ARVIND SAIGAL
Pune
Summary
Seasoned and versatile technologist with 20+ years of extensive experience spanning across Application Development, Database Design & Administration, DevOps, and Modernization. Highly effective communicator adept in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Fast learner of technologies in a quick paced environment.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Architect - Engineering
Principal Global Services
05.2022 - Current
- Implemented near real-time data replication from Mainframe DB2 to AWS Cloud database
- Developed, optimized and improved performance of Mainframe CI/CD pipelines.
- Installed and configured several ISV products covering Mainframe security, ServiceNow, CA7 etc
- Conducted extensive Proof-of-Concept testing for on-prem IBM/ ISV tools for architecting modernization solutions.
- Prepared detailed documentation covering pre-requisites, system requirements, installation, configuration, and other details of Modernization software.
- Liaised with product development teams (Broadcom, SailPoint, IBM etc.) to resolve any issues/ bugs with vendor provided software.
- Wrote several automated solutions using classic and modern languages.
- Mentored engineers and junior architects fostering a culture of learning and innovation.
Technical Specialist
Kyndryl Solutions Private Limited (formerly IBM)
09.2016 - 04.2022
- Assessed different Modernization technologies and tools for adoption and implementation by clients.
- Assessed different Modernization technologies and tools for adoption and implementation by clients..nd prioritization.
- Evaluated fitment of Modernizations tools for automating existing processes through DevOps methodology.
- Determination of system requirements, installation, and configuration of Modernization software covering z/OSMF, ZOWE (CLI & z/OS components), Ansible for z/OS for several internal and client systems.
- Enabled Proof-of-Concept testing for Modernization tools based on client requirements.
- Procurement & provisioning Modernization software from different sources.
- Conducted due diligence to avoid any licensing and intellectual capital issues.
- Developed several automated solutions in different areas covering SQL performance tuning, compatibility analysis, software migration, Db2 stored procedures.
Senior Project Leader
ADP India Private Limited
04.2008 - 08.2016
- Led Mainframe Database (Db2) team effectively supporting production databases on a 24 by 7 basis ensuring maximum availability
- Led the change management exercise to align DBA team with AGILE methodology and ITIL framework
- Successfully completed the knowledge transition for the technology group during spin-off of BFS into a separate company
- Facilitated 24/7 on call production support on rotation basis by offshore team
- Involvement in massive data conversions, conversion to universal & temporal table spaces
- Performance management and tuning, extensive usage of Db2 Performance Monitoring Database, IBM Query Monitor for z/OS
- Conducted extensive database modification and production migration of business-critical applications.
Analyst
Bank of America Continuum Solutions
07.2007 - 04.2008
- Cloned and built Db2 test environments for testing by application development teams
- Built automated tools to support infrastructure & automate processes
- Designed and implemented automated Installation Verification Process for Db2 installations
- Defined and implemented backup and recovery strategies for production environment.
System Engineer
India Private Limited
08.2003 - 06.2007
- Implemented several enhancements to business applications covering analysis to implementation
- Participated as junior developer in back-end development and regression testing for web-enablement of legacy application hosted on z/VM
- Represented a wide tech-line community from Europe on worldwide platform
- Database administration for multiple clients.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics -
IGNOU
01.2019
Master of Computer Applications (Honours) -
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
Kanpur01.2003
Bachelor of Science, Physics (Honours) -
Hindu College, Delhi University
Delhi01.2000
Skills
- Mainframe Modernization
- Cloud computing - AWS
- DevOps
- Architecting solutions
- Systems programming
- Databases (RDBMS, NoSQL)
- Programming
- Automation
Certification
- IBM Certified Database Administrator (Db2 10 for z/OS)
- MongoDB Certified DBA Associate (MongoDB 3.0)
- IBM Certified Applied Data Science Specialist
Accomplishments
- Successfully implemented several high impact automation projects across organizations covering different areas to achieve massive savings of man-hours and elimination of manual human effort.
- Instrumental in setting up (installation & configuration) zModernization/ DevOps software to enable wider adoption in Japan geography.
- Excellent knowledge of zModernization, Mainframe Applications Modernization (rehost/ replatform/ refactor) and Mainframe database (Db2).
- Proven track record of delivering projects with stringent deadlines, with high quality and within budget.
Training
- Attended several AWS trainings covering advanced architecture, serverless solutions, designing databases and migrations.
- Attended several IBM workshops covering DevOps, z/OSMF, DB2 performance tuning, application backup and recovery.
Software Skills
Database: z/OS Database 2 (Db2 V11), MongoDB
Languages: Python (2x/ 3x), Groovy, YAML, COBOL, Unix Shell, REXX
Tools: Terraform, Ansible, SMP/E, ZOWE, z/OSMF, Jenkins, Digital.ai, IBM tools, Broadcom tools, OMEGAMON, IZPCA, DB2PM, SPUFI, QMF
Operating Systems: z/OS, z/VM, RHEL, Windows
Timeline
Senior Architect - Engineering
Principal Global Services
05.2022 - Current
Technical Specialist
Kyndryl Solutions Private Limited (formerly IBM)
09.2016 - 04.2022
Senior Project Leader
ADP India Private Limited
04.2008 - 08.2016
Analyst
Bank of America Continuum Solutions
07.2007 - 04.2008
System Engineer
India Private Limited
08.2003 - 06.2007
Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics -
IGNOU
Master of Computer Applications (Honours) -
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
Bachelor of Science, Physics (Honours) -
Hindu College, Delhi University
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