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SeniorSoftwareEngineer
Karthikeyan S

Karthikeyan S

Orpington,Kent

Summary

Rational, critical-thinking Lead Analyst with 15 years and 6 months of experience in SWIFT Messaging & Payment System. Proven track record of transforming specific business goals related to growth and efficiency improvements into new systems. Knowledgeable innovator known for recommending new processes to enhance existing systems and Risk mitigation.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President - Software Engineer II

Bank of America
Bromley, Kent
02.2020 - Current

PROJECT DETAILS

Product : Swift Products (SAA, SAG, SNL, AMH, AGI)

Version : 7.6

Platform : Red Hat Linux 7.9

Period : Feb 2020 to till now

Role: Project Management, Maintenance and Support

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Swift Alliance Access (SAA) is an application developed by SWIFT to allow the exchange of FIN and MX messages. SAA is a multi-platform, multi-network interface product designed to connect single or multiple destinations to SWIFT, Telex, Fax and private networks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • AMH database migration from oracle 12 to 19 C
  • Day-to-day AMH testing and upgrade specialist
  • Lead AGI upgrade from 2.0 to 2.4 and 2.4 to 3.0
  • Managing Off shore team in India and assist them for successful delivery
  • Managing all the SWIFT infrastructure works in BOFA environment.
  • Managing Swift Alliance Application
  • Routing Rules
  • Message Partners
  • Security
  • BIC Upload
  • RMA
  • SAG Server Maintenance
  • SNL Maintenance
  • SAA Interface System Handling
  • Patch Installations (SNL, SAG, SAA & AWP)
  • SAA & SAG Re-license
  • Disaster Recovery Drills
  • MQ Level Configuration Setups & Maintenance
  • Monitoring Backup jobs, EOD
  • BAU Queries & Project Testing
  • Migration of SAA from AIX to LINUX Servers
  • SG Industry Mandatory MCS Testing
  • COLD Start
  • AWP Configurations

Lead Analyst

BA Continuum India Pvt.Ltd, Chennai
09.2014 - 01.2020

PROJECT DETAILS
Product : Swift Products (SAA, SAG, SNL)

Version : 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
Client : Bank of America
Platform : AIX & LINUX
Period : Aug 2015 to till now

Role: Project, Maintenance and Support

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Swift Alliance Access (SAA) is an application developed by SWIFT to allow the exchange of FIN messages. SAA is a multi-platform, multi-network interface product designed to connect single or multiple destinations to SWIFT, Telex, Fax and private networks.


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Managing Swift Alliance Application
  • Routing Rules
  • Message Partners
  • Security
  • BIC Upload
  • RMA
  • SAG Server Maintenance
  • SNL Maintenance
  • SAA Interface System Handling
  • Patch Installations (SNL, SAG, SAA & AWP)
  • SAA & SAG Re-license
  • Disaster Recovery Drills
  • MQ Level Configuration Setups & Maintenance
  • Monitoring Backup jobs, EOD
  • BAU Queries & Project Testing
  • Migration of SAA from AIX to LINUX Servers
  • SG Industry Mandatory MCS Testing
  • COLD Start
  • AWP Configurations

PROJECT DETAILS
Project : Gateway Message eXchange (GMX)
Client : Bank of America
Platform : OVMS
Period : Sep 2013 to Aug 2015


Role: Maintenance and Support

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
GMX is a Store and Forward Message Switch that has been implemented within Bank of America to provide Interfaces between various Back Office Environment like GBS, SWIFT, PAID etc. The application development is done by the Vendor SunGard.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Managing GMX Application
  • Routing Rules
  • BIC Upload
  • Flip Flop
  • Assisting the users in SWIFT & EXEC983 message flow issues
  • Message Investigation and Rejection
  • IBM Web Sphere MQ Client Support
  • WDM/ODM wire room support
  • Configuring and Maintaining the Facility, Channels, and Station.
  • Providing solution to the CAR, Problem Tickets, Incident Ticket
  • Working on the TOM Deliverables, STORM and AIT before the due date
  • Project and Testing

Tech Lead

Helios And Matheson Information Technology Ltd
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
09.2013 - 08.2014

Worked in Client location BA Continnum India Pvt Ltd

PROJECT DETAILS
Project : EFT Routing Maintenance
Client : Bank of America
Platform : OVMS & Windows 2007
Period : Sep 2013 to Aug 2015


