SUMMARY:

• Energetic software engineer with nearly 7 years of experience developing robust code and supporting critical applications for major auto manufacturer thus ensuring uninterrupted business and continuous improvement in application processes.
• An enthusiastic team player with strong analytical skills and positive attitude.
• Have 6+ years of experience in Information technology and has worked predominantly on Mainframes platform.
• Performed various roles as developer, Senior Developer and Technical Lead in Mainframes (COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2, ADABAS and IMS) platform.
• Extensively involved in requirement gathering, analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, integration deployment, documentation and maintenance of Mainframe applications.
• As Subject matter expert for FTP/EDI applications well versed with FTP/SFTP/FTPS & ANSI X12 EDI standards.
• Having expertise in COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2 and VSAM and have good working knowledge in ADABAS, IMS, Oracle SQL databases.
• Have good experience in performance tuning, code review, testing, and optimization of reports, debugging and automation of regular activities.
• Worked on various mainframe tools like File - Aid/File Manager, Endeavor, PANVALET, SPUFI, QMF, SMART TEST etc. Worked on various JCL utilities like DFSORT, ICETOOL, IEBGENER etc.,
• Hard working, self-motivated and highly committed to responsibilities and ability to work independently. Ability to perform well within cross-functional teams.
• Have good knowledge on IBM Rational Developer for Z OS, Informatica (ETL) Workflows development and Tableau report development.
• Experienced in working with multi-vendor, multiple technologies and migration projects.
• Very good at Documenting the process flows, Data Analysis and Report preparations with Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Used SharePoint for project inventory and Connections profiles creation and maintenance for external and internal vendor transmission details.

KEY SKILLS:

• Supply Chain Management
• EDI, ANSI X12 Standards
• File Transfer Protocols
• (FTP, SFTP, FTPS)
• Mainframes
• (COBOL,DB2,VSAM, JCL & CICS)
• Managed File Transfer
• Date Warehousing - ETL
• (Informatica Power Center)
• Tableau
• Oracle SQL

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Experience in handling projects in various roles as Team Member, Team Lead, Programmer and Software Consultant.
• Hands on experience with OS/ 390, Z/OS, ISPF, COBOL, DB2, IMS DB, CICS, JCL, VSAM, SYNCSORT, File Aid, and IBM Utilities.
• Project delivery of various sizes, performance tuning, trouble shooting.
• Perform impact analysis and provide solutions to user’s change requests.
• Extensive experience working as a Technical coordinator and Business Analyst.
• Involved in gathering requirements, preparing High Level Design (HLD), Low Level Design (LLD), transitioning the requirements and design to offshore for the Build activity
• Production implementation upon successful user acceptance testing.
• Update QMS (Quality Management System) documents like Project initiation, Project action plan, Detailed Requirements Specifications, Impact Analysis, File Specifications, System Run Chart (flow chart), Data Base Requirements, Program Specifications, Operation Manual, Program Development, Coding, Unit Test Plan,
• System Test plan, Inter System Test plan, Implementation plan and Post implementation check.
• Self -motivated, highly committed to responsibilities and ability to work independently. Ability to perform well within cross-functional teams

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: COBOL, JCL, CICS, Natural and Shell Scripting

Database: DB2, ADABAS, Oracle

File Management: VSAM

Library Management: Endevor, Panvalet

Defect Management Tool: Quality Center

Other Mainframe Tools: SPUFI, QMF, FILE-AID, DFSORT, BMC TOOL, SUPERC, SMART TEST, IBM RDZ

File Transfer: FTP, FTPS, SFTP with or without PGP Encryption

Change Management Tools: CSC Remedy, Service Now (SNOW)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Franklin, TN

Responsibilities:

• Involved in blueprint preparation stage of the project to realization and go-live/support activities. Translated business requirements into technical/functional requirements.
• Correct errors by making appropriate changes and rechecking the program to ensure that the desired results are produced.
• Conduct trial runs of programs and software applications to be sure they will produce the desired information and that the instructions are correct.
• Write, update, and maintain computer programs or software packages to handle specific jobs such as tracking inventory, storing or retrieving data, or controlling other equipment.
• Write, analyse, review, and rewrite programs, using workflow chart and diagram, and applying knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, and symbolic logic.
• Perform or direct revision, repair, or expansion of existing programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.
• Consult with managerial, engineering, and technical personnel to clarify program intent, identify problems, and suggest changes.

