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Mainframe Application Developer Resume

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Madison, WI

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

  • Mainframe Application developer, with 6+ years of hands on experience in application development.
  • Extensive experience in the IT industry.
  • Worked in different domains including Financial Services, State welfare, Banking and Healthcare.
  • Involved with full project life cycle SDLC. Have experience working in Waterfall as well as Agile project Environment.
  • Strong technical and business domain knowledge.Worked with Confidential, Confidential, Confidential and Confidential Financial.
  • Worked as Onsite / Offsite coordinator.
  • Have experience working with Distributed teams with Offshore and Clients teams located in diffent locations.
  • Performed different roles such as Senior Systems Analyst, Scrum Master and Programmer Analyst.
  • Proven interpersonal skills, keen understanding of fundamental Organization & business needs.
  • Proficient in Technical writing i.e. preparing Technical specifications (HLD), Program specifications (LLD) and Business Logic Diagrams BLDs using Microsoft tools
  • Proven track record in Healthcare, State Welfare programs, Insurance, Retail, Banking, Investments Banking, and Credit Cards sectors.
  • Excellent experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) such as requirement gathering, designing software specifications and Risk analysis,, Implementing code, testing the components, integrating the modules and deploying the applications.
  • Ability to multi - task work across different applications. Diverse work experience with different functionalities of the application, with Development and Production Support projects.
  • Hands on experience on technologies such as IBM Mainframes, TSO/ISPF,COBOL, JCL, DB2, GDG, VSAM, CICS, IMS DB/DC, SQL, EASYTRIEVE, Python, JAVA,File-Aid, ENDEVOR, CHANGEMAN, IBM Data Studio, VISIO, XPEDITER, Control-M,CONTROL-M, BMC, DB2-PLATINUM, SPUFI, File Manager, WinSCP, HTML, CSS, XML, Excel, SharePoint, Agile, Scrum, Stroyboard, JIRA, Sprint Planning, Issue tracking
  • Proficient in obtaining project requirements from user and manager, formulating the requirements into design specs, preparing system specs, Identifing dependencies and risks, assigning tasks to team members, and tracking project progress.
  • In-depth knowledge of quality processes. Enrure that test plan is complete and all the test scenarios are met before moving code changes to higher region.
  • Experience in 24x7 Production support, and experience in Incident, Problem and change management process.
  • Handled multiple projects simultaneously, Capable of multi-tasking and working in highly tight project deadlines and executing duties while being observed by customer and user communities.
  • Experience in defect analysis, tracking and defect closure of the applications using Test Director and Quality center.
  • Good experience in project planning, scheduling, estimation, resource and work allocation, risk identification and mitigation plan, product delivery and communication.
  • Excellent Client Management, Experienced in building effective winning/successful relationships with both customers and development/testing/support teams.
  • Efficient in escalating issues with Mangers and Operations team when appropriate to meet SLA.
  • Working closely with support teams and deployment of the applications and providing necessary handover to support teams during pre-post production implementations.
  • Experience in various stages of Project Management life cycle (PMI methodologies) in order to ensure that deliverables, deadlines, quality standards and client expectations are met.
  • Achieved Scrum Associate and Scrum Master Certifications from Scaled Agile Organization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Extensive knowledge of IBM Mainframes, COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, Power Builder, IMS DB/DC, EASYTRIEVE, CA Gen, VA-Gen,WEB FOCUS(Reportcaster),ENDEVOR, CHANGEMAN, TELON, PANVALET, ELIPS, XPEDITER, IBM-Debugger, CA-INTERTEST, CA-7, ISPF, CONTROL-M, SDSF, DB2-PLATINUM, TOAD,SPUFI, QMF, FILE-AID, File Manager, MQ-Series, XML, MS-Project, Lotus Notes, Test Director, DB2 STORED PROCEDURE, Quality center, MS-WORD, MS-XL, VISIO, FTP, Agile, Scrum, JIRA, Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Madison, WI

Mainframe Application developer

Responsibilities:

