PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Seasoned professional with 12+ years of experience in developing and maintaining Mainframe applications with consistent record of delivering successful projects of high customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrated ability to take responsibility, lead and train teams of engineers. Experienced in developing and implementing new software systems that improve organizational efficiency.
• Rich working knowledge in business domains of Banking, Credit Cards domains
• Involved in all phases of software development lifecycle with extensive knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall models.
• Extensively worked in the design, development and maintenance of technology projects based on COBOL, DB2, JCL, CICS, VSAM, SQL, IMS
• 12+ years of experience in Vision Plus, Cards System
• Developed rapid application changes using EZTRIEVE
• Well versed with file management tools like FILEAID, FILEMANAGER
• Well versed with Abed analysis tools Fault - Analyzer, Abend-Aid
• Very good at using the DB2 tools QMF, Spufi
• Exposed to different configuration management tools like CHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR and used various scheduling tools like CA7, TWS
• Knowledge of JAVA based technologies
• Exposed to AWS and started involving in cloud migration projects

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: IBM Mainframes

Technologies: COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, EZTRIEVE, REXX, IMS DB/DC

Tools: FILEAID, FILEMANAGER, CHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR, XPEDITOR, CA7, OPC, SAR, NDM, TWS, Abend-Aid, Fault-Analyzer

Databases: DB2

Languages: C, Core Java

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Rolling Meadows, IL

Lead Mainframe Developer

Technologies: IBM Mainframes, OS/390, Vision Plus: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, EZTRIEVE, CHANGEMAN, XPEDITOR, FILE MANAGER, TWS, REXX, CICS Web services

Responsibilities:

• Participate in requirement gathering and analysis phase of the project in documenting the business requirements by conducting workshops/meetings with various business users.
• Conduct regular technical and functional workshops/meetings to walkthrough the understanding of the requirements to client business and IT community and identify the gaps and bridge them with by providing appropriate solutions for implementation
• Prepare Estimation, Project Plan, Low level design, Unit test, System Test plans.
• Complete the technical design specifications and development (coding).
• Perform unit testing and in corporate necessary changes for System testing.
• Monitor the test cycles and resolve issues in a timely manner. Coordinate with business users for validation of results.
• Get the sign off and ready the packages for installation. Provide post implementation support as needed.
• Implemented a new process to transfer multiple files to the client through CICS Web Services
• Have a cross platform experience because of working with and leading Mainframe and Web technology teams. Responsible for coordinating with various stake holders and to make sure of on time delivery
• As part of agile environment, develop stories, acceptance criteria, plan sprints and participate in daily stand ups to track project progress and report if there are any impediments
• Hosted weekly status calls with LOB senior management to provide project status, and highlight risks and issues

Confidential, Rolling Meadows, IL

Lead Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Participate in requirement gathering and analysis phase of the project in documenting the business requirements by conducting workshops/meetings with various business users.
• Conduct regular technical and functional workshops/meetings to walkthrough the understanding of the requirements to client business and IT community and identify the gaps and bridge them with by providing appropriate solutions for implementation
• Prepare Estimation, Project Plan, Low level design, Unit test, System Test plans.
• Complete the technical design specifications and development (coding).
• Perform unit testing and in corporate necessary changes for System testing.
• Monitor the test cycles and resolve issues in a timely manner. Coordinate with business users for validation of results.
• Get the sign off and ready the packages for installation. Provide post implementation support as needed.
• Implemented a new process to transfer multiple files to the client through CICS Web Services
• Have a cross platform experience because of working with and leading Mainframe and Web technology teams. Responsible for coordinating with various stake holders and to make sure of on time delivery
• As part of agile environment, develop stories, acceptance criteria, plan sprints and participate in daily stand ups to track project progress and report if there are any impediments
• Hosted weekly status calls with LOB senior management to provide project status, and highlight risks and issues

Confidential, Rolling Meadows, IL

Lead Mainframe Developer

Technologies: IBM Mainframes, OS/390, and Vision plus: COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, EZTRIEVE, CHANGEMAN, XPEDITOR, FILE AID, MQ Series, and DB2

Responsibilities:

• Gather Requirements for Work Requests and Project initiatives.
• Prepare Estimation, Project Plan and discuss the same with SME’s.
• Complete the technical design specifications and development (coding).
• Code Walk-thru of programs for defects
• Provide support during acceptance testing and release of the product into the production environment.
• Coordinate with business users for validation of results.
• Get the sign off from required parties and ready the packages for installation.
• Provide implementation support by monitoring batch cycles for any issues.
• Track the closure of project initiatives with the help of LOB users.
• Mentoring the new joiners to understand the application.
• Project Management Activities

Confidential

Senior Mainframe Developer

Technologies: IBM Mainframes, OS/390, COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, Stored Procedures, VSAM, EZTRIEVE, CHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR, XPEDITOR, FILEAID, FILE MANAGER, SAR, TWS, TELON

Responsibilities:

• Gather Requirements for Work Requests and Project initiatives.
• Prepare Estimation, Project Plan and discuss the same with SME’s.
• Complete the technical design specifications and development (coding).
• Support Integration test cycles and validate the results.
• Coordinate with business users for validation of results.
• Get the sign off from required parties and ready the packages for installation.
• Provide implementation support by monitoring batch cycles for any issues.
• Track the closure of project initiatives with the help of LOB users.
• Mentoring the new joiners to understand the application.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Technologies: IBM Mainframes, OS/390, and Vision plus: COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, EZTRIEVE, CHANGEMAN, XPEDITOR, FILE AID, MQ Series, and DB2

Responsibilities:

• Participate in requirement gathering and analysis phase of the project in documenting the business requirements by conducting workshops/meetings with various business users.
• Conduct regular technical and functional workshops/meetings to walkthrough the understanding of the requirements to client business and IT community and identify the gaps and bridge them with by providing appropriate solutions for implementation.
• Generate Functional design documents, detailed design documents for the new requirements/enhancements
• Conduct quality reviews of design documents, code and test plans. Carry out unit testing
• Writing new tools in REXX to improve the quality of work and reduce the manual verification of results.
• Performing Quality Review’s to assure the quality along with the correctness of the deliverable
• Coordinating with Onsite team regarding clarifications
• Technical Mentor / Team lead / Onsite Coordinator

Confidential

Application Developer

Technologies: IBM Mainframes, OS/390, and Vision plus: COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, EZTRIEVE, CHANGEMAN, XPEDITOR, FILE AID, MQ Series, and DB2

Responsibilities:

• Analyse the Plan Provisions (User requirements)
• Gather Requirements for Work Requests and Project initiatives, and develop alternate solutions
• Complete the technical design specifications and development (coding).
• Support Integration test cycles and validate the results.
• Analyse and develop Design Document
• Analyse issues and resolve in accordance with the due dates.
• Testing of the developed work product
• Ensures compliance with enterprise technology standards, governance processes, and performance metrics to ensure IT delivers value to the enterprise.