SUMMARY

• Around 6 years of Experience in Analysis, development, testing and production maintenance.
• Thorough hands on experience working with programming concepts in a mainframe environment including COBOL, JCL, DB2, SQL, IMS, VSAM, and CICS.
• Well - versed with OS/390, MVS, TSO, ISPF, FILE-AID, JCL/PROCS, ENDEVOR, DB2 Stored Procedures.
• Good knowledge on utilities like IEBGENER, IEFBR14, IEBCOPY, IDCAMS.
• Expertise in generating quick reports using Ezytrieve, DFSORT and SYNCSORT.
• Expertise in moving the code to the model and production using ENDEVOR.
• Expertise in coding of COBOL - MQ series programs both in online and batch environment.
• Strong ability in communicating with Development Teams and ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize workload
• In depth knowledge on file overriding by passing data using STEPLIB in JCL.
• Proficient in Waterfall and Agile methodologies and all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Code moves to PRODUCTION/MODL using ENDEAVOR after testing completed and approved by the Business Analysts/Technical Leads in TEST region.
• Experiencewith MS Excel, Power Point and MS Word.
• Good experience in preparing the Low-level design document for Application functionality.
• Excellent presentation, organizational, communication and business writing skills.
• A good team player, result oriented, self-motivated and able to work with minimal guidance.
• Good debugging and diagnostic skills in batch/Online processing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: COBOL, JCL, CICS, MQ Series

Databases: DB2, VSAM, IMS DB, Oracle 10.0

Software Tools: CHANGEMAN, OPCC, XPEDITOR, QMF, SPUFI, SYNCSORT, DFSORT,FTP,Microsoft office, FileAid,SDSF,File Manager

Operating Systems: Windows XP/7/8/10 / OS-390, Z/OS

Domain Experience: Investment Banking, Core Banking, Insurance, Payment Processing

Methods: Agile, Waterfall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Test Data Management Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Supporting and executing the Test Data Management services for the Application teams.
• Performed Data identification across multiple data sources, masking, extraction, and loading into the test environments based on the scenario provided
• Working with BSA and Testing to gather requirements for Test Data Management projects. Providing estimates and schedule for Test Data build activities;
• DB2/SQL Queries using Spufi/QMF to fetch the data from the tables and provide the data to satisfy test case scenarios.
• Subset data across multiple database to create a gold copy; Validate the results;
• Working with Business Solution Area to test subsetted data to verify that it works with the application;
• Coordinating with Application Team, Testing, Infrastructure and tool vendors to resolve issues;
• Good Exposure on setting up JCL jobs using DB2, VSAM, SORT and other IBM utilities.
• Expert in writing sort cards using DFSORT and SYNCSORT utilities.
• Consulting and evaluating Test Data requirements to advice on best practice; Metrics Reporting;
• To support and execute test data management activities, IMS, DB2, VSAM, Oracle databases with expertise in SQL, JCL and JCL utilities, REXX and File Manager, use configuration tools such as ChangeMan, Tortoise SVN, Hudson etc., run small projects, prepare work plan, status reports, meetings;
• Able to perform regression restores for the mentioned test environment using backups.
• Providing support by using tools such as HP Quality Center, ServiceNow, MS Project, MS Office, and MS-Visio.

Environment: ZOS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS DB,CICS,SDSF, SPUFI, ABENDAID, SYSDUMP, SYNCSORT, DFSORT, VSAM, Changeman, File Manager,HP Quality Center, Service Now.

Confidential, New York

Sr. Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Fully responsible for design and development of new order management system including a rebalance engine.
• Responsible for performance tuning of Mainframe applications.
• Involved in the meeting with Business/Product owners for gathering requirements
• Involved in solution designing/review meetings with Data architectures and Database administrators for developing the application as per organization standards.
• Performed Impact analysis and System analysis for the requirements.
• Involved in designing and development of Data conversion process on the Target application system.
• Executing the Data conversion and Reconciliation reports
• Prepared High level and Low level design documents
• Developed application on Mainframe platform.
• Performed Unit Testing, System Testing and Integration Testing for the development.
• Implemented in production and turned over to Support Team.
• Application developed using COBOL, JCL, DB2, and CICS .
• Tools used for development are Changeman, File aid and XPEDITOR.

Environment: ZOS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, SDSF, SPUFI, QMF, ABENDAID, SYSDUMP, SYNCSORT, DFSORT, VSAM, Changeman, FileAid and XPEDITOR.

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• New development using COBOL on IBM mainframe systems mostly related to unit cost systems.
• Responsible for elaboration of user requirements, designing solutions, development and testing of COBOL code and related JCL.
• Review development documents and provide functional and non-functional project requirements, critique and direct architecture decisions & application designs.
• Work with application support teams and business teams to integrate new COBOL applications with other applications, with thorough testing.
• Acting as the single point of contact between onsite and offshore teams.
• Raising issues, risks and assumptions appropriately with the SMEs/Business
• Responsible for bridging the gaps between the customer, business stakeholders, and the development team.
• Responsible for Design, Planning, Scheduling, Development, Tracking, Monitoring & Reporting.
• Coding, Unit and System Integration testing, Providing QA and UAT support for successful implementation.

Environment: ZOS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS DB,CICS, SDSF, SPUFI, QMF, ABENDAID, SYSDUMP, SYNCSORT, DFSORT, VSAM, Changeman, FileAid, IBM Debugger etc.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, Design, Develop & test activities inCobol, CICS, DB2
• JCL job creation and maintenance
• Primary contact person for monitoring and system availability
• Working directly with client and other teams to meet the SLA’s.
• Documenting and coordinating project activities for internal knowledge base.
• Escalation of issues within OPAS (incident tracking tool) as appropriate
• Scheduling of Jobs viaCA-7scheduler

Environment: ZOS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, SDSF, SPUFI, QMF, ABENDAID, SYSDUMP, SYNCSORT, DFSORT, VSAM, Endeavor, FileAid, Xpeditor.