Get in Touch
 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Week 1: Core Foundations

  • Day 1: Introduction to Banking Applications
    • Overview of core banking modules
    • SLAs and compliance standards (PCI DSS, uptime)
    • ITSM workflows (incident/problem/change)
  • Day 2: Java Production Essentials
    • JVM internals, memory management, and garbage collection basics
    • Analysis of Java exceptions
    • Tuning the JVM for banking workloads
  • Day 3: Unix Fundamentals
    • File structure and navigation
    • Key commands: ps, top, df, tail, grep, awk, sed
    • Basics of shell scripting for automation
  • Day 4: Logs and Monitoring
    • Interpreting logs (transaction and audit)
    • Tools: Splunk, ELK, and native log parsing
    • Practical exercise: Troubleshooting a failed fund transfer
  • Day 5: Ticketing and Escalation Processes
    • Tools: ServiceNow and JIRA workflows
    • Escalation matrix (L1 to L2 to Development)
    • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and documentation best practices

Week 2: Advanced Troubleshooting and Real-Time Simulation

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

Optional Add-Ons

  • Basics of Kafka/MQ troubleshooting
  • 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 core Java programming principles
  • Experience operating within Unix-based environments
  • Familiarity with enterprise application support processes

Target Audience

  • Support Engineers
  • Java Developers transitioning into support positions
  • Production Support Analysts within banking sectors

Custom Corporate Training

Training solutions designed exclusively for businesses.

  • Customized Content: We adapt the syllabus and practical exercises to the real goals and needs of your project.
  • Flexible Schedule: Dates and times adapted to your team's agenda.
  • Format: Online (live), In-company (at your offices), or Hybrid.
Investment

Price per private group, online live training, starting from 8000 € + VAT*

Contact us for an exact quote and to hear our latest promotions

Testimonials (2)

Provisional Upcoming Courses (Contact Us For More Information)

Related Categories