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Mainframe Lead Resume

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Madison, WI

SUMMARY

  • More than 20 years of experience in Estimation Analysis Reverse Engineering designing developing testing deploying maintenance and production support of large - scale mainframe applications running on IBM Mainframes.
  • Strong working experience wif Cobol-Ii, Mf-Cobol, Aps Cobol, Oracle12c, IMS, Endevor, Changeman, Viasoft, CA7, Fileaid, DB2 Utilities, Documerge, Control-M, Panvalet, IDMS/R, Ca7, Ca11, Ftp, Spufi, Qmf, Ditto, Idcams, Easytrieve Plus, Telon.Toad, Z/OS, Zeke, Abend-Aid, Passport Attachmate Extra, Java, J2ee, Xml, Java Script, WebSphere Informatica, Html, Db2 Platinum, SDF-II, SDSF, Macro4 Tools (Tracemaster,Insync,Dumpmaster, File Manager, IBM Debug, data stage).
  • Worked extensively in all Project Life Cycle phases like Business requirements gathering, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Configuration management, UAT and Implementation support
  • Worked on the major and the minor enhancements wif the COBOL II, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS and MQ-SERIES.
  • Experience in leading and managing teams. Handled multiple roles - Team Lead, Developer and Metrics coordinator.
  • Executed software projects for Insurance, Banking, Finance, Child Welfare, Health Care and Telecommunications Projects
  • Expertise in setting up testing environments, defining, creating, documenting, verifying and executing test cases, test scenarios and Test plans.
  • Expertise in Debugging and diagnostic skills in Mainframe batch and online processing.
  • Excellent capacity for handling multiple tasks simultaneously, completing projects in a timely and accurate manner. Proficient in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle.
  • Modified the existing DB2 SQL queries by adjusting Indexes on the SQL queries and DB2 reorgs to improve the Application programs performance.
  • Expertise in using the sort tools like SYNC SORT, DFSORT and ICETOOL.
  • Actively participated in various Financial Projects for Banking Applications and Insurance applications.
  • Worked on all phases of the project development life cycle from feasibility study to post implementation support.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: COBOL II, MF COBOL, PL/me, JCL, SQL, EASYTRIEVE PLUS, HTMLJavaScript, SAS, REXX, XML, DYL280

Databases: DB2, IMS DB/DC, IDMS, ORACLE 11G/12C

Software / Tools: TSO/ISPF, VSAM, CICS, CA-7, Changeman, Xpeditor, Mqs Endevor, Viasoft, QMF, File- Aid, INSYNC, Abend-Aid, SPUFI, QMF, Intertest, Syncsort, Panvalet, DITTO, CEDF, Comparex, MS-OFFICE, INFORMATICA, SDF, DB2 Platinum, DCLGEN, Documerge, MQBrowse, WinSCP, Toad, Putty, CA11, HP Quality Center, ServiceNow, Cherwell, ZEKE, IBM Debug, BMC PAC-2000,ETL tools like DataStage, INFORMATICA, Cherwell.

Operating Systems: MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, VSE/ESA, UNIX, Sun Solaris, WINDOWS XP, Z/OS

Hardware: IBM S/390, ES/9000 and PC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mainframe Lead

Confidential, Madison WI

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborating wif technical team to create, interpret and implement business requirements into design specifications.
  • Working wif the team in AGILE mode participating in all the ceremonies such as daily stand up, Sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospectives.
  • Involved in Analysis, Design, Coding, testing of modules by using Mainframes technologies like COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM and DB2
  • Involved from project kick off meetings to understand the scope of the projects
  • Performing the impact analysis on the existing system design and behavior Working on the projects using Agile Methodologies
  • Using the tools such as IBM IDZ, IBM data Studio, File Manager, IBM Debug, Changeman, and CA7.
  • Coding and testing for Business as Usual(BAU) requirements- Coding is done in COBOL and compiled using Changeman (configuration management tool).
  • Coding and testing for data migration requirements - Coding is done in COBOL and compiled using Endevor (configuration management tool).
  • The initial Proof of Concept for three different types of interfaces which involved CICS programs, IDMS programs and batch programs was done and based on approval of MPDBs interfaces were converted to MQ interfaces.
  • Perform analysis for reports identified in E&B - Analyze all reports to give all information like frequency, source of data, format, data population for each field on report using COBOL programs.
  • Work closely wif the business teams to gather project requirements and act as the single point of contact for their projects. All these requirements from business are tracked through JIRA tool.
  • Actively involved in Application Performance Tuning
  • Responsible for preparing unit test cases and unit testing.
  • Update management wif development progress and issues.
  • Deployment and testing in Developer integration test region, Technical Integration test region, System Testing region and Release regions.
  • Providing day-to-day support and maintenance for Mainframe application.
  • TFS is used to track problem tickets and change requests.

