An Organized and Dependable Candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to help meet team achieve company goals.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Support Financial Institution's large-scale critical applications. Responsible for analyzing, assessing, monitoring, and troubleshooting application processes and data. Work well in a team setting collaborating and coordinating with colleagues, partner systems, and clients.
Responsible for maintaining and improving application stability and ensuring a positive experience for clients. Support in-house applications developed in Java and Scala running on Linux servers to service clients’ reference data requirements. Well-qualified support professional with positive and friendly demeanor. Strong attention to detail, effective communication skills and solid history of tackling diverse and challenging requirements.
Broad expertise in a 24/7 operations environment identifying customer information, quick resolutions, solving, and processing problems. incident tickets to the appropriate support team once the issue is identified.
High-performing multidisciplinary technology professional, analytical thinker, organizational and time management skills, proven ability to multi-task, prioritize and pay attention to details in a fast-paced ever-changing environment, ability to communicate with internal and external customers, problem solver with experience in serving clients interested.
Performed all duties of operations resources and monitored all operational input to ensure effective project implementation. Continuously monitor applications and maintain data centers, networks, and servers. Analyzed and provided technical backup and third-line support, and developed appropriate strategies for a good working environment. Collaborated cross-functionally with client technical and nontechnical stakeholders to gather and understand the requirements. Participated in the new client implementation project, and support configuration, setup, testing, and rollout.
Monitored incoming notifications from clients, and determined the appropriate course of action based on those notifications. Maintained corporate action tracking system and ensured all relevant parties were fully informed about each corporate action taken.
Building relationships with customers by listening and helping them become successful and adapting to changes in the market. Focused every interaction around the customer’s best interest. Trained staff and had the ability to use preferred channels.
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills; strong ability to work across all key functions of the business.
Clients (Industries): State of Minnesota Office of Enterprise Technology (Government); Ensured compliance with all Federal, State, and agency laws, rules, policies, and procedures including IT Handbook and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); St. Paul Postal Employees Credit Union (Banking), Land O' Lakes (Dairy Cooperative), CHS Incorporated (Farming Cooperative), and JP Morgan & Chase (Financial Institution - Credit Transaction Monitoring and Batches Transmissions); Citigroup (Financial Institution) Entitlement scripting, in-house applications support in the cloud. Knowledgebase Confluence, Jira ticketing system, assess risk and impact of production issues and escalate to business and technology management in a timely manner. Areas of Expertise: (Change Request, Incident, Problem Management, ServiceNow), Committed to tracking full support ticket lifecycles to confirm successful resolutions. Ensure customer due diligence information is updated within the customer profiles.
Participate in application releases, from development, testing, and deployment into production.
Active involvement in and ownership of Support Project items, covering Stability, Efficiency, and effectiveness initiatives. Troubleshoot and research Autosys jobs failures and review logs for accuracy Working knowledge of JSON, UI, and Confluence Agile experience includes writing user stories, ticketing, tracking tasks, and updating team members concerning project progress.
Review for accuracy the Cash Transaction Logs Initiate investigations of customer activity for potentially suspicious activity
Document results of case investigations with recommendations as to whether the activity is suspicious
Prepare Suspicious Activity Reports when warranted which may include collaboration with Fraud Support Center.
Excellent organizer, communicator, and problem-solver. Support other team members and perform additional duties as assigned.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Applications Support Analyst
Citigroup Financial Services
11.2021
Provides technical and business support for users of Citi Applications
This includes providing quick resolutions to app issues and driving stability, efficiency, and effectiveness improvements to help us and the business succeeds
Maintains application systems that have completed the development stage and are running in the firm's daily operations
Manages maintains, and supports applications and their operating environments, focusing on stability, quality, and functionality against service level expectations
Creating ServiceNow (SNOW) Cases
Knowledgebase (Confluence)
Start-of-day checks, continuous monitoring, and regional handover
Assess risk and impact of production issues and escalate to business and technology management
in a timely manner
Partners with appropriate development and production support areas to prioritize bug fixes and support tooling requirements
Participate in application releases, from development, testing, and deployment into production
Engages in post-implementation analysis to ensure successful system design and functionality
Considers implications of the application of technology to the current environment
Identifies risks, vulnerabilities, and security issues; communicates impact
Act as a liaison between users/traders, interfacing with internal technology groups and vendors
Expected to be able to raise problems to appropriate technology and business teams, while adhering to Service Level Agreements
Exhibits sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex
information
Active involvement in and ownership of Support Project items, covering Stability, Efficiency, and effectiveness initiatives
Knowledge of SQL and API functionality
Performs other duties and functions as assigned.
