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Balkrishna Bansode

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience in Production Support, Application Monitoring, Incident, Problem & Change Management, SQL, Unix/Linux, Banking and Payment Applications, and AWS Cloud technologies

Overview

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1
Certification
9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Virtusa Consulting Services PVT LTD
Pune
09.2022 - Current

Provided L2 Production Support for critical banking applications in a 24×7 production environment.
Monitored application health using ITRS Geneos, Splunk, and Kibana to ensure high availability.
Investigated and resolved production incidents using Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, and Unix/Linux.
Supported application deployments, change requests, and release activities using TeamCity and uDeploy.
Performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve production issues.
Managed Incident, Problem, and Change Management activities using ServiceNow following ITIL processes.
Executed post-deployment validation (PVT), production health checks, and scheduled jobs using Autosys.
Supported IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server (IHS) environments while preparing KT documents and operational documentation.

Production Support Engineer

Cellpoint Digital
Pune
12.2019 - 08.2022

Provided L2 Production Support for a global Payment Orchestration Platform serving multiple airline clients.
Monitored application health, payment transactions, charts, graphs, and alerts using Grafana.
Performed daily health checks, Linux server monitoring, and application performance monitoring.
Investigated and resolved production incidents using SQL, PostgreSQL, Linux/Unix, and log analysis on AWS & GCP.
Executed payment validation and API testing using Postman for Init, Pay, and Authentication flows.
Managed batch jobs, Cron scheduling, reconciliation reports, and daily operational activities.
Resolved incidents and service requests while collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams.
Performed RCA for critical production issues and supported emergency fixes within SLA.
Managed tickets using JIRA and collaborated with development teams for issue resolution.
Prepared operational documentation, support procedures, and production reports.

Software Engineer

Experis IT Pvt. Ltd.
04.2017 - 12.2019

Provided Production Support for Vodafone India enterprise applications in a 24×7 support environment.
Monitored production systems, handled high-severity incidents, and coordinated bridge calls with cross-functional teams.
Investigated and resolved application issues using Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Unix/Linux, and shell scripting.
Managed incidents and service requests using BMC Remedy and JIRA, ensuring SLA compliance.
Coordinated with L2/L3 support teams for issue resolution, application recovery, and RCA.
Performed database administration tasks including DML/DDL operations, database object creation, data restoration, and CDR provisioning.
Executed server restarts, application health checks, file loading validation, and monthly production support activities.
Prepared incident reports, operational documentation, and provided KT to new team members.

Education

B. E. - Computer Science

Shivaji University
Kolhapur
08-2014

H.S.C. -

Pune University
05-2009

S.S.C -

Pune University
05-2007

Skills

Databases: Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL
Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Shell Scripting
Middleware: IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server (IHS)
Monitoring Tools: ITRS Geneos, Splunk, Kibana, Grafana
ITSM & Ticketing: ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, Jira
CI/CD & Scheduling: TeamCity, uDeploy, Autosys
Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform
Methodologies: ITIL, Production Support, Application Monitoring, Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • SRE Foundation Certified

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi

Projects

1. Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
Client: Citi Bank
Projects:
RCX – Citi Payment Processing Platform
Delphi – Banking Application Production Support


2. CellPoint Digital
Clients: Avianca, Cebu Pacific, Virgin Atlantic, Southwest Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Malindo Air.
Project: Payment Orchestration Platform


3. Experis IT Pvt. Ltd.
Client: IBM India Pvt. Ltd.(Vodafone India)
Project: Vodafone India Enterprise Applications

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Virtusa Consulting Services PVT LTD
09.2022 - Current

Production Support Engineer

Cellpoint Digital
12.2019 - 08.2022

Software Engineer

Experis IT Pvt. Ltd.
04.2017 - 12.2019

B. E. - Computer Science

Shivaji University

H.S.C. -

Pune University

S.S.C -

Pune University
Balkrishna Bansode