Ursul Annie Christy Sumi
Chennai
Summary
- About 14 years of IT expertise, specializing in mainframe development, encompassing the design, construction, and maintenance of mainframe applications.
- Strong technical and analytical skills enhanced by comprehensive hands-on experience with COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, TSO/ISPF, Changeman, Infoman, Fileaid, SPUFI, DB2 Fileaid, Expeditor, Endevor, Jira, and ServiceNow.
- Proficient in converting business needs into effective technical solutions via detailed requirement gathering, strategic analysis, innovative system design, efficient development, rigorous testing, smooth deployment, and reliable warranty support.
- Effectively orchestrated team leadership and mentorship, delivering technical and application support that enhanced overall productivity.
- Currently leading initiative to document and reverse engineer legacy applications, emphasizing thorough analysis of system flows, extraction of business rules, and identification of interacting applications to propel modernization efforts.
- Proactively identifies and decommissions redundant, obsolete, or inactive batch jobs, enhancing overall batch time and performance.
- Acknowledged for independently executing a high-impact, multi-year program for processing the Next Generation Teller feature within the application.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to align project objectives, and drive successful outcomes.
- Proficient in utilizing Agile practices to drive productivity improvements, streamline operations, and minimize time-to-market.
- Versatile project management skills in PMR, audit, resource management, and have contributed to project proposals.
- Extensive experience in managing Onsite-Offshore model projects with a focus on collaboration and efficiency
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
01.2024 - Current
- Managed application independently, implementing impactful multi-year program with cross-functional teams.
- Reverse engineered and documented application end-to-end, clarifying business and job flows.
- Redesigned the application to integrate the Next-Generation Teller feature, allowing coexistence with existing tellers until sunset.
- Received recognition for ownership and successful execution of high-visibility project.
- Created WLM entries and established log table to capture UI request and response details. This uncovered critical issues during testing by providing visibility and traceability.
- Managed multiple tasks within tight deadlines while ensuring quality control throughout the process.
- Collaborated with other team members to troubleshoot complex issues and develop solutions.
- Ensured alignment across teams to streamline project execution and enhance communication.
Technical Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
06.2019 - Current
- Executed and deployed multiple projects as technical lead, ensuring adherence to timelines.
- Successfully completed year-end compliance project for four consecutive years, generating tax forms per IRS guidelines.
- Initiated cleanup of application by decommissioning redundant processes, streamlining operations.
- Collaborated with business partners to consolidate subsystems, reducing overall batch window.
- Upgraded over 300 NDM jobs during server upgrades after establishing connectivity and testing in all environments.
- Upgraded 1,200+ COBOL programs to COBOL 6 version, following impact analysis and parallel testing, ensuring system stability.
- Mentored junior developers on best practices and technologies to enhance team capability.
- Conducted code reviews to ensure high-quality code was produced that adhered to coding standards.
- Implemented agile methodologies to improve project delivery efficiency and responsiveness.
- Working on proposals to target legacy modernisation.
Technical Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
09.2015 - 05.2018
- Led team to ensure seamless release process from analysis through implementation.
- Analysed requirements, developed unit test scripts, and created comprehensive test plans.
- Conducted internal and cross-application peer reviews for deliverables to enhance quality.
- Supported QA testing and performance testing to validate system functionality.
- Executed project management activities, including audits, PMR, and resource allocation.
- Mentored new team members on technical skills and application knowledge.
Team Member
Aetna
02.2013 - 09.2015
- Contributed to Healthcare reforms project, implementing subsidies for members and proration of premium calculations.
- Participated in all project phases, ensuring comprehensive execution from start to finish.
- Analyzed requirements and developed ADS, CDS, test scripts, and test plans.
- Coded critical bill calculation processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- Conducted self and peer reviews for deliverables to maintain quality standards.
- Supported QA testing to validate system functionality and performance.
- Performed integration testing with a large volume of jobs to verify system interoperability.
- Provided implementation and warranty support to facilitate smooth transitions.
Team Member
Aetna
01.2011 - 07.2012
- Contributed to ETUMS to ATV project, delivering assignments successfully.
- Analyzed requirements and ensured traceability through CDS creation, code development, testing, and installation.
- Developed and reviewed unit test plans to ensure thorough testing processes.
- Participated in all stages of the software development life cycle.
- Conducted peer reviews to maintain quality standards.
- Monitored batch jobs effectively, performing daily, weekly, and monthly abend reporting.
Team Member
Express Scripts Inc.
08.2010 - 01.2011
- Analyzed requirements to create comprehensive design plans, maintenance protocols, and testing strategies.
- Developed unit test plans and conducted thorough reviews for quality assurance.
- Mapped new files to existing layouts to ensure compatibility and efficiency.
- Loaded large volumes of daily claim files while maintaining data integrity.
- Prepared weekly status reports to provide updates on project progress.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - CSE
Panimalar Engineering College
Chennai01.2009
HSC -
Sacred Heart Convent Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School
Villupuram01.2005
SSLC -
Sacred Heart Convent Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School
Villupuram01.2003
Skills
- Programming language - COBOL, JCL, CICS
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Database - DB2, VSAM
- Coaching and mentoring
- Operating system - Z/OS, Windows
- Problem solving
- Tools and utilities - FileAid, QMF, DB2 FileAid, ChangeMan, InfoMan, Xpediter, Endevor, SPUFI
- Communication skills
Certification
- Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the details provided above are true to the best of my knowledge, and I assure you that I will put forth my best effort for the organization if given the opportunity.
Date:
Location: Chennai [Ursul Annie Christy Sumi]
Timeline
Technical Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2024 - Current
Technical Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
06.2019 - Current
Technical Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2015 - 05.2018
Team Member
Aetna
02.2013 - 09.2015
Team Member
Aetna
01.2011 - 07.2012
Team Member
Express Scripts Inc.
08.2010 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Engineering - CSE
Panimalar Engineering College
HSC -
Sacred Heart Convent Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School
SSLC -
Sacred Heart Convent Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School