SUMMARY:

• More than 14 years of hands on experience in application Analysis, requirements gathering, technical Design, development, Programming, Testing and deployment on IBM Mainframe applications as Programmer, System analyst and Technical Lead.
• Provided analysis, design, debugging and testing of client's distributed application running under dual platforms utilizing MVS and UNIX. Application programming in COBOL II, DB2, CICS and JCL under MVS.
• Extensive experience in developing application software on IBM Mainframes using OS/390, z/OS, TSO/ ISPF, COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, IMS DB, SQL, Rexx, VSAM, IDCAMS utilities, Xpeditor, Intertest, Endevor, Panvalet, Changeman, ISPW, FileAid, CA7, Control - M, Jobtrac, CICS Web services, Abendaid, Syncsort, NDM Connect Direct, FTP, Mvs csf, Datavan and ISPW .
• Experience of working in the domain of Healthcare, Telecom, banking applications and Mortgage.
• Proficient in Business Requirements gathering, Test Plan Preparation, Unit Testing, Technical Architecture, System Integration testing, UAT and Enhancement & Production Support.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to quickly understand client’s business needs and transform them into practical solutions. And also good experience in preparing Unit Test Cases and documenting the test results as per the standards followed by any CMM Level5 company.
• Over the course of the career, have had responsibilities of Developer, senior developer, Technical Lead in various projects executed.
• Conversant with all Phases of Project Life Cycle include Business requirement and Technical Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Configuration Management, Deployment and Maintenance of the projects.
• Work experience with ITSM incident management, change management and problem management (Clarify, Service Now, Aldon, HP QC/ALM)
• Ability to utilize new tools and technologies in a rapidly changing environment.
• Good understanding and worked on OOPS concepts.
• Trained on Cloudera Hadoop and having good knowledge on Hadoop concepts.
• Trained on Pega-PRPC 7.0 and having sound knowledge on Pega concepts.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: Cobol, JCL, PL/1, CICS, Java, CICS Webservices and SQL.

Database: DB2, IMS DB, Vsam, IDMS and Oracle.

Tools: TSO/ISPF, File aid, SPUFI, QMF, SDF II, SAS, Mvs Csf, Rexx, Clist, Xpeditor, Intertest, Sync sort, ICE Tool, Mainview, MQ Series, Eazytrieve, Quality Center, FTP, Abend aid, NDM - Connect Direct, MS Visio, Servicenow, Aldon, Remedy and Clarify.

Configuration Management: Endevor, Panvalet, ISPW and Changeman.

Operating Systems: OS/390, Z/OS, Windows 7/2000/XP and Unix.

CA7, Jobtrac, CONTROL: M and ESP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston VA

Developer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Requirement Analysis, Design, and Development using technical knowledge experience with COBOL, DB2, IMS DB, VSAM and CICS.
• System analysis, design and backwards engineering of existing code to formalized documentation, data flow diagrams, system flow charts, job schedule and run book documentation.
• Prepare functional specifications and Designs and transforms user requirements into an application program and write business/technical or design specifications/ documentation.
• Prepares high level, detailed level technical design documents and conducts design reviews as needed.
• Gather data requirements for each program, document inputs, outputs, ABEND exception processing.
• Strong COBOL, JCL, IMS DB and other mainframe related technologies associated with development, testing and documentation of mainframe based COBOL software.
• Participate in the application development process, program design, application development and system architecture, troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issues.
• Developed, created and installed a test environment to mirrored production for batch testing.
• Interacting with business experts in designing and testing modifications.
• Working on mutli environment like distributed application running under dual platforms utilizing MVS and UNIX.
• Work closely with the business and analytic team in gathering the system requirements
• Setup environments for DB2/IMS connectivity through JDBC and SQL drivers for JAVA based applications
• Experience in utilities and tools used for database monitoring data movement and organization (LOAD,UNLOAD), data consistency utilities and catalog manipulation utilities (RUNSTATS), Image copies, RUNSTATS, BINDS and other DB2 core utilities in developer test and staging DB2 environments.
• Has good experience in using Third party tools like DataVan and RapidSQL for Database operations.
• Loaded and refreshed non-production databases for application testing.

ENVIRONMENT: Cobol, IMS DB, DB2, SAS, CICS, VSAM, JobTrac, Rexx, ISPW, File-aid, Syncsort, Datavan, Unix, Java, ServiceNow, DOORS, HP ALM, Sharepoint, RapidSQL and WebEx.

