BNP Paribas is looking for a Level 2 IT Engineer, to be part of the team that provides Level 2 monitoring and administration of the Backup infrastructure that supports BNP entities, across Europe, during business and non-business hours. 

The Back-up Engineer will have the following responsibilities: 

– Monitoring and management of the alarms, intervention based on the instructions, checking the good function of the infrastructure for which you are responsible, changes in the production environments 

• Management of the entire backup infrastructure 
• Secure the quality of the services  
• Management and resolution of incidents, interventions and follow-up on incidents, enhancement of the incident reports and knowledge base 
• Write procedures, enhance existing incident reports 
• Identify recurrent incidents and open problem tickets 
• Client Relationship: communicate to the Client changes, incidents and provide summary about service quality, in agreement with the Service Contract 
• Stay in touch as individual and as a team to evolutions of the technologies in your perimeter, follow the functional and organizational changes, consider new procedures for handling your perimeter 

What qualities do we look for? 

As a Back-up IT Engineer, we expect very good knowledge in the following areas: 

• Experience in using as many of the following tools: IBM TSM, Dell DataDomain, CommVault, Veritas NetBackup 
• Experience related to OS (Windows, AIX and Linux) and virtualization. 
• Basic storage infrastructure knowledge 
• Knowledge related to backup infrastructure tasks: 

1. installing and configuring backup agents,  
2. using LAN-free backup,  
3. declaring/ edit/ decommissioning clients (TSM/CommVault) 
4. analyze / diagnose malfunctions etc… 

• Register, troubleshoot and provide solution for incidents. 
• Follow-up open incidents/requests in the agreed SLAs 
• Open tickets with third party suppliers 
• Follow-up incidents with third party suppliers 
• Escalate towards upper support level in case of impossibility to solve the incidents 

General Skills we expect: 

• Be able to write a clear report of your activities 
• Understand and follow written instructions and procedures 
• Be able to provide updates to existing documentation and procedures 
• Very good communication skills and capacity to provide feedback 
• Teamwork – we work together and not as individuals 
• Adherence to the team schedule 
• Capacity to maintain focus on given tasks 
• Be proactive 
• Respect the processes 
• Very good communication skills in English (oral and written); knowledge of French is a plus 

Required Skills: 

• NetBackup/TSM/CommVault 
• Data Domain 
• Linux  
• Windows 
• AIX (Unix) 
• Virtualization 
• Service-Level Agreements (SLA) 
• ITIL foundation 
• Talent Development 
• Communication  
• Teamwork 

Why chose BNP Paribas? 

• Progressive career development opportunities of a large multi-national bank 
• Talent Development opportunities within BNP Paribas Group 
• Employee culture that is focused on creating a great place to work 
• Multinational business environment 
• On-the-job training and networking opportunities 

COMPETENCES

• Education: University degree (preferably economics/banking related studies)

• Experience: 5-7 years’ experience acquired in international, professional environment in Trade Finance.
• Personality features and competences: 
  • Reliability and responsiveness
  • Ability to handle multitasks assignments
  • Speed and accurateness 
  • Readiness to work effectively in a team
  • Ability to work under pressure with common sense
  • Ability to communicate, interact and co-operate with other business lines/functions
  • Knowledge of legal and regulatory framework related to Customs Guarantees and Public Procurement Act provisions
  • Knowledge of specific products – L/C, L/G, Collections
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of documentary business operations and applicable ICC, Paris rules and legal requirements in force
• Languages (level): Fluent in English and Romanian. Another language – an advantage.
• Computer skills: Good knowledge of MS Office.

MISSION

• Provides CIB clients with a unique entry point for first level of support on Trade Finance activities.
• Provides CIB centralized back-office teams with straightforward and timely instructions
• Provides RMs and Regional GTS head with general administrative support 

ACTIVITIES

• Responsible for the operational handling of trade finance transactions including commercial propositions, application process, documentation and supervision of terms and conditions in close collaboration with front office, legal department and risk management;
• Responsible for providing administrative support to Regional GTS  Manager;
• Responsible for assisting and support Clients  on all operational issues on Trade transactions executed and/or to be executed by the Branch;
• Supports expanding the trade finance business by providing top service to existing and potential clients;
• Manages and co-ordinates trade finance applications and its acceptance process; 
• Makes sure that the application files are complete and prepared in accordance with established risk assessment procedures and liaises with clients when needed;    
• Organizes efficient and high quality processing of all trade finance transactions, based on the bank’s guidelines and credit policy;
• Prepares trade finance documentation based on agreed standard templates and liaises with the relevant internal parties for customization and validation; 
• Advises clients on trade finance instruments and provides guidance in terms of commercial terms and conditions, documents etc. 
• Establishes and maintains close contact with the clients to ensure that documents have been properly received, communicates discrepancies and provides guidance and advice on the documentation; 
• Makes sure that all files are in compliance with the agreed terms and conditions and checks that approved credit limits have been met;  
• Liaises with appropriate internal parties when needed on excess limits, incidents or rejections;
• Provides ongoing trade support to existing and potential new clients; 
• Prepares regularly proper and accurate reports to the local management and the headquarter on the trade finance portfolio in accordance with the bank’s guidelines / group policy; 
• Plays an active role in implementing workflows and procedures which comply with group internal guidelines and external regulatory and legal requirements; 
• Signs the advising/remitting letters for documents under L/Cs, documentary collections and bank guarantees as per the existing authorizations/ Matrix / Power of   Attorney;
• Performs necessary controls as per internal procedures.

