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VIJAY KOLLI

Charlotte,NC

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Experienced IT Professional with 7 years of Actimize Development with solid understanding of analysis, design, development, implementing out of the box solutions and Customizations in Actimize solutions, Business requirements gathering, Business analysis, Quality assurance and implementation assignments involving all phases of system development life cycle. Experience in SAM, CDD and WLF solutions Implementation and Upgrades. Successfully executed the end-to-end implementation of Actimize's SAM and CDD modules, configuration, integration and customization to meet specific organizational needs. Experience in working on AML solutions with AIS 4.33, ActOne 6.6 SP13, UDM 3.19 and SAM 9.2, CDD-X 10.2, WLX 10.1 version upgrades. Good knowledge of AIS objects and RCM components. Developed AIS flows, Execution Plans, Channels, Connectors, User Expressions, UDDT, Lists, Active tables, Java Solutions and plugin functions in AIS Visual Modeler. Working experience on RCM/ActOne designer. Created and developed features like custom alerts, alert types, Policy Manager, Platform Lists, Dashboards, workflow steps, manual alerts, and cases. Experience in configuring the RCM and AIS modeler and deploying Actimize packages to different environments. Good experience with RCM/ActOne custom java plugins like (Conditional Status Change, Post Step Change, Post Action, PageController), AIS & ActOne APIs (SOAP & REST) Successfully executed the end-to-end implementation of Actimize's STAR(3.0.0.37 Version) module involving configuration, integration, and customization to meet specific organizational needs. Created the SAR Forms and Executed the Auto Population of the Data in the SAR Form. Provisioning, installation and configuration of different environments like DEV, SIT, and UAT & PROD. Migrated the Actimize Solutions and Platform components from old infra from on-prem to AWS EC2 instances for Dev, SIT & UAT environments. Exposure to AWS since the Windows & Linux VMs was provisioned in AWS. Developed a Self Service Batch Screening Job internal to Client System and scheduled the Job in control-M. Good Experience on working on Customization of Solutions(creating customization packages) based on Client Requirement. Created Custom Risk Factors and added new risk tags to those risk factors. Helped the team in setting the On-boarding Module for the CDD Solution. Installed Elastic Search in Actone 6.6 SP11 instead of the Global Search. Configured 2 way SSL connections between AIS and RCM for Real Time Message Screening. Expertise in JAVA, J2EE, Struts, JSP, XML/XSLT, Web Services (SOAP & Restful), JUnit. Experienced in deploying and maintaining J2EE APPLICATIONS in WebLogic, Websphere and Tomcat servers. Have worked with different databases like Oracle and MS SQL Server. Extensive experience in writing Complex SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers and Strong knowledge in Database development including Normalization, Tables, Views, and Query optimization techniques. Used JIRA tool for Issue/bug tracking, monitoring of work assignment in the system. Re-design and implement CI/CD build system using Jenkins. Completed involved in migrating all our applications from Oracle Java to Open Java (Azul Zulu java). Gathering requirements & project objectives through direct client interactions. Interacting with business analysts, and other developers to assist them base line project requirements. Performing root cause analysis to identify the key reason for application anomaly and developing permanent fix for the defects. Experience in coordinating between onsite and offshore teams. Worked in Agile Scrum projects and attended Daily Scrum meetings, User Story review meetings, Sprint Review and Retrospective meetings as part of Agile Methodology.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Actimize Developer

