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Sumit Kumar

Bangalore

Summary

Experienced and results-driven Mainframe Engineer with over 11 years of expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining complex mainframe applications, primarily within the banking and financial services domain. Adept at performing impact analysis, implementing code changes, conducting unit and system testing, and overseeing smooth production deployments. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions. Recognized for delivering high-quality outcomes, optimizing legacy systems, and ensuring business continuity in mission-critical environments. Skilled in COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and various debugging and version control tools. Committed to continuous improvement and innovation in enterprise IT systems.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Engineer

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CBA
10.2022 - Current

Senior Mainframe Engineer
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | [Oct 2022 – Present]
Domain: Home Buying / Home Loans

  • Spearheaded end-to-end development and maintenance of Home Loan applications within the bank’s Home Buying domain, ensuring seamless functionality and user experience.
  • Worked closely with business users to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements, translating them into effective technical solutions that align with strategic objectives.
  • Led activities across the software development lifecycle including code design, impact analysis, code modification, unit/system testing, and production deployment.
  • Conducted in-depth impact analysis on existing systems to identify dependencies and risks, ensuring smooth integration and minimal disruption.
  • Delivered robust and scalable mainframe solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams and adhering to performance and security standards.
  • Maintained high-quality code through rigorous testing and post-deployment validations in critical production environments.
  • Consistently recognized for excellence with multiple accolades, including two STAR Awards, for delivering high-impact solutions and driving continuous improvement in project delivery.

Senior Analyst

BNY Mellon Technology Pvt Ltd
03.2019 - Current
  • Company Overview: BNY Mellon is a leading US based investment bank. BNY mellon helps its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment life cycle.
  • Coded/Amended COBOL programs and other components as per the design document by following the standard practices defined.
  • Staged the modules using Endevor and created Infoman activities to turn over all the components from test environment into production environment.
  • Prepared the test data setup i.e. the test JCLs and test data for the new/enhanced programs.
  • Performed end-to-end testing starting from unit testing till system integration testing.
  • Project: EMEA IAS Applications
  • Domain: Asset Servicing
  • Role: Team Member
  • Period: March 2019 – Till date

Senior Software Engineer

HCL Technology
01.2018 - 03.2019
  • Company Overview: Client: Highmark Health solutions is one of the major Health Care company which is US based. is a leading healthcare company, serving more than 7 million people worldwide. As a leader in the health benefits and services industry
  • Involved in the Development, Maintenance and Enhancement of MEMBERSHIP and CLAIMS part.
  • Involved in Analysis of COBOL Programs Batch/Online , JCL, PROCS.
  • Involved in preparing analysis, approach documents and design documents.
  • Involved in analyzing and resolving production issues on a daily basis and doing immediate code fix whenever necessary.
  • Attending weekly status meetings.
  • Project: OPTUM
  • Domain: Healthcare -Claims
  • Role: Team Member
  • Period: January 2018 – March 2019

Mainframe Programmer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
04.2014 - 12.2017
  • Company Overview: Client: First Data Resources, Omaha, US. First Data International is a payment processing company with a portfolio of services for both issuer and merchant. It provides services in most of the phases in the credit card life cycle. The services include embossing, authentication, clearing, settlement, posting etc.
  • Coded/Amended COBOL programs and other components as per the design document by following the standard practices defined.
  • Staged the modules using Endevor and created Infoman activities to turn over all the components from test environment into production environment.
  • Prepared the test data setup i.e. the test JCLs and test data for the new/enhanced programs.
  • Performed end-to-end testing starting from unit testing till system integration testing.
  • Project: MITAA
  • Domain: BFS - Cards & Payments
  • Role: Team Member
  • Period: September 2014 – December 2017
  • Project: FDFS &CC
  • Domain: BFS - Cards & Payments
  • Role: Team Member
  • Period: May 2015 – December 2017

Education

B.Tech - Information Technology

Gandhi Institute For Technology

Skills

  • Primary skills: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS,DB2, C/C, MySQL
  • Secondary Skills: MS Office
  • Database: DB2
  • Job Scheduler: CA7, Control M, ESP
  • Mainframe Tools: Endevor, Infoman, SPUFI

SUMMARY

Over 11 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in the development of Mainframe and DB2 applications using COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and DB2. Proficient in a wide range of mainframe tools including Endeavor, FILE-AID, SORT, MVS, TSO/ISPF, ChangeMan, SPUFI, and QMF Workbench.

Extensive experience in code development, modifications, unit testing, test case preparation, code migration, creating data flow diagrams, and drafting program specifications. Domain expertise spans across Healthcare as well as Banking and Financial Services.

Strong understanding of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and implementation processes.

  • Hands-on expertise in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and DB2
  • Solid working knowledge of SQL

Timeline

Senior Engineer

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CBA
10.2022 - Current

Senior Analyst

BNY Mellon Technology Pvt Ltd
03.2019 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

HCL Technology
01.2018 - 03.2019

Mainframe Programmer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
04.2014 - 12.2017

B.Tech - Information Technology

Gandhi Institute For Technology
Sumit Kumar