SUMMARY

• Around 6.5 years of experience Legacy Applications using Mainframe Technology including Project Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Bug - Fixing, Maintenance, Enhancement, Performance Tuning and End-User support.
• Proficiency and extensive experience in Mainframe Technologies like JCL, VSAM, COBOL, DB2, CICS, Endeavor, File-AID, SPUFI, CCCA tool, change man.
• Wide experience in maintenance and enhancement of both Online (CICS transactions) and Batch systems.
• Expertise in the Software tools QMF, SPUFI, INTERTEST, CONTROL-M (scheduler), XPEDITOR, ENDEAVOR, FILE-AID and IBM SORT UTILITIES.
• Worked with MVS OS390, JES2, SMF, RACF
• Good experience on Application Analysis, Design and documentation based on user requirements.
• Having knowledge in SQL and DB2.
• Excellent Communication skills (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Effectively communicating technological concepts, finding the simplicity in complex business structures and integrating end user needs into system requirements.
• Possesses good domain knowledge of Life Insurance and trading domain.
• Aligned myself successfully with the CMM standards and the streamlined processes the client is following. Able to follow the Client/Project specific standards.
• Ability to write test plans, test cases, test procedures and test scripts from requirements.
• Have knowledge on Asynchronous transactions.
• Experience in SEI-CMM quality process.
• Extensive experience in XP methodology, SDLC system Analysis, Requirements gathering, Design, Development, Estimating, Data Conversion, Testing / Debugging, Technical as well Production support, Offshore/Onshore coordination.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: VS COBOL II, JCL, SQL, PL-SQL, C, C++

RDBMS: DB2

File Handling Techniques: VSAM, File-aid

OLTP: CICS

Special Software: TSO/ISPF, IDCAMS, SORT/MERGE Utilities, EAZYTRIEVE, Control-m Scheduler, Intertest, ABEND-AID, BMC DB2 utilities

Testing Tools: Xpeditor, Intertest

Query Handlers: SPUFI, QMF

Operating Systems: MVS OS390, Z/OS, Windows NT, 2000 & XP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Jersy City

Mainframe Analyst

Responsibilities:

• worked as part of production support team.
• Participated in root cause analysis.
• Did documentation on Issues
• Handled few Mq alerts and transaction alerts.
• Documented process of scheduler.
• Involved Monitoring of jobs .
• Involved in holiday special processing and checkouts.
• Involved in special monthly process like Recaps worked as coordinator of offshore and onsite, clients worked CICS Web screens which is used to help in transactions .

Environment: MVS/XA, COBOL-II, Jcl, VSAM, DB2, CICS, Changeman, File-aid, Control-M (scheduler), Abend-Aid, CA7, Zopc, Opqp, Sar, MQ series

Confidential

Mainframe Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in enhancements and design of new programs for better performance.
• Conversion of code as per client standards.
• Code analysis before and after conversion.
• Involved in analyzing the issues and defects found in production and fixing them with code changes done for conversion.
• Involved in JCL changes as per the requirement.
• Prepared new job flows and scheduling changes as per the requirements.
• Preparation of Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Documented the whole process with block diagrams and word documents.
• Involved in Unit Testing, System Testing and Integration Testing.
• Involved in fixing of defects and issues identified during testing.
• Involved in preparation of implementation plan.
• Involved in Implementation and post-implementation support also.

Environment: MVS/XA, COBOL-II, COBOL-III, VSAM, DB2, CICS, Endeavor, File-aid, Control-M (scheduler), Capframe, CCCA tool, Xpeditor, Intertest, Abend-Aid,CA7.

Confidential

Mainframe Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Functional Requirements (FRS) and identified processes / programs.
• Designed and developed functional specifications and detailed design for the new programs.
• Provided the estimates for the new requirement and change request.
• Involved in the maintenance and enhancement of the system
• Involved in performance tuning of the system by modifying the interfacing method with other systems.
• Modification of codes as per requirement.
• Involved in code inspection and peer review of the artifacts.
• Involved in Debugging and Unit Testing of the application.
• Prepared integration / system test plans, test data
• Served as a member of the Integration testing team, and tested the complete functionality of the system. Performed production implementation, documented programs and process.
• Created front-end screens using BMS maps and wrote the validations using COBOL.
• Involved in daily Co-ordination with on-site team to track issues / defects.
• Supported production environment and provided technical support for the team.
• Involved in fixing the defects and generating reports as per requirement.
• Wrote COBOL programs with embedded SQL to access the data from DB2.

Environment: COBOL-II, VSAM, DB2, CICS, JCL, Xpeditor, Intertest, BMC utilities, Sort utilities, Endeavor, File-aid and Control-M (scheduler), SAS, Abend-Aid,changeman, CA7

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Functional Requirements (FRS) and identified processes / programs.
• Designed and developed functional specifications and detailed design for the new programs.
• Provided the estimates for the new requirement and change request.
• Involved in the maintenance and enhancement of the system
• Involved in performance tuning of the system by modifying the interfacing method with other systems.
• Modification of codes as per requirement.
• Involved in code inspection and peer review of the artifacts.
• Involved in Debugging and Unit Testing of the application.
• Prepared integration / system test plans, test data
• Served as a member of the Integration testing team, and tested the complete functionality of the system. Performed production implementation, documented programs and process.
• Created front-end screens using BMS maps and wrote the validations using COBOL.
• Involved in daily Co-ordination with on-site team to track issues / defects.
• Supported production environment and provided technical support for the team.
• Involved in fixing the defects and generating reports as per requirement.
• Wrote COBOL programs with embedded SQL to access the data from DB2.

Environment: COBOL-II, VSAM, DB2, CICS, JCL, Xpeditor, Intertest, BMC utilities, Sort utilities, Endeavor, File-aid and Control-M (scheduler), SAS, Abend-Aid,CA7,MQ series, Rexx