Mainframe Software Developer, Technical Lead Resume
San Francisco, CA
SUMMARY:
- Results oriented IT professional with extensive experience in supporting both financial and government applications.
- Design, develop, and maintain software applications on z/OS IBM mainframe.
- Provide business, process and systems expertise, and analysis and technical trouble shooting for mission critical applications.
- Effectively work across enterprise teams, and lead development of distributed systems and modernization efforts.
- A strong technician with exceptional analytical, problem solving, communication and soft skills.
- A proven track record to drive projects forward to completion and deliver extraordinary results.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- Subject matter expert (SME) in Banking technologies
- Application and business process re - engineering
- Agile / Scrum methodology / Jira
- Web Service development
- Trouble shooting
- Problem solving
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Languages: COBOL, COBOL II, Assembler (ALC), Easytrieve, SQL, JCL, HTML, XML
Databases: DB2, IDMS, Datacom, VSAM
Software Products/Tools: Confidential, MQ Series, Splunk, Visio, IBM Data Studio, DB2 Stored Procedures, QMF, SPUFI, Online Query (OLQ), DB2 RepliData, DB2 ProEdit, SQL-Ease, Explain, Screen Definition Facility (SDF), FTP, NDM, Intertest, SmartTest, Syncsort, NetView, OMEGAMON, ATM C-Image, TPNS, File-AID, Librarian, Endevor, Changeman
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, San Francisco, CA
Mainframe Software Developer, Technical Lead
Responsibilities:
- Led multi - year effort of upgrades and improvements to Bank applications that renovated, substantially improved performance, and maximized availability of critical client-facing applications.
- Supported modernization effort to migrate Bank overdraft protection (ODP) to distributed platform which substantially reduced cost and complexity.
- Implemented smart solutions aimed at prevention and early detection of production issues and achieved 99.9% availability for Bank applications.
- Conceived, designed and developed Splunk logging for Bank applications to monitor real-time activity, and send alerts for early detection and diagnosis of production issues.
- Active member of governance councils for web services development including Integration Competency Center and Message Review Board which was delegated with the responsibility of web service oversight and approval for the entire firm.
- Served as sole gatekeeper and was responsible for rollout of web services technologies for department. Provided support, promoted awareness of improved solutions, guided projects through governance, and oversaw compliance with standards.
- Authored Standards and Best Practices guide that was used by department for web service development which facilitated adoption of technology.
- Advanced the strategic workforce plan by providing active support, training, and mentorship to offshore staff which allowed firm to realize their cost reduction goals.
Confidential, San Francisco, CA
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Participated in the development of critical check and journal functionality for advisor client allowing investment managers to create and approve cashiering requests.
- Developed Standing Letter of Authorization (SLOA) profiles for wire requests which reduced business operational costs, and improved customer experience.
- Developed fee calculations/waivers for wires for domestic and international accounts which automated processing and reduced operational costs.
Confidential, San Francisco, CA
Senior Programmer/Analyst, Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Designed and developed the disbursement subsystem.
- This subsystem processes daily internet financial transactions occurring over the Confidential Gateway, calculates the disbursement amount for each participating merchant, and disburses the amounts into the merchant Confidential accounts for daily settlement.
- Developed a major enhancement to the In - flight Transaction Routing System.
- This system re- routes failed transactions to alternate Confidential regions in a second site to attempt to successfully process all financial transactions sent in over the Confidential Gateway.