SUMMARY

• 8 Years of experience inDesign, Development, Testing, Implementation and Production support on Mainframe Platform with strong understanding of software development life cycle different stages.
• Have worked on stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Worked extensively onNatural, ADABAS, COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, CA7, ENDEVOR, FILEAID, XPEDIATOR, DEBUGGER
• Experience in using DatabaseDB2, ADABAS and SQL
• Proficiency in Natural, ADABAS, COBOL, JCL,VSAM and DB2
• Project acquired skills are CICS, CA7, XPEDIATOR, DEBUGGER,ENDEVOR
• Worked independently and collaboratively with Team members to achieve common goals, while maintaining responsibilities and commitments.
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills, maintained healthy communication with users, software developers and executives to get the functional requirements.
• Working experience in 24*7 production support projects.
• Ability to analyze and design, develop & maintain efficient workflow.
• Proactive professional with excellent consensus building, negotiating and organization skills coupled with strong background in programming.
• Have working experience in different domains like Banking & Finance, Petroleum & Chemicals etc.
• Have been appraised as Focused and hardworking, self - motivated and team oriented
• Well familiar with various tools like FILE-AID, SPUFI, SDF2, QMF, CA7, FTP, NDM (Connect: Direct), BMS, Syncsort, MQ Series, Control-M, T-Mon, XPEDITOR, CHANGEMANAGEMENT, ENDEAVOR, PANVALET and INTERTEST and SMARTEST among others.
• Created JCLs using LOAD/UNLOAD utilities, SYNCSORT, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEBCOPY, ICETOOL and many other tools. Also, created JCLS, which uses DB2, REXX, IMS DB etc.
• Actively involved in peer reviews for different phases (Design/Coding/Testing) and prepared code review check lists.
• Created E-Fixes if required for the production ABENDs. Prepared Documents for all the ABENDs and made sure all the team members are at same page.
• Interacting with Business leads for better understanding of the current system issues.
• Performed quality reviews for coding, documentation and testing phases.
• Strong skills in performing Manual Testing. Expertise in developing Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Expertise using HP Quality Center for generating reports in each phase of testing

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Linux/Unix, Windows XP and Windows 7&8,Z/OS

Primary Skill: MainFrame

Languages: Natural, COBOL, JCL

Databases: Adabas,DB2,VSAM

Tools: & Utilities: Debugger, CICS, SPUFI, ISPF, Endeavor, File Aid, XPEDIATOR, REXX, CA7, QMF, FTP, BMS, MQ Series, MS-office, MS Outlook

Project Acquired skills: Natural,COBOL,JCL,Adabas,DB2,CICS,DEBUGGER,XPEDIATOR,SAS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Philadelphia, PA

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Production data in DB2 tables for testing using QMF and SPUFI. Maintained and developed COBOL, Natural and DB2 Programs.
• Worked on critical applications related to Finance & Account receivables.
• Ensured Unit testing, System testing and integration testing meet the test plan requirements.
• CodedCOBOL & Natural DB2programs and tested them thoroughly. Worked on Data modeling and created DCLGEN before the execution of the DB2 programs. Performed technical design and code review for team members.
• Responsible for Version control, movement of code and components from deployment area to integration system and production system.
• Extensively used File-Aid for VSAM and other file handling.
• Responsible for analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing Minor and Major application enhancements, as well as providing general production support (24 * 7 * 365 on-call Support), meeting defined scope and target dates with minimal or no defects.
• Support batch job schedule and monitoring the error events and resolving them. Handled Production Support by fixing jobs within the SLA times and as part of QIS, implementing new ideas, which help in process improvement.
• Responsible for Version control, movement of code and components from deployment area to integration system and production system using ENDEVOR.
• Created, Executed and Documented Unit Testing on internally developed software programs.
• Resolve scheduling issues and conflicts in a timely and efficient manner.
• Used CA7 for Application Batch Schedules in mainframeplatforms
• Allocate offshore tasks and validate finished products delivered to customer. If any defect is found raise defect entry in defect tool
• As part of change management process update various tools like ADM, Clarify, Team track etc. for each ticket working on assigned area

Environment: JCL, DB2, COBOL, NATURAL, IMS, MF-FOCUS, MF-SAS, ADABAS, QMF, SPUFI, XPEDIATOR, ENDEVOR, FILE AID

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Made the code changes in COBOL programs, which use DB2 databases and also in the JCLs and procedures.
• Performed quality reviews for coding, documentation and testing phases.
• Organized the calls to make sure onsite-offshore are at same page always.
• Analyzing the Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) and Additional Design Specifications (ADS) for finding any ambiguity, incompleteness or incorrectness, so that requirements are technically feasible.
• Responsible for Version control, movement of code and components from deployment area to integration system and production system.
• Interacting with Business leads for better understanding of the current system issues.
• Impact analysis of the new requirement or change request on the existing programs initiated by the client.
• Involved in the Analysis phase and prepared the Impact analysis documents and also the estimates for the enhancements and bug fixes.
• Involved in the design phase and prepared the required documents such as MRS (Maintenance request statement), Change Specification Document.
• Involved in preparing the UTPs (Unit test plans) and also in the unit testing and Integration testing.
• Actively involved in peer reviews for different phases (Design/Coding/Testing) and prepared code review check lists.
• Prepared documents for all the ABENDs faced and making sure all the team members are at same page.
• Constantly in touch with SMEs to gather requirements and implement those without any issues.

Environment: Mainframes (COBOL, CICS, JCL, TSO, IMS, DB2, VSAM), File Aid, File Aid for IMS, CA7, ISPF.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Gained extensive knowledge in Banking & Finance domain.
• Involved in day-to-day communication with the Users.
• Keeping track of all the Service call, Incidents and Problem Tickets of raised and closed.
• Analyzed Production data in DB2 tables for testing using QMF and SPUFI.
• Maintained and developed COBOL and DB2, CICS Programs.
• Used XPEDIATOR & Debugger to debug the programs while fixing abends.
• Follow the Quality Process for the Coding.
• Follow the Testing rules for code fix.
• Creating ad hoc programs and worked on unit & Integration testing.
• Responsible for Issue Fixing and peer level testing.
• Responsible for fixing production issues immediately
• Used CA7 for Application Batch Schedules in mainframeplatforms
• As part of enhancement work in applications I’m responsible for gathering business requirements, technical design preparation, coding, testing and deploying task
• Involved in system performance improvement as part of application support
• Provide high end solutions with zero defects.
• Prepare /update Application Information Document where ever applicable.
• Deliver new and complex high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2/SQL, CA-7, CICS, ENDEVOR, FILE AID, SPUFI, QMF, XPEDIATOR, VSAMProject Experience #4

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for fixing production issues immediately
• As part of enhancement work in applications I’m responsible for gathering business requirements, technical design preparation, coding, testing, implementing to production, monitoring and provide support in case of any issues.
• Involved in system performance improvement as part of application support
• Prepare /update Application Information Document where ever applicable
• Provide high end solutions with zero defects
• Deliver new and complex high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements
• Analyzed Production data in DB2 tables for testing using QMF and SPUFI. Maintained and developed COBOL DB2 Programs.
• Ensured Unit testing, System testing and integration testing meet the test plan requirements.
• Responsible for Version control, movement of code and components from deployment area to integration system and production system.
• Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2/SQL, CA-7, CICS, ENDEVOR,, FILE AID, SPUFI, QMF, IMS DB/DC, SPUFI, FILE-AID, SAS, PL/1, Fault Analyzer, AbendAid.