Confidential, Bentonville AK

Technical Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Requirement Analysis, Design, and Development.
• Designed, developed, created and installed a test environment to mirrored production.
• Plan acquisition, build, implementation and maintenance of New/Existing infrastructure.
• Ensure service infrastructure and application are built to design specification.
• Primarily responsible for managing all aspects of New/Existing Environment Build and responsible for end to end release process
• Knowledge on Smart boxes/GLS boxes built on unix.
• Configuring CICS web services and test using SOAP in test environment.
• CA7 scheduling, verifying and running the jobs.
• Work closely with the business and analytics team in gathering the system requirements
• Maintain coordination between build, test and release teams.
• Ensure build delivery components are from controlled sources.
• Develop integrated application software that supports new/existing infrastructure.
• Deliver appropriate build, operations and support documentation for the Production and test environments.
• Build, deliver and maintain required testing environments like Integration, System testing, User Acceptance Testing, Model Office, Production and Post Production Environment.
• To ensure teams follow the organization established policies and procedures.
• Planning cost reduction by efficient use of existing infrastructure and phasing out unused or costly infrastructure.
• Dealing with release, distribution and the installation of application build packages on different environment.
• Automating processes and creating tools through Rexx.
• Setup environments for DB2/IMS connectivity through JDBC and SQL drivers for JAVA based applications
• Expertise in application development support activities including database triggers, effective binding of packages and plans, data refreshing and database objects migration across regions
• Experience in utilities and tools used for database monitoring data movement and organization (LOAD,UNLOAD), data consistency utilities and catalog manipulation utilities (RUNSTATS),etc
• Has good experience in using Third party tools like Platinum and BMC for Database operations like monitoring, backups & recovery, Data loads and other Database operations.
• Loaded and refreshed non-production databases for application testing.

ENVIRONMENT: Z/OS, Cobol, IMS DB, DB2, CICS, CICS webservices, VSAM, CA7, SOAP, Platinum, Rexx, MQ, Mainview, Librarian, File-aid, Syncsort, Unix, Java, Linux, Remedy, Walmart in-house tools (Retail link, Wire), WebEx.

Confidential, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Technical Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Overall responsibility in the team is support production issues 24 hours and work on preventive actions to stop system from breaking.
• Support tasks included business and technical analysis, documentation, code fix and implementation of changes.
• Provided day to day Production support activities,
• Monitored and fixed daily batch jobs and coordinated with in scheduling daily/weekly and monthly jobs in CONTROL-M.
• Provided support globally over 50 counties executing in multiple batch and CICS regions over all domestic time zones.
• Gathering and compilation of business information from client and preparation of related documentation, Use SERVICENOW effectively to fix system issues within service level agreement (SLA).
• Worked on Severity 2 and severity 3 problem incidents and fixed them within the AMEX approved SLA time.
• Accessed java batch application on Z/Os using JZOS launcher.
• Expertise working on multiple technology environment.
• Used UNIX environment to analyze and read the Java logs for fixing the issues.
• Prepare and execute the DB2 queries using the SPUFI/QMF to validate the test data.
• Provide on-call production support and troubleshooting for COBOL, DB2, CICS Credit card processing system and JCL nightly batch process.
• Used DB2 FileAid for preparing test data.
• CICS Transaction/program to control run every standard interval to read or process input from the DB2 table/IMS databases.
• DR (disaster recovery) plan execution and DB2, IMS, SYNC sort up-gradation and reported the status.
• Used SPUFI and QMF to provide reports or data to users.
• Interact with DB2 DBAs and CICS, IMS DC administrators for any release admin changes or any security issues.
• Worked closely with Distributed, Informatica (DW) teams on trouble shooting critical issues.
• Interact with DB2 DBAs on recovery pending or unavailability of database issues
• Provided post-implementation support and analysis. Incorporated scope changes
• Working on mutli environment like distributed application running under dual platforms utilizing MVS and UNIX.
• Troubleshooting the issues data processing from CICS transaction item database and send data via MQ to the UNIX server.
• CICS Transaction/program to control run every standard interval to read or process input from the DB2 table/IMS databases.
• Configuring CICS web services and test using SOAP in test environment.

ENVIRONMENT: IBM Z/OS, COBOL, Java, DB2, VSAM, RACF, SYNCSORT, JCL, SME/P, IMS DB/DC, Unix, Rexx, MQseries, Java, JZOS, TSO, ISPF/PDF, TCP/IP, BMC, File-Aid, File-Aid for DB2, Endevor, DW-Informatica, IBM Utilities, WebEx, SPUFI and Control-M.

Confidential

Senior Mainframe Developer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analysis and understanding of the Business Requirements
• Requirements gathering and providing high level estimates for SSRs and new project initiatives
• Design, Code and Test Walkthroughs.
• Preparation of high level design and detailed level design and review.
• IST test preparation (IST plan, test coordination, test case and data preparation)
• Code promotion to IST and scheduling mail box requests for execution of on request jobs
• Interacting with the client and getting the knowledge on application.
• Write, modify, integrate and test software code.
• Maintain existing computer programs by making modifications as required
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of Application
• Documentation -Develops block diagrams and logic flowcharts using Microsoft word and visio.
• Identity the modules causing performance issue.
• Client Interaction and Status Reporting.

