Dedicated IT professional with over 7 years of experience in L1 production support and team leadership. Skilled in managing large-scale application environments, improving operational processes, and building strong client relationships. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, driving automation initiatives, and ensuring seamless delivery across global projects. Known for a hands-on approach, attention to detail, and commitment to maintaining high service standards.
• Moved to Milan to set up and lead L1 Production Support for 250+ standalone applications across Payments, Markets, Trade Finance, Cash Management, and Foreign Branches areas.
• Built a new team from the ground up, managing 35+ offshore members and working closely with clients to define SOPs, KEDB, and escalation processes.
• Handled incident, and request management, preparing weekly and monthly reports with SLA and KPI analysis.
• Drove process improvements and introduced automation for repetitive monitoring tasks, helping optimize team efforts and reduce costs.
• Brought together two L1 teams through cross-training to balance workload and improve overall efficiency.
• Took care of access provisioning, and business user support, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
• Delivered quality service that earned client appreciation and positive feedback.
• Oversaw team appraisals, evaluated performance, provided feedback, and finalized ratings and band recommendations.
• Tools & Technologies: Mainframe (TSO, OPCE, LJCL) • Splunk • Zabbix • ServiceNow • Jira • Confluence • OpenShift • Airflow • Client-specific tools
• Took on additional leadership responsibilities for the same project, leading a 25-member L1 Production Support team handling mainframe-based Finance and Credit Risk applications.
• Look over the team activities, provided feedback, and conducted KT sessions for new joiners.
• Managed shift rosters, night shift allowances, leave planning, and BCP arrangements.
• Coordinated with clients for new responsibilities and ensured smooth transitions while maintaining SLA compliance.
• Participated in appraisal processes - reviewed performance comments, assigned ratings, and contributed to band decisions.
• Tools & Technologies: TSO • OPCE • SDSF • CHKP • LDB2 • LJCL • Beta92 • Datastage • Teradata • Linux • SAS • HPSM • ServiceNow
• Began my career in TCS providing 24x7 L1 production support for Finance and Credit Risk domains, managing 150+ standalone applications consisting of over 5,000+ mainframe jobs.
• Monitored batch jobs, analyzed JCL job abends, and ensured successful job completions within cutoffs and SLAs.
• Performed Linux health checks and used SAS tools to verify logs for JCL-based SAS programs.
• Managed incidents and service requests, collaborating with teams to resolve escalations and repeated issues.
• Tools & Technologies: TSO • OPCE • SDSF • CHKP • LDB2 • LJCL • Beta92 • Datastage • Teradata • Linux • SAS • HPSM • ServiceNow
L1 Production Support & Team Leadership
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