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Nisha Alager

Sydney,Australia
Nisha Alager

Summary

Accomplished Assistant Manager with 20 years of IT experience, specializing in banking and financial consulting. Expertise in risk and compliance, particularly in financial crime risk, governance risk, and compliance. Proficient in data analytics and data lineage. Strong background in banking applications such as NPP payments, credit/debit cards, SWIFT/IFTI payments, and more. Recognized for expertise in MS SQL, T-SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle Cloud, UNIX, shell scripting, ACTIMIZE, RCM, RCMD, NET REVEAL, and DERTICA across multiple industries including banking, trade finance, insurance, superannuation, and non-banking IT sectors.

Overview

17
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Senior Data Engineer
03.2025 - Current

Job overview

  • Actively involved in cloud Migration from SQL db to Oracle Cloud.
  • Implemented best practices around data governance and compliance standards to report to AUSTRAC.
  • Provided technical support in troubleshooting issues related to data processing or storage systems.
  • CDE lineage from source to target mappings using various tools like Alation, Zeppelin and collibra tools etc
  • Implemented new linkages using technologies such like SQL databases for efficient storage of large volumes of data.
  • Collaborated on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks, maintaining data integrity and verifying pipeline stability.
  • Developed polished visualizations to share results of data analyses.
  • Successfully managed a HPS data migration project in CBA.

Westpac Group (Luxsoft DXC)

Technical Business Analyst
07.2024 - 12.2024

Job overview

  • Managed updates for ADELAIDE team projects through JIRA and Confluence platforms.
  • Gathered requirements for UNITE initiative to migrate data from legacy system to Westpac systems.
  • Developed data mapping documents for the migration process between source and target systems.
  • Prepared comprehensive FSD and BRD materials for sign-off.
  • Collected, defined and analyzed business requirements.
  • Coordinated data migration and consolidation efforts.

MasterCard

Business Analyst
02.2024 - 03.2024

Job overview

  • Prepared FSD documentation for NPP requirements.
  • Coordinated activities for temporary projects.
  • Executed batch on a one-off basis.

Telstra

Senior Business Analyst
11.2023 - 01.2024

Job overview

  • Enhanced Telstra intranet applications for cab booking post-COVID.
  • Developed mobile applications integrating various APIs.
  • Created 100s of user stories in JIRA.
  • Performed analysis of Power BI reports and Confluence update.

Career Break

Career Development Intern
01.2023 - 06.2023

Job overview

  • Enrolled in Generative AI - Artificial Intelligence course.
  • Travel break - Overseas
  • Break for 6 months

Westpac

Business Analyst
12.2020 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Delivered presentations for risk owner approval.
  • Delivered business data flow diagrams to stakeholders for endorsement.
  • Detected IT and business discrepancies in various systems within Westpac Group Banking.
  • Completed APRA requirement tracing CDEs in Treasury-related reports APS 120, APS 220 & APS 180.
  • Formalized data risk controls to comply with APRA standards on APS 120, APS 220, and APS 180.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Technical Business Analyst
06.2019 - 12.2020

Job overview

  • Took Ownership on end to end delivery with high quality.
  • Future state wireframes and UI/UX design done effectively.
  • Managed payment processing for CSR(Customer Remediation Program) in FSI Unit.
  • Achieved stakeholder consent for necessary technical requirements in UNIX/Shell scripting.
  • Oversaw end-to-end Agile process implementation.
  • Consulted with internal personnel to develop information systems strategies, tailoring technology purchasing, and installation roadmaps to meet users' unique needs.

BT Superannuation

Business Analyst
01.2019 - 06.2019

Job overview

  • Implemented PMIF/PYS risk management strategies.
  • Handled management of requirements for PMIF/PYS-Insurance code practice under regulatory rules RG 97/99.
  • Introduced updates to digital and print materials to align with GDPR standards.

Westpac

Technical Business Analyst
01.2018 - 01.2019

Job overview

NPP(New Payment Platform) : Project 1

  • Directed team of 7 members in NPP.(SPOC)
  • Enabled secure transactions with PayID (Mobile number pay), bypassing the need for BSB details( ISO NPP 20022)
  • Acquired substantial experience in handling alert and case management for AML/sanctions using NetReveal integrated WLM tools.
  • Executed complete mapping for 485 SWIFT/NPP message fields using XML/HTML tags.

