SUMMARY

• Software Development Specialist having 8 years of experience in Analysis, Design, Development and Testing of Client Server applications with good trouble resolution capabilities and automation skills.
• Possess a sound knowledge and strong understanding of Business functional aspects, and experienced in performing various kinds of Testing across different phases of SDLC.
• Performed Estimation, Requirement Analysis, High Level Design, Development, Test Planning and Test Case execution for various Development / Testing projects including maintenance work and change requests.
• Developed, Maintained and Tested numerous batch and online applications for Banking, Finance and Telecom domains.
• The technologies primarily involved COBOL, JCL, DB2, SQL, VSAM, IMS and CICS.
• Much familiar with other Mainframe tools such as FileAid, Changeman, QMF, Xpeditor, AbendAid, SDSF, TWS, ESP.
• Achieved success in multiple Migration projects including Confidential & Confidential - ILT and Confidential - One H, which aim Confidential transforming their systems to a global single-platform-system.
• Invented tools using REXX, SAS, and ISPF panels to streamline and fully automate the adhoc processes and reduce manual intervention. Created reusable utilities and procedures.
• Designed and coded multiple reconciliation reports for the Retail, Billing and Journal processes in Banking and Telecom sectors.
• Efficiently led a team of 7 people to design, schedule and implement batch flow procedures and tune down the performance of the newly designed batch process.
• Ensured proper collaboration with various Development and Testing teams, detailed documentation and tracking of defects until closure, and kept the stakeholders informed.
• Effectively conducted trainings and learning programs for new joiners on the Domain, Technology, Automation and Initiatives front.
• Accomplished seamlessly the Websphere server migration for the GUI of batch reconciliation reports against the data derived from various Telecom affiliates.
• Designed and developed a VB, ASP.NET and SQL based Work Force Management tool aimed Confidential integrating world-wide managerial information and assisting senior leadership in decision-making.
• Have expanded my horizon by learning and participating in in-house innovation events and created scalable platform-independent applications using HTML, CSS, Javascript, MEAN stack and jQuery.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Domain: Banking, Credit Cards, Finance, Telecommunication

Operating System: z/OS, UNIX, Windows

Languages: COBOL, JCL, CICS, SQL, SAS, Easytrieve

Mainframe Tools: Vision Plus, Changeman, Panvalet, FileAid, Xpeditor, AbendAid, Strobe, TWS

Database: DB2, IMS, VSAM, RDBMS, MS Access

Database Tools: QMF, SPUFI, Stored Procedures

Automation Tools: REXX, CLIST, ISPF panels, VBScript, Excel VBA

Other Tools: HP ALM, HP Quality Center, BMC Remedy, RTM

Frontend Technology: HTML, CSS, Javascript, MEAN stack, jQuery

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Ramon, CA

Software Development Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Worked in close co-ordination with stakeholders, leading a diverse set of applications (Mainframes, Websphere, Javascript) with a cross-vendor development team Confidential offshore, providing them guidance and support.
• Performed Estimation, Requirement Analysis, High Level Design, Development, Test Planning and Test Case execution for various Development / Testing projects including maintenance work and change requests.
• Configured the Web servers and executed the migration of an enterprise account reconciliation application onto an advanced version of Windows Websphere server dealing into Java and Mainframe DB2-JDBC driver connectivity.
• Designed and developed new ILT (IT Legacy Transformation) modules for the various Billing processes across different regions to add new functionalities and make them applicable globally.
• Reviewed the development/maintenance activities of the offshore team and performed compliance check on SDLC processes and user access management.
• Prepared Test Data and performed Functional, System Test, Integration and Regression testing. Executed test cases to verify that the system functioned as per user requirement.
• Had close discussions with the clients and stakeholders to make sure that the test plan/strategy is adequate and complete.
• Invented tools using REXX, SAS and ISPF panels to streamline and fully automate the adhoc processes and reduce manual intervention. Created reusable utilities and procedures.
• Effectively conducted trainings and learning programs for team members on the Domain, Technology, Automation and Initiatives front.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2, SQL, QMF, SPUFI, Stored Procedures, VSAM, IMS-DB, CICS, REXX, SAS, Websphere, HTML, HP Quality Center, BMC Remedy, RTM

