SUMMARY

• Over 8+ years of experience in Design, Development, Implementation and testing of Mainframe applications in various domains.
• Extensive experience in high volume of mainframe coding, testing in mainframe environments like COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS - DB, IMS-DC, SPUFI, DB2, TSO/ISPF, EASYTREIVE, Control performance tuning, debugging and troubleshooting.
• Experience working on developing DB2 Stored Procedures, programs which deal with MQ’s.
• Good experience in writing specs, writing code, conducting code reviews and testing in ongoing sprints.
• Extensive experience in testing and running mainframe jobs (JCL).
• Experience in creating and verifying test data stored on a mainframe relational database using tools such as DB2, Stored Procedures, File-Aid, QMF and Spufi.
• Diverse work experience in Unit, Integration, Functional, Regression, System, Performance, Data Flow and Path testing of Client/Server, Mainframe and Web based (Java) applications.
• Lead in designing, specifying and selecting information system solutions, considering functionality, data, security, integration, infrastructure and performance.
• Excellent Domain experience in Manufacturing & Automobile Industries.
• Extensively worked in all phases of SDLC using Waterfall, Agile/Scrum.
• Experience with both back-end and front-end testing across multiple browsers.
• Experienced in database testing by writing complex DB2 queries on RDBMS databases like Oracle, SQL Server.
• Extensive experience in performance tuning of DB2 database, troubleshooting, debugging, and installation of vendor software packages.
• Experienced in maintaining multiple projects and people simultaneously.
• Proven expertise in managing Offshore and Onsite teams.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage and prioritize own work, while working in conjunction with a team.
• Excellent communication skills, documentation skills, team problem solving ability, analytical and programming skills in high speed, quality conscious, multi-tasked environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Passion for learning and continuous improvement.
• Ability to escalate those that require management involvement when necessary.
• Proved to think out of box by giving cost saving ideas to client in hard and soft saving.
• Design and develop legacy modernization solutions.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to find successful resolutions for moderate to complex issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: OS/390, Z/OS, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Languages: COBOL, JCL, SQL

Database: DB2, IMS DB

Tools: /IDEs: IBM Utilities, IBM Debug Tool, SPUFI, Cross Reference, File AID, DCCS, Panvalet, QMF, File AID for IMS, Performance with Tritune, Apptune etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Mainframe Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Designing, Coding and Executing of different modules of Mopar applications for each individual functionality and regression testing of the application.
• Good experience on developing IMS-DC screens.
• Verifies program logic by preparing test data for trial runs, tests and debugs programs.
• Good experience in writing specs, writing code, conducting code reviews and testing in ongoing sprints.
• Reviewed Functional Requirements and reported gaps in requirements.
• Designed and developed specifications, test plan, test cases using functional requirements and data flows.
• Supported implementation of the application changes into production.
• Performed data integrity testing by executing SQL statements and manually verifying the content.
• Followed waterfall SDLC methodology.
• Ability to effectively communicate with third parties and technical and business product managers on solution design.
• Coordinate with different application owners to collect the requirements and understand the shipment process.
• Conducted on-going reviews on modules throughout the Project life cycle and provide feedback as needed.
• Performed integration test, system tests and regression tests as per testing standards and process mentioned in test plan.
• Participated in the overall system testing.
• Involved in Bug-Fixing, Handling Support Request and Service Request, Job Monitoring, Analysis and its implementation.
• Tracking and reporting defects through quality center which facilitate work flow issues and helped resolving technical issues.
• Monitored batch cycle, and also involved in fixing the abends.
• Worked on Enhancement and Development of programs of Engineering Module.
• Ensure that each deliverable source codes adhere to client supplied standards.
• Extensively worked on Quality Center to view the requirements, design test plan, maintain test cases and test scripts for test execution.
• Coordination with offshore on daily basis for PSR and technical solution.
• Work deliverable audit, to ensure the quality and its completeness.
• Maintenance of VSS to ensure integrity of project related documents.

Confidential, CA

Mainframe Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the existing system to understand the functionalities and their implementations.
• Making required changes to the existing IMS programs to DB2.
• Monitored batch cycle, and also involved in fixing the abends.
• Involved in Bug-Fixing, Handling Support Request and Service Request, Job Monitoring, Analysis and its implementation.
• As a programmer analyst involved in Analysis, Designing, Coding and unit testing.
• Supported implementation of the application changes into production.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the functional requirements thoroughly since the application deals with payment to the dealers.
• Involved in designing, coding and testing of solution for developing new applications.
• Actively participated in Power Point Presentations with the team members on the applications development.