SUMMARY:

• Sr. Mainframe Developer(Tech lead) with over 12+ years of hands on experience in Mainframe application development, Production Support and Mainframe Batch testing. Extensive experience in the IT industry, involved with full project life cycle, complete Software Development Life Cycle SDLC.
• Extensive Knowledge in requirement gathering, analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, integration deployment, documentation and maintenance of Mainframe applications.
• Expertise in Modernization(Migration) projects
• Good knowledge on the Commercial Healthcare Insurance, Medicaid & Medicare Enrollment (834 file) and Customer Care portal applications.
• Experience working in the State Government Programs like Food Stamps, TANF, Medicaid etc.
• Hands on experience with Z/OS, ISPF, COBOL, DB2, CICS, CICS Webserivces, MQ Series, JCL, VSAM, Easytrieve, File Aid, Xpeditor, Endevor, DB2, IMS DB, IBM Utilities, CA - 7, Controm-M,Platinum, SPUFI, Abend-Aid, Detector, TMON, Changeman, QMF & Panvalet.
• Experience working in the Healthcare domain applications. Extensive hands on experience on Mainframe Application programming.
• Excellent working knowledge in Core Application design, Development, Testing and Production support. Developed programs which deal with MQ’s. Strong technical skills in developing Mainframe batch processes, CICS applications, Stored procedures using COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2.
• Experience in database development for creating complex database Queries, Writing Constraints, Indexes, Views, Stored Procedures, Cursors and Triggers in IBM DB2.
• Ability to multi-task work across different applications. Diverse work experience with different functionalities of the application, with Development and Production Support projects.
• Extensive experience of around 6+ years working as an onsite coordinator attending the project review meetings with Clients gathering requirements, preparing High Level Design(HLD), Technical Specifications Document (TSD), transitioning the requirements and design to offshore for the Build activity.
• Strong Project Leadership skills, providing project lifecycle leadership over all phases of IT Implementations and Agile methodology.
• Performed multiple roles across all the phases of software development life cycle as well as managing end to end deliverables using WaterFall as well as Agile development methodology
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team player, strong work ethics, and sincere, hardworking, continuous learner. Experience in handling projects in various roles as Team Member, Team Lead, Technical Specialist and Programmer.
• Excellent Team building, Project management, Analytical, Interpersonal and Communication skills
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills while handling teams in offshore-onshore model and tracking the project deliverables using sprints and release milestones.
• IBM DB2 Certified
• E1 Certified (Healthcare Domain )
• Salesforce certified Force.com Developer
• Have around one year of experience in System Analysis, design, development and implementation of Relational Database and Data Warehousing Systems using IBM Data Stage
• IBM Infosphere Datastage Certified Developer
• Good Experience in Designing, Developing, Documenting, Testing of ETL jobs and mappings in Server and Parallel jobs using Data Stage to populate tables in Data Warehouse and Data marts
• Undergone in Time Management, Project action Planning, Cross culture, interacting with client, Agile, Strong Leadership and Effective Team meetings.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Language: COBOL, JCL, CICS, Eztrieve, SAS

Development Tools: Platinum, SPUFI, TSO, ISPF, File-Aid, Expeditor, Abend-AidDetector, TMON, File Manager, DFSORT, ICEMAN, QMF

ETL tool: DATA STAGE- IBM Web Sphere Data stage and Quality Stage 8.5

Agile Tools: VersionOne, JIRA

Scheduling Tool: CA7, Control-M

RDBMS: IBM - DB2, MS SQL Server, VSAM, Sybase, IMS DB

Source Control: Panvalet, Endevor, Change-man

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 7, IBM Z/OS

Domain Expertise: Healthcare Enrollment and Customer care portal applications, State Programs

