Management Engineer

Siva Sankar

Email: **************@*****.***; Phone: +91-994*******

In pursuit of challenging assignments in the field of IT that would facilitate the maximum utilization and application of my broad skills and expertise in making a positive difference to the organization

Synopsis

A value driven and highly competent with AS/400 (iSeries Server) Administration with 7+ years of experience in IT with expertise in AS/400 Administration & Development, Team management and coordinating resources from inception to completion effectively to achieve targets within often stringent constraints. Ethical, loyal and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.

Proven track record in diagnosing complex problems and consistently delivering effective solutions.

Experienced in Infrastructure Administration (Remote Support), Production Server Environment (IBM AS400).

Demonstrated high performance standards with astute attention to detail and deadlines. Works well in diverse teams to achieve goals through effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Strong ability to master a situation quickly; highly knowledgeable in a wide variety of professional disciplines and an expert at organizing & directing turnaround situations.

Areas of Expertise

AS400 Server Administration

AS400 Operations

AS400 Development

RPG, CL, RPGILE, CLLE

Team Management

Adaptability

Analytical Ability

Proactive/Industrious

Detail Oriented

Incident Management

Change Management

Mainframe Job Scheduling

ITIL V3 Foundation Certified

PMFP (Project Management For Professionals) Certified

Skill Set

AS400 Server Administration/Operations

AS400 Development & Support

Career Highlights

Won several laurels/appreciation from Customers and Senior Authorities for excellent performance.

Instrumental in installation, configuration, and maintenance of various servers.

Educational Credentials

M.C.A (2005-2008) – Anna University, Chennai.

Professional Experience

Tech Mahindra, Visakhapatnam. ( May ’15 – Till Date)

System Lead

Key Deliverables:

iSeries:

Managing the administrative and operational activities (system and users) on AS/400.

Configure, manage, and monitor system level services.

Handling daily, weekly and monthly backups through BRMS.

System Security including creation and management of user profiles, authorization lists.

Oversee the System (development as well as production), Tapes/Libraries and MIMIX activities using VSP portal and as well as through green screen.

Performing MIMIX clean up and fixing MIMIX issues like object, DB and audit errors.

Performing Roleswap as per the client requirement and part of Maintenance windows.

Performing hourly system (Prod, DR, HA) Checklist, System Backups/ Monthly IPL's, End of Day Processing, Nightly Process, Daily Backups/Restorations, Object Locks, Implementer.

Working knowledge on iCluster, Mplus and Nimsoft.

Working with distribution queues and various configuration devices.

Worked with IBM and resolved Software/Hardware support issues.

Manage JobQ, restoring, deleting data libraries, grant object authority.

Handled HMC (Hardware Management Console) for IPL activity.

Manage system level backup & recovery procedures.

Responsible for clearing spool files, printer support and device recovery.

Multiple application maintenance on same server.

Involved in DR activities and OS up gradation based on client requirement.

Involved in Incident Management, Problem Management and Change Management adhering to SLAs.

Ensuring compliance with ITIL process.

Preparing RCA (Route Cause Analysis) report for P1 tickets.

Point of contact for resolving P1 issues.

CompuCom Systems India Pvt. Ltd., Pune (Jan’13 – Apr 15)

Team Leader

Key Deliverables:

iSeries:

Managing the administrative and operational activities (system and users) on AS/400.

Configure, manage, and monitor system level services.

Handling around 120 LPARs for a worldwide client.

Handling daily, weekly and monthly backups through BRMS.

System Security including creation and management of user profiles, authorization lists.

Oversee the System (development as well as production), Tapes/Libraries, and MIMIX activities using VSP portal and as well as through green screen.

Performing MIMIX clean up and fixing MIMIX issues like object, DB and audit errors.

Performing hourly system (Prod, DR, HA) Checklist, System Backups/ Monthly IPL's, End of Day Processing, Nightly Process, Daily Backups/Restorations, Object Locks, Implementer.

Working with distribution queues and various configuration devices.

Worked with IBM and resolved Software/Hardware support issues.

Manage JobQ, restoring, deleting data libraries, grant object authority.

Handled HMC (Hardware Management Console) for IPL activity.

Manage system level backup & recovery procedures.

Responsible for clearing spool files, printer support and device recovery.

Multiple application maintenance on same server.

Involved in DR activities and OS up gradation based on client requirement.

Involved in Incident Management, Problem Management and Change Management adhering to SLAs.

Ensuring compliance with ITIL process.

Preparing RCA (Route Cause Analysis) report for P1 tickets.

Sears Holdings, Pune. (Apr’12 – Nov’12)

Senior System Engineer

Trainings Attended

AS 400 Server Administration (L1 and L2).

Key Deliverables:

Managing the administrative and operational activities (system and users) on AS/400.

Configure, manage, and monitor system level services.

Handling daily, weekly and monthly backups through BRMS.

System Security including creation and management of user profiles, authorization lists.

Oversee the System (development as well as production), Tapes/Libraries, and MIMIX activities using VSP portal and as well as through green screen.

Performing hourly system (Prod, DR, HA) Checklist, System Backups/ Monthly IPL's, End of Day Processing, Nightly Process, Daily Backups/Restorations, Object Locks, Implementer.

Worked with IBM and resolved Software/Hardware support issues.

Manage JobQ, restoring, deleting data libraries, grant object authority.

Handled HMC (Hardware Management Console) for IPL activity.

Manage system level backup & recovery procedures.

Responsible for clearing spool files, printer support and device recovery.

Multiple application maintenance on same server.

Involved in Incident Management, Problem Management and Change Management adhering to SLAs.

Ensuring compliance with ITIL process.

Keane India, Chennai. (June’11 – Apr 2012)

System Engineer

Key Deliverables:

Managing the administrative and operational activities (system and users) on AS/400.

Configure, manage, and monitor system level services.

Handling daily, weekly and monthly backups through BRMS.

System Security including creation and management of user profiles, authorization lists.

Worked with IBM and resolved Software/Hardware support issues.

Manage JobQ, restoring, deleting data libraries, grant object authority.

Handled HMC (Hardware Management Console) for IPL activity.

Manage system level backup & recovery procedures.

Responsible for clearing spool files, printer support and device recovery.

Franklin Templeton, Hyderabad (Dec’09 – June 2011)

Software Engineer

Key Deliverables:

Preparation of Technical Specification, Estimations & planning, Coding, Review & Testing.

Analysis of the issues and change/enhancement requests.

Involvement of reviewing the tasks handled by the other team members.

Bug fixing, called Tickets of the application.

Handled a small team of three members.

Involvement of the Quality Process documentation.

Unit and Integration Testing of the Change Requests

Four soft Technologies, Hyderabad (Apr’08 – Nov 2009)

Software Developer

Key Deliverables:

Designed User Interface Screens.

Coding programs as per the specifications.

Develop and enhance programs as per the client requirements.

Extensively used file handling, program described and externally described files.

Took Active Part in Defining Physical and Logical Files in DB2/400 database.

Unit testing

Personal Vitae

Nationality : Indian

Date of Birth : 30 Aug 1985

Passport Details : Z2566927 (EXP-21/01/2023)

Languages Known : English, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi

Place: Visakhapatnam (Siva Sankar)

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