Developer Cobol

Bhavani Narra

Sr. Mainframe Developer Contact No:972-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Senior Mainframe Developer, around 8 years of experience in software development and support using Mainframe technologies.

Experience in developing mainframe applications using COBOL programs with Online Sub-systems CICS/Batch programs and databases DB2 and IMS DB using Pacbase.

Experience in developing Cobol-IDMS programs for extracting data and updating/inserting data.

Experience in Migration projects from different Mainframe databases to Oracle and within Mainframe databases where data is extracted from the IMS DB/IDMS/DB2 and will be loaded to the new databases like Oracle or DB2 creating source to destination mapping for each field extracted and maintaining and updating the mapping documents.

Proficient and Hands on experience in applying different tools and utilities like Pacbase (COBOL code generator tool), Endevor, Changeman, CA7, File-Aid, QMF (Query Management Facility), SPUFI.

Hands on experience onCOBOL, JCL, Assembler, TSO CLIST, REXX.

Expertise in processes like Change Management, Release Management, Incident Management, Defect prevention, Review and Inspection, OPAL (OnDemand Process Asset Library), Six-sigma & Lean, IGSDF (IBM Global Solution Delivery Framework).

Proficient and Hands on experience in working with ANSI EDI documents and files especially 837s, 820s, 810s.

Debugging batch and online programs using XPEDITER tool.

Expertise on Mainframe DBs IMS, DB2 and IDMS.

Expertise in version control tools Changeman and Endevor.

Experience in SDLC Models in Water Fall and Agile.

Experience in designing Test plans, Test Scenarios, Manual Test Cases Automated Test Scripts and UAT Design Documents.

Experience in troubleshooting issues and providing technical solutions

TECHNICAL SKILL

Hardware Platforms: Mainframe

Languages/Technologies: COBOL, JCL, Assembler, TSO CLIST, REXX

File Organizations: VSAM, GSAM

Databases: DB2, IMS DB, IDMS

Online Subsystems: CICS

Tools and Utilities: Pacbase (COBOL code generator tool), Endevor, Changeman, CA7, File-Aid, QMF (Query Management Facility), SPUFI.

Web Development Skills: HTML

IBM tools used: ILC (Intranet Labor Claiming), Lotus Notes, HRMS (HR Management System),

IBM processes: Change Management, Release Management, Incident Management, Defect prevention, Review and Inspection, OPAL (OnDemand Process Asset Library), Six-sigma & Lean, IGSDF (IBM Global Solution Delivery Framework).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Edward Jones, MO Feb 2019- Present

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

Analysis, design and develop software application of large and business critical systems.

Schedule meetings with Business users, understand requirements, Design, Develop, write test cases and Test the programs using Cobol, CICS and JCL utilizing VSAM, IMS, DB2 and utilizing version control tool Endevor utilities.

Prepare Technical documentation, user documentation, system flows and test scripts and do walkthroughs with all parties including Business users and Testing teams to get their approvals at the end of each phase.

Analyze and debug every testing defect logged in CQ tool and come with root cause of the issue and redesign and modify the programs to take care of each test defect within the stipulated SLA limits and get the revised design document and test results approved within the project timelines.

Analyze and understand the Migration requirements when a data is getting migrated to the new vendor database, work with business users to create Source to destination mapping document, design and develop Migration extract programs to extract data and work with the vendor to load the same into the new database.

Design and implement (Coding) applications with stringent performance & scalability requirements and developing low latency, extreme transaction processing systems.

Analyze and write detailed description of user needs, and document steps required to develop or modify computer applications including cost proposals

Provide technical support to project teams and testing and business teams.

Responsible for leading a project team in delivering solution to our customer inFinancial sector.

Modified applications written in COBOL, CICS, Easytrieve2, IDMS and DB2/SQL and SPUFI.

AnalyzeANSI EDI 834 and 820 files to look for possible issue in files coming into and going out of the system and look for changes required to the 834 accepting process and 820 generation process.

Deliver new and complex high-quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements

Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project.

Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.

Translate business requirements into low level design documents, establish specific solutions, and leading the efforts including programming and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.

Establish Quality Procedure for the team and continuously monitor and audit to ensure team meets quality goals.

Troubleshoot and debug existing software; analyze and summarize development and system issues

Environment: COBOL, DB2, IMS-DB, JCL, CICS, Endevor, REXX, MQ series, VSAM.

First Tennessee Bank,Memphis, TN Dec 2015-Jan 2019

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

Involved in Gathering, analyzing and document user requirements and translate into system requirements.

Planed processing performing operational maintenance, enhancements and maintaining standards.

Analyzing optimum way to provide best solution before development start.

