SUMMARY:

• Proficient in Mainframe Applications with 8 years of work experience in multiple full life cycles projects including Requirement Analysis, Detailed Design, Build/Development of code, Unit/System testing, Implementation, Defect Fixing and maintenance as well as Application Support.
• Exceptional Knowledge in the Area of Corporate Actions, Wash Sale, Mutual fund Average cost Processing, Gift/Inheritance processing, Bond processing.
• Outstanding technical and analytical skills, with extensive knowledge of COBOL and Confidential DB2, JCL, CICS, VSAM, EAZYTRIEVE, etc.
• Expertise in using Mainframe tools like TSO/ISPF,SPUFI, Endeavor, Changeman, File - Aid, File-Manager, Platinum, BMC C Confidential log Manager XPEDITOR, INTERTEST, QMF, Control-M, COMPAREX, ICETOOL
• Used JCL and JCL utilities like IDCAMS, IEBGENER, SYNCSORT, ICETOOL etc to manipulate d Confidential sets, backup d Confidential sets, analyze d Confidential, load VSAM d Confidential sets, extract d Confidential for test conditions.
• Used CICS to develop pseudo conversational programs, develop BMS screens as per flow of the application functions.
• Debugged batch programs with XPEDITOR and Online CICS programs with INTERTEST
• Hands-on experience in Confidential Debug Tool for z/OS and XPEDITOR.
• Working Experience on DB2 stored procedures, SOLA Web Methods and X4ML.
• Proficient in formulating business requirements into technical solutions and Skilled in major services such as Development, Implementation, Enhancement/Maintenance and Upgrade.
• Able to analyze and measure current processes, identify and recommend the ideal best practice towards a better solution
• Hands-on experience in Code Reviews and UTP Reviews.
• Working experience on VSAM to DB2 conversion
• Experience in large scale D Confidential base expansion for new project requirements and impact analysis
• Create system health-check SQLs, Programs, jobs to identify the issues and fix the d Confidential for accurate tax reporting and eliminated corrections on the tax statements.
• Professional, flexible, creative, and service-oriented team player with effective communication skills, analytical and design skills along with strong problem solving abilities.
• Excellent working knowledge in Banking and financial Domain.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team lead in a fast-paced, challenging environment while effectively directing and providing support to entire team. A passion to learn and to absorb and apply new skills or concepts
• Proven ability to run large-scale IT initiatives; Strategic as well as solutions-focused thinker. Undertakes complex assignments and meet tight deadlines and delivers superior performance

AREA OF EXPOSURE:

• Requirement Analysis
• Preparation of Technical Specification
• Component Design.
• Construction of coding.
• Preparation of Test Plan.
• Peer Reviews.
• Unit testing of modules.
• System Testing
• QA testing and Validation
• Performance review and tuning
• Post Prod Verification of changes.
• Recycle of Claims
• Work product Reviews
• Analysis & Resolution of tickets
• Interaction with Client for understanding
• Business requirement
• Baselining of Project Documents
• Preparation of Estimation document
• Work on share point requests for clients on various queries and reports.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: VS COBOL II, JCL, Easytrieve, CICS, SQL, PL/SQL

Domain Knowledge: Daily Trade Activities, Average cost, Wash Sale processing, Dividend, Spin-off, Return on capital, Bulk & JE Account Transfer, Bond Processing

Scheduling Tools: TIVOLI workload scheduler for Z/OS

Utilities / Tools: TSO/ISPF, JES2, SPUFI, VSAM, FILE AID, PLATINUM, NDM, SAR, DYL 280, OSDA, DEBUG TOOL, CLIST, REXX, CA-11, File Manager, Easytrieve, Fault Analyzer, AFP tools, CSF,MS Office, VISIO, APF/PDF convertor, BMC, ICETOOLCOMPAREX

Databases: DB2

Version Control Tool: ENDEVOR, CHANGEMAN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pennington, NJ

System Analyst / Developer

Responsibilities:

• In corporate IRS cost basis regulations to Tax Lot processes and Gather Monthly Statements and Tax statements/critical 1099B IRS statements.
• Created Realized and Unrealized Gain/Loss reports for the Key clients after the daily Activities
• Experience in all facets of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, designing, coding, testing, and deployment
• Outstanding technical and analytical skills, with extensive knowledge in DB2 Stored Procedures and SOLA Web methods.
• Developing new programs as per client’s or business requirements.
• Work closely with business for requirement gathering and review.
• Perform Unit, Functional, Negative, Regression, System integration Testing (SIT) and Performance testing.
• Testing all the functionalities in QA Plex region (Similar like Production environment)
• Developing suitable solutions, alternatives and options
• Developing testing strategies for efficient and error free testing
• Facilitate system testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business.
• Coordinate in Scheduling of Jobs and provide on call support during tax season.
• Monitoring and solving abends of the production batch job runs.
• Analyzing the programs/jobs for any enhancements and modifications towards permanent resolutions for the issues encountered through tickets and user’s requests.
• Talented communicator, able to build working relationships with wide range of co-workers in team environment.
• Extremely well organized, with proven ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.

Environment: OS390, MVS/XA V 2.9, COBOL, JCL, SQL, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, QMF, FILE-AID, ENDEVOR, DB2.

Confidential, Pennington, NJ

System A nalyst / Developer

Responsibilities:

• Julius Baer Taxlot was brand new system that was created from the scratch in short period of time.
• Development, Testing and Production Support
• Design discussion and gathering requirements;
• Create High level and low level design documents,
• Analyzing the Requirements obtained from the client and Estimating the time required to in corporate the requirement in the system.
• Preparing the Software Design Documents stating the code changes and the location of the Code Changes in various modules
• Perform Peer Code review, review the code and there unit test results and compare them with the requirement document
• Coordinate with the integration of different requirements to implement the code to production
• Monitor the deployed code and review the performance of the code
• Generate Feed to JB and work with business to confirmation then send the files through FTP.
• Responsible for 24x7 production support; Respond to Abend or Issue calls from monitoring team and fix the same on immediate basis.
• Involved in all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle from the gathering till Rollout of the projects to production

Technical platform:

• z/OS, WINDOWS
• JCL, COBOL, EASYTRIEVE, CICS
• DB2, VSAM,STORED PROCEDURE(Native/External)
• ENDEVOUR
• TIVOLI WORK LOAD SCHEDULER
• SAR, QMF, SPUFI, FILE MANAGER, INTERTEST, PLATINUM, DYL280, NDM, FTP Services for mainframe

Confidential

Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing business and functional requirement For High level design.
• Development of code and unit testing
• Perform Component integrated testing and work with external applications for system testing.
• Fix issues reported during the testing.
• Worked large scale D Confidential base expansion for new project requirements and impact analysis
• Create health check programs/jobs to identify the issues and fix the d Confidential for accuracy
• Present d Confidential for Business sign off and Implement the code on sign-off.
• Performing reviews and ensure the overall quality of the project
• Work with DBA and discuss the ideas for improving system performance & cost saving of the project.

Technical platform:

• z/OS, WINDOWS
• JCL, COBOL, EASYTRIEVE, REXX , CICS
• IMS-DB, VSAM , DB2
• ENDEVOR,CHANGEMAN
• Mainframe Tivoli, CA7
• SAR, FILE AID, File Manager, NDM, FTP SERVICES FOR MAINFRAME, PLATINUM, SPUFI, Confidential Utilities , SOLA.