PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Around 14+ years of IT experience in all the stages of the software development life cycle, including Analysis, Design and Development of applications mostly using Mainframe technologies with Agile, Waterfall and Iterative software methodologies for various business domains like Banking, Insurance, Transportation.
• Excellent exposure to Mortgage and Auto insurance industry and had a very good command of Insurance Tracking System in United States.
• Good exposure on Analysis and Designing of Documents including Business Requirements Document (BRD), Technical Requirements Documents (TRD) and Specification Design Documents (HLD and LLD).
• Good knowledge in CICS Infrastructure tools like Performance Analyzer, Interdependency Analyzer (IA), Rational Asset Analyzer (RAA), Compuware Strobe & iStrobe, TMONCICS, Dynatrace Performance Monitoring, CA Brightside, zos connect.
• Strong in developing and maintaining enterprise applications using COBOL, JCL, IMS, IDMS, DB2, and CICS.
• Hands on experience on DB2 tools and File Management tools such as QMF, SPUFI, DB2 RCQ, FILE - AID
• Extensively used debugging tools such as XPEDITOR.
• Expertise in using version control tool PANVALET and CHANGEMAN for change control management.
• Good experience on scheduling tools such as CA-7.
• Experience in implementing the complex business rules by developing PL/SQL Stored Procedures and Triggers.
• Had enough expertise with secured transmission tools like NDM and FTP used in B2B communication.
• Excellent ability with competitive spirit in finding various approaches for problem solving and highly skillful, creative and innovative in developing efficient logic/code.
• Communicate with the Client, understand the Business Requirement specifications and convert them to technical specifications as per client requirements and co-ordinate the work with offshore.
• Many full-cycle implementations starting from project planning through go-live.
• Had a commendable experience in end user testing coordination as part of UAT.
• Had a very good exposure to the IT industry culture, standards, ethics and practices.
• Self-motivated and ability to meet operational deadlines in a demanding fast-paced environment and capable of working independently as well as in a team.
• Good business and functional understanding coupled with excellent interpersonal, communication and team skills
• Excellent analytical, technical, troubleshooting skills and detail oriented
• Ability to work both independently and as part of team too.
• Had enough experience in mentoring and providing technical assistance for junior mainframe programmers.
• More enthusiastic towards “change” and learning modern technologies and platforms.
• Self-motivated & enthusiastic towards embracing “change”.
• Excellent analytical, technical, troubleshooting skills and detail oriented.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Databases / DB Tools: Oracle 12c/11g/10g/9i, DB2, MS SQL Server 2008/2005, IMS, IDMS, VSAM, Flat files

Mainframe Technologies: MVS/JCL, TSO-ISPF, IBM Enterprise COBOL, IDMS, IMS, DMLO, OLQ, VSAM, PanValet, ChangeMan

App Dev Supporting Tools in M/F: File-Aid, Abend Aid, Xpeditor, CA Dispatch, View Direct, TSO ARTS, QMF, SPUFI, RC Query for DB2, TOAD

Schedulers: CA-7/11, JOBTRAC, InfoSec

IBM Debug: Xpeditor, IBM Debug

Transmission Methods/Tools: FTP, NDM

Life Cycle Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, Iterative

Operating Systems: IBM MVS Z/OS, Windows Vista/XP/NT/2000/98/95

SDLC Products: Clarity, Viper, Task Manager, SharePoint, QC

Other Tools: Performance Analyzer(PA), interdependency Analyzer(IA), IBM Aqua Explorer, IBM Rational Asset Analyzer(RAA), IBM Data Studio, CA/Director SMF extraction, Compuware Strobe & iStrobe, Dynatrace Performance Monitoring, TMONCICS, CA Brightside

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Technical Architect - IT Infrastructure

Responsibilities:

• Involved in defining the new CICS transactions, programs, and maps as a CICS admin.
• Used SMF Performance Analyzer(PA), and produced the reports of CICS transactions activities
• Worked in production support on a rotation basis and guided offshore team members.
• Using TMONCICS, monitor the Transaction Performance in live.
• Used IBM Rational Asset Analyzer tool to find out the in-depth insight into dependencies within Confidential mainframe system.
• Used IBM Aqua Explorer to transmit the files.
• Also extensively involved in other CICS infrastructure activities.
• Involved in learning and installing CA Brightside.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Sr. Mainframe developer

Responsibilities:

• Being Advisory Subject Matter Expert interacted with clients directly for requirement gathering and translating the same to High Level Design.
• Translated customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and lead the efforts including programming and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results. Delivered new and complex high-quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements.
• Worked as technical lead to offshore and onsite developers on the requirements, design and development of Locomotive Management System (LMS).
• Worked in creating DB2 Stored procedures.
• Extensively involved in programming COBOL, JCL, IMS, DB2, Stored procedures.
• Involved in testing using JCL, Debug tool, ISPF, FILE-AID and TOAD.
• Performing the code migration in to the Release packages thru CHANGEMAN and running the Package level audits.
• Reduce the elapsed processing times and meet required SLAs.
• Actively monitor CPU usage in batch and Online transactions to improve the DB2 queries where performance is not optimal.
• Developed innovative programs to process inbound and outbound messages from CCS using MQ and web services.
• Worked on Performance tuning, CPU reductions and changing the job schedule from prime to Non-prime time.
• Reviewed deliverables of all phases in SDLC i.e. Design document, Code Review, Unit & System test results and Deployment plans.
• Responsible for Estimation & Tracking of the Maintenance requests.
• Responsible for Team building, mentoring and coaching new team members to make them productive in short span of time.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Sr. Mainframe developer

