SUMMARY

• Around Six years of Java application development, business analysis, support and maintenance experience in Financial domain.
• Worked closely with business in requirement analysis phase. Participated in gathering requirements, analyzing and documenting them for IT.
• Extensive experience with requirements analysis, systems analysis and implementation of large scale IT projects
• Extensive experience in supporting Online applications in retirement benefits domain
• Worked closely with senior management of world’s leading Asset Management Company, and supported a live Retirement Benefit application
• Experience working with over 50 end user clients to resolve issues
• Several years of experience working on Core Java, Blaze advisor and FICO business rule management system
• Worked extensively in Global Delivery Model. Good exposure in coordinating with offshore/onshore associates.
• In depth knowledge and experience of software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology.
• Extensive experience in facilitating large scale globally distributed meetings for issue resolutions, reviews and statuses
• Good experience with Business Processes, analysis and optimization of processes, and scope definition.
• Conducted team and cross - functional approval sessions on the requirements and process documentation
• Interacted with business managers and executives at a fundamental level to ensure critical business needs are being met through IT and not being dictated by IT.
• Acquired a holistic and in depth understanding of how the organization functions, its business goals, and overall strategic vision.
• Led teams of size 4-5 analysts
• Experience in monitoring milestones, reporting status and delivering to the schedule and time
• In depth knowledge and experience on CMMi standards and defect prevention analysis
• Demonstrated capability of delivering projects for clients within process boundaries of the organization
• Great adaptability to IT and quality processes thereby developing code with minimal rework
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills backed with strong negotiation, interpersonal and people management skills
• Strong Analytical skills, Creative problem solver, effective team player and a rapid learner
• Support UAT testing in terms of helping them in understanding the functionalities, assisting in getting access to the tools and validating defects
• Received On the Spot Awards in Confidential for four times in the career of 5+ years

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Structured Rule Language: (SRL), C++, Java 6/5, XML, PL/SQL, HTML, JavaScript, Blaze Advisor

Database: SQL Server, MS Access 2000, Oracle

Tools: IBM Rational Clear Case, XML Spy, Araxis Merge, FICO BRMS, Quality Center, MS Suite

Web/Application Servers: Weblogic (8.1/10.0)

Operating System: Windows XP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Lead/Onsite Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Business Rules, interact with Pension Benefit Consultants on a regular basis for Rule Analysis, Rules Implementation in Blaze Rule Engine, and unit Testing application.
• Extensively used Core Java and FICO BRMS.
• Maintain Retirement Benefit Application for Retirement Rules for nearly 50 clients
• Conduct in depth analysis of requirements for enhancement and prepare impact analysis document
• Work as onsite team lead and responsible for offshore delivery
• Maintain relationship with client business analysts for reviews and requirements support
• Interviewed stakeholders to get a better understanding of the current business process.
• Followed the UML based methods to create use cases, activity diagrams
• Created Use Case Specifications, business requirements, Functional Requirements, Non-Functional Requirements, and Business Rules Document in conjunction with Business and development team
• Extensively used Rational Clear case for version control and maintaining the code base.
• Used XML Spy to maintain, modify, enhance XMLs and XSLTs outputs.
• Create systems design specification and conduct review meetings for signoff
• Responsible for Application incident/request support. Worked on critical Production issues in strict deadlines to make sure that fixes are available within timeframe.
• Conduct code reviews of offshore development and peer reviews for different development teams
• Performed Defect Prevention Analysis and conducted root cause analysis to reduce number of defects
• Manage offshore team of size 5. Conduct daily status call with offshore team and review status
• Allocate Resources for the project as per the project schedule and work effort and handle resource and project time lines issues with the senior management
• Prepare and publish weekly score card to the clients
• Conduct Domain and Technical Training for new joiners of the project
• Conduct Knowledge Transfer sessions and create documents on new learning
• Support functional testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing (UAT) and performance testing

Confidential

Module Lead

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed, analyzed Business requirement and Functional Requirements.
• Raised requirement issues to Benefit Consultants which helped in creating a clear Plan Rule Document.
• Worked closely with Onshore Associates on requirement analysis and development throughout Project Life Cycle.
• Extensive usage of Weblogic application server to deploy builds for execution
• Extensive usage of WinScp for deploying and maintaining codes to various servers for testing purpose.
• Responsible for preparing and releasing System Design Specification to client for the assigned module and review of the TSDs of other modules.
• Performed regression testing and business functionality testing which involved testing of all core functions of the application.
• Responsible for releases to production environment.
• Coordinated with QA to create
• Considering one of the Complex Clients, there were many following Change controls.
• All of them were incorporated successfully within the milestone date proving that the initial engine design was good

Confidential

Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business requirement and Functional Requirements
• Responsible for preparing and releasing System Design Specification to client
• Responsible for code development and unit testing
• End to End testing by mining matching data scenarios.
• Performed manual testing of the functionality of the application by inserting varying data on different test runs.
• Conduct Domain and Technical Training for new joiners of the project

Confidential

Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business requirement and Functional Requirements for different enhancements related to Retirement Benefits of Bank of America employees.
• Responsible for preparing and releasing System Specification Design
• Responsible for releases to production environment
• End to End testing by mining matching data scenarios
• Performed manual testing of the functionality of the application by inserting varying data on different test runs.
• Performed Business functionality testing, which involved testing of all core functions of the application. Organized and supported User Acceptance testing.