PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Having 10+ years of IT industry experience encompassing a wide range of skill set, roles and industry verticals.
• Strong experience with Websphere application server on z/OS and zLinux, Liberty on z/OS, IBM Operational Decision Management(IBM Rules Engine), IBM MQ and Websphere compute grid.
• Familiar with SAF Products like CA Top Secret & RACF.
• Hands on experience with MQ z/OS and familiar with MQ Explorer, CA SYSVIEW and MQ z/OS Panels.
• Worked on MQ and WAS Integration and familiar with Bindings and Client mode.
• Worked with Global Security, SSL, saf Keyrings and Hardware Cryptography.
• Good Experience in Application Development and Involved in COBOL/DB2 Batch applications & stored Procedures development .
• Worked with IBM on problem determination, troubleshooting, and resolution - - PMRs, running and submitting mustgather scripts and output, turning on trace, taking thread and heapdumps.
• Wrote wsadmin - Jython and ANT scripts to automate various WAS administration and deployment tasks.
• Worked with SMP/E to install ODM USERMODs.
• Installing & Configuring IBM Business Rules Management system (ODM) on z/OS.
• Tuning Websphere Application Server to run Java Batch workloads.
• Familiar with SYPLEX Distributor and used Sysplex Distributor definitions to connect to DB2. Also familiar with Coupling Facility and Queue Sharing Group in MQ.
• Good exposure to Job scheduling in Mainframe environment.
• Change Management, Request Management & Incident Management Tickets in HP Service Manager & REMEDY.
• Good experience in SCM tools like CA SCM, Change Man & Endevor.
• Quickly adaptable to new Technologies and enthusiasm to learn new things on mainframe and distributed environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Skills: z/OS, zLinux, Unix System Services(USS), WebSphere application Server, Websphere Compute Grid, Websphere Liberty, IBM Operational Decision Management, Websphere MQ, IBM Performance Monitoring Tool, IBM ISA tool, CA SYSVIEW, RMF, ZFS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, COBOL, Java, CICS, DB2, ENDEVOR, ZEKE, NDM(Connect-Direct), CA VIEW, zWLM, SMP/E.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Websphere System Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Installing and Configuring Websphere Application Server, IBM Operational Decision Manager, Websphere Compute Grid, Liberty on z/OS environment.
• Upgraded WAS z/OS from v7.0 to v8.5.
• Strong experience with Unix System Services & ZFS files system.
• Worked with Security Team to enable Security on websphere family products WASz, Liberty & WODM. Familiar with SAF Products like CA Top Secret & RACF. creating JDBC providers and data sources to connect to DB2 database.
• Installing resource adapters and enabling WOLA.
• Participated in WAS Disaster Recovery drills.
• Deploying Java EAR files.
• Created ant scripts for IBM ODM rules deployment.
• Creating and maintaining ZFS mount points in USS.
• Updating BPX members with new/updated mount points.
• Enabled Hardware Cryptography security for was z/OS.
• Setting up Websphere optimized local adapters (WOLA) connection on Websphere z/OS.
• Applying Websphere Application Server fix packs.
• Performing Websphere MQ changes on z/OS and hands on MQ OC panels.
• Configured IBM ODM Rule Execution Server on Websphere Application Server for z/OS.
• Opened Service Requests/PMRs and closely worked with IBM on issues.
• Troubleshooting Websphere application server issues.
• Used ISA 5 Tools to identify memory leaks and heap usage.
• Used RMF and WAS Performance tuning toolkit to identify bottlenecks.
• Familiarity with SMPE Process.
• Defining WLM Service and Transaction classes for Websphere z/OS.
• Exposure to Unix and jython scripting.
• Familiar with Java Concepts and basic coding

Environment: z/OS, Unix System Services, ZFS, JCL, Java, DB2, Websphere application Server z/OS, Websphere compute grid, Liberty, Websphere MQ, CA SYSVIEW, RMF, ant, jython and IBM Operational Decision Management.

