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Haritha Yerra

A growth driven and self-motivated IT professional with over 13 years of progressive experience in Application development, offering a rich mixture of business and technical expertise in Mainframe, lineal to the Retail, Insurance and Banking domain. A track record in consulting, requirement analysis, designing, developing, testing, integrating and implementing novel end-to-end business solutions aligned with critical business requirements under stringent deadlines for ace business corporations.

Professional Summary

Senior Mainframe Developer/Analyst/Lead with over 13 years of experience in Software Development, Maintenance, Incident and Problem handling in IBM Mainframe Applications.

Experience in SDLC, Waterfall Software development processes and onsite-offshore model followed in CMMI 5 level companies.

Certified Professional Scrum Master with demonstrated history in using Agile practices/methodologies for Project Management.

Proven leadership quality by handling multiple teams and projects concurrently involving in end-to-end project execution.

Areas of Expertise

Proficient in transforming client requirement into solution by applying SDLC activities like Analysis, Technical Designing, Coding followed by Unit/Functional testing and Deployment.

Entire experience of 13 years on pure development/enhancement projects with Leadership experience of over 6 years.

Well versed with handling Mainframe Development, Re-hosting/Migration projects on to Microfocus, Unix/Linux environments.

Expertise in the end-to-end aspects of Retail domain and in depth knowledge in Supply Chain business functions like Replenishment (Store & Warehouse), Warehouse Management System, Inventory Management, Order management.

Good experience in Banking domain with TLM application (Reconciliation system) knowledge and related processes.

Working knowledge in Health care domain projects.

Expertise in handling IBM Mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS, DFSORT, VSAM, SQL along with experience in CICS and Easytrieve.

Proven expertise in ESP Scheduling for Mainframe & Non-Mainframe components.

Good exposure and knowledge on using DevOps tools like IDZ for IBM Z/OS, GitHub, Helios for IBM Z/OS applications.

Experience in adhering to processes and policies associated with all the development phases. Played role of SME and SPOC for multiple applications.

Liaising with the Business to ensure the development team meets business expectations and planning future changes to achieve improvements.

Expert in implementing/suggesting best practices and understanding the complexity of the application, collecting the client’s requirements and providing the software solution to achieve their quality standards.

Published and maintained Job flow diagrams and other application artifacts.

Demonstrated Leadership, effective Team handling and training. Ability to coach junior resources, oversee and critique team’s work.

Involved in preparing project plans, estimates & resource planning for projects.

Knowledge of the Atlassian platform. Experience working with project tracking tools like Jira, and document management system like Confluence, SharePoint.

Responsible for providing business communication (weekly, monthly reporting to the management/client).

Proficiency with MS office packages, including: Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint.

Ability to work effectively with end users, able to function independently with minimal supervision.

Quick learner with strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Excellent Written & Verbal Communication Skills. Ability to interact with people at all levels & good presentation skills.

Strong team player, self-motivated, highly organized, detail-oriented professional with good interpersonal skills.

Ability to work under competing deadlines, proven reputation of executing parallel projects without impacts.

Roles & Responsibilities

Mainframe Lead/Analyst:

oCreate and execute development plans, revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

oPerform Requirement Analysis, prepare the Technical Designs based on the Requirement documents(s).

oInstrumental in Impact assessment, Effort Estimation(LOE), Project schedules and Team management.

oConduct Design walkthroughs and reviews with the client representatives and get the design approval.

oShare the design with the team and perform brain storming sessions for development as required.

oWork with the team through development phase, review and validate the test results.

oPerform code and quality reviews, preparation of metrics and status/schedule tracking.

oTask and Resource allocation based on the technical flow and expertise of the resources.

oCoordinating with the client or onsite contact points on clarifications.

Mainframe Developer:

oCoding new components or enhance the existing Mainframe components according to the new requirements by analyzing and restructuring it.

oSetting up the test data and Unit testing the application programs (Batch and Online) for the current changes and fix any issues found.

oParticipate in design, code & test walkthroughs with respective teams involved.

oDesign the job scheduling flow for Mainframe and non-Mainframe components and work with corresponding scheduling team in setting them up.

oDocumenting results as per the processes, preparation of system and process artifacts.

oParticipate in preparation of implementation plans and provide support in pre and post-deployment activities.

oWell versed with process flow of a Mainframe Re-hosting/Migration project.

oActively involved in re-engineering & testing of Mainframe modules on a new re-hosted environment and thorough validation of test results at both ends.

