PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• IBM Certified Mainframe Specialist with over 8+ years of extensive experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Maintenance, Enhancement, Testing/Debugging, Implementation and 24x7 Production support activities on various projects in the Insurance domain.
• Extensive experience in COBOL, CICS, SQL - DB2, JCL, VSAM, MVS, zOS, TSO, ISPF, File-aid, Sort and similar IBM tools / Utilities, Changeman, Scheduler, Xpeditor, DFSORT, SYNCSORT, IDCAMS.
• Proficient in managing multiple priorities and leading multiple teams to meet deadlines.
• Experienced with file transfer protocols FTP and Management Queue (MQ).
• Extensive and diversified experience in performance enhancement of Batch and Onlines, system analysis and maintenance programming in both module lead and senior level programmer analyst positions
• Strong domain knowledge in Insurance applications.
• Extensive experience in Water Fall model.
• Experience in full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Proven expertise in design, development, maintenance, and production support on mainframe technology
• Experienced in handling and coordinating offshore teams.
• Served as a Senior Software Professional and developer by designing, developing and debugging the system supporting the business operations.
• Strong problem solving and interpersonal skills, Innovative, Open to Learning, Receptive to Challenges.
• Strong relationship building skills with customers, colleagues and team.
• Excellent Team Building, Project handling, Analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Mainframe Technologies: COBOL, JCL, BMS, CICS, SQL-DB2, SPUFI, Stored Procedures, Changeman, VSAM, MQ, REXX, Xpeditor, File-Aid, Strobe

Testing Technologies: HP Quality Center, Testlink, TRAC, HttpWatch log, Splunk log

Open Source: Core Java, J2EE, Eclipse

Database: DB2, VSAM, MS SQL Server 2008

Web Development: HTML, JavaScript, CSS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

Senior Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on developing the application starting from requirement gathering to production implementation. Also involved in new functionality design, fixing the defects and adding new interfaces to the system
• Coded new COBOL, CICS, SQL-DB2 and JCL’s and stored procedures.
• Debugged complex SQL issues and provided efficient solutions.
• Gathered, developed, and maintained various business requirements from initial phase to final implementation.
• Created technical & functional specification documents
• Created several COBOL and SQL-DB2 reporting programs.
• Handled issues related to Business and Legal inquiries.
• Created design documents and logged reporting issues and exceptions.
• Designed and tested unit Test Case/Scenarios and also assisted in integration/system/user acceptance testing.
• Worked with Release management team for release coordination.
• Oversaw day-to-day technical operations for the analysis, design, development, testing, installation, and maintenance of application.
• Participated in daily and weekly status meetings and acted as the single point of contact for offshore team and business for application/issues.
• Conducted knowledge transfer, reviews and Quality checks on the deliverables.
• Coordinated with offshore, onsite, QA, scheduling, change management, business, and inter-dependent teams.
• Monitored and supported the application.
• Collaborated and Maintained peer relationship with cross functional technology, solutions and business users to support effective implementations.
• Effectively prioritized development efforts with other system initiatives to effectively implement projects.
• Conducted detailed impact analysis by interacting with various inter-dependent teams and users.
• Worked with Release management team for release coordination.
• Provided 24x7 Production Support monitoring and activities involving cycle monitoring, performance monitoring and improvements, resolution to abends, tickets & incidents, handling business concerns and communications, handling cross-dependency concerns and communications.

Confidential, Roseland, NJ

Mainframe Developer/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed project scope and prepared Software design Document and Effort estimates as needed.
• Analyzed the project impact on existing software and prepared impact analysis documents.
• Prepared Scenario document to cover various business criteria.
• Prepared Program Specification Documents with the Software Requirement label to ensure traceability.
• Enhanced/Developed code based on Specification documents with appropriate change history log and comments.
• Dealt with maintenance and enhancement of Agents/Agencies database. The database is the central repository for producer and organizational hierarchy information.
• Created an online interface to the user to view/add/change the information that resides in the database.
• Developed the application that comprised of a DB2 database, which is updated real time via CICS transactions and a distributed set of mainframe files which was one of the most critical application areas. This application maintained all the data, including licensing details, pertaining to the agents.
• Created interfaces with multiple systems.
• Prepared testing guidelines and test scenarios.
• Created Unit test plan, Regression test plan and UAT Test Plan (for End Users).
• Conducted Walk-through of Test Plan and provide approval of Test Plan.
• Ensured traceability of test cases back to Project Requirements.
• Logged and reviewed issues and defects identified during testing and log the defects in Review Comments Repository.
• Created Test Completion Report for promotion recommendation.
• Maintained project delivery Metrics.
• Led team, Manage priorities and Coordinate multiple tasks.

