Vijayasekar P.D

Experience

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  ORG Informatics Ltd

  Sept 2000 - Dec 2003

  Systems Engineer

  • Key roles as software developer and customer implementation support in numerous projects such as: Production Planning, Milk Procurement, Processing and Quality System Milk Marketing, Distribution and Transit Loss Recovery System Integrated Materials Management System, Financial Accounting System Pay-roll Information, Absentee control, Salary and Wages System Vehicle Maintenance and Fleet Monitoring System, Milk Bill and Transport Bill System, REVL Conversion Project, ERP Dairy• Main clients were in southern India - TCMPF Ltd Aavin Third Dairy, KCMPF Ltd Mother Dairy, Nutrine Confectionery Ltd, Rane Engine Valves Pvt Ltd, GDCMPU Ltd Sangam Dairy, MFL, Govan Travels, FLC and HYDRO.• Designed and developed the various modules of application software program for clients under the governance of Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, NDDB (National Dairy Development Board).• Independently installed, developed and maintained custom software at the clients’ premises. Generated additional revenue for ORG by providing annual maintenance contract for successful implementation of all application software. • Successfully implemented migration project on-time for RANE Engine Valves Ltd to convert the existing forms in forms3.0 to forms6i and reports1.1 to report 6i.• Single-handedly worked at clients’ premises to review project plans, represented ORG to District Collector and NDDB on project status and subsequently, reported timely updates to Project Manager in Bangalore.• Trained over 20 employees at clients’ different locations; orientate them on the new modules. Show less

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  Polaris Software Lab

  Dec 2003 - Oct 2005

  Systems Engineer

  • Senior software developer and support lead for key account, Citibank to manage GILS project (Generalized Installment Loan System) involving the implementation of: Personal Loan Straight through Process, Service Tax & Education Cess Multiple Base generation, Automatic OD Linking / Delinking Disbursal Letter, Customer Base Generation• Entrusted to design and to develop the above enhancements for existing and new modules based on business requirements on the existing GILS system.• Conducted tests (Unit Testing, System Testing), performed code reviews and supported UAT / SIT teams for sign off and roll out to production.• Resolved technical customer’s queries through analysis in production support environment related to the GILS System.• Instrumental to provide credible daily EOD/EOM production support as well as to propose technical solutions related to data repair or program bug fix. Show less

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  Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2009

  Consultant

  • For Deutsche Bank AG (Feb 2006 – Dec 2007), led a ten-member team to manage 24X7 production support (on shift basis) for the bank’s global payment processing system. Supported operations and interacted with business units located in Europe as well as various global parties for back-end applications. Provided application support on 24X7 shift basis and regularly monitored incidents through Tivoli tool alert and reported to operations team in Europe using Remedy tool. Ongoing maintenance of the production system.  Attended to inquiries from different groups (Operations, Business, IT management) on operational activities like payment reconciliation and reporting.  Immediately and effectively escalated critical issues and implemented strategies for their timely resolution. Responsible for production stability and service availability remain a priority at all times. Liaised with the infrastructure teams to resolve the critical incidents and followed the ITIL process in the bank. Proactively identify improvements that can be made to the application system and recommended to development and infrastructure teams to follow the best practices. Supported BCM plan and DR test in Production. • For UBS AG (Jan 2008 – Jan 2009), acted as a single point of contact (SPC) between clients’s IT division and Oracle Level 1 and 2 teams (total 26 members) across the bank’s four main investment banking trading application systems to manage the production support in Asia Pacific. Supervised the team members and conducted bi-weekly meetings to keep team members on track with business requirements. Tracked all projects / tasks to ensure prompt closure and completion of the deliverables for flawless rollouts. Timely progress updates to UBS management on any slippages. Maintained knowledge base and proper updating of project documentations, FAQs, project dashboards. Assigned an additional role in Release Management for Asia Pacific region. Show less

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  Deutsche Bank

  Feb 2009 - Dec 2010

  Assistant Vice President

  • As RTB maintenance team manager, led two teams (twelve members) for maintenance and infrastructure projects located in Singapore and in India under the Service Delivery Framework model for the bank’s global payment processing system (db-eBridge EU).• Managed external vendor deliverables to ensure on-time and quality deliverables. Maintained vendor contract for the project teams.• Worked closely with various internal stakeholders (Domain, Business, Operations, Production Support, Development, Solution Architect, DES, SCM, CIT, SIT, UAT, Load Test and Functional Analysts) and three authorized vendors from project initiation to the production deployment. Ensured timely delivery with entry/exit criteria met for all phases.• Planned, tracked and managed time lines for maintenance and hot fix releases as well as coordinated with the team for backend applications and test phases to support accordingly. • Built cross-departmental relationships to manage project/support objectives, prioritized deliverables, determine implementation strategy and coordinated assignment of resources in developing software for the application.• Facilitated, prioritized, and communicated functional, technical, and scheduling requirements of projects to the team.• Reported monthly trend analysis outstanding production defects updates to the senior management. Recognized track record to keep outstanding production defects minimal.• Successfully recovered two previously-failed infrastructure projects (web methods upgrade and A12 decommission) and ensured smooth roll over to production. Show less

