SUMMARY

• Actively involved in all phases of software development life cycle(SDLC) with around 7 Years of proven experience in Business Process analysis, program specification, coding, Testing, implementation and production support activities in Mainframes.
• Experience in the development of test plans and test cases using business requirements and design documents.
• Hands on experience in developing processes implementations of batch applications in large mainframe enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated excellent programming skills in IBM Mainframe environment (COBOL, DB2, JCL, and VSAM) in the areas of software development and maintenance.
• Expertise in relational databases like DB2.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, multitasking and strategic planning skills.
• Proficient in performance optimization of existing mainframe batch systems, monitoring the batch cycles and getting the abended jobs run by various abend resolution processes in time.
• Expert in coding SQL for retrieving and manipulating database tables using query management and using reporting tools like File - Manager for DB2.
• Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and control of CMMI.
• Knowledge in Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Wide exposure to Healthcare domain and working knowledge of Confidential Project Life Cycle (APLC)
• Self motivated, enthusiastic and always inclined to learn new technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technologies: IBM Optim 7.1(z/OS), 7.3.1, COBOL, JCL, REXX, JAVA and JavaScript.

Operating Systems: MS Windows XP/ 2000/2003 Server, Unix, MVS OS/390

Databases: Oracle, DB2, VSAM

Project Management: MS office, MS project, MS Outlook

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Boston, MA

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements from the client.
• Preparing the Requirement Analysis and functional specification documents.
• Analysing and modifying existing COBOL code.
• Modified & created batch programs using COBOL/DB2.
• Writing new JCL’s according to the requirements and testing them in test and stage environments.
• Perform Unit testing.
• Writing queries using COBOL/DB2 programming.
• Resolved errors by debugging of batch programs.
• Developed and implemented the macro’s(REXX) to automate the process in different phases of development.
• Analysing the impact of changes on remaining programs.
• Optimizing the legacy Queries.
• Importing the data from Production Environment to Test Environment.

Environment: Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, DB2, REXX, File-aid, SPUFI, IBM DEBUGGER.

Confidential - Hartford, CT

Mainframe developer and Quality Analyst.

Responsibilities:

• Gathered data masking requirements and found sensitive issues after gap analysis.
• Created requirement analysis and functional specification documents.
• Identifying PHI/PII Fields.
• Identified and solved for the masking algorithms using lookup, hash lookup and appropriate Exit Routines in development phase.
• Developed EXIT Routines(Masking Algorithms) as per client requirements using COBOL.
• Tested the Exit routines and prepared the documentation.
• Identified the interfacing application if it has any dependency on the masking fields.
• Perform Extract, and convert the PHI fields to make the application compliant using IBM OPTIM.
• Design Access definition (define table groups, individual table selection criteria, relationships among tables).
• Identify the interfacing application if it has any dependency on the masking fields.
• Interact with ADA/IA to gather the Relationships among the tables.
• Relationship Analysis based on IA/ADA inputs.
• Grouping of the Database objects (tables/views) and identify the Traversing among them.
• Loading the Masked data into the target environment using OPTIM.
• Documentation and Version controlling using IBM Clear Case.
• Defect tracking using ClearQuest.
• Developed and implemented the macro’s(REXX) to automate the process in requirements phase
• Performing support maintenance/managing shifts in a support environment and providing on call rotation and week-end support.
• Analysing and modifying existing COBOL code.
• Peer review of code, design documents, test plans and test results.
• Provided post-implementation support and analysis and incorporated the changes.
• Writing new JCL’s and testing them in test and stage environments.

Environment: Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, DB2, FILE-AID, ENDEVOR, OPTIM, REXX, TSO/ISPF.

Confidential, Michigan

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of the business requirements to provide solutions.
• Preparing technical designs based on the requirements.
• Modified & created batch programs using COBOL/DB2.
• Worked on enhancement of COBOL/DB2 programs.
• Analysing the impact of changes on remaining programs.
• Writing SQL queries using COBOL/DB2 programming.
• Coding & testing of individual modules.
• Performed Unit testing.
• Provide day-to-day production support.
• Resolved errors by debugging of batch programs.
• Working with onsite co-ordinators to get clear requirements in order to successfully complete the projects.

Environment: Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, DB2, File-aid, SPUFI, IBM DEBUGGER.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of the business requirements to provide solutions.
• Preparing technical designs based on the requirements.
• Extensively worked on Problem Analysis, Technical Specification preparation, Implementing Coding changes and developing one time utilities.
• Performed maintenance and coded custom routines for the Fiserv consumer lending system in COBOL, JCL and VSAM.
• Assumed responsibility to enhance and maintain Credit Card Registry batch jobs in COBOL, IMS and VSAM.
• Created JCL and proc with various utilities like SYNCSORT, IDCAMS, IEBGNR and IEFBR14 with COBOL-VSAM programs.
• Good experience in developing FTP programs, JCLs using IBM Utilities.
• Wrote and ran several one time program runs to extract data from DB2 systems.
• Performed maintenance coded custom routines for the Vision Plus credit system in COBOL II JCL and SQL.
• Performed change management of all new and enhanced code using Endevor for the Vision Plus system.
• Used SQL to load staging tables.
• Provided 24 X 7 application and system support.
• Documented assigned and monitored all projects issues to ensure clearance with minimal impact to project progress.
• Worked effectively as a team with peers, end-users and target dates to ensure customer satisfaction and SLA’s are met.

Environment: Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, DB2, Endevor, File-aid, SPUFI, IBM DEBUGGER.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Wrote and maintain migration code in EASYTRIEVE and QUICKJOB and production conversion to COBOL code.
• Completed the analysis and maintenance of COBOL, DB2, IDMS, SPUFI, EASYTRIEVE, QUICKJOB and SPECTRUM program patch instalment.
• Analysed DB2 data using SPUFI and QUICKJOB and generated quick customer reports in SPECTRUM. Wrote JCL Jobs in TSO/ISPF mainframe environment.
• Analysed Application programs using COBOL, DB2 programs that utilizes JAVA online applications.
• Received and transmitted EDI files, wrote COBOL program to convert a delimited file (from a spreadsheet) to a TSO input file that can be used by COBOL programs.
• Wrote MVS Cobol programs using DB2 databases and complied all DB2 SQL programs using the Explain option, all in a TSO/ISPF environment utilizing JCL for batch jobs, Panvalet for testing, and FileAid.
• Production Support (Day and Night on call) for production system applications including server programs and mainframe.

Environment: Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, DB2, EASYTRIEVE, File-aid, SPUFI, IBM-DEBUGGER.