Credit Connect: Project 2

  • Calculated credit scores using CDMS system connected to loan origination systems. (APS 120 & APS 180)
  • Conducted requirement analysis through various brainstorming sessions with onshore.
  • Supervised the preparation of FSD, BRD, RAID, and RTM documentation.(Credit risk APS 112 & APS 118 adding property details into loan origination systems)
  • Consulted with internal personnel to develop information systems strategies, tailoring technology purchasing, and installation roadmaps to meet users' unique needs.

Bank of America

Business Analyst
02.2012 - 12.2017

Job overview

GWIM Compliance : Project 1

  • Bolstered governance, risk, and compliance frameworks in a top American bank's operations.
  • Managed the SQL DB team's efforts in identifying and assessing false positive notifications.
  • Employed Actimize Intelligence Server and Risk Case Manager for analyses.
  • Conducted surveillance on TTR to identify dubious trade acts.(Trade Finance and AML processes.)

CRAMR: Project 2 ( SPOC)

  • Led CRAMR for significant transformation program at BOFA.
  • Led data analytics initiatives for percentage and interest calculations on extensive datasets using SQL Server.
  • Conducted SQL analysis for data integrity.
  • Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.

AMP

Technical Business Analyst
01.2010 - 01.2012

Job overview

  • Acted as Business Analyst for AML investigation and alert monitoring at AMP.
  • Oversaw detailed analysis of data migration by leading a team of four.
  • Developed comprehensive procedures for executing Oracle 12g data migration.

ARICENT Technologies

Senior Software Developer
09.2008 - 10.2010

Job overview

  • Developed intricate SQL queries to align record counts and data between databases and live systems.
  • Actively participated in evaluating tariff plans within Sony Ericsson's Research and Development unit.
  • Developed automated scripts for various needs using Mercury QTP.
  • Created detailed database tables with primary keys and constraints.

Education

E.G.S Pillay Engineering College (AUTONOMOUS)

Bachelor of Engineering Technology from Computer Science And Engineering
04.2004

Skills

    • Stakeholder engagement

    • Strong verbal skills

    • Project management

    • Client-focused

    • Requirements gathering

    • Gap analysis

    • Oracle PL/SQL programming

    • SQL EXPERT-Performance tuning

    • UNIX/Shell Scripting,DBMS jobs

    • Data migration

    • Performance tuning

    • Data governance

    • ETL development

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Certification

  • Oracle & Microsoft Certified in SQL, Oracle PL/SQL & C# Dot Net
  • CSM Certified Scrum Master - Scrum Alliance
  • Six Sigma Yellow belt - Data Analytics
  • Generative AI - Artificial Intelligence(AI) & Machine Learning(ML)

Accomplishments

  • Automated Bank of America employees onboarding process.
  • Conducted larger presentations such as 'Employee Health & Safety Packs' to a larger audience across the floor during Westpac internal Town-hall meet.
  • Played Technical & domain Trainer role in Trade Surveillance, Anti-Money Laundering,CTF-Counter Terrorism Financing (Actimize) for various Development centers across India.
  • Twice received 'Exceeded the Expectations' band at Infosys.
  • Received 'Game Changer' spot Award in Westpac - onshore for delivering complex requirement within given timeframe.

Hobbies

  • Books
  • Yoga Meditations and
  • Badminton

Personal Information

Languages

Hindi
Limited Working
English
Full Professional

Timeline

Senior Data Engineer

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
03.2025 - Current

Technical Business Analyst

Westpac Group (Luxsoft DXC)
07.2024 - 12.2024

Business Analyst

MasterCard
02.2024 - 03.2024

Senior Business Analyst

Telstra
11.2023 - 01.2024

Career Development Intern

Career Break
01.2023 - 06.2023

Business Analyst

Westpac
12.2020 - 12.2022

Technical Business Analyst

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
06.2019 - 12.2020

Business Analyst

BT Superannuation
01.2019 - 06.2019

Technical Business Analyst

Westpac
01.2018 - 01.2019

Business Analyst

Bank of America
02.2012 - 12.2017

Technical Business Analyst

AMP
01.2010 - 01.2012

Senior Software Developer

ARICENT Technologies
09.2008 - 10.2010

E.G.S Pillay Engineering College (AUTONOMOUS)

Bachelor of Engineering Technology from Computer Science And Engineering
Nisha Alager