Technology Architect

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 Business Line/Function CIB Architecture & Digital is a global team of technology and domain experts whose mission is to help optimize value across the full IT lifecycle. Our extensive range of services are designed to support CIB teams from early stage experimentation all the way through to Production. These services ensure that projects align with CIB strategy, principles and standards, and comply with Group policies. Job Title Senior Technical Architect Date 25/04/2024 Department Transversal IT Location: Mumbai, Chennai Business Line / Function ISPL CIB IT Architecture Reports To (Direct) Principal Technical Architect Grade (if applicable) (Functional) Number Of Direct Reports Directorship / Registration: NA Position Purpose Current position is under ISPL CIB IT Architecture team to work with the Technical Architecture team, to perform technical assessment of CIB applications and ensure application teams adhere to CIB Technology standards. The role is pretty hands on role to design, build & enhance enterprise applications & assist teams at ISPL to provide technical solutions. Direct Responsibilities - Validate technical architecture of CIB applications as a part of the ITSVC & Innovation pipeline process - Ensure application teams adhere to CIB Technology standards while designing & building their solutions - Contribute/review the technical design and/or specifications - Responsible for managing & reporting technical risks - Participate in Global architecture initiatives and finding ways to roll out to the ISPL teams - Involve into studies of specific technologies or families of technologies & present synthesis documents to senior management Contributing Responsibilities - Contribute towards innovation; suggest new technical practices for efficiency improvement - Contribute towards recruitment efforts for the team Technical & Behavioral Competencies Mandatory Skills - Proficient in defining architecture solutions for complex enterprise applications - Strong knowledge about design patterns, integration patterns - Good experience in technical analysis of n-tier applications with multiple integrations using object oriented, APIs & Microservices approaches - Strong knowledge in Core Java, J2EE, Spring framework, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA - Strong knowledge in RDBMS / SQL with Oracle or SQL server or Postgres - Very good understanding of principle behind various DevSecOps practices and working experience of industry standard tools - Troubleshooting & Performance tuning using any profiling tools e.g. Dynatrace, JProfiler etc. - Significant development experience in building complex enterprise level applications - Excellent communication and co-ordination skills - Ability & willingness to learn & work on diverse technologies (languages, frameworks, and tools) - Inclination to constantly keep up to date on new technologies and frameworks - Self-motivated with good inter-personal and organization skills Nice To Have Skills - Good knowledge on front-end technologies preferably Angular. - Good knowledge on containerization & orchestration tools - Exposure to financial domain - Knowledge on Software methodology practice Agile Methodology & SCRUM practices Skills Referential Specific Qualifications (if required) Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills) Decision Making Attention to detail / rigor Critical thinking Communication skills - oral & written Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills) Analytical Ability Ability to develop and leverage networks Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment Education Level Ability to develop others & improve their skills Bachelor Degree or equivalent Experience Level At least 15 years Other/Specific Qualifications (if Required) Not Applicable