TIAA-CREF
Charlotte, NC
01.2021 - Current
  • Involved in weekly/daily meetings with the vendor's IT team and support team and participating in strategic solution design recommendations on technical, business UI impact on the Actimize modules update
  • Recently I have upgraded CDD Solution from CDD 2.8 to CDD-X 10.2 SP4, for which I have upgraded all the dependent components like AIS 4.29 to 4.34, ActOne 6.4 to 6.6 SP11(along with all the Actone Components like Widget Store, Entity Insights, Plugins), UDM 3.18 to 3.19, WLF 3.5 to WLX 10.1
  • Monitoring project progress as per schedule deadlines and taking necessary steps to ensure completion of tasks within time & effort parameters/norms
  • Continuous following up with the stakeholders be it Client, BA, TLs, IT team for meeting the on time delivery
  • Provisioning, installation and configuration of different environments like DEV, SIT, and UAT & PROD
  • Migrated the Actimize Solutions and Platform components from old infra from on-prem to AWS EC2 instances for Dev, SIT & UAT environments
  • Handling Go-Live deployment and support activities
  • Involved in Disaster Recovery Activities and performed the Sanity testing of all the Actmize components and integrating applications
  • Exposure to AWS since the Windows & Linux VMs was provisioned in AWS
  • Helping in the issues analysis and resolution and performance troubleshooting for the Actimize Components (AIS, RCM/ActOne, AML Solutions) and Database findings using Oracle AWR, SQL Tuning Advisory Report, ADDM report & SQL Execution Plan in consultation with the DBAs
  • Experience in deploying & configuring the ActOne application in Application servers like Tomcat, Websphere (Traditional & Liberty Servers)
  • Configuring the RCM/ActOne and AIS platform using the Designer & Modeler and guiding and assisting the team in the deployment of the Actimize Platform & Solution Packages
  • Successfully executed the end-to-end implementation of Actimize's STAR(3.0.0.37 Version) module involving configuration, integration, and customization to meet specific organizational needs
  • Created the SAR Forms and Executed the Auto Population of the Data in the SAR Form
  • Helped in efiling the SAR Forms(running the efile SAR Job in STAR Utilities Tools) and sending the SAR forms to FINCEN Authorities
  • Working on executing and running the AML SAM, CDD & WLX Daily, Monthly and Maintenance job process
  • Designed and developed rules in RCM/ActOne, managing rules and configuring the user views based on the entitlements and application support for Business users
  • Good experience with RCM/ActOne custom java plugins like (Conditional Status Change, Post Step Change, Post Action, PageController), AIS & ActOne APIs (SOAP & REST)
  • Working experience of SoapUI & Postman
  • Created utilities using ActOne Utilities in both Windows and Linux environments
  • Created new Views, Reports and Alerts specific to the project application using RCM Designer
  • Developed SQL queries for data validations and issue analysis
  • Involved in troubleshooting the logs and monitoring the system performance using AIS Server Monitor and Actimize Logs (LogViewer, Performance Monitor & System Diagnostics)
  • Review system requirements, establish specific solutions, and leading the efforts including programming and testing in client acceptance
  • Worked in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle SDLC using Agile Methodology
  • Independently owned the tasks/User Stories in Sprint Session, prepared design document, develop code to confirm to the user story, prepare unit test cases
  • Have worked on custom requirements in Actimize AML solutions using the platform features and solution exit points
  • Good techno-functional knowledge in CDD Solution

Actimize Developer

Western Alliance Bank
Phoneix, Remote
12.2018 - 12.2020
  • Worked closely with the Business analyst and developers on Actimize products upgrades and implementation
  • Worked on Analysis and POC in the sandbox environment implementing the SAM solution with configurations setup
  • Helped in Review and approve investigative reports with findings after a review of relevant documentation, including Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
  • Migrated the database from oracle server to SQL server
  • Configurations and setting up the RCM and AIS Modeler and deployed Actimize packages
  • Worked on the customization development building an execution plan on high-risk customers
  • Analysed and resolved issues on the SAM solution implementation
  • Upgrading AIS and RCM as per requirement specifications from Business Users
  • Involved in developing the shell scripts to automate the Actimize installer
  • Creation of new Views, Reports and Alerts specific to the project application using RCM Designer
  • Installed and configured UDM to support AML-SAM solution
  • Working on SAM 8.2 to create SAM profiles for high-risk customers using batch jobs
  • Worked in Detecting, Debugging and testing any issues in the Actimize job process
  • Executed DB scripts to import AIS objects and deploy .ini files, AIS java solution, Alert XSL files, and other components
  • Performed OFAC/AML Sanction Transaction Monitoring Review on real time and post alerts (payments/Swift and non- SWIFT messages) generated in FircoSoft/Prime from multiple source systems
  • Analytically evaluated and annotated potential hits as true/false positives as per Compliance mandates
  • Identified unusual activity, patterns and other governmental sanctions regimes in accordance with bank KYCprocedures
  • Escalated questionable, exact matches and complex unusual transactions scenarios to our compliance team
  • Performed Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on transactional data and Sensitive Counterparties’ (SCP) for negative news

