Job Title: Cloud Platform Engineer 

Department: ITG- CPBS 

About Business line/Function: BNPP Fortis APS

Position Purpose: Multi-cloud infrastructure provisioning via Terraform-based toolchain and Application deployment.

Primary Responsibility: 

·       Translate Detailed-technical-Design (DTD) specifications into Terraform configuration files to automate and standardize infrastructure deployment.

Deploy applications on cloud platform.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

1.      DTD Translation

·       Interpret DTD documentation (e.g., architecture diagrams, security requirements, network topologies) into Terraform (HCL) code.

·       Ensure alignment with BNP Paribas Fortis cloud policies (e.g., security, cost, compliance).

2.      Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Ownership

·       Develop, version-control (e.g., Git), and maintain Terraform modules/templates for reusable components.

·       Collaborate with Cloud Architects and Security Teams to validate configurations.

3.      Multi-Cloud Provisioning

·       Deploy infrastructure across approved cloud providers (e.g., IT Cloud, dMZR as Code, ...) using Terraform.

·       Manage state files securely (e.g., remote backends, locking mechanisms).

4.      Compliance & Governance

·       Enforce tagging standards, cost allocation, and resource quotas via Terraform.

5.      Collaboration & Handover

·       Document configurations in Confluence/Jira for operational teams.

·       Support DevOps/SRE teams during deployment and troubleshooting.

You know your way around:

• Stakeholder management
• Communication is the best practice
• On call on rotational basis.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Mandatory Skills: 

·       Terraform code – HCL

·       Kubernetes

·       Hashicorp Vault

• Networking: able to understand a Network topology. Knowledge about Ingress, Load Balancers, Network Policies (Calico), TCP/IP, DNS.

·       Able to understand an architecture diagram

• Linux: Admin (RHEL/Ubuntu), troubleshooting (logs, networking, permissions), Bash/Python.

·       Git / Gitlab CI (Bash)

·       Log analysis

·       Ansible

Nice to have:

·       IBM Cloud: Proficiency in services (VPC, IKS, COS, IAM) and CLI (ibmcloud).

·       Monitoring and alerting (Dynatrace / Sysdig): APM, metrics, alerts, K8s integration (OneAgent).

·       Linux: Admin (RHEL/Ubuntu), troubleshooting (logs, networking, permissions), Bash/Python.

·       Cloud Security: Knowledge about IAM, VPC Security Groups, secrets management (Vault, IBM Key Protect).

Business Experience: 

·       IAAS concept

·       IAAC 

·       Experience with cloud platform

·       Cloud conceptual knowledge

·       Kafka topics

·       Database

·       Logging

Specific Qualifications

• Follows the Customer processes for projects, incident and change management.   
• Being standalone and team worker, analytical minded, meet commitment, ability to work in a dynamic and multi-cultural environment, flexible, customer-oriented, understand risk awareness.  
• Motivated self-starter, process-oriented with high attention to detail  
• Quick self-starter, pro-active attitude.  
• Good communication skills, Good analytical and synthesis skills.  
• Autonomy, commitment and perseverance.  
• Ability to work in a dynamic and multicultural environment.  
• Flexibility (in peak periods extra efforts may be required).  
• Open minded and show flexibility in self-learning new technologies/tools.  
• You are customer minded and can translate technical issues into non-technical explanations. 
• You are always conscious about continuity of services. 
• You have a very good team spirit and share your knowledge and experience with other members of the team. Working in collaboration with team. 
• Client-oriented, analytical, initiative oriented and able to work independently. 
• Be flexible and ready to provide support outside of Business hours (on-call). 
• Able to take additional responsibility.  
• Able to work from base location Chennai/Mumbai (Whichever is your base location) during hybrid model. 

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

Behavioral Skills:

• Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
• Communication skills - oral & written
• Organizational skills
• Client focused
• Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Transversal Skills: 

·       Ability to understand, explain and support change

·       Ability to develop and adapt a process 

·       Ability to develop others & improve their skills

·       Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

·       Ability to manage a project

Education Level: Master’s degree or equivalent

Location: Chennai

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.