Technical Skill Set

Database skills

DB2, VSAM, IMS-DB, Oracle 9i, MySQL & SQL Server

Programming Languages

COBOL, JCL, CICS, SQL

Operating environments

Z/OS, UNIX, Windows

Mainframe Tools

TSO, ISPF, SDSF, File Manager, SPUFI, FileAid, QMF, Changeman, Endevor, Expeditor, Fault Analyzer, IBM Debug tool, TELON, BMS, SAR, OnDemand, SYNCSORT, DFSORT, ICETOOL, IDCAMS other IBM JCL utilities

Process/Maintenance tools

JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, Serena Dimensions CM

Transaction Systems

CICS

Editor

vi, IDZ for Z/OS

Engineering & Middleware

ESP Scheduler, CA-7, CTM, Zeke

DevOps tool set

GitHub, IDZ for Z/OS, Helios, SonarQube

Database Tools

Oracle Toad, SQL Developer

Management

Incident, Change, Project, Resource & Risk Management, Technical Debt

Online Screen Exposure

CICS, BMS Assembler

Methodology/Architecture

Waterfall, Agile

Desktop tools

MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Visio, MS-Access, Notepad++, Beyond Compare

Employment History

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC): March 2021 - Till date (Contract)

Role : Senior Mainframe Analyst/Lead

Project : Investment & Treasury services - TLM Migration project

This project was formalized to handle the migration of TLM reconciliation application from current TLM 2.7 version to Premium 3.0. To handle the operations involving migration of TLM database (accounts, subaccounts, user profiles, currency, price, stock and other configuration tables etc.), configuration set up, reporting systems etc involved in the current 2.7 version of TLM. It involves analyzing the current application modules (Mainframe and Unix) and re-creating/reusing them on the new version to facilitate the as-is functionality of Recon processing in existing system (2.7) to be operational in Premium 3.0 version and to support the business functions as expected.

Responsibilities:

Being part of TLM 2.7 CTB team, responsible for the current state analysis of the existing Cobol programs, Jobs, TLM Database (Oracle DB) of the Transaction Lifecycle Management System in RBC.

Involved in analyzing the batch job schedules, Inbound & Outbound flows to and from the TLM application, Swift messages/files being received, formatted and loaded on to TLM Recon system.

Providing the Premium team with samples of all SWIFT/non-SWIFT files incoming to TLM system in order to help them during their Testing phase (Unit, Integration & User Acceptance testing).

Understanding the current schema of TLM and responsible for working with Recon business teams and generating Database Inventory extracts as required by the Premium team for their development.

Work with the DBA for any table refresh, data base changes (insert/update/delete).

Liaise with Recon business managers and Technical team during the database schema analysis and work with them for account clean up (ensure proper closure of accounts, correct mapping of accounts & groups in the DB) before the database is migrated.

Work with client's application SME on a day-to-day basis and understand the requirements in pipeline and work with him towards delivering the project artifacts.

Participating and conducting Requirement analysis & Current state walkthroughs with the Premium team.

Interact with the target team to understand the migration requirements for the build in Premium 3.0 and provide necessary inputs/help.

Working closely with the Project Manager while creating project plans, reports and ensuring timely deliverables to the Premium team.

Reaching out to various application owners regarding any obsolete files/jobs and discuss with relevant teams to understand the next steps and decide on decommissioning such components if not required in the system any more.

Good exposure on using DevOps practices for development and maintenance of IBM Z/OS applications.

Working knowledge on using DevOps tools like IDZ for Z/OS, GitHub, Helios.

Playing role of an onsite lead/coordinator by working with an offshore team of 4 people.

Mentoring and guiding the team during their on boarding as well as throughout the project execution.

Planning and scheduling daily meetings with the team to discuss and help them resolve any issues/road blocks, track progress and ensuring the delivery timelines are not missed.

Showcasing strong communication skills during interaction with higher management and client teams.

Coordinating with our client managers and offshore team throughout the migration.

October 2019 - Feb 2021 : Personal time off for Maternity Break

Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd: June 2017 - Sep 2019 (Full Time)

Client : Anthem Healthcare

Role : Senior Mainframe Consultant

Project : Government Business Division (GBD - Medicaid & Medicare) Mandates - Enrolment and Billing

To handle the operations involving application changes as per the new government mandates or modifications in the existing mandates as advised and regulated by the US government for Medicaid & Medicare. It involves creating and developing new Mainframe applications to facilitate the requests, modifying applications, related reports in existing Anthem system to be operational as per the modified processes/mandates to support the business.

