SUMMARY:

• Have 6+ years of mainframe development/testing support experience in IT industry, encompassing a range of skill sets, roles and responsibilities in financial services domain like Banking and Insurance.
• Extensively worked in MVS mainframe development applications using JCL, COBOL, VSAM, DB2/SQL.
• Engaged with clients to understand business requirements, provide effective design solutions, suggest enhancements for existing codes and analyze system issues through AGILE/Waterfall methods.
• Worked in end - to-end development of mainframe applications starting from requirements gathering, extensive impact analysis, design, coding, testing, implementing and provided maintenance support.
• Got basic experience on Shell scripting using UNIX and python. Good work experience with DB2 SQL statements and Query Analyzer - QMF.
• Coordinated with Business, Project Manager and Application SME for new assignments, suggested possible enhancements and performed delivery of a complete solution with strong analytical skills.
• Completed Infosys entry level with an overall CGPA of 4.5/5 and completed Infosys internal on Mainframe Developer, COBOL programmer and COBOL-DB2 programmer.
• Possess strong experience with Microsoft Office Tools viz, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and Access.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: zOS- JCL, COBOL, DB2, PARMs,PROCs, CICS and AS/400(CL & RPG)

Utilities: DFSORT, DB2 Utilities, VSAM, SPUFI, SQL, SPOOL, QMF

Management Tools: ENDEVOR, CHANGEMAN, SCM, SDM, BMC Remedy - IBM Tools

File Handling: FILE-AID, FILE-AID DB2, FILE MANAGER, SAS

Debugging Tools: Xpeditor, Abend-Aid, TSO/ISPF, MVS, CA-7, Control M - Scheduling, REXX

Tracker Tools: HP Quality Center, JIRA, Service Now, Sharepoint, Confluence

File Transfer: Connect Direct, IBM Sterling File Gateway, Messageway, SFTP, NDM

Others: Easytrieve, RDI, RTC, Basic knowledge of UNIX Shell script

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Technology consultant - Mainframe

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Engaged in client meetings to discuss project design and development of 500+ mainframe jobs/routes to transfer IBM source files securely through NDM, Connect Direct and Message File Transfer methods.
• Worked is MVS mainframe jobs batch processing and scheduling using Control M scheduler.
• Involved in support activities for the development applications, resolved weekly 100 Incident Requests and critical issues encountered during files transfers or mainframe code execution in production.
• Created design document, developed new and modified existing program code, unit test and integration test, documented code test deliverable, production implementation/maintenance support.
• Well versed in application system testing methodologies, designed and executed test plans for system related functions that meets business requirements. Defined problems and provided solutions to business requirements. Competent data analysis for system optimization and improved performance.
• Worked in few Shell scripting jobs using python and UNIX for cobol conversion programs.
• Monitored and supervised a team of 8 - 10, provided work estimates, tracked daily progress status, set-up daily SCRUM meetings, resolved team member technical issues and reported to manager/client.

Senior Software Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed physical design and functional requirements documents and developed new code or modified existing code in compliance with client coding and security standards.
• Involved in code optimization, functional enhancement and monitor daily progress of the team.
• Conducted unit testing, integration testing, system testing and regression testing when required, developed and documented test scripts/results data.
• Have written test plans and test cases well structured, more appropriate, maintained which could be understood by fellow team member, client SME and other stake holders. Used CA7 scheduling.
• Implemented many REXX automation tools improving the quality and performance of the code, thus reducing errors and saving several PD hours helped to deliver complex project in time.
• Maintained repository of learning and errors identified during testing and reviews. Used it as base to train new joiners and also helped in minimizing code execution errors thus improving quality.

Technology Analyst - Mainframe

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepared process documentation and ensures the quality of data being created or modified is as per client expectation. Experienced in analyzing business requirements documentation for Use case testing scripts and non-function requirements. Created appropriate test data to support the test strategy.
• Ensured to re-use and leverage existing program components where possible thus reducing the effort in creating new or customized functions for internal system data bases.
• Developed JCL and COBOL program codes for conversion programs, IMS jobs and utilities to fetch batch data for file maintenance and report handling. Created and monitored batch job scheduling using Control M.
• Indulged in weekly calls with manager, clients and Application architecture SME to discuss regarding progress and blockers if occurred.
• Diagnosed and resolved code defects and issues, optimized code performance wherever possible and reduced execution and load time.

Technology Analyst - Mainframe

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved mainly in data maintenance, upgradation and performance sync operations for the client data being merged and converted through HUB integration of entire architecture.
• Developed code using JCL, COBOL, CLLE and RPGLE for conversion programs.
• Created Utility tools to fetch data for file maintenance and reports handling. Performed data integrity checks and defect handling. Analyzed test data requirements and implemented related test scenarios.
• Automated job build, verification using REXX tools saving critical time on code and implementation.
• Created pre-implementation tasks and documentation along with implementation plan details including deployment, cutover and fall-back/recovery process.
• Monitored and verified implementation code to be properly moved to production and ran successfully.

Systems Engineer/ Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed client specifications and created design document, cross validated the design to have generated output files as expected in the business functional requirements document.
• Developed code, unit tested, integration tested, volume tested, regression tested, all possible test cases were captured and resulted were verified.
• Project application code was reviewed by SME and all other stakeholder and moved into production for deployment.
• Monitored production implementation and ensured that the code is promoted successfully and the output files are generated as expected. The file data were validated to be as expected by clients.