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Study and analyze the systems, and met with end users and business units to define the requirements.
• Executing work requests which involves Estimation, Requirement Analysis, Impact Analysis,
• Design, Coding, Testing and Documentation.
• Participated in regular meetings with business to gather new requirements and prepare the design documents and proposed solutions and the lead the project to deliver the business requirements.
• Plan, distribute, guide, execute and deliver the designated unit of work within the service level agreements.
• Worked as Tech Lead to offshore and onsite Developers on the Requirements, Design and Development of CCS application.
• Worked with Java team in developing new user screens as per the client requirements.
• Developed innovative programs to process inbound and outbound messages from CCS using MQ and web services.
• Involved in writing new JCL’s and batch programs, scheduled the jobs in CA-7.
• Involved in CCS meetings and discussions with all the railroad industries representing as a technical and project lead from Confidential .
• Implemented railroad industry wide projects with in the service level agreements without any issues.
• Tracking project plans and progress. Keeping and maintaining all the documents in SharePoint site.
• Retire/decommission of CICS screens which are migrated to java screens.
• Performing configuration management and process improvement - Responsible for finding areas and provide enhancements to those areas related to the project that will add value to the process and will improve performance.
• Reviewed deliverables of all phases in SDLC i.e. Design document, Code Review, Unit & System test results and Deployment plans.
• Worked in production support on a rotation basis and guided other team members.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Sr. Mainframe developer

Responsibilities:

• Executing work requests which involves Estimation, Requirement Analysis, Impact Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing and Documentation.
• Involved in major enhancements to develop new business application.
• Participated in regular meetings with business to gather new requirements and prepare the design documents and proposed solutions and the lead the project to deliver the business requirements.
• Plan, distribute, guide, execute and deliver the designated unit of work within the service level agreements.
• Worked with Java team in developing new user screens as per the client requirements.
• Developed latest programs to process inbound and outbound messages from UTMS using MQ and web services.
• Worked with XML’s for the web services using SOAP UI.
• Involved in writing new JCL’s and batch programs, scheduled the jobs in CA-7.
• Involved in UTMS meetings and discussions with all the railroad industries representing as a technical and project lead from Confidential .
• Implemented railroad industry wide projects with in the service level agreements without any issues.
• Tracking project plans and progress. Keeping and maintaining all the documents in SharePoint site.
• Retire/decommission of CICS screens which are migrated to java screens.
• Performing configuration management and process improvement - Responsible for finding areas and provide enhancements to those areas related to the project that will add value to the process and will improve performance.
• Reviewed deliverables of all phases in SDLC i.e. Design document, Code Review, Unit & System test results and Deployment plans.
• Worked in production support on a rotation basis and guided other team members.

Confidential

Sr. Mainframe developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Business Analysis and Systems Planning
• Coordinating with Business Leads, Clients to prepare the DSD’s
• Involved in impact analysis, system design and development
• Contributed to the successful delivery of the first phase
• Maintained the team with very limited buffer
• Helped the team with the experience and domain knowledge
• High level of client satisfaction and consistent growth in all areas of responsibility

Confidential

Sr. Mainframe developer

Responsibilities:

• Gathering the requirements from the client, analyzing and estimating.
• Proposing a suitable architecture & technical design
• Code reviews
• Attending and Closing Project Support Requests on-site
• Verifying the Daily Status Report and managing resource allocation
• Hard line manager with Confidential - do performance appraisal for the team members
• Help Team members in technical issues
• Providing full system cycle testing.
• Deploying the software on time to meet the project goals.

Sr. Mainframe developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Helping the team members in analysis and design of the enhancement in detail about RBP and LPP Products
• Review of coding and unit testing of required modules from peer developers
• Data fix-up needed for conversion for the existing portfolios
• QA Support for System Testing and Post Production Support after Go-Live of the project.
• Provided the status of the project on timely basis to the stakeholders

Confidential

Mainframe developer

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements about the Fidelity transactions to communicate with the Aurora lender services system on Fidelity
• Impact analysis, design, code, unit-test and prepare LLD document
• Co-ordinated with the technical and business analysts of Aurora for the processing of transactions on Fidelity lender system
• Assist in system integration testing, UAT, deployment and post production validation

Confidential

Mainframe developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding project requirements of how installment billing works with SHOP.
• Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients
• Responsible for designing the database and creating DB2 tables.
• Code, come with LLD, preparation of unit test Cases & Standard Documents as per the Quality
• Unit Testing, Self-Review of code & test cases