SUMMARY

• A customer - centric & result-oriented mainframe professional with over 6+ years of experience in development, enhancement, maintenance and production support systems.
• Proficient in Mainframe technologies including COBOL, DB2, JCL, IMS-DB. Worked on scratch & enhancement components, corresponding JOBS & Procedures with minimal defects and review comments. Created Stored Procedure ensuring proper data flow to online screens from DB2 DB.
• Proficient with CHANGEMAN, ISPF and FILE-AID tools. Shared simple and useful tips with the entire team, which was appreciated by entire team and higher management.
• Able to perform Complex SQL queries were used to capture revenue details of each merchant.
• Experience in incorporating VSAM files in source code to minimize the code efforts associated with sequential file.
• Client review on Test cases & results was achieved through Quality Center.
• Batch jobs were scheduled and monitored through CONTROL-M environments.
• Strong knowledge in using INFOMAN to implement package changes in production. Overall was involved in project till implementation, monitoring and support activities.
• Expertise in COBOL, DB2, IMS DB and JCL
• Possesses excellent analytical, problem solving, leading and learning skills as well as a keen interest in the emerging technologies.
• Skills of translating complex client requirements into executable solutions.
• Highly motivated with the ability to work effectively in teams as well as independent

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technology: COBOL, JCL and SQL

Databases: IBM DB2, IMS DB

Tools: /Utilities: VSAM, CICS, IMSIEBGENER, IEBCOPY, IEFBR14, IDCAMS, IEBCOMPR, IEBCOPY, IEBEDIT, IEBGENER, IEBIMAGE

Methodologies: Agile and Waterfall

Packages: MS Office Suite

Operating Systems: Windows and UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, IL

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirement gathering and Preparation of Technical Specifications.
• Analyzed the requirement in global technical design and created detail technical design.
• Independently handled the base module for the project COB (Coordination of Benefits) for our client Statefarm.
• Responsible for the analysis, design, programming and testing of COBOL, DB2 and JCL.
• Involved in Designing and Coding of COBOL/DB2 programs from scratch.
• Involved in coding & customizing the COBOL programs as per the requirement specification.
• Coding COBOL, CICS and VSAM programs and JCL/PROC changes.
• Worked Extensively on DB2 Database in getting the required data based on the gathered requirements
• Carried many process improvement activities aiming at cost savings to the bank through CPU time reduction, retirement etc
• Prepared detail design documents and test cases for the COB modules.
• Developed the COB base module based on Technical Design as per the coding standards and performed Unit and Integration testing.
• Prepared test case documents and test plans
• Unit testing of completed modules.

Environment: MVS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, SPUFI, CHANGEMAN, CICS, IMSDB/DC, File-Aid.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Giving Production Support on a 24/7 basis and interacting directly with the client during problem fix.
• Guiding the team about the new processes and changes to the existing processes in the system.
• Attending weekly status meetings with the client and the preparation of MOM.
• Preparation of the shift schedules.
• Making sure about the daily batch run’s completeness.
• Updating the client managers about the batch status daily.
• Acting as a bridge between the team members and the manager and between the offshore and onsite team in all activities.

Environment: COBOL, JCL and DB2, OS/390.

Confidential

Team Member

Responsibilities:

• Requirement analysis and preparation of process specification document.
• Test plan / Test data preparation.
• Coding.
• Unit/System testing.
• Implementation review and post-implementation verification (review of reports/files etc.,).

Environment: COBOL, JCL and DB2, OS/390.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• JCL standardization for Vision PLUS Implementation.
• Run test batches and resolve abends of all types
• Perform unit testing.
• Perform System testing.
• Involved in SIT & UAT
• Developed programs to create new reports and screens, modified programs to enhance the reports and screens.
• Code batch programs, compile and test programs using COBOL, Easytrieve, CICS, JCL, and DB2 in Mainframe ZOS.
• Set up jobs for DB2 utilities
• Code and configure Production jobs
• Conversant with the communication processes in terms of problem requests/change requests.
• Production support - On call rotation supporting the application 24/7.
• Run weekly client meetings to determine new needs and ongoing issues that need to be resolved
• Mentor new members in team and provide KT (Knowledge Transfer).

Environment: MVS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, SPUFI, CHANGEMAN, CICS, IMSDB/DC, Easytrieve, File-Aid.

Confidential

Team Member

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development and maintenance of COBOL, DB2 programs
• Develop and support batch programs
• Load data from production to test environments to test COBOL, DB2 programs
• Prepare System Integration Testing (SIT) plans and SIT results
• Test DB2 applications using SPUFI from TSO and ISPF
• Developing application programs for the system enhancement, Unit testing and Reviews
• Bug fixing

Environment: COBOL, JCL and DB2, OS/390.