Job Title: Application Production Support - RISK IT

Department: RISK IT

About Business Line/Function

The mission of Risk Systems is to provide Senior Management of the Group, of the Operating Divisions, and of RISK with full transparency and dynamic analysis of the risks and clients managed by Corporate Investment Banking (CIB) and Investment Solutions (IS) Business Units, as per the scope detailed below.

On Market & Liquidity risks: it is Group-wide. Risk Systems comprehensively covers the CIB capital markets activities, ALM Treasury as well as the IS Business Units, 

On Counterparty risks: it is Group-wide. Risk Systems cover all counterparty risks arising from derivative and repo transactions,  

Depending on mandates given, Risk Systems also assumes, directly or indirectly, responsibility for the above risk categories in specific areas of the Retail Business Units.

To provide a fully integrated market and counterparty risk management system, combining flexibility with industrial reliability, operating at the heart of the bank's risk management framework helping to protect shareholder value and the integrity of investment banking activities

Position Purpose

Within BNP Paribas, RISK group is responsible for calculating & providing Market and Credit Risk to traders, market and risk analysts. We are looking for a Support Analyst to provide enterprise level technical & business support to our users located globally. You will analyze all available sources of information, as well as liaising with colleagues to obtain technical & business knowledge in order to ensure quick resolution to run the business functions. The main objective is to consistently deliver high quality client services to Risk Systems users by combining industrial operational processes with sound risk knowledge. The team is responsible to ensure the correct risks are available in timely manner and to provide functional provision of the risk system to the users daily.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Understanding of the flow & overall business in investment banking
         Ensuring the accurate calculation reporting of capital measures such as value-at-risk (VaR), stress VaR, Incremental Risk Charge (IRC), Comprehensive Risk Measure (CRM) including the floor calculation, counterparty risk exposure capital and VaR-on-CVA for the perimeter covered by the approved internal models.
         Ensuring the timely re-calibration of these models and performance of back-testing to support the usage of these models for the capital declaration.
         Ensuring the accurate calculation of other critical risk measures such as credit value adjustments and market risk reserves that impact the bank's P&L
         Ensuring the timely provision of other risk measures such as stress testing and Greeks required by users for limit monitoring, analysis and reporting.
         Ensuring users of the system receive the agreed level of service
         Responsible Data integrity: responsible to check the data integrity within the system.

Research, diagnose, troubleshoot and identify solutions to resolve functional/data issues/queries

         Able to understand KPI reporting, prepare accurate and timely reports

Provide a first level of explanation on level and the movements of the risk metrics displayed and computed within Risk Systems: Risk Sensitivities, Capital Charges, Reserves, Stress Tests, CVA, Limits, and Exposure.

         Appropriate and timely communication with all stakeholders
         Ability to operate in Agile methodology and have an understanding on deliverables.
         Experience and knowledge of financial products across asset classes
         2 Yrs of experience of risk management experience at least
         Maintain quality of deliverables to keep the key KPI and trends in check
         Provide input to the implementation plans
         Creative problem-solving ability, inquisitive mind-set, comfortable with working on ambiguous situation
         Attention to detail and high-quality standards of documentation, processes and control of environment

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Strong IT Production Support / Application Production support experience in Investment banking domain
Have worked in production systems with critical systems following SDLC lifecycle.
Team player with strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
Hands-on experience in Unix/Linux systems and Shell or Python scripting.
Hands-on experience in SQL - Sybase.
Experience of Java would be an added advantage.
Knowledge of Capital Market or Market Risk and Credit Risk would be an added

Specific Qualifications

Minimum 3-10 years of Strong Production support Experience preferably in Investment banking domain.
Prior experience in similar domain.

Technical Skills

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

Unix / Python / Shell scripting
Dynatrace / Geneos / ITSM Tools
Python (good to have)
PowerBi (good to have)

Behavioral Skills

Communication
Analytical Ability
Team Player

Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Location: Mumbai / Thane

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 specialized 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.

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.

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. 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.