Operations Support Analyst
JP Morgan & Chase
09.2012 - 09.2020
Provided 24/7 operations/production support issues in Unix/Linux environment on a day-to-day basis
Retained high levels of customer satisfaction and reliability
Fulfilling backend-user requests
Documented, tracked, and researched merchant technology-reported issues called into the Technology Operations Support hotline
Promote efficiency/accuracy by managing and executing intelligence/operations information communication
Verified and save daily Federal Reserve ACH Wire Settlement
Processed, sent, and approved all ACH files in established time frames
Documenting, tracking, and monitoring problems to ensure a timely resolution
Researched and resolved issues escalated from Technology Operations internal alerts, Help Desks,
Support Groups, and other departments
Provided accurate problem identification, ticket documentation, and customer/vendor dialogue
Provided activity, progress, and status reports to management and kept management posted on any
critical issues
Worked directly with developers, Oracle DBAs & engineers to ensure proper problem escalation
Troubleshooting and investigation of client connectivity issues, processing failures, and transactional inquiries
Proactive outreach to clients and internal partners to address processing errors or in support of the
platform
Applied Unix/Linux knowledge to debug job failure on any servers, exposed to the organizational
structure of investment bank
Performed production job scheduling using Control-M, job repair, and escalation
Analyzed various scheduled jobs (Autosys); studying their nature and performance
Run authorizers' queries in Splunk to determine the cause of denials
Completed daily task run book
Worked within Linux environments with Oracle SQL databases to search log files and compose SQL queries quickly and intelligently
Troubleshoot scheduled job failures via Control-M by investigating logfiles, force-starting jobs, and making sure jobs went to success in the Linux environment
Ran Shell scripts and queries on SQL server database and Ran scripts in TOAD to update Oracle
database and selected queries to retrieve data
Took full ownership and ensured timely resolution of inquiries received via phone, email, and internal case transfer from clients and internal partners
Accurately and timely documentation and follow-up on all inquiries received
Advocated on behalf of the client to ensure client needs were met when working with business partners
Timely escalation of issues, ensuring that defined escalation procedures were followed
Duly followed CIB processes (change, incident, problem management)
Executed first-level monitoring of production and disaster recovery environments
Responded to incidents and adhered to quality standards ensuring data entered met or exceeded
expectations for ticket type
Recommended automation of repetitive tasks, and created business cases for development groups to provide needed tools and enhancements
Also responsible for accurate problem identification, recommendation of system or design fixes, and global platform maintenance
Managed online resources and customer service tools
Performed Incident Management - Point of contact for all Major Incidents and
Managing Alerts through Netcool
Coordinated conference calls as required and functioned in team-oriented environments
Documented escalation policies and procedures, Control-M job information, a merchant contact
information
Processed submission batches and Executed software test plans
Knowledge and Training in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) & Office of
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) monitoring, governance, oversight, and regulatory reporting activities in coordination with Compliance and Control team
Merchant (POS) service management using Stratus and Tandem.
Networking Technical Support
CHS Incorporated
03.2008 - 09.2012
Developed and tested new product offerings prior to release to assist the development team with bug identification
Monitored systems in operation and input commands to troubleshoot areas such as Control M Basic UNIX Shell Scripting
Answered queries and resolved issues with software applications, and escalate or closed tickets as necessary
Participated in hardware and software installations, system engineering, and ongoing network administration
Restarted the data center service application on Linux if any applications go down or stop running
Using Nano editor in the terminal for creating scripts in UNIX/LINUX
Devised solutions to operations issues related to UNIX/LINUX and Active Directory, Splunk, and Geneos, working closely via phone, email, live chat, and web teleconference, and managing over 35 calls daily.
IT Support Consultant Technical Operations
Land O'Lakes Inc
02.2006 - 03.2008
Monitored the status of all computer systems and networks and recognizes when problems occurred with application processing and communications networks
Managed day-to-day coordination of activities of 24/7 platform
Monitored operations and service desk phones and emails and respond accordingly
Logged all issues into Assyst problem management tools, to determine the problem and resolve most issues without escalation
Managed Control-M Scheduler, Mainframe and Windows platforms, CA-7 Batch Job Scheduling, and Workload management
Communicate and provide support for international peers and management end users while providing accountability for the resolution of problems by documenting and monitoring the progress of calls and steps being taken and escalated as needed
Work with end users when resolving network-related issues, such as switches, circuits, routers, and printers,
Troubleshoot with remote tools to assist global and national end users when needed
Assist global users with connectivity issues, and diagnose workstation problems using remote access tools
Run script to process Control M Jobs, Monitor AS400 and Axiom mainframe production environment
Run job requests and put jobs on hold or on ice per developers and run file restores
Monitored/verified all backup jobs are completed or running on VERITAS and Data Protector
Ensured critical cycles are completed on time and ran failed backups or notified proper support
Ensured all critical intel servers and processes are up after scheduled patches are implemented
Monitored Open View and operations phone for any ITO Alert messages and react accordingly by
creating heat tickets or emailing support
Perform a walkthrough of the computer room to discover any noticeable server or other hardware issues
Hardware installation, repair, and preventative maintenance of personal computers and related systems
Cooperatively resolve network issues, with switches, circuits, routers, and printers
Proactively address potential problems and investigate solutions with the technology department.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
The University of Northwestern
Skills
Friendly and Patient
Analytical and Methodical
Customer Communication and Empathy
Attention to detail
Resolve Technical Problems
A Proactive Approach
Active Listening
Adaptable
Fast Learner
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Acceptance of Ownership
Investigation and Diagnostic skills
Issue and Resolution Tracking
Collaborative Team Player
Jira Support Ticketing System
Cloud Applications
Enterprise Applications
Work Availability
monday
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