Network Engineer

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

The Network Infrastructure and Telecom team is responsible for supervising, monitoring and developing the Networks, Infrastructure and Telecommunication of the regional Hub of BNP Paribas in the India region, liaising with BNP Paribas Head Offices where all major banking applications are hosted. Telecom Team activities plays a major role in the structure of processes that govern decision making around IT investment, client and suppliers relationships, project management.

Job Title

Senior INet (firewall/proxy/F5)

Engineer

Date

July 22, 2025

Department

APAC ITIP – Network & Telecoms

Location:

Chennai

Reports To

Business Line / Function:

(Direct)

Head of IN iNet

Grade

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number Of Direct Reports

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

Replacement of internal resource.

The main activities of the Senior INET engineer is to design, propose, develop a robust, redundant Networks, and Network security architecture, help and support BAU team for any critical incident or task. He should propose and promote secure, robust, stable, redundant, innovative, evolutionary cost-effective Network Security architecture. He will assist the team in ensuring effective service management to meet service-level agreements and control costs.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Maintain and upgrade BNPP Corporate Investment Bank (CIB) network and connectivity to other CIB offices, regional exchanges, collocation sites and clients
• Provide network design, solution deployment, and technical documentation for network and security related equipment such as Firewall, Load Balancer, IPS, proxy etc.
• Translates business requirements into technical designs that ensure availability, stability, scalability, security and ensure the solutions comply to Bank’s standard
• Participates in coordination with the Central architecture team to various initiatives such as Proof of Concepts, evaluations and tests. Assures those initiatives are coherent with the Regional constraints
• Understands the Regional business requirements, translates them and elaborates in coordination with the central engineering teams suitable technical solutions in line with the Global team’s Infrastructure standards.
• Gathers all business requirements, defines, documents and communicates solutions to the appropriate parties and Implements or oversees implementation of those solutions with the central team
  
  

Contributing Responsibilities

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of network architecture design, implementation and support
• Practical experience in deploying network and security equipment, such as wireless infrastructure, firewalls, load balancers and proxy
• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP and OSPF running on firewall, F5 LTM, MacAfee proxy and Cisco ISE with strong deployment and troubleshooting experience.
• Strong technical background in managing Checkpoint and Fortinet firewalls in implementation and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with network monitoring and troubleshooting/analysis tools, such as Solarwinds, WireShark, NetFluke, ServOne etc.
• Familiarity with Market access across Asia Pacific, and ability to utilize network knowledge and experience to improve network infrastructure performance
• Working knowledge of ITIL framework
• Proficiency in handling complex IT-related projects: from writing a proposal, initiating, & planning projects, to executing, monitoring/controlling projects, until and including project closure.
• Good team and relationship builder with excellent communication skills at all levels
• Excellent document skills
  
  

Specific Qualifications (if Required)

• Holder of CCSA/CCSE or CNE-4/CNE-5 is the minimum requirement
• 8+ years of experience in firewall, proxy, F5 deployment services, with minimum 2 years in finance industry
• Expertise in exchange connectivity and trading network security infrastructure design, implementation and support
• Expertise in Firewall implementation and support
• Client-oriented, strong communication and organization skills
• Expertise in PMI methodology
• Self-starter
• Ability to work under pressure and delivery the project on time.
• Fluency in English
  
  

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Choose an item.

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to manage a project

Ability To Develop Others & Improve Their Skills

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Choose an item.

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 7 years