Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer – Virtualization & OpenShift 

Department: CIB ITO Infrastructure

About Business line/Function: The Server Infrastructure team serves as a pivotal component of BNP Paribas' regional Hub in India, tasked with the supervision, monitoring, and development of the server infrastructure that underpins the bank's regional operations. In close collaboration with BNP Paribas Head Offices, where most major banking applications are hosted, the team plays a vital role in shaping the processes that inform decision-making around IT investments, foster client and supplier relationships, and drive project management initiatives. By leveraging their technical expertise and strategic insights, the Server Infrastructure team contributes significantly to the bank's ability to optimize its IT infrastructure and ensure seamless service delivery ultimately supporting the growth and success of our Organization BNP Paribas.

Position Purpose: DevOps professional whose core expertise lies in enterprise virtualization and whose secondary skill set includes Red Hat OpenShift. The role will own the design, automation, and operation of highly‑available virtualised infrastructure that powers our mission‑critical banking applications. Strong hands‑on experience with Python, Terraform, and a background in regulated financial services is essential.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

1)      Design, build, and operate large scale virtualised environments (VMware vSphere, KVM, Hyper V, or Nutanix) that meet banking grade performance, availability, and security requirements.

2)      Automate provisioning, scaling, patching, and disaster recovery of VMs and associated networking/storage using Terraform and custom Python tooling.

3)      Deploy and maintain OpenShift clusters (secondary focus) for containerised workloads, integrating them seamlessly with the underlying virtualised fabric.

4)      Create and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD, Tekton) that deliver both VM based and container based services with zero downtime releases.

5)      Implement security and compliance controls (PCI DSS, ISO 27001, RBI/CBI) via policy as code, role based access, network segmentation, and automated vulnerability scanning.

6)      Develop observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki/Elastic, Jaeger) to monitor VM health, OpenShift clusters, and application performance; drive RCA and continuous improvement.

Contributing Responsibilities

1)      Collaborate with application, security, and networking teams to migrate legacy banking workloads to virtualised or containerised platforms, ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance.

2)      Mentor junior engineers and champion best practice automation, IaC, and DevSecOps culture across the organization.

3)      Document architecture, run books, and compliance evidence for audit and knowledge transfer purposes.

4)      Stay current with emerging virtualization technologies (e.g., vSphere 8, KubeVirt) and OpenShift features that can add value to the bank’s digital roadmap.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Technical Skills:

o    Virtualization (Mastered) 

o    OpenShift (Mastered) 

o    Infrastructure as Code (Expert) 

o    CI/CD & GIT Ops (Expert)

o   Observability (Intermediate)

Transversal skills: 

o    Analytical capacity (Expert)

o    Ability to lead a meeting, a seminar, a committee, a training session, etc. (Mastered) 

o    Ability to understand, explain and lead change (Mastered) 

o    Ability to define relevant performance indicators (Mastered) 

o    Ability to work with Agile methods (Mastered)

Specific Qualifications:

o Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat Certified Specialist – OpenShift Administration.

o   VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP DCV).

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

Technical Skills:
o   Virtualization - 8 10 years of production experience with VMware vSphere (vCenter, NSX) or equivalent    

  (KVM, Hyper V, Nutanix); deep knowledge of compute, storage, and network virtualization.

o   OpenShift - Practical experience deploying and managing OpenShift clusters (1 2 years is sufficient as secondary skill). 

o   Infrastructure as code - Strong Terraform proficiency (module development, workspaces, remote state) and solid Python programming (3.x) for API automation, custom CLI tools, and testing frameworks.

o   CI/CD & GIT Ops - Hands on with GitLab CI/Jenkins, and at least one GitOps tool (Argo CD, Tekton).

o   Observability - Experience with Prometheus/Grafana, log aggregation (Loki/Elastic), and distributed tracing (Jaeger/Zipkin).

 Transversal Skills:
o    Banking / Regulatory - Direct experience delivering infrastructure solutions for banks or other highly regulated financial institutions; familiarity with PCI DSS, RBI/CBI, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks.

 o    Security - Implementation of RBAC, network policies, secret management (HashiCorp Vault, SealedSecrets), and image/container vulnerability scanning (Trivy, Clair).

o   Collaboration & Leadership: Proven ability to work cross functionally, mentor junior staff, and influence architectural decisions.

Behavioral Skills: 

o    Ability to share/transmit knowledge (Expert) 
o    Be results oriented (Expert) 
o    Creativity & Innovation / Ability to solve problems (Expert) 
o    Ability to collaborate / teamwork (Expert) 
o    Develop and maintain system documentation, including configuration guides, and standard operating procedures. - Direct and be responsible for the implementation effort.
o    Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
o    Assess demand for their service or technology area and develop plans to meet future capacity needs and make recommendations to the manager.
o    Aware of all critical changes to infrastructure and applications that could impact service delivery to their business customers.

o    Able to work autonomously and as part of a team using strong analytical skills.

o    Be service oriented, customer focused, positive, committed and have an enthusiastic “can do” attitude. 

o    Demonstrate a systematic and logical approach to problem-solving. 

o    Able to follow the bank’s standards, processes, and procedures. 

o    Escalating incidents internally or to 3rd party partners when required.

Education Level: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Equivalent

Experience level: 8 -10 +Years production experience in virtualization as primary skill.

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.