About BNP Paribas Group:

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 India Solutions:

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 Businessline/Function :

IT continuity & cyber-resilience is are major topics for IT governance, aiming at mitigating the impact of potential interruptions of IT systems due to a major incident or a disaster. It describes the CIB framework and defines complementary rules driven by regulatory and managerial requirements.

Job Title:

SSC IT Continuity Officer

Date:

15 May 2025

Department:

IT Security

Location:

Mumbai

Business Line / Function:

IT Security

Reports to:

(Direct)

Head- ISPL SSC IT Continuity

Grade:

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

        The CIB IT Continuity Resiliency Officer (ICRO) is part of the ISPL COE IT Continuity team. The candidate will work closely with business line ICRO's.

Responsibilities

The ISPL IT Continuity Officer (ICO) is part of the ITIP ISPL IT continuity team.

            The candidate has the following responsibilities:

· Produce IT Continuity dashboard and raises awareness.

· Ensures compliance with Group and regulatory requirements pertaining to IT continuity.

· Gather IT continuity needs with Business Continuity Officers (BCOs). 

· Consolidates and maintains the list of CIB critical IT assets, jointly with BCOs and respective IT asset owners.

· Deploys and maintains appropriate IT continuity framework for existing IT assets and projects. 

· Collect, clean and analyze large data sets from various sources to identify trends, patterns and insights.

· Ensure IT Continuity data accuracy and integrity by implementing data quality checks and validation processes.

· Identify opportunities for process improvements and recommend data-driven solutions.

· Ensure the roadmap date exercises for critical assets.

· Participate in Datacenter Isolation drill.

· Collect, validate and store IC Plans and exercises reports.

· Prepares reporting including results from exercises and controls.

· Manages Audits and OPC control execution pertaining IT Continuity.

· Analyze data extraction and reporting processes, ensuing that for each piece of work there is a clear brief covering requirements, deliverables, timeframes, and success metrics where applicable.

· Standardize routine processes for greater consistency, efficiency, and control to deliver quality.

· Manage your workloads & deadlines in conjunction with the business’ priorities to ensure all deliverables & SLAs are met.

· You will take ownership of your own personal development plan; working with your direct line manager to ensure your development goals are set, monitored and the appropriate training & development put in place.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Essential skills

• Expertise on IT Continuity (Disaster Recovery, IT Resilience) and IT architecture

• Expertise on risk management principles (risk analysis, risk acceptance, exception request, remediation plan,

• Knowledge of the Power Bi, Excel & banking sector would be a plus

• Good understanding of governance related matters and familiar with reporting principles

• Assist ITRO or CISO for IT continuity steering

• Assist on Regulatory reporting with regards to IT Continuity scope.

• Ensure coordination with the Business Continuity Officer(s) to gather IT continuity needs stated by entities

• Consolidate and maintain the list of critical IT assets of the entity, jointly with the Business Continuity Officers concerned

• Deploy and maintain the appropriate IT continuity framework for existing IT assets (portfolio) and entity projects, IT Development and IT Production

• Assist on LIVE Play & datacenter DR drill.

• Raise awareness and train players in his/her area of responsibility

• Ensure compliance with IT continuity requirements

• Account for collecting and recording compliance evidence

• Monitor implementation of solutions chosen

• Organize and monitor regular exercise plans

• Prepare IT continuity reporting of the entity including results from exercises and controls

• Provide Level 2 support to CIB community (BCO, ICO, CISO, ITRO,…)

Useful skills

• Understand Datacenter setup and replication to secondary setup

• Understanding of Windows / Linux, Network technology

• Understand database replication technology

• Internet technologies (SMTP, Web services)

• Python scripting experience

• Power BI

Behavioral competencies

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to propose innovative ideas and solutions

• Values and demonstrates integrity

• Possesses strong organizational and analytical skills

• Team player

• Takes initiative and is results driven

• Ability to manage change and complexity with confidence

• Client focused and commercial thinking

• Self-motivated and willing to adapt to a new work environment

• Fosters cooperation, communication and commitment among groups and teams

• Anticipates and resolves conflicts and removes barriers to success

Specific Qualifications (if required)