Actimize Developer

Morgan Stanley
NY, Remote
08.2017 - 11.2018
  • Supported engagements in Regulatory Compliance practices, carrying out tasks on engagements related to assessments, gap analysis, project management, look-backs, remediation, process improvement, and tuning and segmentation
  • Work on engagements related to Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), USA PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Know Your Client (KYC), and all other laws, regulations, and requirements designed to establish processes to detect and prevent money laundering, fraud, and terrorism
  • Drafting case investigations, preparing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), analyzing/utilizing Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs), Monetary Instrument Logs (MILs), financial statements, and referencing Customer Identification Programs (CIPs)
  • Using strong investigative/analytical skills, able to formulate and clearly articulate a supportable rationale behind the decisioning of “alerts” within cases, as part of look-backs
  • Conduct transaction analysis during look-backs for OFAC Project
  • Maintain education and knowledge regarding BSA, Actimize AML/KYC/OFAC, and Patriot Act regulations
  • Review system requirements, establish specific solutions, and leading the efforts including programming and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results
  • Designed and developed ScanIt Gateway application with Spring Boot Framework to implement the payment transaction flows for ScanIt mobile application
  • Worked in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle SDLC using Agile Methodology
  • Extensively used Spring IOC, Hibernate, Core Java such as Multi-Threading, Exceptions, Collections, etc
  • In application
  • Heavily used the dependency injection feature provided by Spring framework for bean wiring
  • Developed Authentication and Authorization modules where authorized customers can only access the related operations
  • Implemented OAuth integration to handle the tokenized authentication with the Ahold POS and mobile applications
  • Developed and integrated internal security model for ScanIt Gateway applications with Spring Security and Spring Boot
  • Developed microservice to provide RESTful API utilizing Spring Boot with Spring MVC
  • Develop batch processes for financial reporting applications and modules using shell scripts on Oracle database, with partitions and sub-partitions
  • Worked on High Level design document for shopping cart
  • Worked on automation test framework SOAPUI and POSTMAN to test the services integrated with Paydiant and Braintree for POS transactions
  • Implemented the functionalities using Java, J2EE, JSP, and AJAX, Servlets and Spring framework
  • Used JIRA to keep track of bugs to reduce downtime, increase productivity, and Communication
  • Developed complex Stored Procedures, triggers and packages using PL/SQL

