HAIMANTI BAISYA
Bangalore
Summary
Results-driven Technical Project Manager with over 15 years of experience in IBM Mainframe Technology. Proven track record as a Technical Team Lead in both onsite and offshore capacities. Expertise in managing end-to-end software project management activities, ensuring timely deliveries and adherence to quality standards. Successfully executed numerous key projects for major global clients, demonstrating expertise in analysis, design, development, enhancement, maintenance, and production support of mainframe applications. Extensive software development experience and functional knowledge in retail banking, cards and payments, and healthcare industries. Skilled in building, training, and mentoring high-performing teams for consistent delivery of strategic software projects. Adept at identifying cost-effective process improvements to enhance business application systems. Known for multi-faceted problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze problems from multiple perspectives and collaborate with performance enhancement teams to resolve any performance-related issues. Proven experience in managing multiple concurrent software development projects and leading software teams in day-to-day requirements analysis to ensure business needs are met within a fast-paced, dynamic, and globally expanding MNC environment.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Project Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2022 - Current
- Functional analysis of business requirements and specifications provided by client
- Providing Technical requirement walkthrough to client and follow up on required queries and clarifications
- Production Incident Ticket Handling and technical resolution of customer issues to ensure adherence to SLA
- Connect with cross work stream teams to evaluate, coordinate, and resolve interrelated production issues
- Analysis of problems from multiple perspectives, work with performance team to evaluate and resolve any performance related issues
- Design, Development, Coding, Unit Testing, Enhancement and Deployment of project deliverables
- Creation and documentation of Unit and System Test Results, Package reviews and Implementation documents
- Analysis of impact of changes on various components of application
- Discussion with business units regarding change requests to meet customer expectations
- Represent change request in Change Advisory Board Meeting/Technical Advisory Board Meeting after coordinating necessary approvals from Business Analyst/End User and Concerned vendors
- Post Implementation support activities and handling Mainframe Batch job related issues for Project
- Participation in Mainframe Online and Batch Disaster Recovery testing, documentation of DR issues and recovery steps
- Resolution of any issues during QA, System Integration and User Acceptance Testing
- Proposing and formulating necessary cost-effective automation processes to minimize manual effort
- Represent team in scrum calls/daily stand ups/incident review calls
- Track resource load, identify risks and issues in Project delivery and framing required mitigation plan
- Review and monitor teams' deliverables to ensure quality product to customer
- Building, training & mentoring high-performing teams for consistent delivery of strategic software projects.
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
- Provided educational expertise and mentoring to junior team members.
- Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing, and planning sessions to validate requirements.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2018 - 07.2022
- Development of design documents and IT specifications based on functional and nonfunctional requirements
- Provided educational expertise and mentoring to junior team members.
- Improved systems with addition of new features and infrastructure.
- Documented software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by IT personnel in future projects.
- Translated technical concepts and information into terms parties could easily comprehend.
- Provide subject matter inputs and expertise on Mainframe based technology along with recommendation of appropriate techniques to optimize performance of application
- Development of IT solutions from technical specifications as part of development team
- Enhance and execute Legacy Application Features and functions to technical and functional programming standards
- Test, debug and record those programs proficient to work at top technical level of every level of application programming activities
- Testing and maintenance of existing and enhanced Batch components, preparation of Unit Test Plan and Test Cases
- Co-ordination of regression and system testing
- Provide prime assistance towards application releases installation into production, provide required support to business team in Implementation, Post Implementation phases of project.
- Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
Senior Developer- Project Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2011 - 10.2018
- Client handling, issue analysis & problem solving, business requirement mapping, analysis, design, coding from technical specification
- Evaluated and improved development work of other developers on team, working to provide training, constructive criticism and knowledge transfer.
- Planned and developed interfaces that simplified overall management and offered ease of use.
- Evaluated project requirements and specifications and developed software applications that surpassed client expectations.
- Developed programs from ground up using measured, market-focused approach to eliminate waste and streamline implementation cycle.
- Development, testing and maintenance of existing and enhanced Batch and Online Mainframe programs
- Preparation of unit test plan and test cases and coordination of regression and system testing processes
- Recommendation of appropriate techniques to optimize performance of application, interacting with offshore team members to figure out methods for increasing efficiency of team as whole and ensuring on-time delivery of bug-free product
- Peer-review of all deliverables including business requirement documents, design and test plans
- Preparation of implementation packages and implementation documents for Change Requests
- Support DR testing and documentation.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2009 - 09.2011
- Requirement Analysis and interaction with Onsite managers and Client IT Team for requirement clarification
- Involvement in effort estimation in various phases of SDLC
- Building new codes and modifying existing codes as per requirement
- Online CICS Screen designing in SDF and SDF-II Interface
- Online CICS Screen Testing and Batch Module Testing as part of Unit Testing
- Involvement in Unit Test Plan and Unit Test Case preparations
- Batch Cycle Execution as part of System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing
- Validation of end results as part of batch cycles
- Bug fixing during System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing
- Involvement in defect tracking and subsequent resolution
- Preparation of project specific documents such as Functional Specifications, Modification List and Implementation Documents
- Represent team in scrum calls/daily stand ups/incident review calls
- Grooming and mentoring junior team members
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
Asansol Engineering College
West Bengal08.2008
Skills
- JCL,DB2, Cobol, VSAM,PL/1,Easytrieve
- File-Aid, File Manager
- Endevor, SPUFI,MVS, ESP Job Scheduler, Changeman, Document Direct
- Mainframe Utilities, ICETOOL
- Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Cards and Payments, Healthcare
- Agile, Estimation and Resource Planning
Certification
- Cognizant Certified Project Manager
- Generative AI and NeuroIT fundamentals Cognizant certification.
- Banking & Financial Industry L0
- Agile Software Developer With Scrum
- Certified Developer- JCL
- ITIL V3.0 Intermediate- Cognizant Certification
- ITIL 2011 Foundation
- Banking & Financial Industry -Payment Cards L1,
- DB2 Programming
- CICS
- Multiple Virtual Storage(MVS)
- DB2 8.1 [On Mainframe]
- Cobol 3.4
- JCL & VSAM
- ESC & TSO/ISPF
Timeline
Technical Project Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2022 - Current
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2018 - 07.2022
Senior Developer- Project Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2011 - 10.2018
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2009 - 09.2011
- Cognizant Certified Project Manager
- Generative AI and NeuroIT fundamentals Cognizant certification.
- Banking & Financial Industry L0
- Agile Software Developer With Scrum
- Certified Developer- JCL
- ITIL V3.0 Intermediate- Cognizant Certification
- ITIL 2011 Foundation
- Banking & Financial Industry -Payment Cards L1,
- DB2 Programming
- CICS
- Multiple Virtual Storage(MVS)
- DB2 8.1 [On Mainframe]
- Cobol 3.4
- JCL & VSAM
- ESC & TSO/ISPF
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
Asansol Engineering College
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