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved from the scratch of the project and developing specification document for the project.
• Scan the file transfer scripts and the scheduling information jobs.
• Review the Detail deign and Work In take forms for existing FTP scripts.
• Co-ordinate and communicate with Business users and Vendors for testing the new configurations.
• Publish the deployment plans
• Review all the deliverables before sharing with Business.
• Preparing and reviewing Project tracking reports.

Technologies used: Mainframe (Z OS - COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL & CICS).

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Gathered Project requirements from Business Analysts, Analysed Project specification document, Created Requirement specifications/understanding document.
• Participated in providing the project estimates for development team efforts.
• Reviewed for the Code changes and testing updates, Co-ordinated the team members during Design, Coding and Unit testing phase that involved COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, IMS technical modules.
• Reviewed the Unit test case documents along with Business Analysts.
• Created System Integration test cases and successfully executed.
• Co-ordinated with users and during System Integration and User acceptance testing.
• Responsible and Co-ordinated with multiple technology teams (MQ, Java, ETL, Client Server) during testing phases of the project as major portion of development involves Mainframe applications.
• Developed automated jobs for verification of SIT cycle data that reads thru DB2 tables.
• Co-ordinated with component promotion team and monitored the deployments of Project components.
• Developed automated jobs for validation of component movement to production.

Technologies used: Mainframe (Z OS - COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL &CICS), Utilities - DFSORT, SMARTTEST, ICETOOL, BMC, CA7, FILEAID

Confidential

Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed for the Code changes and testing updates, Co-ordinated the team members during Design, Coding and Unit testing phase.
• Written programs using COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL and CISCS.
• Used DFSORT techniques to Sort and filter the data.
• Reviewed the Unit test case documents along with Business Analysts.
• Created System Integration test cases and successfully executed.
• Coordinated with users and during System Integration and User acceptance testing.
• Co-ordinated with component promotion team and monitored the deployments of Project components.
• Developed automated jobs for validation of component movement to production.

Technologies used: Mainframe (Z OS - COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL &CICS). Utilities - DFSORT, SMARTTEST, ICETOOL, BMC, CA7, FILEAID

Confidential

Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in providing the project estimates for development team efforts.
• Created design and Process flow documents from Mainframe programs that are developed using COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL & CICS.
• Analysed complex COBOL programs to and created detailed flow diagrams for migration of application to open systems that used ETL, Oracle and Java technologies.
• Developed and maintained ETL mappings from multiple data sources like Oracle 10g and IBM DB2 for a multi-vendor migration project.
• Analysed and executed the test cases for various phases of testing - Integration, regression and user.
• Involved in performance tuning of targets, sources and mapping sessions.
• Co-ordinated and monitored the project progress to ensure timely flow and completed delivery of project.
• Worked on Informatica source analyser, Mapping designer & Mapplet and transformations.

Technologies used: Informatica Power Center, Oracle SQL, IBM DB2. Mainframe (Z OS - COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL &CICS). Utilities - SMARTTEST, BMC, CA7, FILEAID

Confidential

Associate Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analysed complex requirements and written the programs as per the specifications using COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL technical modules.
• Used DFSORT techniques to Sort and filter the data.
• Created Detail designs, Unit Test Cases and preparing Test data.
• Supported the System Integration and User acceptance testing.
• Peer to Peer Review for the code changes and testing updates.
• Supported the change deployment.

Technologies used: Mainframe (Z OS - COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL &CICS), Utilities - DFSORT, SMARTTEST, BMC, CA7, FILEAID

Confidential

Associate Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analysed complex requirements and written the programs as per the specifications using COBOL, DB2, VSAM and JCL technical modules.
• Created Detail designs, Unit Test Cases and preparing Test data.
• Supported the System Integration and User acceptance testing.
• Peer to Peer Review for the code changes and testing updates.

Technologies used: Mainframe (Z OS - COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL). Utilities - SUPERC, BMC, CA7, FILEAID