  • Requirements gathering for the enhancements requested by Client.
  • Conversion of gathered new business & functional requirements into software requirement specifications by meeting IT strategies and comply with Organization’s architectural standards.
  • Preparation of Impact Analysis for the new changes/enhancements requested by client.
  • Preparing Business Logic Diagrams (BLD’s) for the gathered requirements for new changes/enhancements.
  • Worked on Eligibility determination logic, which governs Healthcare, FoodShare & other benefit approval to WI residents.
  • Made changes to eligibility module, which determines if an individual is eligible for Medicaid programs based on his Income, Assets, Demographic information.
  • Performed Impact analysis to ensure that all the existing functionality is not adversely affected for all the other benefit Programs.
  • Performed peer code review for new code modules and gave feedback to other Cobol developers.
  • Worked on Operations team to analyze/resolve Production defects on weekly basis & maintained activity log.
  • Verified calendar in Control-M to ensure all Batch cycles are scheduled. Monitored cycle progress in Production
  • Created Cobol module corresponding to a new question which was added on CWW front-end for IRA account for MCW program.
  • Made changes to existing Notification logic to add a New Pend reason code. Made appropriate table updates in Reference table & done testing for all possible scenarios coving all existing Medicaid programs.
  • Worked with IMMR team to get Data exctrct from different DB2 production and stage tables.
  • Created sql to generate weekly, monthly and quarterly reports identifying different benefits issued during that period.
  • Assist the documentation team in preparing user guide and updating SharePoint.
  • Worked closely with testing teams to identify test coverage, verify table data updates in DB2 tables, client notice generation.
  • Assist the Product Tech Support team in handling customer escalation tickets.
  • Writing Design and Test Cases documents for each bug fixed.
  • Production support to Confidential system on periodical basis.
  • Responsible for coding new developments in VS COBOL II, JCL, DB2, Platinum and File-Aid and migrating them using CHANGEMAN.
  • Coding, Unit Test Plans, Unit Test Results, Functional testing & Regression Testing
  • Handling Help Desk application issues ticket, raised in JIRA (tracking tool) by end user based on severity.
  • Synchronizing all regions PCR’s, Unit and System while migration change from lower region to Acceptance.
  • Writing queries using SPUFI to extract data from various DB2 Views for reporting purpose.
  • Handling Ad-Hoc Report Requests.
  • Identifying PHI/PII data and follow Information security protocols.
  • Reviewing programs for QA and Testing.
  • Utilizing in-depth knowledge of technological alternatives and business system requirements to recommend innovations that enhance and/or provide a competitive advantage to the organization.
  • Provides feedback and technical guidance to project managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business objectives.
  • Responsible for Defect logging, tracking and management.
  • Conduct the Root Cause Analysis meetings based on the defects logged during testing the applications and providing Permanent Solutions.
  • Supports Pre & Post implementation testing for new/enhancements of the software products.

Technical Environment: Mainframe Z/OS series architecture,TSO/ISPF, VS COBOL II, JCL, DB2, Platinum, CICS, SQL, ChangeMAn, Control-M, IBM utilities - IDCAMS, SORT, DFSORT, Data Studio, Platinum, File Aid, VSAM, GDG, Control M, WinSCP, Excel, JIRA

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Requirements gathering for the enhancements requested by Client.
  • Conversion of gathered new business & functional requirements into software requirement specifications by meeting IT strategies and comply with Organization’s architectural standards.
  • Preparation of Impact Analysis for the new changes/enhancements requested by client.
  • Assisting in preparing Business Logic Diagrams (BLD’s) for the gathered requirements for new changes/enhancements.
  • Created new Cobol modules to in corporate changes in Billing system & update end customer’s amount due.
  • Customized existing Cobol modules as per client request to accommodate changes in Subscription plan/usage.
  • Developed a web-based tool to monitor incoming & outgoing file timestamp to meet SLA & create notification.
  • Created test scenarios and completed unit testing. Performed Integration testing on multiple Cobol modules.
  • Created detailed reports explaining technical flowcharts, BLD in Visio and test scenarios to end user.
  • Collaborated with different teams to support Migration activities. Acted as “On call support” to resolve Production defects. Used Jenkin for auto build, SVN version control, Jira Scrum board for ticket management.
  • Mentored two new developers resulting in 200 hours/month development hours and recognition with ‘Rising Star Leadership Award’. Achieved “SAFe Scrum Master” and “SAFe for Teams” Agile certifications.
  • Proposing fixes for the PCR’s that was raised by workers and recovery steps according to priority levels.
  • Assist the Product Tech Support team in handling customer escalation tickets.
  • Assist the documentation team in preparing user guide..
  • Writing Design and assisting in writing test Cases and documenting for each bug fixed.
  • Responsible for coding new developments in IBM-MAINFRAMES,Z/OS,TSO/ISPF,VS COBOL II, JCL, DB2, Platinum and migrating them to higher regions .
  • Handling Help Desk application issues ticket, raised in Rally (Application tracking tool) by end user based on severity.
  • Synchronizing all regions PCR’s, Unit and System while migration change from lower region to higher regions.
  • Preparing and assisting in writing queries using SQL to extract data from various Database tables for reporting purpose
  • Reviewing programs for QA and Testing.
  • Utilizing in-depth knowledge of technological alternatives and business system requirements to recommend innovations that enhance and/or provide a competitive advantage to the organization.
  • Provides feedback and technical guidance to project managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business objectives.
  • Conduct the Root Cause Analysis meetings based on the defects logged during testing the applications and providing Permanent Solutions.

