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Experience Summary:

* ***** ** ******* **** experience in various fields of Mainframe Technology in building data-intensive applications, overcoming complex architectural issues.

Research and real-time project experience in mainframe programming, including expertise in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, and SQL.

Proven experience in designing, coding, testing, and implementing complex mainframe software applications and systems.

Have good idea about development tools like Jira and Confluence.

Have extensive experience on ControlM and multiple IBM utilities.

Have thorough knowledge on ITIL process.

Extensive experience on supporting and maintaining multiple applications.

Expert in maintaining technical documentation for projects.

Firm knowledge of different phases of Software Testing and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Agile Methodology and Waterfall.

Good analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work on own besides being a valuable and contributing team player.

Firm knowledge on Endevor and Expeditor

Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills, efficient time management and organization skills, ability to handle multiple tasks and work well in a team environment.

To simplify the management of the organization's information technology systems, an ITMS framework was developed and implemented. A number of ITMS solutions were successfully deployed as a consequence of the leadership of cross-functional teams that identified and prioritized ITMS requirements.

Worked on utilities like SYNCSORT, IDCAMS.

Technical Skills:

Frame Work

IBM MAINFRAME

Languages

JCL, COBOL

Development Tools

SPUFI, FILE-AID, ENDEVOR, QMF, FAULT ANALYZER

Data Base

DB2, IMS

Access Method

VSAM

OLTP

CICS

Utilities

IDACAMS,SYNCSORT

Operating System

MVS, Z/OS

Job Function

Requirement Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing,

Review and on demand Support.

Professional Experience:

Tata Consultancy Services . Jul 2022-March 2023

Client: PNC Financial Services, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Software Engineer

Operating Systems

MVS/ZOS390

Databases

IBM DB2, IMS

Mainframe Tools

ISPF, File aid, Endevor, QMF, SPUFI, Change man

Utilities

IDCAMS, SYNCSORT

Languages

COBOL, JCL

Project Details:

CBS

Client

PNC

Team Size

4

Duration

Jul 2022 – Mar 2023

Technology

Mainframe –JCL, COBOL,DB2,IMTS

Tool

Endevor tool, File-aid,Expeditor

Scheduler

Control-M

Utilities

SYNCSORT, IDCAMS

Project Description

Cheque Billing System is a financial application used to process and manage cheque payments. The system automates the cheque billing process, making it easier for financial institutions to manage cheque transactions efficiently. The primary objective of the Cheque Billing System is to automate the cheque billing process and reduce the manual effort involved in cheque processing. The system aims to improve the efficiency of cheque processing by reducing errors, processing time, and providing better control and visibility over the cheque billing process

Responsibilities:

Participated in kickoff meetings which initiate the project.

Acted as POC for offshore and On-Shore

Worked closely with SME’s and Business groups to analyze Business requirements.

Prepared Technical Design Document as per business requirements.

Perform impact analysis of system

Coding Cobol-DB2 modules

Create Unit test plan and execute Unit Testing.

Live movement of project into production with version control tool Endevor.

Debugged using Expeditor.

Providing fix in case of abends or defects.

Post production warranty support.

Providing on call support five days a week.

Designing and developing CICS applications using programming languages like COBOL.

Creating and maintaining transaction programs, application programs, and system-level programs within CICS.

Experience in implementing DevOps practices on mainframe platforms using tools such as Jenkins, Git, Ansible, and Docker.

Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to achieve DevOps goals.

Familiarity with cloud computing concepts and technologies such as AWS and Azure to facilitate mainframe application deployment and management.

Participated in support specific projects such as Incident Reduction, Batch Cycle Optimization Disaster Recovery Planning Execution

Managed ITMS vendors and outside service providers to guarantee high-quality services and affordable solutions.

Worked on access methods such as sequential, key-sequenced, entry-sequenced, or relative record in VSAM

Worked on SCM tools like Endevor and Change man.

Worked extensively on SYNCSORT and IDCAMS

Ensure all Batch Cycle SLAs and Application Support deliverables are met.

Legato LLP PVT LTD. Jul 2019 – Jun 2022

Client: Anthem, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana

Software Engineer

Operating Systems

MVS/ZOS390

Databases

IBM DB2, IMS

Mainframe Tools

ISPF, File aid, Endevor, QMF, SPUFI, Panvalet, Change Man tool

Utilities

SYNCSORT, IDCAMS

Languages

COBOL, JCL

Project Details:

Genesis

Client

American Express

Team Size

10

Duration

Oct 2015 to Jun 2018

Technology

Mainframe –JCL, COBOL,DB2

Tool

Change Man tool, File-aid, Panvalet

Scheduler

Control-M

Project Description

This project deals with healthcare membership eligibility. Various vendors like CVS, Healthlink, NYAPCD depend on the eligibility information that anthem membership team provides to process claims at their end.

Responsibilities:

Design and develop Mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, and CICS.

Conduct code reviews and unit testing to ensure high quality deliverables.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify system enhancements and recommend process improvements.