Responsibilities:

Ensured on time delivery for GBD billing & enrollment Dev projects by leading & mentoring a team of 6-8members.

Delivered 15+projects as Technical Lead with minimal defects (~12,000 hrs of effort, 105 High level Business requirements)

Undertaken full responsibility for Change Requests from the client team. Involved in all the four phases of SDLC development lifecycle phases (Requirement Analysis, Developing design document, Build/Implementation, Testing, and Defect Fixing).

Accountable for development and maintenance of GBD Billing system which consists of high-volume batch flow interfacing up-stream and down-stream systems.

Executed projects with Waterfall and Agile methodology of software development processes.

Participate in requirements walkthrough, analyze and understand the user stories provided by the stake holders and provide Technical Design for critical pieces.

Conducted Requirement, Design walkthroughs & code reviews with onshore team and get necessary approvals.

Completed change requests quickly and accurately by programming in COBOL, JCL accessing DB2 and IMS databases along with Mainframe batch processing utilities.

Analyzed the existing Cobol programs, Jobs, DB2 Database of the Enrolment & Billing System.

Coded new programs in COBOL/enhanced existing programs which involve accessing DB2 tables to pull-up data and process to create data files or reports.

Worked on SORT utility to format and restructure data files with various SORT operations including JOINKEYS and turn them into end reports as required by users.

Analyzed, designed and created new JCL JOBs, PROCs for daily, monthly, quarterly & yearly billing operations.

Used FILE-AID to create and modify GDG, VSAM (KSDS), PDS, and PS.

Worked on creation of several data extracts, reports by using COBOL programs that extract data stored on DB2 database using CURSORs, embedded SQL queries and FTPed them to destination servers where the downstream team would access and further process before sharing to stakeholders

File transfers using FTP, SMTP protocols to send data files or reports to corresponding receiving groups or destination servers/platform.

Designed, coded, tested & performed packaging and deployment for batch applications on Mainframe on time.

Preparation of test plans, setting up test data, unit-testing of programs, document the results and involved in test results walk-through with respective SIT teams along with supporting SIT team during their testing.

Involved in preparing Implementation plans, system documents and process artifacts.

Preparing weekly and monthly reports, responding to queries from onsite team, client team with supporting data.

Responsible for Projects estimates, Development, Time allocation & Resource management.

Showcased strong communication skills during interaction with higher management and client teams.

Coordinating with our Onsite and Offshore team throughout the development life cycle.

Environment :

Z/OS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, IMS, VSAM, GDG, SQL, File Aid/Manager, TSO, ISPF, IDCAMS, SPUFI, DFSORT, Control-M, SAR, Changeman, QMF, IBM Utilities, MS office, Agile, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow

UST Global Pvt. Ltd: December 2013 - June 2017 (Full Time)

Client : Safeway

Role : Systems Analyst - Mainframe

Project : Supply Chain Merger project - Warehousing Interfaces

The project was formalized to handle the merger of Safeway-Albertsons IT systems in phase-by-phase manner without having much impact to their day-to-day business. It involves in migrating the Albertsons Supply chain Warehousing applications in existing Supervalu system to Safeway’s IT system along with modifying applications and related reports to be operational as per the modified processes to support the business.

1.Developing a store order bridge for Sundries Warehouse

2.Warehouse conversion for Salt Lake City, Intermountain Distribution Center

3.Warehouse conversion for Sundries Distribution Center

Responsibilities:

Technical execution for Mainframe Development and Enhancement along with leading & mentoring a team of 5-7 people.

Accountable for requirement analysis, project planning (estimation & schedules), design documentation & reviews, development, testing and deployment of applications.

Participated and conducted Requirement analysis & Design walkthroughs with onshore team.

Responsible for developing or maintaining Supply Chain Interfaces IT system that handles high-volume batch programs for processing data, interfacing with other systems (Warehousing, Order management) for sending and receiving data.

Designed, coded and tested COBOL program changes for Inbound and Outbound Warehouse Interfacing Legacy system.

Prepared, published & maintained application job-flow diagrams, system artifacts and actively participated in on boarding training for the new joiners/junior resources.

Coded new programs in COBOL/enhanced existing programs which involve accessing DB2 tables to pull-up data using CURSORs, embedded SQL queries and process to create data files or reports.