Actimize Developer

Credit Suisse
Morrisville, NC
06.2016 - 07.2017
  • Provided technical guidance to business analysts, gather the requirements and convert them into technical specifications/artifacts
  • Assisted in identifying BSA/AML/OFAC compliance risk and ensures that proper controls, procedures, processes and training are in place to mitigate these risks
  • Involved in conducting JAD sessions to identify the source systems and data needed by Actimize-SAM (KYC/CIP)
  • Responsible for developing and supporting requirements for service flow of Corporate Actions, Corporate actions response, Currency, Free movement, Mutual Fund Order and execution, Non financial transactions and trading operational processing in TD Bank global wealth management platform
  • Performed gap analysis on AML business rules, business and system process flows, user administration, and requirements
  • Coordinate with upstream and downstream systems which provide data feeds to and from Charles River
  • Work with them to handle new requirement requests from business
  • Designed and developed Customer registration and login screens using HTML, JSF, Servlets
  • Extensively used Spring IOC, Hibernate, Core Java such as Multi-Threading, Exceptions, Collections, etc
  • In application
  • Developed Authentication and Authorization modules where authorized persons can only access the related operations
  • Developed and integrated internal security model for existing applications with Spring Security and Spring Boot
  • Involved in upgrading the current applications from Java 1.7 to Java 8
  • Developed micro service to provide Restful API utilizing Spring Boot with Spring MVC
  • Designed and developed JSF components, implemented event handling using Java, JSF, AJAX, and JavaScript for various modules
  • Developed action classes and JSP's
  • Used struts tag libraries (like html, bean, and logic) in the JSP pages
  • Implementation of the Business logic layer for MongoDB Services
  • Developed complex Stored Procedures, triggers and packages using PL/SQL
  • Played a key role in the planning and testing the system enhancements and conversions
  • Assisted in configuration of RCM User Interface and streamlined Actimize administrative process for granting system access to the Actimize CDD WLF and SAM modules
  • Presentation of internal monthly credit risk board reporting, quarterly economic capital and ALL results for ALCO, loan committee, and board meetings
  • Actimize solutions like SAM, CDD and Alert Ingestion were deployed with customizations
  • These solutions cater to a specific Compliance and Regulatory requirements for different banking products
  • Strong experience in conducting Gap Analysis (GAP), Functional testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and System Integration testing (SIT)
  • Coordinating between the onsite team and off shore team with the customer requirement
  • Determined threshold parameters such as geography, customer source of income into Actimize along with the historical transactional data to categorize the customers with regards to AML standards of suspicion for monitoring purposes
  • Identified and documented Functional/Non-Functional and other related business decisions for implementing Actimize-SAM to comply with AML Regulations
  • Worked on Manager Workbench (Portfolio Management) in the Charles River Investment Management System (CRIMS), a multi-tier distributed system
  • Identified/documented data sources and transformation rules required populating and maintaining data warehouse content
  • Used SoftTest software with pseudo code to ensure test cases covered all branches of project's code impacting the system
  • (The system is an IBM mainframe based system that contains the master set of customer information used to bill customers
  • Developed report layouts for Suspicious Activity and Pattern analysis under AML regulations
  • Solid Experience in Collection, analyses, and documentation of User Requirements, as well as Organizing interviews, User meetings, workshops, JAD sessions and requirement elicitation sessions
  • Performed end-to-end System Integration testing which covered the entire business process flow to all the downstream systems and XML output files, including apps interfaces
  • Testing in Actimize tool for Suspicious Activity Monitor (SAM) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) module

Systems Analyst/QA

Community Care of North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
10.2014 - 05.2016
  • Define the scope of the project based on the gathered requirements including documentation of constraints, assumptions, business impacts, project risks and scope exclusions
  • Responsible for creating Use Cases to the requirements
  • Responsible for creating User stories in JIRA and assigning story points to the User Stories and leading grooming sessions to provide clarity on the stories
  • Assisting with creation and elaboration of EPICS, themes and features into User Stories that are granular enough to be achieved in single sprint
  • Used Microsoft SharePoint as the version tracking tool for managing the requirements and project related documentation
  • Worked extensively in writing Test Cases for CMIS 1.0 Offline/Online application and executing those test cases successfully
  • Developed an analysis model that included entity classes, UC Diagrams, sequence diagrams that provide the development team with a view of the requirements for construction phase activity
  • Used Test Director to track defects, GUI and functional features of System Integration Testing
  • Worked with the test team to create the Test plans as part of QA Testing

