Senior Python Developer

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 24×7 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:

Shared Service Center – Data is a global BNP Paribas CIB IT team responsible for the delivery of IT platforms and solutions across a wide range of areas including Analytics, Business Intelligence, Big Data and ETL to all business lines like Global Markets, Global Banking, BP2S and functions like HR, Compliance of CIB. 

The Shared Service Centre is based in Paris, London and Chennai.  Client-facing functions are primarily based onshore and delivery functions are primarily based offshore

Job Title:

Senior Software Engineer

Date:

1/07/2024

Department:

SSC

Location:

Benguluru

Business Line / Function:

CIB IT

Reports to:

(Direct)

Grade:

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

Overall 3-5 years of Software Development Experience in python in delivery of IT Projects and specifically in the area of Data Systems / BI. Some of the Key skill requirements:

• Solution Architecture experience in the areas of Data Analytics, Integration and reporting (Specifically implementations using Open Source Tools (Python) / Big Data Distribution,

·       Strong experience with python programming language, (pandas, dask, numpy, PySpark…),

·       Strong experience on big data manipulation (Spark, Elastic Search…),

• Solid experience in the areas of RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server) in terms of database design, optimization, performance management etc.,
• Experience in no-sql databases: MongoDB, Cassandra, neo4j…
• Design / Architecture Experience in Building Products, Frameworks and Components,
• Ability to understand Hardware / Software Architecture and solution skills in line with the infrastructure,
• Good understanding of Computer Science: algorithms, complexity, etc.
• Wider IT culture & interest: OS, parallelization, network, machine learning, databases

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Definition of technical strategy within the SSC and also for the CIB Data Hub
• Define and deliver a roadmap to evolve the architecture of the SSC and CIB Data Hub
• Define Standards, Guidelines, Best Practices and Frameworks / Assets
• Work across multiple projects being delivered by the SSC to ensure target architecture standards are maintained
• Work with IT teams outside the SSC to provide architectural guidance and best practice
• Reporting and presenting to architecture committees as required
• Track and report on delivery of shared functionality
• Stakeholder management
• Encourage continuous improvement, innovation and creativity
• Facilitate problem solving & collaboration
• Ability to discover / analyze problems, and present solutions in a clear and concise manner
• Contribute to the implementation of improvements to the data processing systems
• Proof of concept data projects

Contributing Responsibilities

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Database – Sql Server, Oracle

Programming Language – PYTHON, JAVA

Big Data – Apache Spark

Concepts : Python software development stacks, frameworks (Django, Flask etc) and tools such as Pandas, Numpy, xlrd, xlwt, openpyxl, sqlalchemy, dateutil, pytest, unitest etc.

Lambda functions, Decorators, Collections, Generators, Regular Expressions and Threading

Knowledge of OOPS and Data Structure concepts

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git

Specific Qualifications (if required)

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Communication skills – oral & written

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Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Analytical Ability

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

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Education Level:

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 3 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)