Confidential

Senior Subject Matter Expert

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements, performed estimation and constructed high level design for many development projects including maintenance work and change requests.
• Conceived Application Design, perceived Test Plans and executed Test Cases for various projects including rate change, legal mandates and migration.
• Proposed, articulated and developed new CICS screens for User Access Management adhering to the security guidelines.
• Delivered on-call production support and resolved queries for applications related to Service Order processing, Access Management, Taxation, Directory Listing.
• Accomplished the SAS to JCL/COBOL conversion for legacy reporting jobs.
• Conceptualized DB scrub modules for posting Service Orders using IMS, COBOL.
• Mechanized multiple recurring manual activities and invented easy to use tools with SAS, REXX scripts, JCL and ISPF panels.
• Automated test data preparation and test case execution to meet the specific requirements and verify that the system functions as per user requirement.
• Envisioned and devised the Rate Change automation tool using REXX, JCL, ISPF panels and COBOL which resulted in savings of 25k hours per annum.
• Established Legal Hold utilities to determine and release the free space in the system, and make mass change to positional parameters in existing procedures.
• Reviewed the development/maintenance activities of the team and administered compliance check on SDLC processes and user access management.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2, SQL, QMF, SPUFI, VSAM, IMS, CICS, REXX, CLIST, ISPF panels, SAS

Confidential

Assistant System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Composed SCM plans and outlined Technical Specifications for the VB to Web services (CICS, WSDL) migration of Equity order modules.
• Analyzed programs and outlined Program Specification Sheets.
• Assessed the Impact based on the Assumptions and highlighted the Risks.
• Accelerated code analysis and programmed new functionalities into existing modules as per standard coding guidelines.
• Diagnosed defects, applied fixes, and coordinated QA deployment of the integrated Web services module.
• Constituted Deployment Plans and Implementation Readiness check for QA, UAT and Production environments.
• Executed SQL stored procedures to fetch/load the data on the remote servers.
• Catalogued KT documents for further reference and helped team members.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2, SQL, QMF, SPUFI, VSAM, CICS, REXX, CLIST, ISPF panels, VB, ASP.NET, WSDL

Confidential

Associate Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Interpreted Business/System requirements, Interface Agreement documents, and derived mapping between the functional modules.
• Authored Functional/Technical Specifications for new Vision Plus modules.
• Prepared detailed Application Design and formulated Test Plans.
• Performed Coding, Unit testing and promotional activities in Endevor for integration of various custom Business unit functionalities into Global Confidential functionality.
• Effectively led a team of 7 people to set up and run daily AAT and SIT batches, achieving performance improvement and smooth execution.
• Reviewed and Reconciled program output before delivery to the client.
• Streamlined the preparation of Metrics and weekly reports.
• Aided in knowledge Sharing, documentation and storage in Web portals.

Environment: Vision Plus (CMS, FAS, TRAMS), COBOL, JCL, DB2, SQL, QMF, VSAM, CICS, SAS, Easytrieve, TWS, Changeman, FileAid, Xpeditor, AbendAid

Confidential

Software Associate

Responsibilities:

• Performed coding and unit testing of new Vision Plus modules for integration of various custom Business unit functionalities into Global Confidential platform.
• Devised Unit Test Plans, executed Test Cases and captured Test Case results.
• Designed batch flow diagrams and dependency charts to aid the Conversion.
• Scheduled the batch jobs based on predecessors and monitored their execution.
• Reviewed designs, code, and documentation related to the conversion procedure.
• Conducted Functional and Module level testing/reconciliation for the migration projects using Dump Validation Tool (DVT), SAS and Easytrieve programs.

Environment: Vision Plus (CMS, FAS, TRAMS), COBOL, JCL, DB2, SQL, QMF, VSAM, CICS, SAS, Easytrieve, TWS, Changeman, FileAid, Xpeditor, AbendAid