Environment: TSO, ISPF, COBOL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, ORACLE 12C, SQL, SPUFI, Changeman, SDSF, IBM Utilities, SYNCSORT, File Manager, IBM DEBUG, IBM IDZ, JCL, Z/OS, CEBR, CEDF, ABEND-AID,IBM data studio.

Mainframe Developer

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Responsibilities:

  • Received the noledge transition sessions from the client. Prepared the playback sessions based on the noledge transfer sessions.
  • Analysis, Design, Coding, testing of modules by using Mainframes technologies like COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM DB2
  • Working as an onsite coordinator, contacting them on daily basis to discuss the project details and progress.
  • Involved from project kick off meetings to understand the scope of the projects
  • Writing the functional requirements for enhancements.
  • Working on the projects using Agile Methodologies.
  • Extensively worked on COBOL, CICS, JCL, and DB2 for development of programs.
  • Debugged CICS programs using Xpeditor.
  • Used DCCS (Data control central system) as the version control tool.
  • Used DFSORT and FILEAID, Platinum, QMF, Xpeditor tools.
  • Participate in Quality processes like reviews, inspection & defect logging and will make sure all project deliverables are reviewed and sign-off by client SMEs (Subject Matter Expert) before deployment - Involve in COBOL code reviews and provide feedback to developer for bug free delivery
  • Using the tools such as IBM RDZ, File Manager, IBM Debug, Changeman, and CA7.
  • Actively involved in Application Performance Tuning
  • Responsible for preparing unit test cases and unit testing.
  • Update management wif development progress and issues.
  • Used Cherwell and ServiceNow used to track problem tickets and change requests.
  • Status tracking, we used Jira board.

Environment: TSO, ISPF, COBOL, VSAM, CICS, DB2O,ORACLE 12C, SQL, SPUFI, Changeman, SDSF, IBM Utilities, SYNCSORT, File Manager, IBM DEBUG, IBM Rational Developer for System Z, JCL, Z/OS, ABEND-AID, CEDF.

Mainframe Programmer Analyst

Confidential, EAGAN, MN

Responsibilities:

  • Worked as a developer for the NMATS system.
  • Extensively changed COBOL, DB2 and CICS programs for enhancements and coded new programs for development.
  • Designed and developed various online and batch applications
  • Assisted in implementation of various releases
  • Responsible for preparing unit test cases and unit testing.
  • Debugged COBOL programs using Xpeditor.
  • Used ENDEVOR as the version control tool.
  • Understands business requirements, proposes flexible solutions, and provides specifications and designs in support of application development.
  • Coding wif high standards following the COBOL coding standards, Unit Test Plan and Unit Testing.
  • Created JCL mainframe procedures, and processes to extract data from various sources such as DB2
  • Presented reports to the customer after validating data/source code as per Confidential .
  • Using the tools such as File-AID, IBM Debug, Change man, Control - M.
  • Actively involved in Application Performance Tuning
  • Responsible for preparing unit test cases and unit testing.
  • Attended Scrum meeting daily.
  • SERVICENOW used to track incidents and change requests.
  • Generating the ad-hoc reports and monthly reports as per the user’s requirements.

Environment: TSO, ISPF, COBOL, VSAM, CICS, DB2O,ORACLE 12C, SQL, SPUFI, ENDEVOR, SDSF, IBM Utilities, SYNCSORT, FILE-AID, IBM DEBUG, IBM Rational Developer for System Z, JCL, Z/OS, XPEDITER, ABEND-AID, CEDF, CEDX, NDM, PLATINUM, PASSPORT.

Mainframe Analyst

Confidential, Brookfield, WI

Responsibilities:

  • Worked as a developer for the integrated card services and related application
  • Designed and developed various online and batch applications
  • Experience wif COBOL, JCL, MS Access, DB2, IBM Utilities, VSAM and Stored Procedures in Mainframe environment.
  • Assisted in implementation of various releases
  • Responsible for preparing unit test cases and unit testing.
  • Presented reports to the customer after validating data/source code as per banking regulations.
  • Using the tools such as File Manager, IBM Debug, CA7 Etc.
  • Actively involved in Application Performance Tuning
  • Responsible for preparing unit test cases and unit testing.
  • Update management wif development progress and issues
  • Used HPMS and ALM 1used to track problem tickets and change requests.
  • Generating the ad-hoc reports and monthly reports as per the user’s requirements.

Environment: TSO, ISPF, COBOL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, SQL, SPUFI, ENDEVOR, SDSF, IBM Utilities, SYNCSORT, FILEMANAGER for DB2, IBM DEBUG, IBM Rational Developer for System Z, JCL, Z/OS, XPEDITER, ABEND-AID, DUMP MASTER, CEDF, CEDX, NDM, PLATINUM, PASSPORT.

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