Perform impact analysis of the technical changes on other streams/applications and handle accordingly.

Created jobs that performed Load/Unload of DB2 tables for maintenance.

Worked on SORT utility to format and restructure data files with various SORT operations including JOINKEYS and turn them into end reports as required by users.

Created new CICS screens using TELON and CICS programs which take user inputs and perform required programming as per business functionality. Enhanced CICS screens with new features as and when needed.

Created JCLs with multiple PROCs which in-turn call COBOL/ COBOL-DB2 programs to achieve the application functionality.

Used TSO/ISPF utilities to create and Maintain PDS, PS, etc. and to monitor Spools.

File transfers using FTP, SMTP protocols that send data files or reports to corresponding receiving groups or destination servers.

Clone and modify the Tandem file transfer set of jobs that follow handshake file transfer protocol.

Involved in preparing test plans, setting up test data, performing unit-testing of programs and documenting the results and testing walk-through with QA team during handover.

Reviewing work products and monitoring the progress of work, supporting QA team during their testing.

Created and scheduled ESP jobs for the JCLs in Mainframe system, scripts on Unix server which interface with each other to transfer data. Also created system flowcharts using VISIO for depicting the job-flow.

Working closely with upstream and downstream teams in monitoring the data & files being transferred across multiple systems.

Discuss business solutions with client business team, resolve existing problems and improving the application stability.

Followed Waterfall model for the design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of applications.

Conduct meetings with Safeway technical leads, Architecture/Review boards and project teams for requirements/issue clarifications when required.

Responsible for preparing project implementation plans, pre and post-deployment artifacts.

Preparing weekly and monthly reports and sending them out to respective teams/stakeholders.

Coordinating with our Onshore and Offshore team, played key role in all communications.

Demonstrated good project management skills by flawless execution of projects under tight deadlines.

Environment :

Z/OS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, GDG, SQL, File-Aid, TSO, ISPF, SPUFI, Platinum tool for DB2, ESP scheduler, SAR, DFSORT, ICETOOL, Changeman, QMF, TELON, BMS Assembler, IBM Utilities, MS office, SharePoint

Infosys Technologies Limited: June 2009 to November 2013 (Full Time)

Client : GAP

Role : Senior Systems Engineer

Project : Legacy Modernization/Migration Project - Mainframe to Linux

This huge, first-of-its-kind project involves in migration of the Legacy Mainframe system to Linux platform which is supported by Clerity (a tool developed/sourced by Dell). It was performed in multiple waves by strategically classifying the applications and migrate it on to the new platform after thorough, rigorous testing.

Responsibilities:

Actively involved in re-engineering, migration activities from Mainframe to Linux platform.

Lead a team of 3-4 people by participating in design, development and testing along with the responsibility of work allocation and review.

Analyzed the existing Cobol programs, Jobs, DB2 Database of the System

Design and develop applications by creating/updating/testing the Batch modules with COBOL, COBOL-DB2, JCL, Sort cards while checking the compatibility on new platform and ensuring successful execution.

Thorough testing of Mainframe modules on legacy platform as well as Linux platform in parallel and verify the execution results by validating corresponding output file data, database state (DB2 tables) respectively in both platforms to ensure the functionality is retained.

Used TSO/ISPF utilities to create and Maintain PDS, PS, etc. and to monitor Spools, FILE-AID to create and modify GDG, VSAM (KSDS), PDS, and PS.

Worked on SORT utility to format and restructure data files with various SORT operations including JOINKEYS and turn them into end reports as required by users.

Creating ESP schedules for the applications on MF and Linux and testing the application flow end-to-end.

Creation & modification of FTP, e-mail jobs that transfer & send data files or reports to corresponding receiving groups or destination locations.

Documentation of test results in detailed fashion by showcasing the functionality achieved in the new environment as expected.

Participate in test results walkthrough and support QA team during testing.

Good exposure on UNIX with respect to accessing directories & files, script execution, file validations, accessing tables etc.

Involvement in Configuration control activities through Serena Dimensions/VSS.

Participate in Knowledge transfer and brain storming sessions with the team.

