Position Purpose

BNP Paribas has a presence in nearly 80 countries with over 180,000 employees. It ranks highly in its three core activities: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. 

In Asia Pacific, the BNP Paribas Group is a leading employer with 9,000 employees* and a presence in 14 markets. Being one of the largest international banking networks, we strive to employ talented and innovative people who are aligned to our vision and culture. 

The eTrading Market Access team provides support for the electronic trading platforms, including applications support and market connectivity, used by EQD/Fixed income traders in HK and some smaller sites across APAC. 

*Corporate & Investment Banking and Investment Solutions divisions (excluding partnerships)

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the trading applications of Equities & Derivatives Trading (Stocks, ETF, Warrants, Options & Futures) on various APAC markets in Windows/Linux platform
• Required to support traders, troubleshoot and diagnose functional and technical issues in the production environment
• Management and tracking of daily production problems and user request; ensure effective and timely resolution and communication to the client; report bugs back to local / overseas development teams.
• Be responsible for handling business-driven or exchange-driven projects
• Conduct system Quality Assurance testing, perform deployment or upgrade of mission critical trading applications and systems.
• Ensure adequate performance and operation of the systems - monitor the performance ⁄ operation, diagnose and address any problems.
• Follow ITIL Application Support methodology to carry out incident escalation and system change management procedures.
• Provide system and process documentation
• Morning / Lunch shift duty, weekend and holiday work are required.
• Enhance the automation and resilience of production systems to improve operational efficiency and uptime

Technical and Behavioral Competencies / Specific Qualifications (if required)

• Experience with system monitoring
• Good technical / scripting knowledge on Linux/Unix environment 
• Good technical knowledge with Python/shell
• Takes initiative and is results driven
• Strong decision making and analytical skills
• Ability to innovate
• Strong team player
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
• Proficiency with network protocols like TCP, UDP, FIX 
• Fluent in English

Qualifications and Experience

• University qualification with IT Major

Other Value-added Competencies

• Batch scheduling system
• Knowledge on Fixed income products
• Knowledge on cash and derivatives products and market rules
• Proficiency in Excel/VBA

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

More information 

BNP Paribas - Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas - The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year