Technical Environment: Mainframe Z/OS architecture, TSO/ISPF,VS COBOL II, JCL, SQL, DB2, Platinum, CICS, Data Studio, Platinum Tool to Browse/edit datasets, HTML, XML, FTP, Web Services, Endevor, XPEDITER, GDG, Visio

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Mainframe Programmer

Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of Impact Analysis for the new changes/enhancements requested by client.
  • Assist the Product Support team in handling customer escalation tickets.
  • Assist the documentation team in preparing user guide.
  • Enhanced online banking and credit card transaction processing system to include fraud detection and customer alert functionality. Developed new Cobol modules & scheduled Jobs using Job Scheduler utility.
  • Modified transaction-processing module to acquire user location information in real time using SAS application
  • Included Cobol code to compare users home location with real time location data. If there is a mismatch then invoked messaging service module to notify customer & add extra layer of authentication using MFA.
  • Responsible for coding new developments in COBOL II, JCL, DB2,CICS, Platinum and File-Aid, and migrating them using Changeman.
  • Reviewing programs for QA and Testing. utilizing in-depth knowledge of technological alternatives and business system requirements to recommend innovations that enhance and/or provide a competitive advantage to the organization.
  • Provides feedback and technical guidance to project managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business objectives.
  • Responsible for Defect logging, tracking and management.
  • Conduct the Root Cause Analysis meetings based on the defects logged during testing the applications and providing Permanent Solutions.

Technical Environment: Mainframe Z/OS series architecture,TSO/ISPF VS COBOL II, JCL, DB2, Platinum, Changeman,CICS, File-Aid, SVN, Jenkins,HTML,BL Server and Web Services, Microsoft Office.

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct Sprint planning to review the business document with a team of business end users, application developers and technical analysts.
  • Modifying Business requirements into Technical specs and to coordinate with developers.
  • Preparing Program specs based on Techincal specs.
  • Preparation of Impact Analysis for the new changes/enhancements requested by client.
  • Analyzed, developed 50000+ lines of COBOL code to improve Transaction Processing system capable of processing millions of credit card transactions on daily basis. Performed Unit, Integration and UAT Testing.
  • Created new JCL jobs & scheduled them to run in existing batch processing. Modified VSAM files.
  • Created new online screens for customer interface and added new fields to exciting screens using CICS.
  • Monitored batch processing, fixed & reran failed JCL jobs and created JOB ABEND reports on daily basis.
  • Modified credit management system in VisionPlus application, which resulted in Equal Monthly Installment capabilities. Developed new Cobol code to modify monthly account balance. Created End user manual report.
  • Implemented contactless ApplePay functionality. Modified payment authorization module to include RFID, biometric fields. Added new parameters in transaction data frame and VSAM files.
  • Assist the Product Support team in handling customer escalation tickets.
  • Assist the documentation team in preparing user guide.
  • Responsible for coding new developments in IBM-MAINFRAMES,Z/OS,TSO/ISPF,COBOL, JCL, DB2, Cool Gen,Platinum and File-Aid, Omegamon and migrating them.
  • Coding, Unit Testing, Functional testing & Regression Testing
  • Handling Help Desk application issues ticket, raised in JIRA (tracking tool) by end user based on severity.
  • Writing queries using SPUFI to extract data from various DB2 tables for reporting purpose
  • Reviewing programs for QA and Testing. utilizing in-depth knowledge of technological alternatives and business system requirements to recommend innovations that enhance and/or provide a competitive advantage to the organization.
  • Provides feedback and technical guidance to project managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business objectives.
  • Responsible for Defect logging, tracking and management.
  • Conduct the Root Cause Analysis meetings based on the defects logged during testing the applications and providing Permanent Solutions

Technical Environment: Mainframe Z series architecture, VS COBOL II, JCL, Syncsort, DB2, Cool Gen, Platinum, ELIPS, CICS, Web Focus/ Report Caster/ Managed Care, File-Aid, SAS,Java,.NET,HTML and Web Services, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio,VB.NET,ASP.NET,TOAD.

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