Preparation of Design documents based on analysis during analysis phases and spike stories in Agile.

Coordinate with impacted tech groups and business on implementation activities.

Implementing functional requirement into programming codes in design phase using programming languages like Mainframe Z/OS, (Cobol) using changeman tools.

Performing unit testing once build completed through COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS, PLSQL, FileAid.

Tools used in development and testing are REXX, EASYTRIEVE, JOB TRAC (Job Scheduler), File-AID,Secured FTP process, IBM utilities.

Working experiences on databases like DB2, Oracle.

Worked on the batch side of the system which was made up of COBOL-2, IMS/DB and DB2 modules. All modules were kept in the management package Endevor.

Responsible for creating several new CICS programs used to help drive development and maintenance of new online interface applications.

Used CA-Interest for batch and CICS for debugging purposes

Review the codes developed by team members or new joiners and provide the review comments.

Providing SIT support to downstream and upstream and resolve their defects if any.

Perform SIT on modules where no downstream involved and load the results in Rally/HP QC.

Review the unit test results and provide the review comments.

Covering Front end and back end testing on required basis.

Environment: COBOL Stored Procedures, PL/SQL, COBOL2, DB2, CICS, Easytrieve, WinARES+, TCR, RAT House, Part Duex, Sync Balancer, ManageNow, HP Quality Center(ALM).

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Pune Oct 2014- July 2015

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

Worked in analysis of the business requirements and development of the SDLC by interacting with business users and developing the product using SCRUM, an Agile Methodology development.

Designed and Developed different programs and processes using Cobol and IMSDB.

Responsible for delivering services to our customer in the Healthcare Insurance Enrolments, and Billing.

Discuss with the customers and get an understanding of their business requirements for the projects.

Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and do programming and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.

Deliver new and complex high-quality solutions to our client in response to varying business requirements.

Resolve severity 1, 2, 3 and 4 problem tickets by analysis, preparing data fix or program fix for problems.

Responsible for analysis of the existing system to find the improvement areas and to discuss with clients to explain the solutions for improvement.

Working on change requests that require immediate deployment to minimize production loss and/or outages.

Handle ad-hoc queries requested by customer.

Guiding team members on technical and functional skills.

Utilize in-depth knowledge of functional and Technical experience in Pacbase and other leading-edge products and technology in conjunction with industry and business skills to deliver solutions to customer.

Make Health Checks on the system so as to confirm that system is up and running and hence, avoid any potential High Severity issues.

Gained functional knowledge on health care and medical system.

Environment: COBOL, DB2, IMS-DB, JCL, CICS, Endevor, REXX, MQ series, VSAM.

JBM Group, Haryana Feb 2013 – Aug 2014

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

Worked in analysis of the business requirements and development of the SDLC by interacting with business users

Involved migration, enhancement, maintenance & production support.

Designed and Developed different programs and processes using Cobol and IMSDB.

Worked on the batch side of the system which was made up of COBOL-2, IMS/DB and DB2 modules. All modules were kept in the management package Endevor.

Responsible for creating several new CICS programs used to help drive development and maintenance of new online interface applications.

Involved in monitoring jobs, abend fixing & monitoring ticket queues

Involved in Creating & implementing CR with SOX compliance.

Involved in Quality Process audit.

Estimation and tracking the service requests

Tracking the Burn Rate (Hours utilized vs expected utilization)

Maintaining the Service Request tracker

Sharing the Project status and concerns with business owners.

Preparing metrics for the account.

Tracking the progress of each SR.

Providing technical and functional support to the team

Fix any abend in production within SLA.

Provide resolution for examiner for any abends they face in processing the claim.

Analyzing and completing the adhoc requests by the client.

Involved in code design, testing & implementation.

Provided the post production support.

Environment: Cobol, JCL, DB2, IMS DB/IMS DC, CA7, ChangeMan, Xpediter, Test Director, FileAid,FileAid/DB2, BMC, QMF, SPUFI, Mobius, EDI

GE Supply, Pune Jan 2012-Jan 2013

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

Worked in all phases of the Software development life cycle (SDLC) using Agile Methodology.

Preparation of test data using File-Aid to run the test scenarios.

Entered new business data through CICS screens.

Conducted UnitTesting of various modules by generating the Test Cases.

Monitor all EDI mapping going on from different suppliers and for all documents erroring out create a work around and work on fixes and notifications.

Sharing the Project status and concerns with business owners.

Having offshore and onshore calls.

Preparing metrics for the account.

Tracking the progress of each SR.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, IDMS, FileAid, CICS

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineeringin Information Technology from JNTUK, INDIA

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