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:

BNL's Information Technology (IT) Area is a partner of the bank and the companies of the BNL BC Group for the digital evolution of operational and business models through the design, planning and implementation of distinctive, reliable and sustainable technological solutions. 

IT Production Unit reports functionally to the ITG (Informatique Technologies Groupe) department of the parent company, is functionally responsible for the IT structures of the companies of the BNL BC Group and coordinates the IT community of the BNPP Group in Italy, with the aim of obtaining all possible synergies of purpose, ensure full operational consistency and enable the digital transformation of our Group. As part of IT Production BNL, Application Production is responsible for supporting the IT production applications for BNL.

BNL Production Security activities are critical and highly visible, serving a population of over 11000 users with around 7000 servers.

BNL Production Security has a roadmap to ensure security, reducing support time and strengthen the security levels of applications and infrastructure. Therefore, BNL Production Security is hiring experienced IT professionals who are open minded, willing to learn and to be part of the transformation roadmap.

Job Title:

Vulnerability e Patching Specialist

Date:

Jan 2026

Department:

Production Security

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

Group Functions

Reports to:

(Direct)

Production Security

Grade: 

(if applicable)

(Functional)

BNP PARIBAS BNL CTO

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

We are seeking an experienced Senior Vulnerability e Patching specialist with proved competence in Cloud & Cybersecurity Knowledge and skill. 

The profile requires the capability to work identifying, assessing and remediating security weakness executing scanning operations, analysis, remediation plan and follow up with IT Teams.

Working in this position, is required to work closely with cross-functional teams of various nationalities to identify vulnerabilities, assign right priority in findings and patching remediation. 

It is required continues update on emergency treads, Security CVE, OS new version release and End of Support, in aims to maintain a proactive security posture.

The Vulnerability e Patching specialist will contribute to security management of cloud environments while ensuring compliance with regulatory and Group standards.

The resource will be in charge of creating and sharing reporting documentation for local and group management meetings.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability and patching management processes, post detection, assessment, and remediation. Define and monitor the implementation of remediation plans.
• Oversee patch management activities to ensure systems remain secure and up to date.
• Capability to use a scanning tools to make a vulnerability scan in BNL perimeter.
• Provide expert guidance on cybersecurity risks, threats, and best practices.
• Collaborate with IT, compliance, and business units to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and corporate security policies.
• Stay ahead of emerging cyber threats and technologies, advising on improvements.
• Support to enforce asset configuration hardening to reduce attack surfaces and strengthen security baselines.

·         Contribute to the regular activity reporting and KPI calculation

·         Capability to manage change and incident in scope perimeters

Contributing Responsibilities

·         Contribute to the knowledge transfer with BNL Production Security team

·         Contribute to the definition of procedures and processes necessary for the team

·         Help build team spirit and integrate into BNL BNP Paribas culture

·         Contribute to incidents analysis and associated problem management

·         Contribute to continuous improvement actions, especially the lessons learned from handovers to Paris

·         Contribute to the acquisition by ISPL team of new skills & knowledge to expand its scope

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

·         Expertise in cybersecurity frameworks and practices (ISO27001, DORA, NIST, NIS2)

·         Strong knowledge of CVE management and experience with vulnerability mitigation

• Solid understanding of cloud security (GCP and/or AWS)
• Knowledge of container security (Docker, Anchore)
• Practical experience in developing and implementing security policies and incident response plans

·         Experience in vulnerability management tool (i.e. Nessus, Qualys and Tanium, processes, reporting, ticketing).

·         Expertise in vulnerability scanning (i.e. Tenable Nessus).

·         Solid understanding of patch management and related automation tools.

·         High experience of using the Microsoft Office Suite and dashboarding tools.

o   Macro, VBScript, Excel formulas, PowerPoint presentation 

·         Practical experience in hardening asset configurations (OS, applications, databases, cloud environments and network assets).

·         Knowledge of major OS (Linux, Windows, AIX) and middleware (WAS, JRE, Oracle and SQL)

• Experience with ServiceNow ticketing system

·         Fluent in English (both written and spoken)

• Excellent communication-skills to work constructive and in cooperation with internal and external teams
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good degree of responsibility and autonomy

Specific Qualifications (if required)

·         Knowledge of following tools/software will represent a preferential title: 

o   Nessus/Tenable Security Center

o   Tanium

o   Power BI

o   Ansible

o   Sysdig Secure

o   Service now

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Analytical Ability

Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

Ability to develop and adapt a process 

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Choose an item.

Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 5 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)