contains within itself the organization of the relevant business, the definition and organization of the processes in its area, the management of the IT components in the perimeter.

ADM Governance team manages the IT Governance Web Application and is responsible for the following activities:

Ø  Evolve the IT Governance tools based on IT needs and in close collaboration with the Architecture, UX-Design, ITP COEs.

Ø  Manage maintenance of in-scope applications.

Job Title:

Application Specialist

Date:

December 2024

Department:

IT

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

IT Governance & Strategy

Reports to:

(Direct)

ISPL BNL IT HEAD

Grade: 

(if applicable)

(Functional)

BNP PARIBAS BNL CTO

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

Realize second level support activities: Analyse application problems in production, debug processes, correct defects and anomalies, improve processes resilience, applies lean methodology to make continuous improvement of the Run activities, update documentation (PDD, Design document) 

Effective management of maintenance tickets within SLA defined

Apply classification of maintenance tickets to address actions for the continuous improvement of the automated processes (LEAN methodology)

Analyse business needs to evolve existing applications and processes 

Support the production of reports of Run activities

Support the continuous dialogue and exchange of information with the other IT maintenance teams to improve the maintenance activities 

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Problem solving on run activities, 

manage maintenance tickets respecting business SLA,

support reporting on run activities to the management

classifying tickets to address improvement actions (Lean methodology)

taking in charge of new/modified application and check the quality of code and documentation,

debug the code with problems and develop corrections, 

analysis, design and development of evolutions of application,

test the software created or modified,

Interact with other IT maintenance teams to speed up the solution of problems

Contributing Responsibilities

Support BNL teams in analysing and resolving application problems.

Collaborate on the design and development for evolutive changing.

Actively participate in the ceremonies/meetings of analysis and sharing of the ADM Governance Team activities

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

-       Fundamental skill: 

o   Deep knowledge of the following technologies:

§  ASP.Net

§  C#

§  Relational databases: MS SQL Server

o   Knowledge of how systems are monitored and maintained

o   Testing competence

-       Important skill (knowledge of at least one of the technologies listed)

o   Gitlab, Jenkins, Maven, Nexus, SonarQube.

-       Basic knowledge of these technologies:

o   Java

o   SpringBoot

o   Angular

o   NodeJS

o   Docker & Kubernetes

o   Relational databases: Mongo DB

-       Basic knowledge of Requirements Collection, Analysis, Design, Development and Test activity

-       Nice to have skills:

o   Knowledge of the reference architectures and main integration patterns

o   Continuous improvement approaches (Lean methodology) 

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Has at least five years of analysis and development experience, with five years of experience in developments with Microsoft or Java Platform.

- Has experience in functional analysis and design of IT solutions

- Excellent knowledge of the Office package 

- Problem Solving techniques

- Knows the SQL language for querying databases

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Communication skills - oral & written

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Analytical Ability

Ability to develop and adapt a process 

Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 5 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

Basic knowledge of Italian language can be an advantage