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  Emerio

  Mar 2011 - Apr 2014

  Senior Consultant (Citibank)

  • Application/Project Manager in Citibank N.A for the bank’s core cash ICG payment applications.• Managing the regional application production support, development & maintenance teams for 7 APAC countries under vendor managed service model for the bank’s core cash Clearing Switch application.• Manage and execute the production incidents fixes, business enhancement request and technology upgrade migration for the supported applications and track it for closure through proper SDLC with upstream/downstream applications.• Representing the deliverables in the weekly change/release management meeting.• Engaged and accountable with the day to day production issue and follow the Citi escalation process, providing periodic update to senior management until the resolution of issue. Show less

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  May 2014 - Mar 2022

  • Managed the E2E Agile delivery projects since 2014, last 2 years adopted Scaled Agile scrum methodology and functioned as a Scrum Master role for the Program Increment as part of Daily Close Program. Host and facilitating the scrum events, Coaching the team and removing the project impediments. Support the Product Owner and acts a bridge between the PO and the organization. Aligning with cross-pod ART teams and RTE.• Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Moved between agile and waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.Aug'2021-Dec'2021 : Non-Daily close projects delivery in SAP BW & R3 applications.Jan'2020-Jul’2021 : Functioned as Agile scrum Master for SAP Finance application MDG (Master Data Governance). Phase 1 [LRD] and Phase 2 [GRD] migration to S/4 HANA platform. Adopted Scaled agile methodology during mid phase of the project and aligned with bank strategic goals.Oct'2019-Apr'2021 : Functioned as Application Project Manager for Legacy MDG-F Enhancements to support CREDA decom delivery.Aug'2019-Sep'2019 : Application vs Platform [AUTH/Basis] team coordinator for Infra set-up to support the Daily close program S/4 HANA implementation.Apr’2019-Sep’2019 : Functioned as Program/Project Manager, Managed Indonesia Offshoring project business go-live. Co-ordinated with third party vendor and implemented REGLA product aligning with regulatory reporting requirement.Jun'2018-Sep'2019 : Audit remediation Projects delivery in SAP MDG/R3/BW - VFSS System Profiler Remediation, VFSS 6.0 upgrade, TLS Version Upgrade, Implement secure algorithm iSSHA-512.Apr’2018-Mar’2019 : Functioned as Program/Project Manager, Managed E2E cost management simplification program and deliver the JanuxXP decom project in Finance. Migrate the functionalities to SAP BW. Show less May’2014-Mar’2018 : Functioned as Application Development Project Manager in Deutsche Bank for the bank’s host to host global transaction banking channel application. • Responsible & Accountable for end-to-end Agile Sprint project delivery. BOW & Infrastructure releases.• Successfully managed & delivered the E2E project delivery of re-design migration project for the Bank host to host global transaction banking channel application with high availability implementation. db-direct connect, as known as DBDC, is a global file transfer platform in Deutsche bank that provides capabilities for bi-directional transfer of data files from a customer's host system to Deutsche Bank’s processing systems and vice-versa in a secure manner. Supporting multiple communication protocols (HTTPS, AS2, FTPS, SFTP, MQ, FILEPOLL, SWIFTFA, SOAP). Zero customer impact as part of Migration from Web methods 8.2 to 9.6 re-design implementation..- Final Phase of Webmethods 6.5 decom support- WebMethods 8.x platform stability/enhancements delivery- MQ upgrade, DHS-O Database Migration- WebMethods re-design Migration Project with high availability implementation [ WebMethods 8.x to 9.x] including customer migration.- DBDI Bank admin decommission- TCS-DB ISC lead for DB Account Show less

  • Consultant

    Jul 2018 - Mar 2022

  • Associate Consultant

    May 2014 - Jun 2018
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  Virtusa

  Mar 2022 - now

  Project Delivery Manager

  • Functioning as Release Lead in Wholesale Digital (Transaction Banking) Institutional Technology at ANZ Bank.• Delivering business outcomes across multiple agile delivery BAU & ALM projects in Transactive Cash Asia & Limit Management Systems. • Develop and execute release plans that includes schedule, dependencies, risk & issues, engagements/collaborations.• Collaborate between stakeholders, vendors & notify business prioritizations and maintain a high level of trust and confidence.• Manage relationships & coordinate work between different teams & stakeholders. Produce run book, implementation plan, readiness reviews, pre and post deployment activities and weekly release reporting. • Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required. Lead & co-ordinate the Go-Live activities. • Manage conflicts. Build customer relationships & drive towards delivery. Align with ANZ delivery framework and maintain the release confluence page with periodical updates. Show less