Animesh Singh
Columbus,Ohio
Summary
A Technically sophisticated & expert IT Professional, with an experience of 19 + Years in Technology & Business in Insurance Life and Annuity Domain SME currently associated with NTT DATA as Software Development Advisor.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Development Advisor
NTT DATA
04.2023 - Current
- Design the Transaction Flow for handling New Issue and Post Issue Transaction for Lifesys policy administration for Business Requirements
- Prepare HLD for Modification needed in Lifesys to handle functionality changed for Cost of Insurance, Additional Insured Riders, Surrender Processing etc
- Create Technical Specification for COBOL-VSAM modules for Mods.
- Database Structure Design for Handling New Transaction, Table creation standard formalization.
- Creating New Branch in TFS for Mod changes, Pull for workspace.
- Design discussion with Client Business Users and other stakeholder based on the Functional Outline changes for NTT Data Lifesys system.
- Coding of the COBOL-VSAM modules in Linux and putty mod branch.
- Release Handling for Product launch for F&G.
- Technology Linux, TFS, putty, WinSCP, Mainframe, COBOL, VSAM , LINUX shell scripting, Azure cloud
- Database VSAM
- Versioning Tool TFS
- Project Description Lifesys is the Policy Admin system of NTT DATA which manages the Life cycle of end to end Policy Management.
Sr Architect
Webilent Technology
05.2022 - Current
- Design the Transaction Flow for handling New Issue and Post Issue Transaction for IVARI policy administration on wmA Product platform.
- Prepare HLD for Modification needed in wmA to handle functionality changed for Cost of Insurance, Additional Insured Riders, Surrender Processing etc
- Create Technical Specification for COBOL-DB2 modules for Mods.Up
- Analysis ,Design and Coding for updating several memo Codes for TB/TA /PA transaction and adding withdrawal functionality for each to have different % deduction from withdrawl based on memo codes for Annuity Products.
- Database Structure Design for Handling New Transaction, Table creation standard formalization.
- Creating New Branch in Github for Mod changes, Git Merge and Git push and Pull for workspace.
- Design discussion with ivari Business Users and other stakeholder based on the Functional Outline changes for IVARI.
- Coding of the wmA COBOL-DB2 modules in Microfocus in git hub mod branch.
- Database changes using Jenkins, Load Test Data.
- Technology Git Hub, Jenkins, Microfocus MFE, COBOL, DB2 , UNIX shell scripting, AWS cloud
- Database DB2, Jenkins
- Versioning Tool Git hub
- Other Tools Microfocus Debugger
- Project Description IVARI is Canadian Life Insurance company whose existing Policy Admin system was migrated to DXC wmA Policy Admin system . The Project involved Modification in DXC wmA Policy Admin system to add all the functionality specific to IVARI for its migration of existing Legacy Platform to wmA cloud based System.
Mainframe Architect (Sr Consultant)
Cognizant
01.2020 - 04.2022
- Provides expertise & Capabilities for PALM Admin system to enable Suitability Suite
- Established core Mainframe architecture including security, common library, best practices and standards to increase production efficiency.
- Architecture Design &Review Mainframe changes for Suitability Application
- Build Process Flow, Architecture Design, Data Flow, Interface Mapping, Critical Gap assessment, Response time, Load Balancing, JSPON Review with Mainframe Cobol layout.
- Recommendation for COBOL-DB2 component impact for the OpenL Suitability Risk Assessment Business Rule table.
- Review and sign-off TDD from Dev Team
- Load Balancing assessment and response Time impact.
- Create technical and detailed functional design and architecture specifications for new programs and/or changes to existing programs.
- Design DB2 Table changes for the Suitability Application
- Technology JSON, Java, API, Mainframe, open L,XML, Cloud
- Database DB2 for PALM Mainframe admin system, Cloud DB for suit API’s
- Versioning Tool Endeavor
- Other Tools Expediter, File Aid, File Manager, SAR, Insight, JIRA, ESP
- Project Description Annuity Suitability is an important Project under Nationwide Insurance Strategic 2025 goal which in being implemented will reduce Product Time to Market for New Product launches in Annuity area for Nationwide. It’s a phase wise project currently phase 3 is running on and one more final phase in planned then system will go Live.
