IT Engineer

About BNP Paribas India Solutions: Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a fully owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, a leading European bank with global reach. Our delivery centers in Bengaluru, Chennai, and Mumbai operate as a 24x7 global hub, servicing the Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions, and Retail Banking business lines for BNP Paribas worldwide. We drive innovation and growth by leveraging the expertise of over 10,000 employees to deliver best-in-class support and solutions.

About BNP Paribas Group: BNP Paribas is the premier bank in the European Union and a significant international banking entity, with operations in 65 countries and a workforce of nearly 185,000, including over 145,000 in Europe. The Group excels in three core areas: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (encompassing retail banking and specialized businesses like BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval); Investment & Protection Services (providing savings, investment, and protection solutions); and Corporate & Institutional Banking (serving corporate and institutional clients). Through its diversified and integrated model, BNP Paribas supports clients—individuals, associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates, and institutions—in realizing their projects with solutions in financing, investment, savings, and insurance. The Group’s domestic markets in Europe are Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. BNP Paribas is extending its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a global banking leader, it possesses top platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas, and a rapidly expanding business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas is committed to Corporate Social Responsibility, contributing to a sustainable future while ensuring its performance and stability.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: At BNP Paribas, we champion diversity and cultivate an inclusive environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and can express their true selves. We strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants, regardless of gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, color, national origin, age, religion, social status, or physical or mental disabilities, veteran status, etc. We firmly believe that the diversity and inclusion of our teams are fundamental to our success in serving our clients and the communities we engage with.

About Business Line/Function: ARVAL Service Lease

Arval is a car leasing and services company for professional entities, recently expanded to the retail market. Operating in 30 countries, Arval aims to be best-in-class for customer satisfaction and innovation, embracing partnerships and new technologies.

Arval IT: The IT Department of the Company

The IT Production Tribe is a vital component of Arval IT, focused on critical operational areas. It comprises four domains:

• Production Security Domain: Manages production security, including security monitoring, advanced malware protection, secure networks and hosting, security data warehousing/dashboards, DLP technicals, service design validation, privileged access control, vulnerability management, and production security project management and resilience.
• Application Production Domain: Oversees the daily operation of over 200 business applications within Arval's information system, ensuring smooth functioning, addressing issues, and implementing improvements.
• Infrastructure Domain: Manages, deploys, and supports Arval infrastructure hosted in BNPP Datacenters. This includes defining and enhancing the infrastructure service catalog, anticipating capacity planning, and integrating security and compliance. The domain has four teams: Network, Digital Working, Windows, Linux & Storage & Virtualisation.
• Technical Office Domain: Contributes to Project Architecture Overview (PAO) preparation and validation, drives obsolescence management, oversees the Production Cloud Competency Center, and provides technology expertise (e.g., ExaCC, Secure Transport).

Job Title: IT Engineer – Network Engineer

Date: 01/05/2025

Department: Arval IT/Production/Infra

Location: Offshore

Business Line / Function: IT ARVAL Network Engineer

Reports To: ISPL Production Manager (Direct), Network Manager (Functional)

Position Purpose: The engineer/developer collaborates closely with team members and business teams to develop features aligned with requirements. Responsibilities include ensuring developments adhere to best practices, monitoring deployments in higher environments, and providing support for production and test environments, including job monitoring and issue resolution.

Responsibilities:

• Direct Responsibilities:
  • Firewalling: Applying modifications to ARVAL Firewall policies (add/remove/edit policies, manage NAT rules), applying modifications to ARVAL Firewalls (add L3 interfaces, VLANs, manage routes), and patching ARVAL Firewalls (deploying security hotfixes) during non-business hours. Providing L2 support for incidents and assisting users in identifying flow-related blocking points. Technologies: Checkpoint, Fortinet.
  • Load-Balancing: Deploying Virtual IP addresses (VIPs) per Arval standards, and deploying or renewing certificates (public/internal) monthly to prevent incidents. Providing L2 support for incidents and assisting users in identifying VIP-related blocking points. Technologies: F5 and Citrix Netscaler.
  • Proxy: Deploying whitelist and blacklist rules based on security requirements. Providing L2 support for incidents and assisting users in identifying proxy-related blocking points. Technology: Trellix Web Gateways.
  • Routing/Switching: Implementing routes as required and providing/configuring switchports. Providing L2 support for incidents and assisting users in identifying routing/switching blocking points. Technology: Cisco Nexus 9K (VPC).
• Contributing Responsibilities: Assisting the incident management team and serving as the first point of contact for Arval network-related incidents.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies:

• Autonomy and motivation in daily tasks (Senior to expert level).
• Active participation in multi-technology squads.
• Proactivity in raising alerts, understanding the global context, and suggesting solutions beyond one's immediate area.
• Ability to provide proof of development matching requirements (test cases).
• Effective communication with business stakeholders (English proficiency).
• Knowledge of deployment/versioning tools (e.g., Ansible, Refapp).
• Knowledge of project tracking software (e.g., Jira, Snow, Tufin).
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., Dynatrace).

Specific Technical Skills Required For This Role:

• Proven experience managing Checkpoint Firewalls (VSX, R81.20).
• Proven experience managing F5 Load Balancers (LTM module). Experience with Citrix Netscaler is a plus.
• Proven experience managing Proxies (McAfee/Trellix Web Gateways).
• Proven experience managing Cisco Switches (VLAN management, VPC configuration). Experience with HP/Comware switches is a plus.

Specific Qualifications (if Required):

Skills Referential:

• Behavioral Skills: Attention to detail / rigor, Adaptability, Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving, Ability to deliver / Results driven.
• Transversal Skills: Analytical Ability, Ability to develop and adapt a process, Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution, Ability to understand, explain and support change.

Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent.

Experience Level: At least 5 years.