Environment :

Z/OS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, GDG, SQL, File-Aid, TSO, ISPF, SPUFI, DFSORT, ICETOOL, ESP scheduler, SAR, Changeman, QMF, IBM Utilities, MS office, Unix, IBM Clerity, Syncsort, Serena Dimensions

Client : SuperValu

Role : Senior Systems Engineer

Project : Legacy Modernization/Migration Project - Mainframe COBOL to Microfocus COBOL

This project involves in conversion of the MF COBOL programs to Microfocus COBOL programs.

Responsibilities:

Involved in re-engineering, migration activities from Mainframe to Microfocus platform.

Modification of the Batch programs (COBOL, COBOL-DB2) by making changes to enable them being compatible in the new environment.

Testing of those batch modules in both Mainframe as well as Microfocus environments to ensure the functionality is retained as is without any discrepancies in the results.

Involvement in Unit Testing, System Integration Testing along with preparation of test data and result documentation.

Monitoring job flow execution and document results as per the reports in job spools or SAR.

Maintenance of the DB2 database using File Aid and SPUFI

Environment :

Z/OS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, GDG, SQL, TSO, ISPF, File-Aid, SPUFI, CA-7, QMF, IBM Utilities, MS office, Serena Dimensions

Client : Limited Brands

Role : Software Developer

Project : System Enhancement projects

These projects involve implementation of enhancements in the applications as requested by business based on market needs and demands.

1.ADS 9-16 digit Credit Card Expansion Project - This project involves in modification of the existing system to allow the usage of new ADS 16 digit credit cards.

2.Buy Online Return In Store - Through this project we launched a pilot program that allows the customer to return product in stores.

3.Merchandise Certificate to Merchandise Card Conversion Project - This is to eliminate the issuance of paper certificates at VSD by converting MC90 paper certificates to merchandise gift cards. We modified the Mainframe Legacy system to convert Merchandise Certificates to Merchandise Cards.

Responsibilities:

Involvement in all Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Stages (Requirement Analysis, Technical Design, Coding, Unit Testing, System Integration Testing and Deployment).

Participated in requirement and design walkthroughs with onshore team.

Take part in impact analysis of the changes on other streams/applications to notify and enable respective teams to retrofit the new features as required.

Coded mainframe development assignments in COBOL, modified tables in DB2, created job cards in JCL to run batch jobs, and modified online screens using CICS.

Aggregated data from tables, VSAM files, and flat files on a mainframe system.

Coded new programs in COBOL/enhanced existing programs which involve accessing DB2 tables to pull-up data and process to create data files or reports using Easytrieve code.

Modified and tested SQL code and use File-Aid DB2 to retrieve and update tables per customer specifications.

Worked on SORT utility to format and restructure data files with various SORT operations to turn them into end reports as required by users

Created new/modified existing CICS screens using BMS maps. Created/modified CICS programs which take user inputs and perform required programming as per business functionality along with maintenance of CICS control tables.

Created and tested JCLs with multiple PROCs which in-turn call COBOL/ COBOL-DB2 programs.

Maintenance of the DB2 database using File Aid and SPUFI

Creation of FTP jobs to transfer relevant data files reports to destination location..

Setting up the test data and testing the designed modules at various levels to ensure the functionality is achieved without any defects.

Demonstrated strong analytical skills by trouble shooting the problems during development & testing phases.

Involvement in pre-deployment and post-deployment activities, providing necessary support during implementation.

Very good team player with proven reputation of handling development activities and meeting deadlines.

Environment :

Z/OS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, GDG, SQL, File-Aid, TSO, ISPF, SPUFI, BMS Assembler, DFSORT, ICETOOL, ESP scheduler, SAR, Changeman, QMF, IBM Utilities, MS office

Achievements & Contributions

Received Appreciation certificate from the Anthem client director in Deloitte for efficiently delivering the projects under tight deadlines.

Awarded SPOT and Performer of the Month awards for my performance in application development, effective team handling and co-ordination.

Received Star Award at Vertical level in UST Global for the commitment and contributions to the account.

Received Account level awards like Performer of the Month, Execution Mindset for being a strong team player and being proactive in project handling.

Instrumental in developing and implementing an application in Mainframe that serves as an Order bridge (for Store orders) between third party vendors and the client.

Banking on the success of above mentioned project, I was given the additional responsibility of handling a Warehouse conversion project by leading and coordinating multiple teams.

Received accolades from clients, managers for the quality of deliverables, system knowledge and dedication shown during project lifecycle.

Education & Certifications

Bachelors in Technology (Electronics and Computers ) with First class from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Vijayawada, India in April 2009.

Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM1).

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