Nitin Sonulkar
Navi Mumbai
Summary
To secure a challenging position in an organization, where I can effectively contribute my skills and full potential as well as for the welfare and development of the organization.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Vice-President
SBM BANK India PVT LTD.
10.2024 - Current
- Analysed requirements and provided solutions for audit, compliance, and regulatory needs, ensuring functional and operational availability of asset management applications.
- Analysed requirements and provided solutions for audit, compliance, and regulatory needs, ensuring functional and operational availability of asset management applications.
- Streamlined IT operations by consolidating systems, enhancing efficiency and reducing operational complexities.
- Coordinated with business stakeholders to identify gaps, gather requirements, design, and implement solutions.
- Coordinated with business stakeholders to identify gaps, gather requirements, design, and implement solutions.
- Monitor the flow of Payment messages through the application. Locate them as per users’ requirements and help them rectify the same in case of any issue.
- Resolved issues related to transactions on SWIFT network using Swift Alliance application by reviewing SAA event journal and installation logs.
- Executed OS migration for CCIL and SWIFT applications, enhancing system performance.
- Performed DR (Disaster Recovery) sites for the bank and carried out DR Drill activity for the bank on a quarterly basis.
- Performed upgrading of SWIFT application with applied security patches.
- Automated the flow of messages from back office to Swift Network based on business requirements. Conducted testing and created message partners, exit points, and routing rules.
- Reviewed alerts in Swift application to identify critical events.
- The Primary role and responsibility of this team is to analyse requirements and provide solutions relevant to Audit, Compliance and regulatory and perform support activity of asset management applications to maintain functional and operational availability for the business.
- Managed business stakeholders for business requirements which involved identifying gaps, gathering requirements, designing, and implementing.
- Problem analysis and resolution ensuring maximum uptime of the business application.
- Problem analysis and resolution ensuring maximum uptime of the business application.
- Guided the financial planning process, including budgeting and forecasting, to optimise financial performance.
Senior Industry Consultant
IBM India PVT LTD.
10.2022 - 10.2024
- Executed migration of SWIFT operating system, ensuring minimal disruption to services.
- Handled transaction issues on SWIFT network for clients using Swift Alliance application and Gateway, verifying logs in SAA and SAG event journals.
- Monitored flow of payment messages through application, assisting users in locating and rectifying issues promptly.
- Reviewed alerts in SWIFT application, addressing critical events to ensure system integrity and minimise disruption.
- Performed upgrade SWIFT Application with applied security patches.
- Created a flow from back office to SWIFT Network and conducted testing.
- Monitor the Alliance Gateway, HSM & SNL also take a backup of before downtime of server.
- Technical and functional knowledge of all SWIFT applications.
Business Systems Analyst
AXIS BANK PVT.LTD.
07.2021 - 10.2022
- Led SWIFT Alliance Lite 2 project, facilitating improved support for UK business operations.
- Upgraded SWIFT application from version 7.4 to 7.6, ensuring application integrity through implementation of security patches.
- Developed the message flow between SWIFT and back office for SWIFT operations.
- Managed digital certificate operations, enhancing compliance and security protocols.
- Performed the HSM Migration project.
- Performed the ADK version upgrade & performed FIRCO DR drill.
- Performed DR (Disaster Recovery) sites for the bank and carried out a D.R. Drill activity for the bank on a quarterly basis.
- Understanding of network protocols including SFTP, FTP, and TELNET for effective communication.
- Handling the project management & follow the change process as per bank policy using AOPM tool.
- Completed validation and application testing, including grey box and black box methods.
- Working on Fin plus ISO2002.
Deputy Manager
BSE Technology PVT LTD
05.2021 - 07.2021
- Implemented new DR (Disaster Recovery) sites for the bank and conducted quarterly D.R. drill activities to ensure preparedness.
- Installed and upgraded full stack of SWIFT applications to enhance operational capability.
- Monitored flow of payment messages through application, located and assisted users to rectify issues.
Customer Support Engineer
NELITO SYSTEM PVT.LTD.
01.2019 - 04.2021
- Monitored payment message flow through application, locating and assisting users in rectifying issues.
- Handling issues related to Transactions made from and to the SWIFT network by the client on Swift Alliance application, Swift Alliance Gateway by checking SAA event journal, SAG event journal and other installation directory log.
- Maintained Swift Alliance application on Windows and AIX servers, ensuring operational stability.
- Implementation of new DR (Disaster Recovery) sites for the bank and carrying out a D.R. Drill activity for the bank on a quarterly basis.
- Executed IBM MQ disaster recovery processes.
- Monitored timely backups for production and test servers.
- Performing backup of HSM, SAG, and SNL.
- Generated and imported SSL certificates in SAA, SAG, and AWP to facilitate secure communications.
- Working knowledge of network protocol SFTP/ FTP, TELNET.
Application Support Engineer
Thinksapp Solution PVT LTD
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Implemented, configured, integrated, tested, and supported SWIFT and payment applications in production and test environments.
- Provide production support on SWIFT and Payment system applications.
- Troubleshooting applications issues and providing resolution within defined SLAs.
- Handled BOD and EOD operations for payment system applications and integrated RTGS and NEFT applications with other banking systems.
- Performed Integration of XMM, Easy pay, Ramco, & Firco applications with banking applications.
- Managed and configured various payment applications including SWIFT Net Link, Alliance Gateway, and Easy Pay.
- System Monitoring, Daily Database activities like check transaction with using joins, DDL/DML command, Stored procedure, SQL Queries.
- Updating IFSC code data on both RTGS & SFMS on daily basis. Checking alerts and rectifying database errors, troubleshooting product functionality and database issues.
- Troubleshot application issues and provided resolutions within defined SLAs.
- Skills used: Oracle, SQL Server 2012, Windows Server 2007/2008/2012, Oracle, IBM WebSphere MQ Server.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Mumbai University
01-2015
H.S.C. -
Maharashtra State Board
01-2012
S.S.C. -
Maharashtra State Board
01-2009
Skills
- MS SQL
- LINUX
- AIX
- Windows
- Computer Networks
- Technology deployment
- System integration
- Regulatory compliance
- Operational efficiency
- Financial analysis
- Technical documentation
- Stakeholder engagement
- OS Basics
Hobbies and Interests
- Listening songs
- Learning creative things
Training
- 2017-08-01, 2017-11-30, Fast track training attended at Mikado Solutions on Java.
- Professional training attended IBM MQ SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION Version 9.0.
- SWIFT Onboarding service Bureau certification completed.
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all particulars furnished in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Timeline
Associate Vice-President
SBM BANK India PVT LTD.
10.2024 - Current
Senior Industry Consultant
IBM India PVT LTD.
10.2022 - 10.2024
Business Systems Analyst
AXIS BANK PVT.LTD.
07.2021 - 10.2022
Deputy Manager
BSE Technology PVT LTD
05.2021 - 07.2021
Customer Support Engineer
NELITO SYSTEM PVT.LTD.
01.2019 - 04.2021
Application Support Engineer
Thinksapp Solution PVT LTD
10.2017 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Mumbai University
H.S.C. -
Maharashtra State Board
S.S.C. -
Maharashtra State Board