Mainframe Production Automation Engineer

Mainframe Developer

Dharani Mekala

Phone 940-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Mainframe Production Operations Engineer with 4+ years of experience in Mainframe Operations, service, and support roles. Hands-on expertise in CA OPS/MVS to IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS migration, REXX programming, JCL, TSO/ISPF, and System Automation Policy Database (PDB). Experienced with z/OS Automation Migration Projects, NetView for z/OS, and IBM System Automation for z/OS. Strong written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to deliver reliable, automated system configurations on IBM Z.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Category Skills

Automation Migration

CA OPS/MVS to IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS

(MUST HAVE)

Automation Products

IBM System Automation for z/OS, NetView for z/OS, CA OPS/MVS

Scripting REXX Programming, CLIST, Automation Scripts Mainframe Ops TSO/ISPF, JCL, z/OS System Operation, Startup & Shutdown Automation Config

System Automation Policy Database (PDB), Automated System Configurations

Scheduling CA7, Control-M, TWS/OPC, AutoSys

System Tools SMP/E, SDSF, JES2, RACF, OMEGAMON, RMF/SMF Monitoring Splunk, Kibana, Event Correlation, Alert Handling Other IBM Z DB2, CICS, VSAM, MQ, GDPS, Parallel Sysplex Methodologies

Agile/Scrum, SDLC, Production Support, Root Cause

Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mainframe Developer / Production Operations Engineer FBL Financial Group — New Jersey, NJ Jan 2024 – Present

• Supported z/OS Automation Migration Projects, including migration from CA OPS/MVS to IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS.

• Wrote REXX programs for system monitoring, alert handling, job recovery, and automated remediation.

• Worked with System Automation Policy Database (PDB) to define automation policies and triggers.

• Utilized NetView for z/OS and IBM System Automation for z/OS for enterprise automation and monitoring.

• Provided mainframe production operations support including z/OS system operation, startup and shutdown.

• Applied strong JCL skills for batch processing, workload automation, and production job scheduling.

• Used TSO/ISPF for job monitoring, dataset management, and issue resolution.

• Executed SMP/E for software installation, upgrade validation, and environment certification.

• Implemented event-driven automation for job failures and system alerts using scheduling tools and REXX.

• Collaborated with infrastructure and operations teams to improve MTTR through automation, proactive monitoring, and event-driven alert handling.

• Supported Parallel Sysplex environments ensuring high availability and workload balancing.

• Participated in incident triage, root cause analysis, and enterprise production support. COBOL Developer

DXC Technology — India Mar 2020 – Nov 2022

• Supported 24x7 production operations and incident resolution in high-volume enterprise environments.

• Developed and maintained JCL and job scheduling using CA7 and OPC/TWS.

• Assisted in log analysis and production issue resolution using monitoring tools.

• Conducted debugging and root cause analysis using Abend-AID, Xpediter, and SDSF.

• Worked with TSO/ISPF for job monitoring and dataset management.

• Participated in Agile sprint planning and collaborated with business analysts and QA testers. EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer Science

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

JNTUK, India

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