Job Description

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.


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 Businessline/Function :


For 150 years, BNP Paribas Wealth Management has been committed to protecting clients' wealth, developing it, and eventually passing it on to their loved ones. We deliver tailor-made experience, with outstanding attention to detail and expertise from precise local knowledge to the global know-how that we access from the Group. Our goal is to create a new wealth management experience fit for a world where digital interactions have come to enhance human ones. Wealth Management Investment Solution Hub (WMIS Hub) provides a global IT solution for BNP Paribas Wealth Management where we develop, maintain and evolve IT applications which fits to the specific needs of BNP Paribas Wealth Management business users.


Speech Analytics Programme specific to Wealth Management deals with analysis of call recordings and transcripts, implementation of Business logic in order to generate meaningful Analytics for end users.


Job Title:


Senior Java Developer


Date:


01/06/2024


Department:


WMIS-ITHUB


Location:


CHENNAI


Business Line / Function:


FUNCT&TVL - Data and AI Solutions Division


Reports to:


(Direct)


NA


Grade:


(if applicable)


(Functional)


NA


Number of Direct Reports:


Directorship / Registration:


NA

POSITION PURPOSE
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Under the direct responsibility of the project manager for Speech Analytics.


Speech Analytics is a platform in Asia providing business solutions around VOICE RECORDING TRANSLATION. It covers use cases for Compliance and Analytical needs.



The Sr Java Developer will be responsible to oversee the integration of this vendor solution within the Banks IT System, ensuring alignment with banks governance and practices.

The Sr Java Developer therefore must have good experience working in an engagement that involves vendor develop products. In addition, must have the skills/ability to co-ordinate with different teams (internal/external) critical for problem solving / root cause analysis or for gathering of needs for project related activities.



The Sr Java Developer will also be responsible to ensure the technical stack used by the platform are in alignment with the group standards and adhering to the group security and including platform/software obsolescence management.



Should there be a need for Development works, the Sr Java Developer must be experienced in design & develop modular, reusable data exchange platform/layer (Java Stack •) that hosts/consumes/orchestrates APIs from various upstream and downstream systems in a cloud platform, all in accordance to the organization's REST API standards (test driven design, versioning, obsolescence, security). Should the platform be moved to a Cloud solution, the Java Tech must help to facilitate the transition.

• Java Tech Stack : Java 8 or above, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Data JPA, REST APIs, MySQL/Postgres, Multi Threading, Scripting (Windows / Shell)


Sr Java Developer should have hands-on development skills with Tech Stack list mentioned above, especially strong with Java and Spring Boot. Should be capable of Writing Junit test cases, good standard code with reusability and extensibility, taking ownership of the entire module through all phases of project life cycle like, design, development, Testing (Unit, SIT and UAT), deployment activities, defect fixes and Prod cut-over.

Responsibilities

DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES
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• Lead Junior developers efficiently to drive the project to completion.
• Engage the vendor on all technical matters (e.g. review of technical solution/assessment on technical impact of delivery / feedback on quality/ensure solution has no impact on organization IT security and effectiveness of vendor.
• Responsible for managing & reporting technical risks.
• Control and Maintain the quality of the developments (norms & standards, frameworks, source control, technical reviews, code reviews)
• Provide guidance to team members.
• Participate to recruitment, on-board and train new comers.

CONTRIBUTING RESPONSIBILITIES
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• When needed, Participate to the full development lifecycle including design, estimation, planning, development, unit test, release and implementation support.
• Work with the Business Analyst and Solution architects to understand the business requirements and translate them to technical solutions in the application.
• Contribute / review the technical specifications.

TECHNICAL & BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
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• Proficient with Spring Batch, Multi-Threading, Spring Boot, Spring data JPA, PostGre DB
• Hands-on experience as Senior Developer, coaching team members and leading the building and delivery of Web / API solutions.
• Mentor a team and work with groups effectively.
• Strong knowledge about design patterns and development principles.
• Good practical knowledge of design of RDBMS and SQL.
• Strong critical thinker with problem solving aptitude.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Exposure on Container Technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience on CI/CD (BitBucket, Jenkins, Nexus, Serena)
• Previous experience with DevOps and Agile.
• General banking knowledge or Banking knowledge related to Wealth Management / Private banking.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding BNPP, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS (IF REQUIRED)
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Java / Web Technologies and Frameworks


Java 8+, Spring Batch, Multi-Threading, Spring Boot, Spring data JPA, PostGre DB


SQL and ORM (JPA, Hibernate)


REST API


JMS


SQL / PL/SQL / T-SQL


Docker, Kubernetes

Skills Referential



Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)



Communication skills - oral & written



Critical thinking



Ability to share / pass on knowledge



Ability to deliver / Results driven



Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)



Ability to understand, explain and support change



Ability to develop and adapt a process



Ability to develop others & improve their skills



Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution



Ability to manage a project



Education Level:


Bachelor Degree or equivalent



Experience Level


At least 7 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

• Speaking at conferences and/or user groups
• Contributing to open source projects
• Exposure to Enterprise Architecture
• Exposure to Kafka, ElasticSearch