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 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

The Sub-CoE Group Services and Platform Architecture is part of BNP Personal Investors (PI) Germany’s IT Application Production Support (APS) and is responsible for designing and delivering modern platforms to run our applications. The primary responsibilities include:

·  Designing technical platforms for all projects.

·  Coordinating delivery with other technical teams to ensure in-time delivery for projects.

·  Coordinating various Group Services in the design and delivery for multiple projects.

·  Coordinating cooperation between PI Germany IT teams and BNP group IT service providers

Our team operates from Nuremberg and Munich, and we support the PI Germany’s applications of all three big brands Consorsbank, DAB and Wealth Management, including the orchestration of a broad variety of services provided by BNP group.

We are seeking experienced specialists to join our capability center. The role involves designing and preparing Bill of Material documents (“BoMs”, based on existing blueprints), ordering infrastructure, and providing technical support for the rollout of new or to-be-migrated applications. The candidate will serve as a point of contact for application and functional teams regarding technical inquiries and will guide them through the necessary process steps.

Job Title:

Cloud Technical Architect

Date:

31-05-2025

Department:

IT APS – Application Platform

Location:

Chennai

Business Line / Function:

IT Group Services and Plattform Architecture

Reports to:

(Direct)

Tech Lead

Grade: 

(if applicable)

5 / 6

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

1

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

The Cloud Technical Architect is responsible for defining, co-building, communicating and validating technical architectures, which includes both application software architecture and infrastructure architecture. This role ensures that the new IT solution under development is suitable for its intended purpose, particularly regarding cloud solutions.

The architect primarily focuses on implementing cloud technologies or solutions by providing technical leadership to development and integration teams, as well as defining standards and practices to be adhered to.

The architect is accountable for the cloud technical architecture and the associated documentation, such as guidelines and specifications, ensuring that the Information System, at both IT System and application software levels, is consistent and sustainable.

The Cloud Technical Architect collaborates closely with other architects and subject matter experts.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

·  Supports functional and technical teams in planning, requesting and executing project activities related to technical architecture.

·  Guides through architectural frameworks.

·  Stays informed about new technologies and conduct studies on potential applications within the field by designing reference architectures.

·  Assists in defining and refining architectural visions.

·  Develops and maintains architecture documentation (e.g. technical patterns, network zoning).

·  Ensures compliance with architectural specifications and group standard rules.

·  Ensures that the company's IT systems are secure, efficient, and designed to be fail-safe.

Contributing Responsibilities

·  Supports maintenance of the PI Germany technology catalog

·  Transfers knowledge about technology, policies, and technical architecture framework.

·  Provides auditors with information on architecture and network topics.

·  Contributes to end-to-end automation of processes through several responsibility areas.

·  Contributes to the definition and maintenance of architectural frameworks.

·  Supports the creation of prototypes and evaluates their integration into existing systems.

·  Documents technical risks related to new solutions or changes to the existing applications.

·  Assists in product selection for projects and oversee their evaluation and validation.

·  Collaborates on specifications for assessing IT solutions' functionality and performance.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

· Expert knowledge of various cloud architectures (private, public, hybrid) and their features to support the cloud migration project of PI Germany.

· Experience with cloud solutions (IBM, AWS, Azure, Openstack).

· Advanced IT security expertise.

· Project management skills and experience with using PM frameworks.

· Knowledge and experience with architecture and scaling patterns (microservices, serverless).

· Interest in new technical developments and cloud trends.

· Strong communication and consulting abilities.

· Familiarity with state-of-the-art IT technology, DevOps, automation and process development.

· Previous experience as a system administrator or software developer with insights into IT infrastructure and software development/architecture.

Specific Qualifications (if required)

·       Degree in computer science, business informatics, or equivalent practical IT training and experience

· Several years of experience in IT application management or complex IT applications support

· Advanced skills in demand management and software engineering

· Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with logical thinking

· Proficient in English, German and/or French language skills desirable

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills:

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Communication skills - oral & written

Ability to share / pass on knowledge

Decision Making

Transversal Skills:

Analytical Ability

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Education Level: 

 Master Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 10 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

Competence

Minimum level of expertise ( 1=Base … 5=Expert )

Cloud-Technologies

9

Migration to Infrastructure-as-code way of working

7

Software for application design and network architecture (e.g. Archi, Sparx, LUY, Visio, SolarWinds NTM)

4

Architecture framework (e.g. BNP Eagle Metamodel)

4

Agile way of working

3

ITIL Framework

3

Design Thinking

2