Confidential

Programmer analyst

Responsibilities:

• Configuration changes to WebSphere application server.
• Responsible for WAS maintenance and first POC for web application.
• Familiar with web servers (HTTP servers).
• Deploying Java EE applications using automated (cruisecontrol) and manual process.
• Created ant scripts to deploy Java EAR files.
• Deploying Rulesapp and Resources into IBM Operational Decision Management.
• Good experience working with USS and ZLinux.
• Used winscp tool to copy files to USS and ZLinux from windows and familiar with ftp process.
• Familiar with jython and jacl scripting.
• Monitoring Mainframe Batch Jobs using ZEKE scheduler.
• Fixing Production abends.
• Responsible for Mainframe code (COBOL applications and JCLs) Migration with ENDEVOR.
• Enhancing JCL and COBOL programs.
• Preparing ZEKE and ENDEVOR Reports.
• Monitoring CPU utilization using TMON for Z/OS.
• Stopping CICS regions and websphere from TMON console services.
• Creating XMLs from COBOL copybooks.
• Uploading xJCL to WebSphere job management console (jmc).
• Familiar with WebSphere compute grid.
• Familiar with IBM Rational application Developer and CA SCM.
• Familiar with REXX scripting.
• Debugging COBOL and CICS applications using INTERTEST.

Environment: z/OS, JCL, COBOL, Java, DB2, VSAM, File Manager, ZEKE, Endevor, WebSphere application Server, WebSphere compute grid, ant script, IBM Rational Application Developer and CA SCM, IBM Operational Decision Management and MULE.

Confidential

Mainframe Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the existing programs.
• Categorizing analyzed programs, identifying difficulties in converting them & Design suggestions.
• Making all changes that are required to change the existing programs into Stored Procedures
• Testing Base line version and converted versions.
• Capturing test results of both base and converted versions and preparing UTR.
• Participated in Peer Reviews.
• As a team member responsible for understanding the business Functionality Of the system.
• Involved in post-implementation support.

Environment: z/OS, JCL, COBOL, DB2, VSAM, INSYNC, Quality Center, Endevor, Micro focus revolve & Mainframe Express.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Preparing Design Documents based on Business Requirements and system requirements.
• Coding as per the specification.
• Coding COBOL stored procedures and Batch Applications.
• Participated in Peer Reviews.
• As a team member responsible for understanding the business Functionality Of the system.
• Involved in post-implementation support.
• Analysis and modifications to the existing programs according new Business Requirements.
• Participated in all design review meetings and release meetings.

Environment: z/OS (MVS), JCL, COBOL, DB2, VSAM, QMF, FILE-AID, CA-7, FILE-AID for DB2, Quality Center,INSYNC, Change man.

Confidential

Production Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Setting up Batch jobs in CA-7.
• Scheduling & monitoring Batch jobs in CA-7.
• Forecasting jobs & preparing Check off sheets.
• Verifying Job Flows running with proper SCHID.
• Demanding Batch jobs upon Customer requests.
• Job Restarts and ABEND Resolution.
• Creating Change Management. Request Management & Incident Management Tickets in REMEDY.
• Escalating issues to ADM (Application Development) Teams & co-coordinating with them.
• Made Changes to JCL to get E-mails when it got abended or Successfully Ran.
• Used CA-11 Online Functions Like PRE, CINQ, and JINQ …etc.

Environment: z/OS (MVS), UNIX, JCL, JES2, COBOL, DB2, IMS, VSAM, CA-7, CA-11, NDM, sync sort, FTP, REMEDY.

Confidential, Colorado springs, CO

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Coding as per the specification.
• Analyzing the requirements and preparing the understanding document.
• Preparing the design documents.
• Participated in Peer Reviews.
• As a team member responsible for understanding the business Functionality Of the system.
• Involved in post-implementation support.
• Scheduling & Monitoring jobs using ZEKE.
• Analysis and modifications to the existing programs and coding new programs.

Environment: z/OS (MVS), JCL, COBOL, Easytrieve, CICS, DB2, IMS DB, VSAM, QMF, Quality Center, FILE-AID, FILE-AID for DB2, ZEKE, INSYNC, MIGR, IOF, FTP, Change man.