Software Engineer
Emirates NBD
Total years of experience :25 years, 10 Months
• Motivated achiever with twenty years of significant, progressive experience in application software design and development, focusing on Core Banking and Financial services based applications, production support, software releases to production environment. Independently handled Finance related changes/issues.
• Successfully managed Core Banking systems Infosys Finacle and TCS BANCS for UAE and International branches.
• Excellent problem solving skills, good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Competent at analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for the applications.
• Managing smooth implementation, testing and quality assurance of the application in production.
• Creative thinker and analytical problem-solver with demonstrated ability to manage production systems under pressure.
• Plan and implement Disaster Recover activities for the Core application system .
• Production Support to various Banks applications -- Core Banking System (Finacle, TCS BANCS), Branch Automation system, BANCSLink, FNS Treasury and Securities modules, FNS Correspondence system, ODSA, etc.
• Analysis, development and maintenance of application programs/scripts using ORACLE, SQL/PL-SQL, Power Builder 6.5, COBOL and Pro-Cobol. Extraction of data from core banking application database into staging area ODSA.
• Designing, developing, testing, troubleshooting and debugging of the applications.
• Prepare test plan, test scripts and conduct UAT/SIT for the applications as per QA guidelines.
• Proficient in change/incident/problem management.
• Delivered excellent customer service and gained respect of various business units and end-users.
• Successful implementation of Disaster Recover activities for the Core application systems.
• Customization of existing applications as per Bank's Business requirements. Prepare Functional and Technical specifications. Prepare test plan and write test scripts for user acceptance test.
• Analysis, design, development and implementation of programs for Core Banking application.
• Support various banks applications on the production environment. The application includes Core Banking System (BANCS), the front end system (Branch Automation), FNS Treasury, FNS Correspondence system, ODSA, etc. Investigate production issues and prepare data fixes/modify programs/Unix scripts to resolve the production issues.
• Migration of NBD’s Core Banking system (Capbanc) to new Core system (FNS BANCS). Design and development scripts/programs in SQL/PL-SQL, COBOL, Pro-COBOL, Unix, Power Builder, and D2k for the migration of data from existing Core System (Capbanc) to new Core system (FNS BANCS). Development of test scripts and procedures for the migration of data. Test and implement conversion programs.
• Post implementation production support. Analysis and fixing of post implementation issues. Developed data analysis and data fix programs. Designed and developed data extraction programs from the production Core system to staging area ODSA for various reports and data analysis. Design and development of various reports as per user requirements.
• Developed and support of various Interfaces to FNS BANCS.
• Install and configure SQL Server, Windows NT, Oracle and other applications on banks Branch Server and Central Server for BA (Branch Automation System - The teller application which is the front-end system for end-users to perform online Bank transactions). Install and configure Windows NT, Oracle Client, Branch Automation System and other applications on workstations at branches and main office.
• Supporting of Branch Automation System for user acceptance test. Upgrading Branch Automation system with new releases at branches of National Bank of Dubai.
• Designed, developed and installed Business Continuity System using RM Cobol. (This system handles Banks daily financial and non-financial transactions when the existing Capbanc/NCR mainframe system is not operational.).
Development and modification of Financial Applications, Billing System, Airline Reports, Inbound/Outbound Tour System, Agents Ticket Sale/Refund System, Stock Reports, Sales Statistics, etc on RM Cobol under Unix, Oracle and Developer 2000.
Rental Agreement/Invoice System for Rent A Car LLC. Work Order, Repair Order of Vehicles, Rental report, Vehicle history reports (Vehicle Consumption, Availability, Rates, Rental Income), Depreciation etc on RM Cobol under Unix and Oracle.
Conversion of Cobol programs for Y2K.
Development and implementation of Inventory Accounting System, WIP (Work-in-Progress) System, and other Financial Applications using COBOL, JCL, EASYTRIEVE, CA-SORT, IDCAMS, REXX, EXEC2 etc on NAS 6660 (IBM 4341) Mainframe Computer.
System Maintenance and operation activities on NAS 6660 (IBM 4341) Mainframe Computer with VM/SP, MVS, TSO/ISPF, ISPF/PDFM, SDSF, DFDSS, RSCS etc.
Development and implementation of Incentive System for Production, and other Financial Applications using COBOL, JCL, EASYTRIEVE, CA-SORT, IDCAMS, REXX, EXEC2 etc on NAS 6660 (IBM 4341) Mainframe Computer.
System Maintenance and operation activities on NAS 6660 (IBM 4341) Mainframe Computer with VM/SP, MVS, TSO/ISPF, ISPF/PDFM, SDSF, DFDSS, RSCS etc.