ENVIRONMENT: Z/OS, SMS, COBOL, DB2, SMP/E, VSAM, SYNCSORT, JCL, TSO, ISPF/PDF, File-Aid, File-Aid for DB2, Endevor, IBM Utilities, Unix, MVS CSF, SPUFI and CA7.

Confidential

Onsite Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Requirements gathering and providing high level estimates for SSRs and new project initiatives
• Interacting with Benefit Payments business experts in designing and testing modifications.
• Provided design & support for Mainframe to Java Migration Project
• Development, Code/Test Reviews, IST/UAT Support using technical knowledge experience with COBOL, DB2, IMS DB, VSAM and CICS.
• IST test preparation (IST plan, test coordination, test case and data preparation)
• Analyze the Java logs using the Unix environment.
• Analyse and write unix shell scripting.
• Code promotion to IST and scheduling mail box requests for execution of on request jobs
• Write, modify, integrate and test software code
• Maintain existing computer programs by making modifications as required
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of Application
• Client Interaction and Status Reporting
• Handled production support
• Created adhoc program from the scratch and executed successfully
• Involved in IMS database up gradation (IMS Fastpath).
• Good experience on performance tuning using Strobe.

ENVIRONMENT: Z/OS, COBOL, Java, IMS DB, CICS, VSAM, Oracle, SYNCSORT, JCL, DB2, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, Rexx, Intertest, Strobe, File-Aid, File-Aid for DB2, TWS, Endevor, IBM Utilities and CA7.

Confidential

Senior Mainframe Developer and Technical Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Involved in analysis, design, code, test and develop the Confidential Legacy application enhancements.
• Testing - unit testing & integration testing
• Recording the production abend details, solution & action taken to resolve the abend.
• Root cause analysis of Production problems
• Permanent solutions were provided to Jobs abending frequently
• Analyzed, Modified and Monitored the month end, Quarter-end and Year-end closing processing cycles
• Responsible for functional abends of ISCReM application
• All the Business cases, Code changes, Unit and System Testing strategy was thoroughly documented
• Scheduling, Monitoring new jobs through the CA-7 scheduler.
• Used FILE-AID tools to load data from production DB2 environment to test DB2 for validation testing.
• Identified critical design issues in the existing system and provided solutions.
• All the Business cases, Coding changes, Unit and System Testing strategy was thoroughly documented.
• Developed screens in CICS to configure and monitor the batch processing in the application.
• Extensively used ABENDAID, InterTest functionality to debug batch programs and online transactions.
• Gather all the COBOL program changes, JCL, DB2 and CICS changes from the different projects and apply all the changes to all the current release environments.
• Monitoring clarify cases
• Coordinating the clients and Prioritizing User request
• Client Interaction and Status Reporting.
• DR (disaster recovery) plan design and execution
• Involved in DB2 database version up gradation.
• Involved in planned and unplanned system outages to make the jobs are running in expected flow.
• Created adhoc program from the scratch and executed successfully.

ENVIRONMENT: Z/OS, COBOL, CICS, IDMS, DB2, VSAM, SYNCSORT, JCL, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, Stored Procedures, JES2, Rexx, BI-DW, Webmethods - middleware, Xpeditor, Intertest, Strobe, File-Aid, Panvalet, IBM Utilities, FTP, SMS, NDM, SPUFI, CA7.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analysis of the specifications provided by the client
• Design, Coding, Documentation and unit testing.
• Coordinating with On-site Team and attending meetings with Application team
• Reporting Weekly status to PL & Client
• Good exposure on Express (client specific) documentation
• Develops the REXX tools for the batch automation cycle executions in test environment.
• Responsible for overseeing the Quality procedures related to the project.
• Involved in test Database backup and image copy jobs ran to copy data.
• On call support for NDS/TNDS System.

ENVIRONMENT: Z/OS, COBOL, DB2, PL/1, IMS DB, VSAM, JCL, CICS, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, Clist, File-Aid, Change man, IBM Utilities, SPUFI and ESP.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analysis of the Business requirements provided by the clients
• Coding, Documentation.
• Testing - unit testing & integration testing
• Test cases writing, and setting up test environments
• Performed end to end testing for the new functionality changes to the new policy.
• Preparation of Master test plan and UTP
• Test strategy prepared.
• Involved in DC, underwriting and Regression testing.

ENVIRONMENT: OS/390, COBOL, DB2, JCL, CICS, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, File-Aid, IBM Utilities and SPUFI.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of the specification provided by the clients
• Preparation of Low level design documents.
• Code Development and preparation of Unit test plans.
• Coding, Documentation, Testing - unit testing.
• Weekly Batch Cycle runs

ENVIRONMENT: OS/390, COBOL, IMS DB, JCL, TSO, File-Aid, Easytrieve, Change man and NDM.