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, ****** 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:
BNL's Information Technology (IT) Area is a partner of the bank and the companies of the BNL BC Group for the digital evolution of operational and business models through the design, planning and implementation of distinctive, reliable and sustainable technological solutions.
IT Production Unit reports functionally to the ITG (Informatique Technologies Groupe) department of the parent company, is functionally responsible for the IT structures of the companies of the BNL BC Group and coordinates the IT community of the BNPP Group in Italy, with the aim of obtaining all possible synergies of purpose, ensure full operational consistency and enable the digital transformation of our Group. As part of IT Production BNL, Application Production is responsible for supporting the IT production applications for BNL.
BNL Application Production activities are critical and highly visible. Around 700 applications and 4000 servers are under IT Production - Application Production responsibility. BNL Application Production 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, BNL Application Production is hiring experienced IT professionals who are open minded, willing to learn and to be part of the transformation roadmap.
BNL CTO Office - Open Data and Monitoring ensure local convergence to Products and technological standards required by the Group (Dynatrace and Log as a Service tools). Manage the evolution of the CMDB to guarantee Asset data reliable in supporting IT Service Management operational processes. Assure the BAU of IT Obsolescence governance. Implement the Master Data Management framework and the related data quality controls.
Job Title:
Cloud & AI Platform Expert
Date:
Jan 2026
Department:
ITGP
Location:
Chennai
Business Line / Function:
Group Functions
Reports to:
(Direct)
ISPL ITG OPS
Grade:
(if applicable)
(Functional)
BNP PARIBAS BNL CTO
Number of Direct Reports:
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
The primary purpose of the position will be to support BNL Open Cloud & AI Platform Adoption team in their CHANGE activities, primarily:
- support the following key BNL IT initiatives (list not exhaustive):
- DMZR as Code
- Core Banking Transformation
- IT Resilience
- Digital Jump
- study, prototyping and integration of new dedicated Cloud IBM capabilities into BNL IT ecosystem, so extending BNL IT standards catalog and related User guidelines
- AI platforms integration in BNL ecosystem and AI demand capacity monitoring
evolution of Apigee platform and API Management practice
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
· Coordinate closely with Rome Open Cloud & AI Platform Adoption team working on IT evolution programs and all other BNL BNP Paribas IT teams
· Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (English)
· Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
· A proactive and results-driven approach to work
· Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve potential issues
Contributing Responsibilities
· Help build team spirit and integrate into BNL BNP Paribas culture
· Contribute to the regular activity reporting and KPI calculation
· Contribute to continuous improvement actions, especially the lessons learned from handovers to Paris
· Contribute expanding new skills & knowledge within ISPL teams
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
For the reinforcement of our team, we are looking for an Cloud & AI Expert with the following skills:
o Cloud architectural standards and principles
o Kubernetes, Container
o Openshift
o Relational and no-SQL Databases (Oracle, Postgres, MondoDB, SQL Server, Redis)
o Kafka and event driven architecture
Competences in more than one of the following technologies:
o DevOps tools, like for ex. Ansible & Python
o Former infrastructure administration and configuration experience
o System Scripting (Shell, Python, etc.)
o Former ML modeling and AI platforms experience
o Hypervisors and virtualization
o Apigee
o Archimate
General competences:
o Knowledge of ITIL
o General IT infrastructure knowledge
o Basic network and security knowledge
o IT Continuity and IT Resilience principles
Specific Qualifications (if required)
Basic knowledge of Italian language will be considered a plus
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
Client focused
Ability to deliver / Results driven
Communication skills - oral & written
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Analytical Ability
Ability to set up relevant performance indicators
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Ability to manage a project
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 5 years
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
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, ****** 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:
BNL's Information Technology (IT) Area is a partner of the bank and the companies of the BNL BC Group for the digital evolution of operational and business models through the design, planning and implementation of distinctive, reliable and sustainable technological solutions.
IT Production Unit reports functionally to the ITG (Informatique Technologies Groupe) department of the parent company, is functionally responsible for the IT structures of the companies of the BNL BC Group and coordinates the IT community of the BNPP Group in Italy, with the aim of obtaining all possible synergies of purpose, ensure full operational consistency and enable the digital transformation of our Group. As part of IT Production BNL, Application Production is responsible for supporting the IT production applications for BNL.
BNL Application Production activities are critical and highly visible. Around 700 applications and 4000 servers are under IT Production - Application Production responsibility. BNL Application Production 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, BNL Application Production is hiring experienced IT professionals who are open minded, willing to learn and to be part of the transformation roadmap.
BNL CTO Office - Open Data and Monitoring ensure local convergence to Products and technological standards required by the Group (Dynatrace and Log as a Service tools). Manage the evolution of the CMDB to guarantee Asset data reliable in supporting IT Service Management operational processes. Assure the BAU of IT Obsolescence governance. Implement the Master Data Management framework and the related data quality controls.
Job Title:
Cloud & AI Platform Expert
Date:
Jan 2026
Department:
ITGP
Location:
Chennai
Business Line / Function:
Group Functions
Reports to:
(Direct)
ISPL ITG OPS
Grade:
(if applicable)
(Functional)
BNP PARIBAS BNL CTO
Number of Direct Reports:
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
The primary purpose of the position will be to support BNL Open Cloud & AI Platform Adoption team in their CHANGE activities, primarily:
- support the following key BNL IT initiatives (list not exhaustive):
- DMZR as Code
- Core Banking Transformation
- IT Resilience
- Digital Jump
- study, prototyping and integration of new dedicated Cloud IBM capabilities into BNL IT ecosystem, so extending BNL IT standards catalog and related User guidelines
- AI platforms integration in BNL ecosystem and AI demand capacity monitoring
evolution of Apigee platform and API Management practice
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
· Coordinate closely with Rome Open Cloud & AI Platform Adoption team working on IT evolution programs and all other BNL BNP Paribas IT teams
· Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (English)
· Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
· A proactive and results-driven approach to work
· Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve potential issues
Contributing Responsibilities
· Help build team spirit and integrate into BNL BNP Paribas culture
· Contribute to the regular activity reporting and KPI calculation
· Contribute to continuous improvement actions, especially the lessons learned from handovers to Paris
· Contribute expanding new skills & knowledge within ISPL teams
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
For the reinforcement of our team, we are looking for an Cloud & AI Expert with the following skills:
o Cloud architectural standards and principles
o Kubernetes, Container
o Openshift
o Relational and no-SQL Databases (Oracle, Postgres, MondoDB, SQL Server, Redis)
o Kafka and event driven architecture
Competences in more than one of the following technologies:
o DevOps tools, like for ex. Ansible & Python
o Former infrastructure administration and configuration experience
o System Scripting (Shell, Python, etc.)
o Former ML modeling and AI platforms experience
o Hypervisors and virtualization
o Apigee
o Archimate
General competences:
o Knowledge of ITIL
o General IT infrastructure knowledge
o Basic network and security knowledge
o IT Continuity and IT Resilience principles
Specific Qualifications (if required)
Basic knowledge of Italian language will be considered a plus
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
Client focused
Ability to deliver / Results driven
Communication skills - oral & written
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Analytical Ability
Ability to set up relevant performance indicators
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Ability to manage a project
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 5 years
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Application Production Support - Cloud & AI Platform Expert position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in Chennai offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.