⚙️Batch Job Monitoring
🧭 Planning:
Batch job control assessed in financial transaction systems where scheduled jobs affect reporting and billing.
🎯 Objectives:
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Verify success/failure monitoring of critical batch jobs
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Assess alert and incident response protocols
📌 Procedures:
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Reviewed logs for 15 high-priority jobs
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Matched failed job alerts with incident tickets
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Assessed escalation and resolution timelines
📑 Working Papers:
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WP-ITGC-BJ001: Batch job control effectiveness -
Incident response logs, job scheduler exports
📊 Findings:
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❗ 2 failures lacked timely escalation
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❗ No alerts configured for weekend failures
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⚠️ Manual job completion checks in use
🧰 Tools Used:
Job scheduler, system logs, incident tickets, Excel
✅ Recommendations:
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Automate alerting for job status
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Enforce resolution tracking SLAs
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Move from manual to real-time job dashboards