Tools: DB2 development center,Optimization service Center

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Project Delivery Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Technical lead for Transition and Renewal System
• Lead the Transition and Renewal monthly execution process by providing technical and functional guidelines
• Conduct an assessment of the current system and business architecture.
• Initiate the process improvements by removing manual overrides
• Act as onsite coordinator for teams at different locations and time zones
• Provided knowledge transfer documents and prepared system for the Production migration.
• Integration with various communicating legacy systems to get the requirements and the details of the data transmitted.
• Provide the cross- mapping to legacy system for mapping of target system data.
• Create post production reports to be shared with various stakeholders
• As a tech lead, work on activities involved for end to end module delivery which involves
• Client communication Requirement analysis Development Managing resources Code review Testing UAT Support Post production validation support
• Create HLD(High Level Design),TSD(Tect Spec doc).
• Develope Batch processes (jobs) for Commercial Enrollment using JCL.
• Develope Batch programs using COBOL and VSAM.
• Create Test jobs using JCL for Unit, System and User Acceptance testing cycles.
• Application Developments, enhancements and modification.
• Providing technical support and coordination among team

Environment: Mainframe - JCL,COBOL, VSAM,IMS,CHANGEMAN,FILE MANAGER, XPEDITOR, Fault Analyzer, Control-M

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Sr. Mainframe Developer /Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Extensively worked on to create Data extraction queries, ETL Strategies and architecture for data transformation from Staging (DB2) to Target (Oracle)
• Interacts with the business users, DBA's, and system administrator's to gather requirements, develop design, and code to system specifications ensuring all requirements have been met.
• Modifies existing programs to conform to application changes or to make improvements in the existing program.
• Monitors performance of programs after implementation
• Developed the SPIDER WEB design to support the extract process in one of the biggest conversion project of the state. i.e GA-IES.
• Involvement in all the phases of software development and end to end module delivery.
• Created HLD(High Level Design),TSD(Tect Spec doc).
• Have been using Changeman as versioning control tool to keep track of Mainframe components like JCL, PROGRAM, PROCEDURES etc.
• SIT and UAT Support along with support for post-production validation.
• Review code, Technical design and test plan documents.
• Providing technical support and coordination among team
• Worked on running Mainframe batch test cycles
• Working as Mainframe Tech Lead
• Continous monitoring of Production cycles and solve raised abends within short time frame.
• Performance monitoring of Production cycle using Detector(DB2 Monitoring tool).
• Worked on maintenance and enhancement tasks.
• Worked on BOP (Bad on performance tickets) Performance improvements.
• Quick resolution of the user tickets as well as the system detected abends.
• Daily Support Activities in 24x7 Production environments
• Root Cause Analysis and recommending development approaches to the resolution of each problem.
• Proposal for the enhancement and improvement of the existing system.
• Used Control-M for monitoring job scheduling finding out delays in Production cycles.

Environment: Mainframe - JCL,COBOL, VSAM,CICS,CHANGEMAN,FILEAID, XPEDITOR, ABEND-AID, Control-M

Confidential

Sr. Mainframe Developer /Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involvement in all the phases of software development and end to end module delivery.
• Created HLD(High Level Design),TSD(Tect Spec doc).
• Developed Batch processes (jobs) for Medicaid Enrollment using JCL.
• Developed Batch programs using COBOL and VSAM.
• Created Test jobs using JCL for Unit, System and User Acceptance testing cycles.
• Created Report programs using SAS
• Made use of XPEDITOR for program debugging for abends.
• Have been using Endevor as versioning control tool to keep track of Mainframe components like JCL, PROGRAM, PROCEDURES etc.
• Application Developments, enhancements and modification.
• Unit testing of the developed/modified program.
• SIT and UAT Support along with support for post-production validation.
• Review code, Technical design and test plan documents.
• Providing technical support and coordination among team
• Working as Mainframe Tech Lead
• Managing team of 8 people working across Pune and Chennai locations.
• Mentoring team members

Environment: Mainframe - JCL,COBOL, VSAM,ENDEVOR,FILEAID, XPEDITOR, ABEND-AID, SAS

