Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Critical Apps
Timeline
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Ambika M

Ambika M

Bangalore

Summary

Production & Technical Lead with 16 years of experience supporting enterprise-scale Payments systems in BFSI environments. Expert in incident/problem/change management, risk controls, SLA governance, and audit readiness, with strong monitoring expertise using Dynatrace and Splunk. Proven record of maintaining zero-downtime services in highly regulated banking environments.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification

Work History

Technical Architect & Production Lead - BFSI

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Bangalore
02.2012 - 07.2025
  • Administered WebSphere Application Server, IIS, SSL, and WebLogic Server to optimize performance.
  • Troubleshoot deployment and application flow issues while collaborating with development teams to resolve bugs.
  • Configured security realms for users and groups, enhancing queue-level security across platforms.
  • Implemented load balancing features for applications based on demand and enterprise visibility.
  • Achieved 99.9% availability for critical payment platforms through comprehensive service delivery.
  • Led global operations teams (L1/L2/L3), establishing accountability and performance metrics.
  • Governed incident, problem, and change management processes, providing executive-level reporting.
  • Coordinated disaster recovery and business continuity planning to ensure operational readiness.

Clients supported: London Stock Exchange, London Clearing House, and Bank of America.

System Engineer ( Operation & ITIL Lead)-BFSI

Wipro Technologies
Bangalore
01.2007 - 01.2011
  • Monitored and troubleshot BEA WebLogic Server and WAS 8.x/9.x to ensure optimal performance.
  • Designed and configured clustering, load balancing, high availability, and session replication techniques.
  • Led P1/P2 incident response bridges, coordinating cross-functional teams for rapid restoration.
  • Delivered clear communications to leadership during outages to maintain transparency.
  • Drove root cause analysis sessions, documenting findings and tracking preventive measures.
  • Assessed high-risk changes to ensure production stability and approved necessary modifications.
  • Conducted post-change reviews to identify gaps and prevent future incidents.
  • Collaborated with infrastructure, network, middleware, and application teams for effective issue resolution.

Client Supported: Capital One (Banking and Financial Services).

Education

M.Sc. - Software Engineering

Bharathidasan University
Tamil Nadu
01.2006

Skills

  • Payments domain: high-volume transaction processing platforms
  • Monitoring and Observability: Dynatrace, Splunk
  • Middleware: WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss, Apache, and Tomcat
  • Operating Systems: Linux, Unix, Windows
  • Database: Oracle (operations support)
  • ITSM and Governance: ServiceNow, Remedy, JIRA
  • Delivery practices: ITIL, CAB, Major Incident Management

Certification

  • ITIL V4
  • Oracle WebLogic 11g
  • AWS Solution Architect
  • Completed PMP Training

Accomplishments

  • Recognized as 'Best Incident Manager' for consistently driving fast recovery.
  • Reduced incidents by preparing documents with collaborative RCA and preventive fixes.
  • Improved stakeholder satisfaction through structured and concise communication updates.
  • Delivered multiple production patch fixes improving system reliability.
  • Integrated OKTA with SSO in WAS for secure authentication.
  • Configured SSL certificates and load balancer endpoints.
  • Appreciated by clients for OKTA Integration & Proactive Monitoring.
  • Consistently met audit and compliance requirements

Critical Apps

  • CashPro Payments, Payment’s workflow & production support
  • Maximo, Asset/work order management
  • AEGIS, Monitoring & operational support
  • GFD, Financial data system
  • PFD, Payment file processing
  • FRP (US/UK), Reporting & reconciliation
  • Forex Trades, FX trading & settlements
  • MDM, Master data management

Timeline

Technical Architect & Production Lead - BFSI

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
02.2012 - 07.2025

System Engineer ( Operation & ITIL Lead)-BFSI

Wipro Technologies
01.2007 - 01.2011

M.Sc. - Software Engineering

Bharathidasan University
Ambika M