Develop and maintain technical documentation, including program specifications, system design documents, and test plans.

Troubleshoot and resolve system defects and production issues in a timely manner.

Gathering requirements from client and creating design.

Debugging the issues reported by SIT.

Providing SIT support.

Communicating and coordinating with the clients.

Working with other developers and team members to ensure the efficient and effective use of CICS resources and functionality.

Troubleshooting and debugging CICS applications to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner

Worked on SCM tools like Panvalet and Endevor

Worked on utilities like SYNCSORT and IDCAMS

Worked on VSAM utilities like IDCAMS, which is used for creating, deleting, and managing VSAM datasets.

Debugged code using Expeditor.

Worked on Change man and Endevor.

Infosys PVT LTD. Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

Client: Kroger, Cincinnati, Ohio

Software Engineer

Operating Systems

MVS/ZOS390

Databases

IBM DB2, IMS

Mainframe Tools

ISPF, File aid, Endevor, QMF, SPUFI, Infra

Utilities

IDCAMS, SYNCSORT

Languages

COBOL, JCL

Project Details:

PAYROLL

Client

Kroger

Team Size

4

Duration

July 2018 to July2019

Technology

Mainframe –JCL, COBOL,DB2

Tool

Change-Man tool, File-aid

Scheduler

Control-M

Project Description

This project deals with the payroll of all the Kroger employees.

KERMIT (Kroger Employee Resource Management Information Tracking) manages the Human Resources Payroll and Deferred Benefits for all Kroger Employees.

Processes the Payroll for total of ~400K Kroger associates.

It processes Adjustments, Wage progressions by considering the federal regulatory changes.

Its major functionalities include payroll processing for Weekly, Monthly and Semi Monthly Employees.

KERMIT has approximately 500 users. It processes Payroll for only US employees

Responsibilities:

Primarily work on Development of new features based on intake for PI cycle and deliver within committed deadlines.

Extensive knowledge in Analysis, Design,Discussion with architects and development, unit testing, System testing, implementation and warranty support work.

Worked as an offshore team member responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control aspects of the project. Actively involved in review meetings for various stages of project development. Aware of process and quality methods.

Experience doing validity activities for release, production deployment and warranty support.

Actively participated in training new joiners and undergraduate hires in COBOL,IMS,DB2.

Developing and executing test plans to ensure the quality and functionality of CICS applications.

Collaborating with business analysts and end-users to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

Worked on SCM tools like Endevor and Change man.

Worked on defining VSAM files with various attributes such as block size, record length, key length, and access method type.

Syntel PVT LTD. Oct 2015 – Jun 2018

Client: American Express, New York.

Software Engineer

Operating Systems

MVS/ZOS390

Databases

IBM DB2

Mainframe Tools

ISPF, File aid, Endevor, QMF, SPUFI

Utilities

IDCAMS, SYNCSORT

Languages

COBOL, JCL

Project Details:

Genesis

Client

American Express

Team Size

10

Duration

Oct 2015 to Jun 2018

Technology

Mainframe –JCL, COBOL,DB2

Tool

Change-Man tool, File-aid, Panvalet

Utilities

IDCAMS, SYNCSORT

Scheduler

Control-M

Project Details

It’s an AMEX project which deals with capturing new credit card applications in online, batch and instant modes and processing them till decision is made and sending the feed to the downstream systems. The processing includes various activities like address scrubbing and standardization, data gathering and several suspense checks like Amex check, Duplicate check and Fraud check etc. Followed by Credit bureau calls to check for the previous credit history and credit Scorings etc.

Genesis project having two parts : Non- financial and financial

Non- financial : Non- financial is a project where the merchant enrolled in Genesis application through Batch setup jobs and maintenance is performed via Genesis maintenance job and via online screen(like adding or deleting discount and cancelled merchant)

Financial : Financial is a part where handle the payment of merchant or sent or receive the file(payment file) to bank

The project is dealing with different markets like US, Canada, Mexico, European Market (EMEA), Australia and New Zealand (JAPA).

Responsibilities:

Understanding the client requirements to develop and implement them.

Debugging the issues reported by client.

Identifying the possible workaround for circumvention based on the severity of the tickets ranging from severity 1 to 4.

Used SCM tools like Endevor and Change man.

Work on the root cause analysis to identify the permanent fix.

Implement the code fix to resolve the issue permanently.

Work on onshore – offshore model.

Handle Design review, Production turnover and other calls.

Do the disaster recovery as a part of service continuity.

Conducting Unit testing, Regression testing, UAT, Implementation walkthroughs and support during implementation of changes.

Handling the Release management activities starting from External design review to opening of CMR to final implementation of the codes

Communicating and coordinating with the clients and onshore support.

Staying up-to-date with the latest CICS features, functionalities, and best practices to improve the overall performance of the system.

Providing technical guidance and support to junior developers or team members.

To guarantee adherence to industry norms and best practices, ITMS policies, procedures, and standards were developed and maintained.

Worked extensively on VSAM.

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