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Mainframe/COBOL Senior Developer

Location:
Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Posted:
November 12, 2013

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Resume:

AFZHA NIKATH ABBAS

( +32-046*******

( acav8n@r.postjobfree.com

Career objective

A self motivated person who believes in growth and is very open to new

ideas. I am looking for the place where my skills and expertise are being

fully utilized and prove to be an asset to the company. I am always

fascinated towards continuous learning process and capable of working in a

team.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

5 yrs of work experience in Mainframe Development/Support/Testing

> Good Knowledge in Languages COBOL(Progrmming), JCL, VSAM, and CICS.

> Trained in the tool ISPF, TSO, Omegamon, Endevor, Tracemaster, Change

Man,Dumpmaster, CICS Manager, SDSF, FTP, SPUFI, MQ Connect, BMC

Apptune.

> Good knowledge in databases DB2, SQL.

> Experience in creating Test Plan, framing Test strategy, developing

Test Cases and Testing and Documentation, Bug reporting and Test

methodologies.

> Good in Functional testing, regression testing.

> Well acquainted with development and testing of Batch and Online.

> Worked in the DB2 Performance Tuning Projects and made Cost savings of

about 50,000$ per year in CPU savings

> Excellent communication skills enhanced interpersonal relations with

other team members with the ability to take independent

responsibility.

> Worked in many development and maintenance projects.

> Possess a Good Knowledge in Speaking and writing of English language.

> Worked in the Banking Sector and Government Projects

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

> Currently Working Senior Developer in HeiTech Padu Berhad ( March 2012

- January 2013) for the JPJ project(Kulalumpur,Malaysia)

> Previously Worked as Senior Application Developer for iNautix

Technologies (India) Pvt ltd, Chennai (Part of Bank of Newyork Mellon)

CERTIFICATIONS

> Certificate Programming in JCL (Intranet Certification)

> Certificate Programming in VSAM (Intranet Certification)

ACADEMIC PROFILE

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics), Anna University,

India, Jun 2001 to May 2005, First Class with Distinction.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Primary Skills: MVS

Programming Languages: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS

Mainframe Tools: ISPF, TSO, OMEGAMON, ENDEVOR,

TRACEMASER,

DUMPMASTER, SDSF, FTP,

SPUFI, MQ Connect,

CICS Manager, BMC

Apptune, Change Man.

Operating System: Windows XP, Windows NT

Packages: MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio,

Power Point & Access), Lotus

notes

Database: Exposure to DB2 and SQL

PROJECT Profile

1. JPJ - Automotive Engineering

Client: JPJ

Language: COBOL, CICS

Environment: Mainframe

Database: DB2

Team Size: 3

Description:

MySIKAP transformation is evident when the delivery of Department's

services can be implemented online in real-time through the upgrading of

more stable, sustainable and safe ICT infrastructure. MySIKAP comprises 4

core service applications and 18 supporting applications developed to

enhance the efficiency and the quality of delivering world-class services

to Department's clients, so all the contacts to the database were made

through the COBOL/CICS via MQ Series linking, For the various application

such as vehicle, licensing, Resource Booking and Automotive Engineering.

Responsibilities:

. Team leader for the Automotive Engineering Back End

. Handling the Test Cases and various test condition with the Front end

integration

. Support and Development of the Modules

2. Online Collaboration - JPJ

Client: JPJ

Language: COBOL, CICS

Environment: Mainframe

Database: DB2

Team Size: 3

Description:

The DataPower will transform and map the data it receives via

file or web services into

IBM MQ format and/or the web services will be passed directly to the CICS

web services engine. The DataPower will do the query to the IBM Web

Services Registry and Repository (WSRR) via its runtime ESB metadata to get

the HTTP URL in order to push to either the MQ server or the CICS Web

Services engine. Even though the DataPower has the capability to process

all types of messages in real time manner, messages that is to be

implemented into the DB2 database will be prioritised according to the

importance of the message set during the requirement/design phase with the

external agencies/business partners. This is to optimise the CICS

environment components in the JPJ system architecture.

Responsibilities:

. As a Senior Developer involved in development of the module and

Testing.

. Review of Test cases

. Support with the Integration with the Data power Server

3. Funds Available to with draw

Client: Pershing, US

Language: COBOL, CICS, JCL

Environment: Mainframe

Database: DB2

Team Size: 3

Description:

> When the Customer invokes the new transaction for buying the shares

during the market hours the funds available needs to be update ongoing

for each and every settlement that occurs online.

> In this project it involves the changes calculation of the funds and

the availability in all the databases linked for the account and their

settlement balances updated online for each and every transaction

carried out for that account online.

Responsibilities:

. As a Senior Application Developer, reporting to customer and

preparation of Test and result summary document.

. Analysis and Requirements gathering

. Development and checking of Test Cases and Testing.

. Review of Test Results.

. Onsite and Offshore coordination.

4. DB2 Performance Tuning Project

Client: Pershing, US

Language: COBOL, CICS

Environment: Mainframe

Database: DB2

Team Size: 1

Description:

> DB2 Performance Tuning of the DB2 statements in the Existing COBOL

code, which were taking a lot of CPU usage. It is one of the Cost

Cutting measures which increase the performance of system.

> Worked on the performance tuning project which saved around the

50,000$ per year.

Responsibilities:

. Analysis of the code and implementation of it so that it does not

affect Existing functionality.

. Development, and Testing of the code

Personal Profile

DOB: 10th October, 1984.

Sex/Marital Status: Female/Married.



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