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Developer - Mainframe/cobol Resume

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Westlake -, OH

SUMMARY

  • More than 8.7 years of IT experience in Software development with experience ranging in Mainframe development, enhancement, testing and support, Cool Gen development, ab initio development and testing.
  • IT experience on IBM Mainframe technology with extensive proficiency in on JCL, COBOL, VSAM, DB2, IMS, IDMS, Easytrieve, Changeman, InterTest, FILE - AID, SCLM, XPEDITOR (Debug Tool), Syncsort, CA7, SPUFI, QMF, ADSO, MQ Series, PLATINUM, ENDEVOR.
  • Created new JCL for new programs, coded and tested changes using COBOL.
  • Prepared detail design, unit test plan for the new COBOL programs and JCL’s. Utilized Changeman for configuration management.
  • 5 years of experience in developing Cool Gen codes for Banking and Finance industry.
  • Proficient in creating Training Manual & User Guides
  • 3 years of experience in Control-M for Banking and Finance industry.
  • 2 years of experience in developing ab initio xfr and testing online screens and batch programs for logistics industry.
  • Solid working experience on several databases like DB2, IMS, IDMS, VSAM.
  • Extensive experience in developing COBOL codes from scratch involving DB2, IMS, IDMS and VSAM.
  • Good working knowledge of major Z/OS, TSO/ISPF Operating Systems
  • Worked in various capacities such as Lead Developer, SME, Individual contributor and Team Member.
  • Solid working experience of testing throughout the test cycles and releases.
  • Solid understanding of complete SDLC workflow.
  • Strong extensive experience in version control tools like Changeman, Endevor and ISPW.
  • Strong Working Knowledge in Platinum, Xpeditor, File-Aid, Changeman and InterTest
  • Worked on File Aid, CA File Master & HP ALM Quality Center 11.0 tools.
  • Corporate training in Micro Soft Business Intelligence MSBI tool.
  • Presently designated as Senior Developer with TCS, Westlake with responsibilities of Project Lead.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Key Skills: Mainframes, COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS, IDMS, VSAM, cool gen, ab initio

Operating Systems: Windows, Z O/S

Tools: Change man, ISPW, XPEDITER, InterTest, Endevor, cool gen, ab initio GDEHP ALM QC, File-Aid

Databases: DB2, IMS, IDMS, VSAM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Westlake - OH

Project Lead & Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

  • Astute Leader with exemplary communication, relationship management, analysis & organizational skills.
  • Performed the role as System Analyst and primarily as Mainframe Lead Developer.
  • Managed a team of 12 as onsite coordinator between Client SMEs and offshore.
  • Worked with the different interfacing teams as a team lead with other vendors as point of contact.
  • Developed COBOL code integrated with IDMS and worked on online screen changes using ADS/O
  • Worked on enhancing the existing ADS/A structure to customize the existing menu structure at Confidential to tailor screen access by user type.
  • Perform code-reviews and test case reviews and ensure timely delivery.

Tools: COBOL, ISPF, HP ALM QC, MQ, IBM Mainframe, VSAM, JCL, Eazytrieve, Panvalet, Endevor, IDMS, ADSO, AFP

Confidential, Memphis - TN

Sr. Developer

Responsibilities:

  • Astute Leader with exemplary communication, relationship management, analytical & organizational skills.
  • Understood the complete Architecture and provided knowledge transfer to peers about the same for the ongoing migration project.
  • Developed COBOL code and JOB from scratch to capture the logs of mainframe data into IMS DB.
  • Played the role of a lead developer to migrate the IMS and DB2 data to ab initio oracle database.
  • Tested the Online screens for the changes done and compared the results in Mainframe and ab initio; in case of discrepancy, enhanced the xfr, ab initio code.
  • Demonstrated the requirement and architecture to peers

Tools: COBOL, ab initio, ISPW, InterTest, File Master, HP ALM QC, COBOL, IBM Mainframe, SQL, SQL query development, JCL, IBM AS400 Iseries.

Confidential, Memphis - TN

Sr. Project Developer

Responsibilities:

  • Led, architected and participated in the design, testing and deployment of multiple applications.
  • Expertise in handling project end to end solution, i.e. from inception till completion & overall resource planning.
  • Performed Peer code review
  • Created the high level design document for the project
  • Defined the business process workflows for user management by working with onshore project lead.
  • Worked with the test team lead to define overall testing strategy and write test cases
  • Developed codes from scratch and enhanced codes to enable the requested functionality.

Tools: COBOL, JCL, File-AID, Service Center, SPUFI, ISPF, ab initio GDE, ISPW, InterTest, File Master, HP ALM QC

Confidential

Sr. Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

  • Coordination between Client SMEs and offshore.
  • Played key leadership role working with the team providing clear direction to team members
  • Worked with the test team lead to define overall testing strategy and write test cases
  • Supporting the test cycles during the overall Testing phase till implementation.
  • Design - Prepare the Technical Design as per functional design
  • Test - Available in case any issue comes in assembly testing.
  • Written and executed DB2 Queries to extract data from DB2 tables.
  • Developed and designed COBOL programs to change data from different clients and input into a DB2 database.

Tools: IMS DB, DB2, ISPF, ab initio GDE, ISPW, InterTest, File Master, HP ALM QC.

Confidential

Developer - Mainframe/COBOL

Responsibilities:

  • Gathered business requirements and translated them into functional and technical requirements
  • Developed COBOL code from scratch.
  • Coordination with onsite lead to finalize the Design document specifications based on Requirement Analysis.
  • Involved in preparing the sizing for the project.
  • Worked on Business Rule Extraction & Developed several ief codes using cool gen tool.
  • Responsible for supporting the complete business flow for various impacted teams and working directly with project management and business teams.
  • Responsible for supporting and maintenance post implementation.
  • Had the responsibility of allocating tasks and E2E deliverables.
  • Gained experience on MQ Series and Control-M.
  • Worked on MQ Series transferring data through QM Queue Manager
  • Provided knowledge transfer to production support team after implementation.
  • Coordination between onshore, Changeman team and DBAs.
  • Led solutions engineering that involved process automation and functionality enhancement.
  • Replaced time-consuming, error-prone manual processes with elegant and automated solutions documented under DM Saves activities

Tools: COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, XPEDITER, Cool Gen, MQ Series, HP ALM QC, Control-M, CICS, DB2, SQL, JCL, CHANGEMAN

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