Confidential, Roseland, NJ

Mainframe Developer/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Prepared impact analysis on existing Online & Batch application programs and proposed the required change as per requirements.
• Prepared Software Requirement Document and Effort estimates for the Business Requirements.
• Prepared Scenario document to cover various business criteria.
• Prepared Program Specification Documents for Online and Batch programs.
• Enhanced/Developed CICS, COBOL, SQL-DB2 code based on Specification documents with appropriate change history log and comments.
• Developed External Stored Procedures to get the required data from the DB2 database for various types of inputs.
• Conducted recurring meetings with Quality Assurance team to explain the project requirements which helped them in the preparation of QA test strategy.
• Created Unit test plan, Regression test plan and UAT Test Plan (for End Users).
• Logged the defects identified during Unit testing in Review Comments Repository.
• Prepared installation guidelines for the Production installation.
• Performed pre-production run in the test environment based on the steps mentioned in installation guidelines.
• Conducted Production installation meeting with business team, support team and other stake holders and read out the instructions to release team for installation of Application.
• Conducted post-production testing.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the structure, system and attributes of two merging entities.
• Proposed the systematic plan for the movement of Agents from one entity to other based on careful study of different layouts.
• Prepared Software Requirement Document for the critical Business Requirements.
• Prepared Program Specification Documents for online programs, batch programs and online files (VSAM).
• Developed/Modified MQ, CICS, COBOL, SQL-DB2 programs, Copybooks and VSAM files based on Specification documents.
• Maintained the components/programs checkout, stage and promotion using the Super-Package feature in Changeman.
• Created Unit test plan, Regression test plan and performed testing.
• Logged the defects identified during Unit testing in Review Comments Repository.
• Performed the Agents movement for a series of months on receiving approval from the merging entities. Kept track of Agents movement in QSAM file.
• Worked with support team for Production installation.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation) input/output layouts and modified to have new fields.
• Prepared impact analysis on existing batch Application programs as per requirements.
• Prepared Software Requirement Document and Effort estimates.
• Prepared Program Specification Documents for COBOL, SQL-DB2 Batch programs.
• Created Unit test plan, Regression test plan and UAT Test Plan (for End Users).
• Logged the defects identified during Unit testing in Review Comments Repository.
• Prepared installation guidelines for the Production installation.
• Performed pre-production run in the test environment based on the steps mentioned in installation guidelines.
• Conducted Production installation meeting with business team, support team and other stake holders and read out the instructions for installation of Application.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer/Lead

Responsibilities

• Prepared Software Requirement Document and Effort estimates for the Business Requirements.
• Created DDLs to set-up new DB2 tables to house the NPN for every producer/firm present in ADB.
• Systematic approach followed for the retrieval of NPNs from NIPR systems passing via various interface systems like ADB DISTRIBUTED, Web services, etc.
• Prepared Program Specification Documents for BMS, CICS, COBOL and SQL-DB2 programs.
• Enhanced/Developed code based on Specification documents with appropriate change history log and comments.
• Created Unit test plan and Regression test plan.
• Conducted Walk-through of Test Plan and provide approval of Test Plan.
• Ensured traceability of test cases back to Project Requirements.
• Logged and reviewed issues and defects identified during testing and log the defects in Review Comments Repository.
• Created Test Status Report and Test Completion Report.
• Maintained project delivery Metrics.
• Prepared Program Specification Documents for BMS, CICS, COBOL and SQL-DB2 programs.
• Enhanced Agent’s online (BMS, CICS) transactions such as Appointment, Miscellaneous Changes and Reappointment.
• Facilitated the retrieval Agent details by building new ADB MQ messages.
• Created a custom extract and emailed to all stake holders through SMTP in JCL.
• Created Unit test plan and performed Unit Testing.
• Performed Internal and External Quality assurance verification.
• Ensured traceability of test cases back to Project Requirements.
• Logged and reviewed issues and defects identified during testing and log the defects in Review Comments Repository.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed a new CICS online transaction and several Maps to provide support for new business channels.
• Developed/Enhanced COBOL, SQL-DB2 batch programs.
• Developed new external stored procedures to provide firm details for various inputs.
• Build License Grid rules in the VSAM file to enforce them in online and batch applications.
• Created Unit test plan and performed Unit Testing.
• Performed Internal and External Quality assurance verification.
• Ensured traceability of test cases back to Project Requirements.
• Enhanced the batch Wrapper programs to support new functional calls.
• Modified the batch programs to update/insert records in the DB2 tables with new field values.
• Modified the batch programs to enhance the input validations and to handle additional error scenarios.
• Created Unit test plan and performed Unit Testing.
• Created Test Status Report and Test Completion Report.
• Performed Internal and External Quality assurance verification.
• Ensured traceability of test cases back to Project Requirements.