PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 7 Years and 10 months of experience in Mainframe application software development, testing, maintenance
• Well versed with Requirement gathering and Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing and Warranty support, vast experience on Waterfall Methodology.
• Expertise on DB2, IMS DB/DC, COBOL, PLI and JCL, with knowledge of C.
• Experience on TSO, SPUFI, File Aid, Change man, BMC tools.
• Strong analytic and problem solving skills with development experience in credit card bonus calculations and insurance systems.
• Hands on experience on SPUFI, FILE - AID, Change man, scheduling tools like Jobtrac and Control-M.
• Experience in defining Data Migration, Data Conversion and Data Cleansing strategies.
• Proficient with mainframe and multi tier architecture.
• Enhanced/Developed modules using COBOL, PL/I, DB2, IMS.
• Created unit test cases, system integration test cases. Also test support for all testing phases.
• Have been responsible for post production support/warranty support.
• Liaising with clients to gather/understand business needs and requirements
• Worked as team lead, Onshore-Offshore Coordinator, senior developer and programmer. Received an for excellence in business operations.
• Currently, working as a business system analyst, liaising with business to understand the business needs and translate them into requirements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: MVS, Z/OS

Languages: COBOL,PL/1,JCL

Databases: IMS/DB, DB2

Tools: & Utilities: File-Aid, Infoman, Changeman, EAZYTRIEVE, Control M, IDCAMS,DFSORT, FILEAID,SPUFI, QMF

Online: IMS /DC

JOB EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Florida

Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• Requirement, analysis and understanding of business requirements to identify the data flow.
• Analyse the existing systems from timing perspective(daily, weekly or monthly)
• Actively involved in understanding business requirements preparing the system/functional design.
• Designing, coding, unit, regression, integration testing, Acceptance testing support
• Preparation of the job flow, program flow and screen flow diagrams for the existing system.
• Developing COBOL and DB2 components.
• Modifying/Creating new JCL’s.
• Design/Code Review
• Implementation and Post Implementation Support
• Monitor production batch, analyse system dump and implement fixes if any required.

Environment: IBM Mainframe with Z O/S, COBOL, JCL, IMS, DB2, Endeavour, File-Manager, IBM Debug Tool

Confidential

Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Onshore coordinator for existing and upcoming projects
• Tech Lead for mainframes and point of contact for all production issues

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of requirements and creating method of change document.
• Creating high level and low level design documents.
• Developing/Enhancing modules using COBOL, DB2, IMS and JCL.
• Code review, unit testing the code built, assembly testing, System testing, post implementation support.
• Creating data migration approach to migrate data from distributed to mainframe.
• Have five resources reporting to me.
• Guiding the team of new team members both functionally and technically.
• Coordinating with onshore & offshore, monitor project activities, work allocation within team and regular follow up with team members.
• Working with business to understand business needs.
• Liaising with business, client and tech teams to ensure that all deliverables are complete and on time.
• Monitor production batch, analyse system dump and implement fixes if any required.
• Working with business to understand business needs, create requirement and use case document.

Environment: Cobol, DB2, IMS-DB, job scheduling using Control - M and Jobtrac, MQ, QMF, SPUFI.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analysing the change requests.
• Creating low level design documents
• Developing/Enhancing modules using PL/I, DB2, IMS and JCL.
• Code review, unit testing the code built and documentation of the results
• Assembly testing, System testing, post implementation support.
• System Integration testing and related support for data setup and defect resolutions
• Acceptance testing support.
• Responsible for production support and system maintenance

Environment: PL/I, DB2, IMS-DB, job scheduling using Jobtrac, QMF, SPUFI, File Aid, Rexx

Confidential

Senior Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Software programmer worked on mainframes PLI and database as IMS and DB2.
• Lead a three member team was responsible of the complete end to end delivery.
• Created High Level Design documents by referring to the functional specification document.
• Creating low level design documents
• Developing/Enhancing modules using PL/I, DB2, IMS-DB and DC, JCL.
• Review the code to ensure the modules and components meet all quality standards.
• Acceptance testing support.
• Responsible for production support and system maintenance
• Mentored/supervised the two members in the project,
• Also conducted technical and functional sessions for new joiners to the project.

Environment: PL/I, DB2, IMS-DB/DC, job scheduling using Jobtrac

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Creating High Level Design for online screens. Handled end to end delivery of online component.
• Creating Low Level Design’s for JCLs and PL/I components
• Developing/Enhancing modules using PL/I,DB2, IMS-DB and DC, JCL.
• Review the code to ensure the modules and components meet all quality standards.
• System integration testing and related support
• Maintaining/Updating quality centre for all test cases and defects.
• Acceptance testing support.
• Responsible for production support and system maintenance
• Unit testing of the code written and documentation of the results, system testing, system testing support, acceptance Testing Support.
• Post Implementation support.

Environment: PL/I, DB2, IMS-DB/DC, job scheduling using Jobtrac

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created Design for JCL jobs and components, creating Low Level Design documents.
• Developing and coding modules on PLI.
• Responsible for code reviews, Unit testing of the code written, system testing, system testing support, acceptance Testing support.
• Post implementation support.

Environment: PL/I, DB2, IMS-DB/DC, job scheduling using Jobtrac

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Creating Low Level Design documents.
• Developing and coding modules on Cobol and Selcopy.
• Responsible for unit testing of the code and system testing, system testing support.

Environment: Cobol, Selcopy, job scheduling using Jobtrac