Would you like to join an international Shared Service Center that delivers first class applications for our business and clients around the world? Central Europe Technologies is looking for a Risk & Internal Audit Specialist to join our team!

 Key Responsibilities  

• Review/audit of the Expert Systems (internal tools for automatic decision-making process, used within BNP Paribas Personal Finance entities).
• 2nd level controls on Expert Systems and data quality processes.

• Manages and ensures the Expert Systems audit quality.
• Ensures the compliance of procedures, standards, security, and controls of the activity.
• Verifies the documentation proofs of the 1st level controls performance.
• Is involved in audit missions for Expert Systems, writes and reviews the audit mission report and monitors the implementation of the action plans.
• Proposes monitoring tools for the audit activity on Expert Systems.
• Defines solutions and initiatives for optimizing the system, working closely with internal and global teams.

What we are looking for 

• Around 5 years of experience in fields such as: internal audit, internal control, financial audit, mathematics/statistics/data, business analysis, financial analysis or similar.
• University graduate with technical profile (e.g., Polytechnic, Computer Science, Mathematics, Cybernetics, Economy).
• Experience in any programming language is an advantage, SAS/Unix shell/tool or similar, or the ability to assimilate this type of knowledge.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, Power Point – advanced level).
• English – proficient level (C1); French medium level would be a plus.
• Good communication skills.
• Capable of holding meetings with a wide range of interlocutors, having various positions.
• Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
• Very strong logical thinking and attention to details.
• Proactivity.

 What we offer 

• Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs.
• Private Medical Subscription within Regina Maria or Sanador.
• Life Insurance. 
• Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses.
• 24 days of annual leave. 
• Access to training and well-being platforms (such as Pluralsight, GoodHabitz, Hilio).
• Hybrid way of working. 
• Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more.

Who are we?

We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.

Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 19 countries and we are consistently expanding.

Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .Net, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (credit analysts, collection officers, System Expert administrators).

Our culture:

We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.

Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.

We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities.

Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions. 

Main responsibilities:

• Provide support and methodology related to the operational framework for procedure management.
• Support the implementation of the BNP Paribas framework on operational risk and permanent control.
• Ensure the validated procedures are properly stored and communicated to the relevant stakeholders within the Company.
• Manage the internal inventory of procedures.
• Monitor whether the Company’s Departments and Functions have an updated control plan in place and the permanent controls are performed in accordance with the schedule.
• Define, plan and perform the controls related to Procurement, Outsourcing, Fraud, Compliance and People and Property Security.
• Ensure the risks taxonomy, processes and organization cartographies are in place and contribute to their analysis and update.
• Ensure the follow-up of the implementation, within the due date, of self-identified action plans established by the 1st LoD related to failing controls, operational incidents and RCSA.
• Ensure the follow-up of the implementation, within the due date, of the permanent control actions and recommendations issued as a result of the 2nd LoD controls, internal and external audit missions, and authorities.
• Ensure the appropriated follow-up of the company risk forms.
• Contribute to the update or creation of reports managed locally or by the Group regarding operational risk and permanent control.
• Contribute to the organization of committees requested by the operational risk management framework (e.g. Internal Control Committee).
• Provide methodology and support the preparation process of TAC/NAC Committees (exceptional transactions, new products/activities/processes), and monitor the implementation of issued pre/post conditions.
• Ensure the employees’ and OPC network awareness on operational risk and permanent control.
• Contribute and assist on defining the appropriate trainings on operational risk and permanent control framework for the employees and OPC network.

Required academic level /professional experience:

• University degree on economics or legal;
• Professional experience in GRC minimum 3 years (Governance, Risk Management and Compliance), internal control processes and/or audit area.

Personal and technical skills:

• Resilience and flexibility to work in a dynamic and changing environment;
• Self-motivated person, wishing to acquire experience and build a career in a dynamic environment;
• Excellent collaboration skills, able to work across functional and international lines;
• Ability to be firm when needed and show flexibility when possible;
• Effective time management, planning and organizational skills;
• Attention to detail and very good analytical qualities;
• Team player mentality: ability and willingness to collaborate and support;
• Pragmatic, with a positive attitude as well as a great capacity of comprehension;
• Experience exercising discretion and confidentiality with sensitive company information;
• Control and risk mindset;
• Critical thinking;
• Active listening;
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint);
• Very good/advanced level of English.

What we offer:

• Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs
• Private Medical Subscription within Regina Maria or Sanador
• Life Insurance
• Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses
• 24 days of annual leave
• Access to training and well-being platforms (such as Pluralsight, GoodHabitz, Hilio)
• Hybrid way of working
• Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more

Who are we?

We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.

Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 19 countries and we are consistently expanding.

Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .Net, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (credit analysts, collection officers, System Expert administrators).

Our culture:

We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.

Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.

We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model, because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities

Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions.