Lija Jacob
About Lija Jacob
Lija Jacob is an Associate Director at UBS in Morrisville, North Carolina, with over 12 years of experience in mainframe application development. He has a background in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Cochin University of Science and Technology and has held various roles in the finance and technology sectors.
Work at UBS
Lija Jacob has been serving as an Associate Director at UBS since 2023, contributing to the firm from Morrisville, North Carolina. In this hybrid role, she applies her extensive experience in mainframe applications and the brokerage industry. Her responsibilities include overseeing critical projects and ensuring the smooth execution of operations within the organization.
Current Role at Credit Suisse
Prior to her position at UBS, Lija Jacob worked at Credit Suisse as an Assistant Vice President for two years, starting in 2022. In this on-site role, she focused on developing and maintaining applications, leveraging her expertise in technologies such as COBOL, JCL, DB2, and CICS. Her work involved managing settlement flows for major financial institutions.
Education and Expertise
Lija Jacob earned her Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Cochin University of Science and Technology, completing her studies from 2007 to 2011. This educational background laid the foundation for her career in technology and finance, where she has amassed over 12 years of experience in mainframe application development.
Background in Technology
Lija Jacob began her career at Infosys as a Technology Analyst from 2011 to 2015, where she gained valuable experience in application development. She later transitioned to Credit Suisse, serving as a Support Analyst for six years before becoming an Assistant Vice President. Her technical skills include job scheduling with Control-M, troubleshooting with Splunk and Datadog, and implementing DevOps practices.
Professional Achievements
Throughout her career, Lija Jacob has demonstrated a strong understanding of brokerage operations, particularly in settlement flows for DTCC, NYSE, and BNY Mellon. She has led initiatives to implement DevOps practices, such as trunk-based development and deployment automation with uDeploy, enhancing operational efficiency and system performance.