SUMMARY

• Sr. IBM Mainframe Application developer, with 9+ years of hands on experience in application development.
• Extensive experience in theIT industry, involved with full project life cycle, complete Software Development Life CycleSDLC.
• Extensive Knowledge in requirement gathering, analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, integration deployment, documentation and maintenance ofIBM Mainframeapplications.
• Specialization in the insurance and Healthcare domain applications.
• Extensive hands on experience on IBM Mainframe Application programming.
• Excellent working knowledge inCore Application design, Development and Testing. Developed programs using COBOL and used DB2 database as a backend.
• Ability tomulti - taskwork across different applications. Diverse work experience with different functionalities of the application, withDevelopmentandEnhancement projects.
• 2+ years of experience of working at different customer locations in USA and UK.
• Experience working on the project built using theWaterfall Methodology.
• Involved in the estimate planning, design discussions and requirement gathering meetings for the project.
• In-depth knowledge of JCL, COBOL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, Ezytrieve.
• Good Understanding of INFORMATICA Tool.
• Extensively used debugging tools such asXPEDITOR and IBM Debugger.
• Hands on experiencewith OS/ 390, Z/OS, ISPF, VS COBOL II, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, SYNCSORT, Ezytrieve, File Aid, Xpeditor, Endevor, BMC, DB2, QMF, SPUFI, FILE-AID, PLATINUM, IBM Utilities and CA-7.
• Expertise in using configuration management toolsCHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR, SCLM, ALCHEMIST and PANVALET.
• Having proven flexibility to adapt to volatile/challenging needs of the Project.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: IBM OS/390, Windows

Languages: COBOL, JCL, CICS, EZYTRIEVE

Database: DB2,IDMS,VSAM,IMS

Other Databases: SQL SERVER, MS-ACCESS, ORACLE

Version control tools: SCLM, Panvalet, Alchemist, Endevor,Changeman

Debugging Tool: Expeditor, IBM Debug tool

Other Tools: File-Aid, BMC, Platinum, TSO, ISPF, SPUFI, QMF, SDF II, FMDB2,STAR tool,Sort

Business Intelligence Tools: Good Understanding of Informatica

Web technologies: HTML

Domain: Insurance and Healthcare

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Analyst Programmer

Environment: OS/390, Enterprise COBOL, DB2, IMS DB,VSAM, SYNCSORT, JCL, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, File-Aid, File-Aid for DB2, Changeman, IBM Utilities, SPUFI, BMC, QMF, CA-7.

Responsibilities:

• Work with IT SME and Business users to gather business requirements for enhancements to existing applications or for development of new applications
• Perform requirement analysis and participate in reviews
• Preparation of TDD (Technical design document) based on the existing functionality and requirements.
• Develop unit test plan, integration test plan and system test plan documents
• Perform impact analysis activities
• Estimate effort required for software design, development, testing and deployment activities
• Perform application design, database design, coding and unit testing, integration testing, systems testing activities
• Participate in User acceptance testing support activities
• Participate in design review and code review.
• Work in global delivery model to get the work done by offshore team members
• Provide the requirements and knowledge transfer to offshore team members and get the work completed
• Review the software design and code developed by offshore team
• Resolve issues reported by offshore team members on time
• Co-ordinate the integration and system testing activities with other interfacing groups
• Guide or oversee the work of other team members.
• Development of the new batch programs usingCOBOL, DB2, JCL and VSAM.
• Debugging and implementing the system using IBM Debug tools.
• Prepare turnover elements check list to make the turnover process is seamless.
• Responsible for correct versioning of code by creating and moving the requests using Changeman.
• Status Reporting and Responsible for the final delivery.

