SUMMARY

• Over 7+ years of experience in IT industry with responsibility ranging from Solutions Expert, Agile Java Developer, Legacy modernization Architect, BSA, Mainframes Lead and Developer.
• Champion in legacy modernization (Mainframes - IMS to Java - J2EE) architecture and solutions via IBM IMS Connect and Z o/s Connect Adaptors.
• Proficient in Business Requirement Gathering, Business Process Flow, Business Process Modeling (BPM), Business Process Re-engineering with a keen awareness of developers and end-users needs and able to deal with user groups at all levels efficiently.
• Strong Programming skills, Performed dual role as mainframes and Java developer in Agile Scrum projects.
• Strong knowledge of theSoftware Development Lifecycle(SDLC) and involvement in entirety of Waterfall and Agile, Scrum Iterative software development life cycle methodologies.
• Extensive experience in analyzing and documenting Business and Functional Requirement Documents (BRD & FRD) respectively.
• Pre Sales experience in creating RFP, Project Resource Staffing, Resource planning.
• Experience in extensive use of tools like IBM RTC, IBM RAD, Trello, Top Team, Eclipse, JMeter, Panvalet, AQT, Expeditor, CA Coolgen, File-AID, VSS etc.
• Proficient in gathering user requirements, analyzing and creating Use Cases, Sequence Diagrams, Swim Lane Diagrams, Collaboration Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Class Diagrams etc. using MS Visio and Eclipse IDE.
• Experience in Tracking, Documenting, Capturing, Managing and Communicating the Requirements using Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)which helped in controlling numerous artifacts produced by the teams across the deliverables for a project
• Experience in designing wire frames and mock-ups with GUI team.
• Expert in Test Planning, Test Preparation, Test Execution, Issue Resolution and Report Generation to assure all aspects of a Project are in Compliance with the Business Requirements.
• Expertise in managing theUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)process in order to ascertain confidence levels from the end users as to how the final system will perform in production.
• Self-starter with solid business acumen, and a strong ability to work both independently as well as in team environments including offshore teams to achieve project quality objectives.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities at various levels, goals and results-orientated approaches that assure excellent project planning, development, and implementation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: MS-WINDOWS/XP/VISTA/7, AIX, Mainframes virtual systems, Z o/s

Languages: VB Script, Java, C, C++, JCL, Core Java, COBOL, CICS, IMS DC/DB, Java Web services, EASYTrieve, REXX, CLIST, Python Scripting, Eclipse RCP, JCL PROCS, ICETOOL

Scripting Languages: VB-Script

Database: MS Access, Oracle, MS Access, SQL, DB2, IMS DB

Test Automation Tools: QTP 9.2/10.0/11.0 , UFT 11.5/12.0/12.53 ,Test Complete, Cucumber, SOAP UI

Defect Tracking: QC 9.2/QC 10.0/ALM 12.01,12.53, Clear Quest, Jira, IBM RTC, HP ALM

Configuration Management Tools: VSS, SVN, IBM RTC

Other Tools: PL-SQL, AQT, Squirrel, PANVALET, CHANGEMAN,ENDEAVOR,MS Office Tools, MS Share Point, Trello, Top Team, File-AID, VSS, SPUFI, POSTMAN, CURL, IBM Zo/s Connect, RDz, MQ Series, ABEND AID, FILE ManagerJMETER

Software Development Methodologies: Agile and Waterfall

Domain knowledge: Finance, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Credit cards

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Business/QA Lead Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Principal Lead in providing legacy modernization solutions to customer.
• Transformed 150+ legacy screens in RESTful web services triggered by enterprise client application
• Resolved technical glitches ranging from Authentication, Authorization to service performance testing And improvement.
• Utilized Agile, Scrum methodology for product development and project documentation.
• Review and analyze the requirements. Identify missing information and communicating to stake holders. Ensuring requirement document has all the necessary details.
• Developed devised solutions in Java and Mainframes environment and ensuring end to end implementation.
• Assisting Dev/QA in understanding business requirements and Business to understand the implementation.

Confidential

Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirements by conducting detailed interviews with business users, stakeholders, and Subject Matter Experts (SME’s).
• Followed Waterfall method of requirement gathering with extensive documentation, created business requirement document and functional requirement to capture the project goals and system and environment requirement.
• Conducted JAD sessions with management, SME, vendors, users and other stakeholders for open and pending issues.
• Functioned as the primary liaison between the business line, operations, and the technical areas throughout the project cycle.
• Sole Responsible from legacy mainframes for all development of 70+ interfaces. Lead team of 15 developers to steer through development phase.
• Developed extensive Test Plans, Test Cases based on the Business Requirements /User stories/ Functional Specifications using QC and JIRA.
• Managing and Tracking static, functional, intersystem, regression defects in CDK
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Confidential

Mainframe Lead/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Translate business requirements into technical requirements and document them in the functional specifications document.
• Manage the documentation as per the SDLC guidelines.
• Responsible for coordinating through end to end testing (Integration and user acceptance).
• Analysis of the flow followed by the client and prepared flow charts for internal knowledge transfer to the developers.
• Analyze the business process to achieve cost effective production with increased quality, efficiency and satisfied customer service.
• Support Coding of major functionality(Backend native PLSQL code for PEGA screen)

Confidential

Mainframe Lead/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Requirements and Impact Analysis
• Design, UTP/STP/Design Review, Coding, Code Review, Impact Analysis for Change requests.
• Preparing weekly, monthly reports and other reporting activities.
• Analysis on programs, copybook, and Control card
• Involved in Modification and Enhancement of coding
• Preparing process documents and Test plan document on SOX format
• All QA activities
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT).