SUMMARY

• An accomplished Mainframe professional with around 13 years’ experience in Mainframe technology specialized in Legacy Modernization initiatives such as Re - hosting, Re-Factoring, Re-Engineering, Re-Platforming, Data Migration, Legacy code assessment and Consulting.
• Extensive experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle including design, development, enhancement, migration and testing of applications using COBOL, IDMS, ADSO, DB2-SQL, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, MQ Series, JCL, VSAM, CICS, Easytrieve, REXX.
• Expertise in multiple AWS services like EC2, VPC, ELB, EBS, S3, Aurora PostgreSQL, IAM, CloudWatch which are used in Re-Platforming Mainframe in AWS
• Demonstrated Strong Technical Expertise in IBM Mainframes Technology having worked as Developer, Systems Analyst, Tech Lead through Technical Architect.
• Exposed to all aspects of SDLC such as Analysis, Planning, Developing and Testing. Expertise in Agile-Scrum and Waterfall Methodologies.
• Lead many teams in delivering multiple modernization projects involving migration of Mainframe applications to AWS, SAP and Java.
• Demonstrated strong leadership in Customer meetings in formulating the strategies to cover multiple downstream legacy systems dependencies while migrating major applications.
• Proficient in system analysis, designing modernization processes and creating macro & micro designs to handle phased rollouts and business continuity.
• Extensive experience in coordinating with multiple teams to prepare business rule documents after code mining and obtaining sign offs from corresponding business partners.
• Played active role in leading the performing business continuity testing and interfaces testing from both Legacy and target systems.
• Expertise in code analysis tools like BlueAge and re-platforming tools like Micro Focus Enterprise Analyzer, Developer and Server.
• Actively involved in brainstorming, technical walkthroughs, programming, and analysis
• Strong expertise in Relational Database DB2 and Network Database IDMS.
• Proficient in performing code analysis and design corresponding methodologies to transform Mainframe data to the target systems format.
• Strengths include strong customer interface and problem-solving skills, architecting the modernization landscape, estimations, systems analysis, designing and testing.
• Good Team player, a dependable resource with an ability to learn new Tools and Software quickly as required.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: COBOL, ADSO, CICS, JCL, REXX, Java, Easytrieve.

DBMS: DB2, IDMS, VSAM, Aurora PostgreSQL

Tools: Microfocus, BlueAge, IBM Data Virtualization Manager, OLQ, DMLO, MAPC, DFSORT, SPUFI, QMF, Fileaid, CA-Intertest, ABENDAID, FTP, CA7, TSO/ISPF, Endevor, Changeman, ISPW, MQFTE.

Implementation models: Waterfall, Agile

Configuration Management Tools: ENDEVOR, CHANGEMAN, ISPW

Debugger: CA- INTERTEST

Scheduling Tools: CA7, Zeke

Messaging Servers: MQ

AWS Services: EC2, VPC, ELB, EBS, S3, Aurora PostgreSQL, IAM, CloudWatch

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta

Mainframe Modernization Architect

Responsibilities:

• Complete assessment of the current mainframe PPMS systems to determine the impact and identify the components to be created/changed in the migration process using Microfocus Enterprise Analyzer.
• Conducting Proof of Concepts and performing application assessments reg. rollout plan
• Design the modernization landscape and processes to maintain business continuity and according to agile process.
• Conducted Workshops with Business teams to understand the business processes and functionality and help AWS Team in designing the new system.
• Design data migration methodologies for handling historical and current data migration from Mainframe to AWS.
• Act as a liaison between Business partners and AWS team to identify the business rules and formulate the plan to migrate different business processes to AWS.
• Perform code analysis using Microfocus Enterprise Analyzer tool to identify the process flow and dependencies.
• Re-compile COBOL components using Microfocus Enterprise Developer Tool and deploy the binaries using Microfocus Enterprise Server.
• Preparation of Technical Design document, Co-ordination with Offshore team for build and unit testing, review of offshore deliverables.
• Use Micro Focus Enterprise tools to re-host Mainframe in AWS
• Attending SCRUM meetings from feature complete until Technical acceptance phases of project.

Confidential, Atlanta

Mainframe Modernization Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Complete analysis of the current mainframe ATS System to determine the impact and identify the components to be created/changed in the migration process.
• Conducting Proof of Concepts and performing application assessments reg. rollout plan
• Design the modernization landscape and processes to maintain business continuity and according to agile process.
• Design data migration methodologies for handling historical and current data migration from Mainframe to SAP.
• Preparation of Technical Design, Co-ordination with Offshore team for build, review offshore deliverables.
• Design processes to ensure data quality and to eliminate redundancy of data between SAP and Mainframe after each rollout.
• Design the strategy to sunset mainframe applications and decommission the system after full rollout.
• Work with downstream legacy systems and design the interfaces to supply data from SAP after Mainframe decommission.
• Work with External interface partners to identify the usage and design the processes to provide the information from SAP.
• Attending SCRUM meetings from feature complete until Technical acceptance phases of project.
• Co-ordinate with downstream non-Mainframe systems and create processes for synching the data between Mainframe and SAP.

Confidential, Scottsdale

Mainframe Modernization Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Work with Management team in preparing Proof of Concepts covering the major application modernization.
• Assisted Higher management in preparing RFP in the pre-sales stage of the project.
• Prepare modernization roadmap to handle multiple segments of the application migration to Java.
• Coordinate meeting between business and offshore teams to finalize the scope of the changes and the strategy to follow.
• Prepare High level and detail level design documents and review the documents prepared by offshore team.
• Perform coding and review the code changes.
• Unit test plan preparation and Test plan review.
• Provide support to business users in UAT.
• Develop new processes to transfer the old and historical data to Datawarehouse system (Teradata) for future reference

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work with NOL business teams to gather requirements and come up with an optimized solution.
• Complete analysis of the current mainframe CCMS systems to determine the impact and identify the components to be created/changed.
• Preparation of Technical Design, Co-ordination with Onshore team for build, review deliverables.
• System testing using CICS screens, UAT support.
• Handle production support and work in shifts to resolve support tickets as per the severity.
• Prepare RCA document for all the Sev2 & 1 tickets.
• Join weekly status call with Customer and onshore team to provide updates on the Enhancements and Production support.
• Mentor junior associates and conduct knowledge transfer sessions for new team members.
• Contribute to the documentation portal capturing the major changes done to the applications.
• Work with management team and assist with research in preparing SoW documents for major projects in the area.
• Perform application testing after major upgrades on the system side.