Confidential

Analyst Programmer

Environment: OS/390, Enterprise COBOL, DB2, IDMS,VSAM, SYNCSORT, JCL, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, File-Aid, File-Aid for DB2, Panvalet, IBM Utilities, SPUFI, BMC, QMF, CA-7,CICS,ADSO,EZYRIEVE

Responsibilities:

• Work with IT SME and Business users to gather business requirements for enhancements to existing applications or for development of new applications
• Perform requirement analysis and participate in reviews
• Preparation of TDD (Technical design document) based on the existing functionality and requirements.
• Development of the new batch jobs and batch programs usingCOBOL, DB2, JCL and VSAM.
• Debugging and implementing the system using Xpeditor tools.
• Involved in preparing test plans for Unit testing and System testing.
• Impact analysis for changes requirement and new enhancement.
• Work in global delivery model to get the work done by offshore team members
• Perform code review from team members.
• Prepare turnover elements check list to make the turnover process is seamless.
• Status Reporting and Responsible for the final delivery.
• Co-ordinate the integration and system testing activities with other interfacing groups

Confidential

Project Lead

Environment: OS/390, Enterprise COBOL, DB2, IDMS,VSAM, SYNCSORT, JCL, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, File-Aid, File-Aid for DB2, Panvalet, IBM Utilities, SPUFI, BMC, QMF, CA-7,CICS,ADSO,EZYRIEVE

Responsibilities:

• Analysis and Understanding the requirements & functional specifications.
• Preparation of TS (Technical Specifications) based on the existing functionality and requirements.
• Knowledge Transfer to the offshore team with business functionality and the new requirements.
• Developed new code as per technical requirement specification provide by client/business COBOL, DB2, JCL and flat files.
• Debugging and implementing the system using Xpeditor tools.
• Involved in preparing test plans for Unit testing and System testing.
• Impact analysis for requirement changes, finding affected list of programs and homogeneous implementation.
• Responsible for onsite co-ordination for project deliverables.
• Perform Peer review and log any issues and track till it is closed.
• Prepare turnover elements check list to make the turnover process is seamless.
• Status Reporting and Responsible for the final delivery.

Confidential

Project Lead

Environment: OS/390, Enterprise COBOL, DB2, IMS,VSAM, SYNCSORT, JCL, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, File-Aid, File-Aid for DB2, SCLM, IBM Utilities, SPUFI, BMC, QMF, EPS,CICS,EZYRIEVE

Responsibilities:

• Analysis and development of enhancement requests.
• Requirement as well as Impact Analysis of existing Mainframe system programs.
• Analysis, Coding, Unit Testing, Regression Testing, Implementation of the new requirements.
• To develop new code as per technical requirement specification provided by client/business.
• To perform unit testing of new changes in system code and confirm correctness.
• Solve work requests following necessary processes, adhering to deadlines and produce work of desired quality
• Organize and manage work effort of self and offshore team to provide quality service in a productive and cost effective manner
• Monitor the work requests, monitor due work requests and ensure SLA's are met.
• Onsite Coordination between offshore development teams and the business for successful Development of the project.
• Exhibit sense of commitment to client through cooperative and open client relationships and Focus on adding value to the client.
• To mentor new team members

Confidential

Project Lead

Environment: OS/390, Enterprise COBOL, DB2,SYNCSORT, JCL, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, File-Aid, File-Aid for DB2, ENDEVOR, IBM Utilities, SPUFI, BMC, QMF, EPS,CICS.

Responsibilities:

• The requirement analysis of the client service request.
• Responsible for onsite/offshore co-ordination for project deliverables.
• Provided guidance to team members for enhancement to the existing code & testing based on the Service Request.
• Preparation of Weekly Status and monthly Status reports.
• Handling daily and monthly production support activities

Confidential

Software Engineer

Environment: OS/390, Enterprise COBOL, DB2,SYNCSORT, JCL, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SQL, File-Aid, File-Aid for DB2, ALCHEMIST, IBM Utilities, SPUFI, BMC, QMF, OPC,CICS.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding business requirements and fitting them into Exceed (CSC proprietary) to achieve customer needs.
• Preparing and reviewing Low level design.
• Analysis, Coding, Unit Testing, Regression Testing, Implementation of the new requirements.
• Analysis and development of enhancement requests.
• Worked on Production fixes.
• Provide instant solutions for the policies which get stuck due to technical issues and help in smoothening the system flow
• Involved in code review and Unit Test review of programs done by other team members.
• To Co-ordinate with other vendors to discuss downstream impacts.
• Resolving live errors.
• Provide estimates for new change request/live problem request.
• To mentor new team members.