PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 6+ years of experience in Software industry in Mainframe development/maintenance environment with proficiency in Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Implementation of applications on IBM Mainframes .
• Extensive knowledge and work experience in IBM Z/OS, COBOL, DB2, IMS DB/DC, JCL, CICS, VSAM, SPUFI, FILE - AID and FILE-MANAGER.
• Backed by strong credentials including Masters in Computer Technology degree, Six Sigma Green Belt Training; advanced command of various product suites & agile methodologies.
• Experience in Healthcare, Financial, Banking & Automobile domain. Both Web Interface & MAINFRAMES Environment.
• Expertise in debugging tool such as XPEDITOR and configuration management tools such as CHANGEMAN & ENDEVOR.
• Expertise in various IBM UTILITIES such as IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEBUPDTE, IEFBR14, etc.
• Worked in Testing & Defect Tracking Tool such as IBM Rational ClearQuest.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills in Batch/Online Applications.
• Hands-on experience in analyzing functional business specifications, creating high & low-level design documents and translating design into high quality software code
• Expertise in developing Software Test Plan, Test Strategy & Test Cases based on Business Requirements Document (BRD).
• Good team player, also have ability to work independently. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM

Database: IMS DB/DC, DB2

Tools: /Utilities: XPEDITOR, CHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR, SPUFI, FILE-MANAGER, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEBUPDTE, IEFBR14, IBM Rational ClearQuest, Microsoft Office (MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint), etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Austin, TX

Mainframes Tester

Responsibilities:

• Prepare Confidential documents which covers Test Plan, Test Data creation & Test Cases.
• Prepare the Test Data using Confidential ’s internal tool called TDG (Test Data Generator)
• Execute the Test Cases and validate the results with upstream and downstream applications
• Setting up the test environment for the relevant test scenarios
• Conduct Quality Reviews for all impacted systems based on the updated Conceptual Design and Technical Design Document.

Environment: /Tools: COBOL, JCL, File-Aid, CA ESP Work Station

Confidential, Southfield, mi

Mainframes Developer

Responsibilities:

• Work with business to gather the business requirement and write system requirement for all the business requirements.
• Create solution design document based on BRD and use cases.
• Conduct Quality Reviews for all impacted systems based on the updated Conceptual Design and Technical Design Document.
• Managed System Integration Testing support and User Acceptance Testing support.
• Involved in deployment and warranty support.
• 24x7 on call support for warranty period.
• Assisted in creating weekly status reports to IT Stakeholders based on issues/risks and actual burn.
• Worked with IT Applications/Systems owners to resolve design and development issues.
• Testing of new features by creating test specifications, test cases, and working closely with other development and business teams.

Environment: /Tools: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, IMS DB/DC, File-Aid, Endevor, Xpeditor, ClearQuest, HP Incident Management

Confidential

Assistant Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design level Contribution for the Response System developed.
• Coding using COBOL & JCL. Involved in Unit Testing and System Integration Testing.
• Performed extensive enhancements, maintenance and production support for the application.
• On-call support and monitoring batch cycle.
• Worked closely with business analysts and user groups
• Developed an overall contact center strategy for production support, ensuring that all channels worked together to get accurate answers to customers as quickly and efficiently as possible
• Training and guiding entry level programmers through various stages of software developments.
• Analyzing production software problems and providing proficient, timely solutions.
• Handling production abends and providing permanent solutions wherever possible
• Developing and maintaining documentation which accurately reflects system functionality.
• Main point of contact for support of daily issues. Provided analysis, identified and developed resolutions to production issues
• Updated static data, transactions and modified code in order to resolve identified defects
• Assessed and minimized risks associated with business processes, transactions and information
• Identified issues resulting from software installations and provided immediate resolution
• Cross system testing support for various interfacing applications.
• Developing project plan, schedule and procedure/guidelines for offshore project team and reporting status on a weekly basis.
• Planning and executing tests which include test region environment setup, pairs testing with interfacing applications and user acceptance testing.
• Creating implementation schedule, migration and backup plans, coordinating with onsite technical experts during implementation and providing post implementation support
• Participate in bug analysis and DRB meetings
• Mapped the Requirements with Test Cases in Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Validate data between source, stage and target. Participate in Knowledge Transfer (KT)

Environment: /Tools: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, File-Manager, ChangeMan, Xpeditor, ClearQuest

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on actual migration of all COBOL programs
• Involved in testing which includes a hand shake between old functionality and new functionalities in the newly migrated code
• Created and executed automated software test plans, cases and scripts to uncover, identify and document software problems and their causes.
• Did Regression testing in Mainframes. Also worked concurrently with onshore development team.
• Participate in bug analysis and DRB meetings
• Mapped the Requirements with Test Cases in Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Validate data between source, stage and target
• Participate in Knowledge Transfer (KT)

Environment: /Tools: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, IMS DB/DC, DB2, File-Manager, Endevor, Xpeditor, ClearQuest, APO

Confidential

Associate Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Design level Contribution for the Response System developed.
• Coding using COBOL & JCL. Involved in Unit Testing and System Integration Testing.
• Did Regression testing in Mainframes. Also worked concurrently with onshore development team.
• Involved in Post Implementation Support
• Participate in bug analysis and DRB meetings
• Mapped the Requirements with Test Cases in Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Validate data between source, stage and target

Environment: /Tools: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, IMS DB/DC, DB2, File-Manager, Endevor, Xpeditor