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Week 1: Core Foundations

  • Day 1: Introduction to Banking Applications
    • Overview of core banking modules.
    • SLAs and compliance requirements (PCI DSS, uptime).
    • ITSM workflows (incident, problem, and change management).
  • Day 2: Java Production Essentials
    • JVM internals, memory management, and garbage collection basics.
    • Analysis of Java exceptions.
    • JVM tuning strategies for banking workloads.
  • Day 3: Unix Fundamentals
    • File structure and navigation techniques.
    • Essential commands: ps, top, df, tail, grep, awk, and sed.
    • Basic shell scripting for automation tasks.
  • Day 4: Logs & Monitoring
    • Interpreting transaction and audit logs.
    • Utilizing tools such as Splunk, ELK, and native log parsing methods.
    • Practical exercise: Troubleshooting a failed fund transfer.
  • Day 5: Ticketing & Escalation Process
    • Utilizing tools like ServiceNow and JIRA workflows.
    • Escalation matrix (L1 → L2 → Development).
    • Best practices for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and documentation.

Week 2: Advanced Troubleshooting & Real-Time Simulation

  • Day 6: App Server & API Debugging
    • Basics of WebLogic and Tomcat.
    • Understanding API failure codes (401, 500, 504).
    • Addressing JDBC pool issues and timeouts.
  • Day 7: DB Troubleshooting
    • Diagnosing slow queries, locks, and deadlocks.
    • SQL profiling using tools like EXPLAIN and SHOW PROCESSLIST.
    • Practical exercise: Resolving a database deadlock.
  • Day 8: CI/CD, Release & Rollback
    • Overview of Jenkins.
    • Analyzing release failure scenarios.
    • Rollback procedures and post-deployment validation.
  • Day 9: War Room Simulation
    • Role assignments: incident lead, communications, and technical fix.
    • Live troubleshooting scenario involving login failure.
    • RCA, war room documentation, and stakeholder updates.
  • Day 10: Capstone & Review
    • Summary of tools, logs, escalation processes, Unix, and DB concepts.
    • Final challenge and assessment quiz.
    • Certification and feedback session.

Optional Add-Ons

  • Kafka/MQ troubleshooting fundamentals.
  • APM Tools: AppDynamics/Dynatrace.
  • Basic Kubernetes concepts (pod restarts, logs).
  • SRE metrics: SLIs, SLOs, and MTTR.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of fundamental Java programming concepts.
  • Practical experience working with Unix-based systems.
  • Familiarity with support workflows within enterprise application contexts.

Intended Audience

  • Support Engineers.
  • Java Developers transitioning into support-focused roles.
  • Production Support Analysts operating within banking environments.
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