Principal Lead-Workload Scheduling and Automation
Ameriprise Financial
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Permanent
- Full-time
Troubleshooting & Incident Management
– Manage and Lead service restoration/recovery of applications while leading technical resources(participating) during service restoration process.
- Ability to drive production incident bridge calls for P1 and high priority P2 incidents. - The ability to assist/ manage team with troubleshooting efforts: log file analysis and research for Distributed technologies (JAVA, Oracle , Windows server, Unix,Informatica, Cloud)
- Perform difficult and independent assignments in troubleshooting, problem diagnosis and problem resolution in one or more technologies within the technical area of expertise.
- Assess & recommend solutions for permanent fixes to improve application stability and resiliency.
- Review and approve production related changes upon risk assessments.
-Should be open to learn new technologies/tools.
- very Good Working knowledge on the ITSM processes.Proactive Monitoring & Preventative Maintenance
- Ensure application availability and response times, batch processing SLAs/OLAs are met and or exceeded.
- Pro-actively monitor the stability and performance of various technologies within area of expertise and take appropriate corrective actions prior to an incident or problem occurring.
- Work with the enterprise monitoring team to implement and improve monitoring capabilities.
- Use monitoring tools to prevent potential business impact.
- Collaborate with members of the team and contractors/vendors on bridge calls to prevent or resolve incidents/problems in an expeditious manner.
- Monitor and report issues within the monitoring system and work with the required team/vendor for quick restoration.Analysis
- Recommend, deploy and document strategies and solutions for problems/incidents based upon comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of business goals, objectives, requirements and existing technologies.
- Independently identify key issues, patterns and deviations during the analysis.
- Recommend robust solutions utilizing pragmatic judgment, creativity, and in-depth technical knowledge and evaluation that comprehensively helps maintain high availability, resiliency and stability of applications.Leadership & Partnerships
- Manage effective relationships across teams and collaborates with leadership on a frequent basis. Lead vendor and employee operational resources as required.
- Send communication to leadership during Priority1 production incidents.
- Facilitate/Lead the onshore-offshore call during the start and end of business day to share the updates.
- Walkthroughs: Coordinate with BAU to get the details of changes that would impact the applications.Processes, Standards & Best Practices
- Participate and provide input in the continual improvement of processes, policies and best practices to ensure high availability of applications.
-Incident management - logging, prioritizing and resolving incidents and track them against various SLAs using Service Now tool.Problem management - Resolving recurring incidents permanently, performing break fixRequired Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar field; or equivalent work experience.
- 10-14 years of relevant experience.
- 5+ years of 24x7 production support experience required.
- 5+ years of experience with two or more technologies listed below:
JAVA
Linux/Unix
Oracle/SQL Server
Windows server
Service Now
Informatica Power Center
UNIX Scripting
ITIL Understanding
AWS Cloud
Container Technologies and Orchestration Frameworks
DevOps
Experience using application and/or Infrastructure monitoring products.
Demonstrate strong analytical, problem solving and debugging skills.
Availability outside of normal business hours to provide after hour or "on-call" support to solve high impact incidents/problems.
Effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to articulate technical information across multiple organizational levels.
If you are not located close to a physical office, remote work is considered for qualified candidates.Preferred Qualifications
- Hands on experience in Cloud administration (AWS or Azure) and Dev Ops tools like Jekins, Ansible is a plus
- Knowledge of Tivoli Work scheduler (TWS), Mainframe System, RDBMS, SumoLogic, Dynatrace (Gomez) concepts is a plus.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure (to include Middleware) components (e.g. Storage, Message queue (MQ), WebSphere, Managed file transfer (MFT) etc.) is a plus
- ITIL framework certification is a plus.
- Experience with development or support of applications within the Financial Services industry (preferably in Investments/Asset Management).About Our Company
Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 125 years. We are a U.S. based financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence. The firm’s focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection. Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.Ameriprise India LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.Full-Time/Part-Time Full timeTimings (2:00p-10:30p)India Business Unit AWMPO AWMP&S President's OfficeJob Family Group Technology