SUMMARY:

• 5+ years of experience in the area of system analysis, design, development, production support, enhancements, testing and implementation.
• Update QMS (Quality Management System) documents like Project initiation, Project action plan, Detailed Requirements Specifications, Impact Analysis, File Specifications, System Run Chart (flow chart), Data Base Requirements, Program Specifications, Program Development, Coding, Unit Test Plan, System Test plan, Inter System Test plan, Implementation plan and Post implementation check.
• Proficiency in executing the complete life cycle of the project (SDLC).
• Provide support and development for Finance Related Technology. Includes but not limited to GEAC and Concur.
• 5+ years of experience supporting Concur Expense and Travel Module for Confidential Client. Implemented concur expense systems for India and Dubai users.
• Excellent working knowledge in Core Application design, Development, Testing and Production support. Experience working on developing DB2 Stored Procedures, online CICS tools, SOLA (Service Oriented Legacy Architecture) templates, MQ series.
• Ability to multi - task work across different applications.
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical abilities.
• Leading offshore team from onsite to get timely deliveries and issues resolved on a day-to-day basis.
• Reporting progress of every ongoing activity to supervisor manager and end-client.
• Prioritizing and planning the work as per the business needs.
• Expert in Mainframe Technologies involving Analysis, Design, Coding, Production Support, Implementation, and testing of Application Software Maintenance with DB2, Cobol, CICS, JCL and webservices.
• Experience with handling customer third party vendors effectively and have experience with leading the team.
• Knowledge on IBM Mainframe utilities and tools like File aid, File Manager, Easytrieve, df sort, spufi, platinum, bmc Utilities and QMF.
• Experience in trouble shooting the problems and debugging tools like XPEDITOR Batch and Online.
• Expertise in using ticket tracking tool ITSM Remedy, JIRA, HP Quality center, Service now and Maximo.
• Good knowledge on SOX Audit process, Disaster recovery for mainframe applications.
• Involved in Performance tuning projects where the existing modules are analyzed for optimum use of system resources.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Mainframe Developer

Confidential, Pennington, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Involved in full project life cycle involving Requirement Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing and Implementation and Support.
• Prepared high level and low - level design document for the project
• Designed new DB2 tables as part of the requirement, Worked closely with DBA on the table creation and memory assignment.
• Worked on CICS web services to implement on .net screens.
• Developed Web Services using SOAP to implement and tested the flow.
• Prepared Detailed design for new interfaces, programs, jobs, DB2 tables
• Worked with Upstream and downstream system closely to get data as per requirements.
• Allocation of tasks to team members and preparation of estimates for the entire SDLC of the project.
• Develop various programs using COBOL/DB2 and JCL/PROC to accomplish the BRD objectives.
• Performed unit testing, integration testing and then performed UAT with customers until desired results.
• Worked to get all approvals before deployment to ensure compliance at all levels.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, TSO, ISPF/PDF, File Manager, BMC Utilities, QMF, SPUFI, Synch Sort, Endevor, CA7, IDCAMS, MS Office

Sr. Mainframe Developer

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Requirement Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing and Implementation.
• Involved in preparing the technical design documents and carrying out walkthrough meeting with the IT & Business managers.
• Involved in low - level design document for the project
• Designed new DB2 tables as part of the requirement, Worked closely with DBA on the table creation and memory assignment.
• Prepared Detailed design for new interfaces, programs, jobs, DB2 tables
• Worked with Upstream and downstream system closely to get data as per requirements.
• Allocation of tasks to team members and preparation of estimates for the entire SDLC of the project.
• Develop various programs using COBOL/DB2/CICS and JCL/PROC to accomplish the BRD objectives.
• Worked on new CICS screen building and changes in CICS online programs
• Performed unit testing, integration testing and then performed UAT with customers until desired results
• Provide automated Solutions to reduce manual effort on some of the regular tasks.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2, FTP, NDM, TSO, ISPF/PDF, CICS,MQ series,Sync Sort, DF SORT, NDM, VSAM, CA7, File Manager, Endevor, HP Quality center, Service Now, EFX, JIRA.

Mainframe Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Co - ordinate with Team for effective integration of Batch Program with other components.
• Responsible for tracking of trouble tickets and resolution of escalated support incidents.
• Provide code and report walk through for the business users by facilitating various meetings
• Responsible for Unit Testing in development environment, UAT testing, production implementation and post-install validations.
• Generating ad-hoc reports for the business to do analysis.
• Answered technical support queries and implements fixes for application problems.
• Creates and maintains documentation for supported applications.
• Coordinates with customers to resolve technical support issues.
• Involved in Disaster recovery for the application
• Generated weekly Status Reports to the IT manager & participated in weekly status meeting with Team members, Business analysts & Vendors.
• Provided technical primary on call support.
• Developed new modules using COBOL, JCL and VSAMs as per the BRD
• Involved in preparing test plans for Independent Unit testing and System testing.
• Responsible for resolving and escalating production and project issues including system changes, enhancement request, and systemic function customization.
• Worked with business closely to gather the requirements, created change requests, design documents, estimated the efforts for development.
• Impact analysis for requirement changes, finding affected list of programs and homogeneous implementation.
• Setting up Process to be followed from Offshore.
• Perform Peer review and log any issues and track till it is closed.
• Prepare turnover elements check list to make the turnover process is seamless.
• Responsible for correct versioning of code by creating and moving the requests using Endevor.
• Status Reporting and Responsible for the final delivery.
• Perform essential system design solution, gather and document business requirements, and conduct system configuration setups for Concur Implementation.
• Responsible for scheduling weekly calls and reporting project status statuses on a daily and weekly basis to senior management to ensure deliverable dates are met.
• Create presentations for the development of training material provided to the end user community, and conduct system demonstrations.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, TSO, ISPF/PDF, File Manager, Synch Sort, Endevor, change man, CA7, IDCAMS, MS Office, HP Quality center, JIRA, File Aid, BMC utilities, Platinum, Concur configuration