Pega Business Analyst

Computer Sciences Corporation
Raleigh, NC
04.2010 - 09.2014
  • Documented and prioritized assigned activities to ensure deadlines are met
  • Experience with NC Tracks portal
  • Responsible for defining, documenting the Functional and technical Specifications and in turn publishing them into the Technical Design document (TDD)
  • Created and managed project templates, Use Case Project templates
  • Served as a liaison between the internal and external business community (Provider Management, Claims, Billing, Customer Service)
  • Responsible for creating Process Workflows, Functional Mock-ups and creating management reports based on the analysis for Provider Enrollment, Claims, Call Center
  • Co-ordinated with test team in submitting daily Manage Change Request, Re-Verification, Individual Enrollment, Organization Enrollment from UI
  • Experience with HIPPA 4010 EDI transaction codes such as 270/271 (inquire/response health care benefits), 276/277 (Claim status), 834 (Benefit enrolment), 835 (Payment), 837 (Health care claim)
  • Experience with end-to-end claims processing workflows, from claim intake to adjudication and settlement
  • Experience in Multi-payer Medicaid management systems (DHB, DPH, DMH)
  • Worked on the system that adjudicates claims from different Payers (DMA/DMH/DPH and ORHCC) for different types of Claims (professional, institutional, pharmaceutical and BH)
  • Responsible for developing the data flow diagrams for Call Center using the BPMN notation in MS Visio
  • Created Pega screen UI mock-ups for Call Center Use Cases
  • Used Microsoft SharePoint as the version tracking tool for managing the requirements documentation
  • Responsible for integrating Pega application with Web services (SOAP, XML and WSDL) for Call center web pages
  • Post production defects, CSRs and enhancement testing including various modes of testing (Web application, X12, Soap UI, MIME)
  • Experience in batch processing solutions for handling transactional data, such as batch processing of financial transactions, billing cycles, and payment processing
  • Experience in designing the SharePoint Libraries, lists and Content types
  • Planned and coordinated User Acceptance testing
  • Lead the UAT team in performing the detailed Test Case creation and execution
  • Also involved in Defect tracking and resolving the defects in timely manner
  • Participated in testing Provider Enrollment with various Taxonomies
  • Worked extensively in reporting the UAT progress to higher management on daily basis

Computer Systems Analyst

Lockheed Martin
Baltimore, MD
01.2009 - 04.2010
  • Analyzed business requirements, business process and system architecture/design
  • Responsible for defining and documenting the Functional and technical Specifications and then publishing them into the DFR’s/DTR’s-Detailed Functional/Technical Requirements document
  • Experience in designing the SharePoint Libraries, lists and Content types
  • Designed Use Case Models after understanding scope of the project and the business model
  • Gathered the Meeting Minutes from the JAD sessions and prepare the Meeting Minutes document
  • Worked extensively with the QA team for designing Test Plans and developed Test Scripts for User Acceptance Testing
  • Participated in testing web-based content solutions
  • Developed SOPs and compiled Training Manuals for the new working environment

Business Analyst

Capital Group
Brea, CA
12.2006 - 11.2008
  • Prepared Functional, Non-Functional, Business Model(s), Use Cases, GUI Spec, and Report Spec as Appropriate
  • Conducted individual and group Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with business users and technical units
  • Designed and developed all Use Cases and implemented basic SQL queries for QA testing and Report / data validation
  • Analyzed and optimized the process
  • Prepared Business Requirements Document and then converted business requirements into Functional Requirements Specification
  • Conducted daily status meetings with the offshore team
  • Scheduled weekly/biweekly project status meeting with onsite/offshore team managers
  • Planned and Coordinated UAT testing
  • Provided solutions to the developers on resolving the reported bugs and various technical issues

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering

Karnatak Universtity
Karnataka, India
01.2001

Security Clearance

Active Security Clearance to work with the data in Public Trust Positions

Personal Information

Title: Senior Actimize Developer/Business Analyst

Timeline

Senior Actimize Developer

TIAA-CREF
01.2021 - Current

Actimize Developer

Western Alliance Bank
12.2018 - 12.2020

Actimize Developer

Morgan Stanley
08.2017 - 11.2018

Actimize Developer

Credit Suisse
06.2016 - 07.2017

Systems Analyst/QA

Community Care of North Carolina
10.2014 - 05.2016

Pega Business Analyst

Computer Sciences Corporation
04.2010 - 09.2014

Computer Systems Analyst

Lockheed Martin
01.2009 - 04.2010

Business Analyst

Capital Group
12.2006 - 11.2008

Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering

Karnatak Universtity

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