Job Description

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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 stabilityCommitment to Diversity and InclusionAt 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:Within BNP Paribas, Functions is responsible for activities For the Group Functions like Compliance, Vigilance, Risk Referential data etc.Functions OPS is part of BNP Paribas Group IT and is responsible for supporting the IT production environments and activities for the Functions entity.Functions OPS activities are critical and highly visible. Around 250 applications and 4000 servers are under Functions OPS responsibility.Functions OPS has a roadmap to ensure production security & stability, reduce time-to-market by using the most advanced technologies and integrate functional application support to provide full applications production & support services.Therefore, Functions OPS is hiring experienced IT professionals who are open minded, willing to learn and to be part of the transformation roadmap.Job Title:Application Production SupportDate:Jan 2024Department:ITGPLocation:ChennaiBusiness Line / Function:FunctionsReports to:(Direct)ISPL ITG OPSGrade:(if applicable)(Functional)Functions OPSNumber of Direct Reports:Directorship / Registration:NAPosition PurposeThe main responsibility of Functions OPS organization is to provide applications production support services.A team is setup in India to be closer to the application development teams with which we are working. We also want to build a team outside the French business hours to provide a support during the quarterly accounting statement.Leveraging BNP Paribas Paris teams\xe2\x80\x99 expertise and ISPL IT skills, the goal is to enable applications flawless production by providing secure and stable environments and by ensuring that all actions on production environments are done in a controlled manner.The Application Production Support team member for the Functions OPS team will be primarily responsible for following activities:\xc2\xb7 Application Incident Management\xc2\xb7 Application Request Fulfilment\xc2\xb7 Application Change implementationThe team\xe2\x80\x99s scope will be expanded in the future beyond the first set of described activities. The team is also expected to work closely with their Paris colleagues to integrate new technologies, especially related to new tools (ie : Dynatrace, toolchain, etc).ResponsibilitiesDirect Responsibilities\xc2\xb7 For a predefined applications scope take care of:o Incidentso Requestso Changeso Build scripts to automate some actions like Stop and Start of an application\xc2\xb7 Ensure that SLA targets are met for above activities\xc2\xb7 Handover to Paris teams if knowledge and skills are not available in ISPL\xc2\xb7 Coordinate closely with Paris OPS teams and all other BNP Paribas IT teams (Incident coordination, Security, Infrastructure, Development teams, etc.)\xc2\xb7 Initially work will be done on Non Prod environment followed by Prod access and activitiesContributing Responsibilities\xc2\xb7 Contribute to the knowledge transfer with Paris OPS teams\xc2\xb7 Contribute to the definition of procedures and processes necessary for the team\xc2\xb7 Help build team spirit and integrate into BNP Paribas culture\xc2\xb7 Contribute to incidents analysis and associated problem management\xc2\xb7 Contribute to the regular activity reporting and KPI calculation\xc2\xb7 Contribute to continuous improvement actions, especially the lessons learned from handovers to Paris\xc2\xb7 Contribute to the acquisition by ISPL team of new skills & knowledge to expand its scopeTechnical & Behavioral Competencies\xc2\xb7 Knowledge of ITIL\xc2\xb7 General IT infrastructure knowledge\xc2\xb7 Knowledge of IT production backup and resilience setup (High Availability setup, Disaster Recovery Plan, etc.)\xc2\xb7 Particular knowledge and experience with RedHat Linux, Windows, AIX, WAS and CFT\xc2\xb7 Experience with toolchains (Jenkins / gitlab)\xc2\xb7 Experience with system scripting\xc2\xb7 Experience with Service Now ticketing system\xc2\xb7 Familiarity with ControlM\xc2\xb7 Familiarity with database technology is required: Oracle and SQL Server. Capability to execute basic scripts and queries\xc2\xb7 Familiarity with DevOps tools including Ansible & Python\xc2\xb7 Good written and spoken English\xc2\xb7 Measure and identify areas for improving Quality and overall Delivery\xc2\xb7 Able to communicate efficiently\xc2\xb7 Good Team PlayerSpecific Qualifications (if required)Skills ReferentialBehavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)Ability to collaborate / TeamworkClient focusedAbility to deliver / Results drivenAbility to share / pass on knowledgeTransversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)Analytical AbilityAbility to set up relevant performance indicatorsAbility to develop and adapt a processAbility to understand, explain and support changeChoose an item.Education Level:Bachelor Degree or equivalentExperience LevelAt least 3 yearsOther/Specific Qualifications (if required)QualificationsNA

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