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Sr. Mainframe Developer/Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• As a Mainframe tech lead, I worked on activities involved for end to end module delivery in the past and I can take up any of the below duties in the time of crisis for the team and it involves:
• Client communication
• Requirement analysis
• Development
• Managing resources
• Code review
• Testing
• UAT Support
• Post production validation support
• Have worked as Onshore Tech Lead for over 4 years.
• Involvement in all the phases of software development and end to end module delivery.
• Implemented Batch processes (jobs) using JCL to create backend customer inquiries on nightly basis and to create reports which can be reviewed by Customer service representative periodically.
• Developed Batch, Batch-DB2 using COBOL, DB2 for nightly batch processes.
• Developed CICS, CICS-DB2 programs which can be used as backend and to call from front-end .Net applications thru MQ.
• Developed Stored Procedures using COBOL and DB2.
• Worked on running Mainframe batch test cycles
• Worked on the IMD DB migration project. Main objective was to shut down the old ICS(Inquiry Control System) application and migrate the data to new DB2 database for CCP application.
• Created CICS web services using SOAP interface to support web applications.
• Created Test jobs using JCL for Unit, System and User Acceptance testing cycles.
• Used DB2 development center tool to create ad-hoc reports using SQL
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Managing team of 6 people working across Pune and Mumbai locations and mentoring team members
• Coordinate the efforts of team members in order to deliver Project according to plan
• Work with Scrum Master to install agile principles within the team and ensure Scrum Framework values are followed within offshore team.
• Active participation during internal and external audits and guide the team towards document creation which supports our software development.
• Identify and provide risk mitigation plan to Management.
• Requirement gathering for enhancements in existing application.

Environment: Mainframe - JCL,COBOL,DB2,CICS,VSAM, IMS DB, CICS Webservices, STORED PROCEDURE,FILEAID,SPUFI,PLATINUM, XPEDITOR,TMON, QMF

Tools: DB2 development center,Optimization service Center

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Created new Cobo L programs to fulfill the requirements mentioned in maintenance tickets and worked on modifications and testing of various online programs (CICS).
• Continous monitoring of Production cycles and solve raised abends within short time frame.
• Performance monitoring of Production cycle using Detector(DB2 Monitoring tool).
• Performed Coding, testing, test plan preparation for maintenance related tickets, for CCP and Enrollment systems.
• Handled all BECC tasks as well as Handled AD-hoc requests from Client.
• Worked on maintenance and enhancement tasks.
• Worked on BOP (Bad on performance tickets) Performance improvements.
• Quick resolution of the user tickets as well as the system detected abends.
• Adhoc Reports and One shot request
• Daily Support Activities in 24x7 Production environments for CCP and Enrollment.
• Root Cause Analysis and recommending development approaches to the resolution of each problem.
• Proposal for the enhancement and improvement of the existing system.
• Used CA7 for monitoring job scheduling finding out delays in Production cycles.
• Test cycle execution and batch testing.
• Knowledge transition.

Environment: Mainframe - JCL,COBOL,DB2,CA7,FILEAID,SPUFI,PLATINUM,XPEDITOR,ABEND-AID,TMON

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• On call activities and monitoring the production cycle for Enrollment Systems, Batch environment.
• Used CA7 for monitoring job scheduling finding out delays in cycles.
• Worked on ad-hoc and permanent fixes.
• Performed Coding, testing, test plan preparation for maintenance related tickets.
• Worked on BOP (Batch Online Performance tickets) Performance improvement
• Automation of test cycles (pre-production cycle).
• Worked on Production ABENDS.
• Root Cause Analysis and recommending development approaches to the resolution of each problem
• Preparation of daily/weekly reports.
• Performed as an active member of the team by providing valuable suggestions and ideas to improve processes

Environment: Mainframe - JCL,COBOL,DB2,CA7,FILEAID,SPUFI,PLATINUM,XPEDITOR,ABEND-AID