Software Development Programmer Analyst

Joseph Siko

908-***-**** **************@*****.*** Westfield, NJ. 07090

SUMMARY

Extensive experience as a Mainframe Applications Professional. Performed development, maintenance, testing, and support on IBM Mainframe Application Systems. Worked in Banking, Finance, Property and Casualty Insurance, Health Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Government and Public Utilities. Experienced in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle. Functional Experience: requirements gathering, application design, configuration, test plan generation/execution, documentation, and production support. Performed multiple roles including Team Lead, Lead Programmer Analyst, and Consultant. Specialized in COBOL, CICS, JCL, EASYTRIEVE, VSAM, DB2, IMS DB, and zOS. Hands on experience with Expeditor, Endevor, Librarian, ChangeMan, File-Aid, FTP, SPUFI, SYSVIEW, TMON, Mainview, CA-7, CA-View, ISPF/TSO, IDz, etc. Experienced in 24/7 production support and working with offshore teams.

SKILLS

Operating Systems

zOS (IBM Mainframe), MVS/ESA, Windows

Programming Languages

JCL, ASSEMBLER, COBOL, CICS, EasyTrieve, Telon

Version Control Tools

Endevor, Librarian, ChangeMan

File Management and DB Tools

Fileaid, SPUFI, IBM File Manager

Debugging Tools

Xpeditor, IBM Debug

Other Tools and utilities

TSO/ISPF SDSF, CA-7, CA SYSVIEW, TMON, Mainview, IBM utilities, MQ, IBM Developer for zOS (IDz)

Database

DB2, VSAM, IMS/DB

Development Methodology

Agile/Scrum, Waterfall

Project Management

Jira

EXPERIENCE

Fiserv Software Development Engineer–Adivsor II, Berkeley Heights, NJ. Oct 2023 – Dec 2024

Reviewed application user documentation and client requirements to develop and implement enhancements to an Automatic Clearing House System – PEP+. This software is available to multiple clients. Fiserv also offers as a service PEP+ processing and data storage to other clients.

Environment: ASSEMBLER, COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, IDz, SCRUM, AGILE.

Fiserv Software Development Engineer–Adivsor I, Berkeley Heights, NJ. Nov 2021 – Oct 2023

Kforce Programmer Analyst IV at Fiserv, Omaha, NE (remote). Nov 2020 – Nov 2021

Reviewed application user documentation and client requirements to develop design documents for offshore development teams for a Credit Card Processing System. As needed, coded, tested, and implemented changes when offshore team was not available.

Performed on-call production support on a rotational basis.

Environment: ASSEMBLER, COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, IDz.

CAI Team Lead/Lead PA at Consolidated Edison, NYC, NY. Jun 2018 – May 2020

Lead team in production support and enhancement of Legacy Customer Accounting System for New York City and Westchester County. Performed initial Knowledge Transfer.

Made changes to software as requested by Consolidated Edison business partners.

Worked with new Managed Service Provider on Knowledge Transfer with off-shore teams.

Environment: ASSEMBLER, COBOL, JCL, File Manager, Debug, zOS, CICS, VSAM, DB2, MQ, FTP

Software Engineer at JP Morgan Chase, Wilmington, DE. Oct 2017 – Jun 2018

Maintenance and enhancement of realtime credit card application processing system.

Worked on setting up additional CICS testing regions for the application.

Environment: COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, zOS, CICS, VSAM, DB2, MQ, FTP, SCRUM, AGILE

CAI NYC, NY Jun 2014 – Aug 2017

Lead Programmer Analyst Emblem Health Employee Mar 2003 – Jun 2014

Technical Lead/Lead Programmer Analyst

Maintenance, enhancement, and production support of Health Plan/Claims System.

SME providing instruction to team and Knowledge Transfer to offshore teams.

Environment: COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, zOS, CICS, VSAM, DB2, MQ, FTP.

Senior Programmer Analyst at Chubb & Son, Warren, NJ. Dec 2002 – Mar 2003

Conversion of a re-insurance booking system from OS/VS COBOL to MVS COBOL LE.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, MVS, CICS, IMS/DB, VSAM, DB2, TELON.

Ciber Sr. Programmer Analyst at Bank of New York, NYC, NY Sep 2000 – Dec 2002

Developed Securities Settlement System for calculating US Income Tax Rates for Non-resident Alien investments. Worked on Billing and Reporting subsystems.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, MVS, CICS, DB2, DB2 Stored Procedures, MQ.

Ciber Lead Programmer Analyst at Hoffmann-La Roche, Nutley, NJ Mar 1998 – Sep 2000

Supported/enhanced Pharmaceutical Data Interpretation System. Built DB2 load files for GUI system for user access.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, MVS, DB2.

EJR Programmer Analyst at Merrill Lynch, Somerset, NJ Jul 1997 – Feb 1998

Worked on the Mutual Funds Share Lot 1997 Year End Cost Basis Statements Project.

Made enhancements to the online Cost Basis Simulator.

Environment: COBOL, DB2, CICS, Interest, JCL, SPUFI, Proedit, Viasoft, Insight, and Endevor.

EJR Programmer Analyst at Medco, Woodcliff Lake, NJ Mar 1994 – Jul 1997

Converted Drug Inventory System from Unisys to Client server/IBM Main Frame system.

Environment: COBOL, DB2, CICS

EJR Programmer Analyst at Warner Insurance Services, Fairlawn, NJ Apr 1993 – Mar 1994

Maintained and enhanced a New Jersey Auto Insurance Policy Rating System.

Environment: COBOL, VSAM, CICS

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

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