Actively seeking opportunities

Keeping complex
Ab Initio platforms
stable, fast, and trusted.

I’m Mohammad Abu Talib, an Ab Initio Administrator with 5+ years of experience running mission-critical data environments for financial services. I’m open to administrator and consulting roles where platform reliability, performance, and dependable delivery matter.

Operating focus Platform reliability Performance tuning Production support Operational automation Platform reliability
India Open to global remote roles Administrator first · Consulting-ready
5+years in Ab Initio operations
99%+platform availability maintained
30%manual effort reduced
40%+fewer repeat incidents
35%faster critical processing

A cover letter in brief

Reliable administration with a consultant’s view of the whole system.

I administer, deploy, monitor, and optimize Ab Initio environments that support high-volume banking workloads. My day-to-day work spans Co>Operating System configuration, Conduct>It plans, EME metadata, MFS architecture, production support, scheduling, and Unix/Linux automation.

At Tata Consultancy Services, supporting an APAC private-banking client, I have combined proactive platform health management with structured incident resolution. That work includes automating weekend batch checkouts and tag migrations, improving repeat-incident outcomes through root cause analysis, and maintaining the traceability required for regulated data pipelines.

I’m now looking for an Ab Initio Administrator or consultant opportunity where I can strengthen platform resilience, simplify operations, and help technical and business teams make dependable decisions around production data systems.

Technical toolkit

Built for production environments where stability is non-negotiable.

01

Ab Initio administration

GDE, Co>Operating System, Conduct>It plans, EME metadata analysis and lineage, PDL, environment setup, configuration, resource management, and health monitoring.

02

Data pipeline operations

Data warehousing, Change Data Capture, data reconciliation, high-volume batch processing, and Multi-File System architecture.

03

Database performance

SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle, Teradata, DB2, and advanced query performance tuning for time-sensitive processing workloads.

04

Automation and scripting

Unix/Linux shell scripting with Bash and Korn shell, system automation, repeatable operational checks, and MFS administration.

05

Monitoring and scheduling

Autosys, Control-M, Splunk, ELK Stack, enterprise job scheduling, batch monitoring, incident response, Jira, and ServiceNow.

06

Governance and delivery

ITIL incident, problem, and change management; Agile delivery; RCA; data governance; regulatory reporting; Git; and Confluence.

Professional experience

Five years of hands-on platform ownership.

May 2024 — Present

Ab Initio Administrator

Tata Consultancy Services · APAC private-banking client

Current
  • Administer and maintain Ab Initio Co>Operating System environments, including configuration management, resource allocation, and proactive health checks, supporting 99%+ availability across production and non-production systems.
  • Automated critical weekend batch checkouts and Ab Initio tag migrations, reducing manual operational effort by approximately 30% and eliminating recurring human-error-related production incidents.
  • Perform deep-dive tuning of complex Ab Initio graphs and Conduct>It plans through EME metadata analysis and partitioning optimization.
  • Led structured root cause analysis for chronic pipeline failures with L2/L3 Operations teams, reducing repeat incidents by more than 40%.
  • Maintain Unix/Linux shell scripts for Ab Initio administration, job scheduling through Autosys and Control-M, and pipeline monitoring with Splunk and the ELK Stack.
  • Manage metadata lineage and data governance through EME, supporting traceability for Dodd-Frank and MiFID reporting pipelines.
  • Resolve high-priority production incidents within SLA targets using ITIL incident and change management practices.
  • Author and maintain operational runbooks, environment documentation, and batch-processing procedures to improve repeatable support.

October 2020 — April 2024

Ab Initio Administrator

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  • Administered Ab Initio Co>Operating System environments across multiple projects, managing resources, MFS architecture, and PDL parameter configurations for production and non-production systems.
  • Configured, monitored, and maintained Ab Initio GDE and Conduct>It plans to support stable financial-data batch processing.
  • Tuned SQL and PL/SQL for high-volume queries, reducing processing time by up to 35% across critical jobs.
  • Implemented and managed CDC configurations and reconciliation processes, achieving near-zero data discrepancies for regulatory reporting.
  • Managed user access, environment permissions, and Ab Initio system configurations in line with organizational security and governance policies.
  • Provided L2 production support, completed root cause analysis, and applied fixes to minimize downtime and meet SLA commitments.

Education and training

Technical foundation, strengthened in production.

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology

Bharati Vidyapeeth University College of Engineering, Pune

Technical training

Ab Initio platform

GDE, Co>Operating System, Conduct>It, and EME Metadata Engine

Framework training

ITIL Foundation

Incident, problem, and change management framework

Let’s talk

Need a steady hand for an Ab Initio environment?

I’m actively exploring Ab Initio administration and consulting opportunities in India and globally remote.

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