Asim Siddiqui, Analyst Programmer

Asim Siddiqui

Analyst Programmer

United Bank Ltd.

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Doctorate, Masters in Information Technology
Experience
17 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 8 Months

Analyst Programmer at United Bank Ltd.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2007

• Core Banking Migration and carrying out gap analysis and data mapping to ensure smooth transition and data migration between systems.
• Re-integration of central bank related peripheral systems with new core banking systems (ICCS, FTS, WPS and DDS).
• Analyzing the feasibility and value of business initiatives
• Applying Business Analysis Book of Knowledge (BABOK) knowledge areas
• Developing Business Requirement Documentation and Scope of Work Analysis
• Ensuring the development of the system as per the business requirements and assisting in SIT and UAT
• Interfacing with department heads and for gathering requirements
• Stakeholder identification and attaining approvals
• Facilitating brainstorming sessions between business and technical teams across the Middle East regions (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen)
• Generating all standard and ad hoc business reporting requests using SQL.
• Identifying areas of improvement for existing APIs through web services.

Major Projects
Bahrain Credit Bureau reporting
QATCH integration with Core Banking System
New Core Banking System development and data migration
UAE central bank projects: DDS, UAE FTS, ICCS, WPS
Web Service integration: SMS Banking, Exchange Houses for remittances

Key Tools Used
Oracle Discoverer, BI features of MS Excel, OLAP, Cubes, PivotTables
TOAD, MS SQL Management Studio, PhpMyAdmin
MS Visio, SmartDraw, Wire framing and Prototyping tools
MS Project, Zoho-ManageEngine PM
Altova XML Spy, SOAP UI

Software Developer at Ideal Solutions
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2006 to March 2007

* Web Development
* Database administration

Experience in technologies
* Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP
* Worked on application / server security (DDoS, SQL injection)
* Analysis, documentation, ER diagrams and work flows

Projects: News website, Real Estate Website

Education

Doctorate, Masters in Information Technology
  • at SZABIST
  • December 2009

Graduated in Fall 2009, GPA 3.5

Diploma, Project Management Professional
  • at PMI
  • May 2009
Diploma, Certified Associate in Project Management
  • at PMI
  • January 2009
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Troy University
  • June 2006

BSc. in Computer Science. Graduated with a GPA of 2.8. Concentration subjects: Software Development

Specialties & Skills

Banking Technology
Oracle Application Server
Requirements Analysis
Information Integration
Zend Framework
.net Development
SQL Server
Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL
Project Management
Oracle Developer
XML Web Services

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Oracle Course Completion certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
February 2012
Oracle Course Completion certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
February 2012