Job Title: Senior Technical Lead / Technical Specialist

Department: CEFS IT

About Business line/Function: Data & Document platform

Position Purpose: Overall 10-15 years of experience as a Sr Tech Lead in delivery of IT Projects and preferably in the area of Spark and Python. To be able to provide CIB’s business line with IT services enabling them by industrializing the processes for Enterprise Content Management.

The Sr Tech Lead  should have key skills as mentioned below: 

1- Strong experience to manage the end to end cycle, knowledge on Financial Market is an advantage

2-Good experience in the areas of Python, SQL server, performance improvement, ETL, BI, Statistical Analysis, Data Warehousing.

3- Participate in Design / Architecture discussions in building new systems, Frameworks and Components 

4- Sound knowledge of Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Represent CEFS IT at local and global CIB Forums on Technical Architecture subjects.
• Proven track record of delivering data platforms supporting regulatory, non-financial risk, and financial reporting.
• Propose / Review/ Challenge Application Architecture and Design.
• Guide/Review Technology Obsolescence Management plan for CEFS teams.
• Lead automation and guide teams to align with shift left and shift right strategy by encouraging a mindset for automation first and reduce recursive manual efforts
• Goto person to find solutions to any technical challenges in the domain.
• Hands on and lead by example.
• Resolve performance bottlenecks. 
• Review Performance test reports and propose preventive measures to be undertaken. 
• Take ownership of POCs and technical feasibility studies.
• Keep up-to-date with latest technologies, trends and provide inputs, expertise and recommendations.
• Owner for few technical improvement projects including planning, tracking and implementation.
• Strong analytical thinking applied to data issues impacting regulatory filings and risk reports

Contributing Responsibilities

• Contribute towards innovation (e.g. AI/ML); suggest new technical practices for efficiency improvement.
• Contribute towards recruitment.
• Level-up of members in the vertical. 

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Provide technical Leadership. Ability to communicate his/her ideas to the team and management. Inspire commitment of team members to deliver. 
• Resourceful to quickly understand complexities involved and provide the way forward.
• Good experience in technical analysis of n-tier applications with multiple integrations using object oriented, APIs & Microservices approaches.
• Strong knowledge about design patterns and development principles.
• Inclination and prior experience of working across SQL, Python, Spark and Pyspark.
• Ensure data pipelines are optimized for scalability, stability and security (Data encryption, RBAC/ABAC/DAC, Data masking/tokenization).
• Identify and contribute to performance optimization of the platform
• Implement complex data ingestion pipelines sourcing from market data providers, custodians, and internal systems & platforms for both structured and unstructured data.
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• Strong Hands-on experience in SQL, Python, Spark and Pyspark, Python Frameworks, Restful APIs, MS-SQL or Oracle, Data warehouse, ETL, Messaging Middleware Flask, numpy, pandas,Django, SQL/noSQL, Elastic search.
• Good Knowledge and experience to use Python packages such as Scikit learn, MatPlotib, NumPy, etc. Cleaning up of Data, Data Wrangling, Analysis of Data, Visualization of Data, User Authorization and Authentication.
• Good experience in development and maintenance of code/scripts in both functional and technical specifications of all applications component, bug fixing and production support.
• Experience in Security topics such as IDP, SSO, IAM and related technologies.
• Good knowledge on Linux/Unix environment (basic commands, shell scripting, etc.), testing phases, documentation and new framework.
• Some experience of working with build tools like Maven & DevOps tools like Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, DevOps.
• Development experience in Data Engineering environment.
• Ability & willingness to learn & work on diverse technologies (languages, frameworks, and tools).
• Self-motivated, good interpersonal skills and inclination to constantly upgrade on new technologies and frameworks.
• Good communication and co-ordination skills.

Specific Qualifications:

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Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

Technical Skills:

• Ability to synthetize / simplify 
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  • Personal Impact / Ability to influence
  • Attention to detail / rigor
  • Ability to deliver / Results driven
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Behavioral Skills: 

• Analytical Ability
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  • Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training… 
  • Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment 
  • Ability to develop and leverage networks
  • Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution
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Education Level:  Bachelor Degree or equivalent   At least 10 years

Location: <Bangalore

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.