SUMMARY

• Over 13+ years of experience in the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), analysis, design, development, testing and Implementation support in Mainframe and AS400 Technologies.
• Extensive experience in various Business Applications like Banking, Retail and Healthcare.
• Expertise in Mainframe Technologies (COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM and CICS) and strong understanding in Batch and Online supporting.
• Experience in SQL, UNIX shell scripting.
• Expertise in Database Management, Data Analysis, System Integration, Quality Management System, Project Migration.
• Proficient in Agile / Scrum Environment.
• Expertise on working with databases Teradata and IMS/DB.
• Expertise in using various version controlling tools like CHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR and good working knowledge of Abend - Aid, REXX, CLIST, CA-7, STORED PROCEDURES.
• Experience in working with debugging tools like XPEDITER(For Batch and Online).
• Experience in writing report utilities in EASYTRIEVE.
• Expertise in wring sort cards using DFSORT and SYNCSORT utilities.
• Lead various development/enhancement/maintenance/support projects both from offshore and onshore.
• Proficient in technical and managerial based activities, including negotiating and administering deliverables on time with optimum quality.
• Received numerous commendations from clients for timely and quality deliverables.
• Have excellent problem solving, proactive thinking, analytical, programming skills, communication skills, work ethics and the ability to work well in a team or individual environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: VS-COBOL, JCL, CICS, REXX

Databases: DB2, VSAM, Teradata, IMS-DB.

Tools: JIRA, ChangeMan, Endeavor, File-Aid, InSync, Quality Control (QC), Remedy, File Manager, TSO/ISPF, MCS, MFE, SDSF, JSCAN, Startool, Revolve, DFSORT, ICETOOL, IBM OPTIM, Message Broker.

DB Tools: IBM Data Studio, File Aid, QMF, SPUFI, BMC, Insight, Fault Analyzer, Platinum

Debugging Tools: Xpeditor, Tracemaster

Schedulers: Control-M, Operations Planning and Control (OPC), ESP Scheduler, TWS

Operating Systems: Z/OS, Windows, AS400

Others: Microsoft Project 2007, Remedy, Lotus Notes, HP PPM, Microsoft Visio, HPSAM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Programmer Analyst

Confidential, WI

Responsibilities:

• As a senior programmer analyst and tech lead, developed quality enhancements to Confidential Cardbase Core Banking Solution.
• Participated in the design and development of Cardbase projects per client requirements using Agile scrum practices.
• Coordinate with Scrum team, product owner and technical scrum team members to define requirements, analyze business needs and validate solutions with client.
• Programs were coded using COBOL, IMS DB/DC and DB2.
• Duties also included detailed design, spec writing, testing, code implementation and production support.

Environment: IBM z/OS, Windows, COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, IMS DB/DC, SDLC, BMC Control-M, INSYNC, QMF, ENDEAVOR, FILE-AID, IDCAMS, Xpeditor, Agile, Scrum, JIRA.

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential, IL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Requirements capturing & Preparing Software Requirement Specification.
• Interpret written business requirements and technical specification documents.
• Involved in Analysis, Coding and testing of the modules using COBOL/DB2/CICS and VSAM.
• Thrive in an Agile/Scrum Environment.
• Also extensively involved in System, Functional and regression testing of the application of web and IVR as part of Caremark Messaging Platform.
• Also involved in Installing, configuring and manipulating a test network and selecting test equipment.
• Used Xpeditor tool to debug programs.
• Used JES2 to receive jobs into the operating system, to schedule them for processing by z/OS
• Used CA OPS/MVS Event Management and Automation automatically responds to system events, and can detect problems before users are affected.
• Coded and tested JCL, PROCS for Batch processing
• Used BMC Control-M to Manages and integrates z/OS workload automation processes
• Automated day-to-day tasks using REXX, CLIST.
• Used ChangeMan as version control tool.
• Worked on Healthcare Benefit Systems.
• Worked on Performance Tuning to improve production table spaces scans that will reduce overall CPU and locking consumption.
• Used File-Aid DB2 to access data from DB2 and File-Aid for VSAM files.
• Worked on CA7 on mainframe and Enterprise Scheduling tool.
• Worked on FTP file transpiring system.
• Establish Quality Procedure for the team and continuously monitor and audit to ensure team meets quality goals.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, JES2, BMC Control-M, AS400, EDI, MQ Series, REXX, CLIST, ENDEAVOR, FILE-AID, IDCAMS &Xpeditor.

Software Engineer

Confidential, PA

Responsibilities:

• Interpret written business requirements and technical specification documents.
• Involved in Analysis, Coding and testing of the modules using COBOL/DB2/Stored Procedures and VSAM.
• Used ERD tool for Data Modeling based on usage analytics in DB2-CICS applications.
• Used Endeavor as version control tool.
• Used the Team tracker and Quality Center for Defect tracking purpose.
• Worked on IBM Optimization for DB2 for Z/OS and explain.
• Used In sync to access data from DB2 and VSAM files.
• Worked on Control-M on mainframe and Enterprise Scheduling tool.
• Write complex queries using SPUFI to perform various operations on database.
• Modified Eazytrieve reporting programs as per the requirement.
• Worked on Performance Tuning of the stored Procedures.
• Maintain and enhance existing client applications and internal systems to improve integration.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, SPUFI, QMF, JES2, BMC Control-M, AS400, EDI, MQ Series, REXX, CLIST, ENDEAVOR, FILE-AID, IDCAMS & Xpeditor

Software Engineer

Confidential, PA

Responsibilities:

• Acquiring Application Knowledge
• Developed modules of merchandising application at leading multi-brand women apparel retailer Confidential ’s Inc, PA USA.
• As part of this design and development activities have used multiple technologies like IBM Mainframes (COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2), AS400.
• Design, build and support production monitoring and regression testing for Merchandising applications
• Also involved in Installing, configuring and manipulating a test network and selecting test equipment.
• Involved in Preparation of SMTD.
• Fix and Closure of the Incidents (Tickets).
• Handled team at Offshore.
• Heavily involved in Production Support (ASM) with SLA timeframe.
• Ensuring timely deliveries of work requests.
• Involved conducting peer review to maintain the quality of work.
• Documenting and capturing Unit and System test case results.
• Involved in preparing and reviewing Unit and System test cases.
• Fixing the application programs for any non-compliance.

Environment: UCOBOL II, DB2, JCL, CICS VSAM, ABEND-AID, XPEDITOR, TSO/SDSF, MVS, PL/1.

Analyst Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of the existing programs according to the client’s new requirements and CRs from onsite.
• Heavily involved in development life cycle (coding, testing).
• Developed and tested modules of Confidential -GNS application for American Express which is a leading service provider in Banking Sector using IBM Mainframes,
• Developed GNS modules which has sub-systems like GC&S (Global Clearing and Settlement), TLCM (Transaction Life CycleManagement), AJE (Automated Journal Entry) and Netposition etc.
• Testing of enhanced programs in development region with the prepared unit test plans and to compare the test results with the expected results.
• Involved in Baseline, and Regression Testing.
• Ensuring timely deliveries of work requests.
• Involved conducting peer review to maintain the quality of work.

Environment: MVS, COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, TSO, SPUFI, XPEDITER, TSO/SDSF.