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ABUL KASSIM

Hong Kong

Summary

Results-driven Application Support Analyst with over 10 years of experience in application and production support systems. Specializes in L1/L2/L3 support, excels in SDLC processes from requirement gathering to system monitoring and maintenance. Proficient in ITIL process and best practices, with a proven track record in incident, request, problem management and CAB. Expertise spans domains such as investment banking, life insurance, eMPF, ORSO, and retail, with application support for equity & derivatives, trade life cycle, policy administration system, and sales system. Strong background in troubleshooting and optimizing production systems, adept at collaborating with global stakeholders across front, middle and back office to ensure seamless operations and quick resolution of technical issues. Skills in scripting, system monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives make a valuable asset to any team.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Application Support Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
04.2024 - Current

Seconded by : Deutsche Bank AG.

Team size: 30.

  • Supported Application under DevOps model with Providing Solutions for Front, Middle and Back offices.
  • Supported the BAU issues with financial instruments including equities, FX, Fixed income and Derivatives with respective to their desk across APAC, EMEA and US regions.
  • Supported the front and Middle office to book the trades for OTC and Listed exchange products.
  • Supporting the trade Blotter reports, TS imagine, Market Price capture, Position Keeping system under Imagine Application.
  • Supporting EOD orchestrator, On Demand data, Persisted data and Real time data for Risk Application.
  • Handled issues related to trade flow, pricing, Greeks, volatility, risk, and PnL(Flowrisk and Kannon Application).
  • Introduced ITRS Geneos monitoring, controlM jobs based on Shell/Python scripts and managed the ITRS Business dashboards.
  • Supports all database-related issues, which include Oracle, Sybase databases and SQL with tuning the efficiency.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, Red Hat OpenShift, and DAP.
  • Started the migration of physical servers, pods, and configuration into GCP.
  • Supporting and testing the migration of Shell script to Python script in bitbucket for Trade life cycle Application.
  • Worked as Production support Analyst to handle the firefighting cases and L1/L2/L3 tickets.

Application Support Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
09.2018 - 04.2024

    Seconded by: Principal Insurance Limited.

    Team size: 14.

    • Managed application support tickets, resolving technical issues to maintain optimal system performance.
    • Coordinated with IT support teams across multiple locations, ensuring consistent application support coverage.
    • Supported the production environment of the Policy Admin system, ORSO and eMPF Fund system.
    • Supported and led the batch process monitoring.
    • Managed service-based model tickets, delivering expedited issue resolution, and maintained the KB documents repository.
    • Maintained the daily market fund price in the system.
    • Worked on automating the back-end functionalities in the insurance system.
    • Managed MS SQL development for Principle Insurance's PISYS system, enhancing database management.
    • Implemented Microsoft Azure solutions, deploying and configuring VMs and Storage Accounts for optimal performance.
    • Streamlined cloud infrastructure for Principle Insurance, focusing on high availability, scalability and cost-efficiency.
    • Automated critical backend processes within the insurance system, significantly improving operational efficiency.
    • Established a comprehensive system backup protocol to tape, securing essential data against potential loss.

Application Support Analyst / SLA Owner

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2016 - 03.2018

    Seconded by : Duty Free Shop.

    Team Size: 40.

    • Supported the user across multiple locations with sales audit, warehouse management system, and supply chain management.
    • Supported the batch processing for merchandise retail systems through the ROBOT framework.
    • Firefighting in production support with sales and commission management system.
    • Collaborated with IT teams to develop and implement system improvements, enhancing overall performance.
    • Supported the automation of the Sales Posting initiative for the Supply Chain Management system in Hainan and Sanya sales locations.
    • Collaborated with the Eyeshare Ayehu team to introduce automated file retrieval, cutting down manual effort and processing time.
    • Streamlined data conversion processes with the Informatica team, enabling XML to CSV format transformation for system compatibility.
    • Developed an automated reporting system for daily stakeholder updates, increasing transparency and communication.
    • Supported the implementation of the setup across two merchandise, common systems.
    • Coordinated with SAP and cloud application teams for system data synchronization.
    • Operated within the AS400 Legacy System and IBM iSeries hardware environment.

Application Support Analyst

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
07.2014 - 09.2016

Seconded by: Duty Free Shop.

Team size: 40.

  • Worked in 24/7 production support for POS, sales audit, and supply chain system.
  • Supported the application environment like Point of Sales, Reconciliation system.

LoyalT system, warehouse management, and supply chain system.

  • Worked as an L2/L3 Analyst to resolve tickets raised by business users.
  • Worked on maintaining the SKU pricing and promotions for the product.
  • Worked on incident, request, and problem management tickets for users in multiple locations.
  • Handled firefighting cases in the production environment.
  • Worked as a BCP resource during the critical time.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication

B.S. ABDUR RAHMAN UNIVERSITY
India
2014

Skills

  • Scripting Language : SQL, Python, UNIX/Linux Shell/Bash, xml, Java, AS400, RPGLE,RPG/400
  • Tools : Control M, Geneos, robot, Bitbucket, Autobahn, OpenShift, MTPutty, CyberArk,TATOOL
  • Database : MS SQL, DB2, sybase, Oracle
  • OS : UNIX/Linux, Windows, MacOS
  • Utilities : Service now, Service Desk Management, JIRA, Confluence, dbRib (SAP), dbaccessgate, dbEntitelements, Accessio
  • Cloud : GCP , Azure & AWS Fundamentals
  • Others : SDLC, Waterfall Methodology, Agile, PMP(trained)

Certification

  • GCP - Associate
  • AZ900 - Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
  • AZ104 - Microsoft Azure Administrations (in Progress)

Languages

English
Proficient
C2
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Application Support Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
04.2024 - Current

Application Support Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
09.2018 - 04.2024

Application Support Analyst / SLA Owner

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2016 - 03.2018

Application Support Analyst

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
07.2014 - 09.2016

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication

B.S. ABDUR RAHMAN UNIVERSITY
ABUL KASSIM