Role: Maintenance and Support

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
ERM is an in-house application. ERM is the single point entry for update/delete EFT keys for GMX and GBS (across all the IMS regions)
ERM is a Client/Server application, with a front end (Client) running under Windows and the ERM Server runs on the Compaq/HP OpenVMS environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Managing ERM Application
  • Investigate on EFT issues
  • Flip Flop
  • Providing solution to the CAR, Problem Tickets, Incident Ticket
  • Worked on the TOM Deliverables, STORM and AIT before the due date

Senior Product Analyst

Scope International Pvt.Ltd
Chennai
06.2008 - 08.2013

PROJECT DETAILS
Product : Swift & Telex Automated Routing System (STAR)
Client : Standard Chartered Bank
Platform : TANDEM
Period : March 2010 to Aug 2013

Role: Project, Maintenance and Support

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
STAR is an application developed by Software Integrators (SI) to allow the exchange OF FIN messages. STAR application is used as router inside BANK for all back offices and it acts as a gateway to external applications and SWIFT LINK.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Managing STAR Application
  • Routing Rules
  • Interface configuration
  • Security
  • BIC Upload
  • SNL Servers Re-boot
  • HSM Re-boot
  • Monitoring Logical Terminals (LT)
  • ASP template upload
  • SWIFT Standard Release
  • SWIFT COLD START
  • Chaps Volume Testing
  • AML Testing (Deloitte)
  • Global Compliance Interface Roll Out
  • LT Certificate Renewal and Re-set
  • TACL scripts and ENFORMS
  • Patch Installations
  • Disaster Recovery Drills
  • MQ Level Configuration Setups & Maintenance
  • Monitoring Background Jobs
  • Innovative findings to improve performance of the system
  • Identifying application issue and escalating to vendor for fix
  • Testing the Patches provided by the vendor
  • Handling New Projects
  • SAG Server Monitoring
  • SAG Site Switch
  • Raising Change in Remedy for Implementation
  • Implementing the Rollouts in weekends
  • BAU Queries & Testing

Product : Swift Products (SAA, SAG, SNL)
Version : 6.1
Client : Standard Chartered Bank
Platform : UNIX
Period : June 2008 to June 2010

Role: Project, Maintenance and Support

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Swift Alliance Access (SAA) is an application developed by SWIFT to allow the exchange of FIN messages. SAA is a multi-platform, multi-network interface product designed to connect single or multiple destinations to SWIFT, Telex, Fax and private networks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Managing Swift Alliance Application
  • Routing Rules
  • Message Partners
  • Security
  • BIC Upload
  • RMA
  • SAG Server Maintenance
  • SAA Interface System Handling
  • Patch Installations
  • SAA Re-license
  • Disaster Recovery Drills
  • MQ Level Configuration Setups & Maintenance
  • Monitoring Control-M,EOD and Backup jobs
  • BAU Queries & Testing

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Hindusthan College Of Engineering And Technology
Coimbatore
05-2008

Skills

  • Domain: Banking
  • SME: SWIFT Products (SAA, SAG, SNL, HSM)
  • Operating System: Windows Series, UNIX/LINUX,
  • Languages: Shell Scripting
  • Database : Basics of ORACLE
  • Tools: Remedy, JIRA
  • Team management
  • Project planning
  • Resource allocation

Accomplishments

  • Successfully completed AMH upgrade 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 releases
  • Played a critical role in designing AGI infrastructure for SEPA Instant payments
  • Led SWIFTNet 7.5 and 7.6 upgrade project from end-2-end successfully.
  • Built new PCE environment for SAA
  • Migration of Hard Copy Prints to Soft Copy (via e-mail), which saved $22860.33 per year
  • Gateway Message Exchange(GMX)- Improved Application Stability by Fixing Semaphore Issue, where vendor Sungard was unable to find the root cause and fix it
  • Automated to fetch every day "end user login details", which improved the process and time
  • Automated File System Monitoring which mitigated operational risk, Process Improvement and Manual Effort saving
  • Played a key role in SWIFT 7.2 major upgrade and OS migration from AIX to LINUX
  • Automated manual application health check, which improved the process and time
  • I have received best project of the year award for my Hard Copy print to Soft Copy migration

Additional Information

Date of Birth : 13th July
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Married

Immigration Status: General Tier II VISA

UK Status: 4 years completed

Languages

English
Fluent
Tamil
Native
Malayalam
Fluent
Hindi
Beginner

Timeline

Vice President - Software Engineer II

Bank of America
02.2020 - Current

Lead Analyst

BA Continuum India Pvt.Ltd, Chennai
09.2014 - 01.2020

Tech Lead

Helios And Matheson Information Technology Ltd
09.2013 - 08.2014

Senior Product Analyst

Scope International Pvt.Ltd
06.2008 - 08.2013

Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Hindusthan College Of Engineering And Technology
Karthikeyan S