Sr. Mainframe Tech Lead
Cognizant
04.2017 - 12.2019
- Analyzed the CICS in-memory table usage for the GSP application. In particular, have concentrated on the GSP G01VAT tables, and how this can work across multiple regions.
- Impact Analysis for all the CICS-MQ components of GSP Application. Prepared HLD and Process flow for CICS IN Memory Table usage.
- Design and Developed New CICS Counter’s Sub Routine program which would perform Delete/Define, Insert, Update and Query counter values for the Dynamic fields in In Memory Table.
- Application changes throughout GSP to access the New Subroutine Counters and perform Dynamic field Update.
- MQ Remediation across the GSP Application.
- Analyze OTC trade Application for Options Call and Put Trades, Routing Rules, Fund , in OTC DHUB HUB Application
- Review Technical Design for all the CICS-COBOL-MQ changes for the GSP application. Review Use case for the User stories and provide feedback to QA team on the Functional QA Testing.
- Unit testing and Implementation Activity for the Build components.
- Estimation & Planning for the Build Development Track in Sprints of 3 weeks.
- User Stories Creation along with Product Owner and Business and giving weightage to each one.
- Utilize KANBAN Dashboard for all the Tasks of the Agile Project to track.
- Daily 5 minute Standup Meeting with the Team and Updating the Task status and impediments for any Dev Tasks etc.
- Retrospective Meeting’s.
- Technology Mainframe, SYSPLEX, WebSphere-MQ Series,CICS, CICS Name counters, Coupling Facility CICS,DB2, MQ Remediation.
- Database DB2, VSAM.
- Versioning Tool Endeavor
- Other Tools Expediter, File Aid, File Manager, SAR, Insight
- Project Description BNYM GCCS are undergoing a project #SYSPLEX Modernization to allow their three prime applications (MMD, GTM, GSP) to move from single-CICS region processing to multi-CICS region processing for resilience and failover. GCCS have completed an investigation as to this project, identified dependencies, and recommended an approach. GCCS have in some cases also discussed possible solutions to any dependencies or issues.
wmA Onshore Solution Architect
Cognizant
04.2016 - 03.2017
- Participated in Project Initiation Meetings with Project Sponsor, Budgeting discussion, Resource Planning and Schedule.
- Scheduled MPVA project Kick offs Meeting and Discuss the High-Level Project Scope for New MetLife Variable Annuity Product with the Team, Further Define and clarify Project scope based on Product Team feedback from Technical perspective.
- Provides expertise & Capabilities for Product Launch regarding the CORE changes to the business and design recommendations based on wmA Standards.
- Established core wmA architecture including security, common library, best practices and standards to make sure wmA standards are followed in code changes for New and existing code changes.
- Mentoring Team and providing solution based on wmA product expertise.
- Create wmA Impact Matrix for CORE changes - Online, Batch components. Interface Impact Analysis.
- Design Meetings with Client and Vendors and all other stakeholders
- Communicating wmA solution architecture strategy to Development Team for handling the Product launches
- Build HLD at Functional Level , Process Flow and Data flow.
- Review TDD and making sure proper and acceptable wmA standard is followed in the code changes and DB2 changes.
- Technology Mainframe, MQ Sereies, XML,DB2
- Project Management Tools MetLife J2.1 for (PM Tracker ), MPP, HP
- Project Methodology Waterfall
- Project Description This project Goal was to allow MetLife to launch MPVA variable Annuity in wmA Application. As part of this Project 14 New Plan’s with Living Benefit Rider GWB various variation and Death Benefit EDB were to be launched.
Sr wmA Tech Lead
Cognizant
07.2014 - 03.2016
- Lead & performed Discovery, Estimation, Planning, and Forecast & Budgeting & Resource Management of the Multi Phased Project.
- Executed the Project Development work in AGILE in several Sprints Utilizing KANBAN methodology based on Product Backlog.
- As Sr Tech Lead worked with Product & Business Partners to build USE CASE and define items for individual SPRINT fromProduct Backlog For Development for phase wise Release.
- Onsite Offshore Co-ordination and Team Deliverables Trackingand Review.
- Review High Level Design Preparation Process & Detailed technical design documents based on business requirement for all the 117 UI wmA SCREENS.
- As Tech lead set up Guidelines, Acceptance criteria, methodology &Target for GAP Analysis from Current to proposed Future system state.
- Architecture & Design 2 New CICS Background Transaction to Perform READ (WEBQ), UPDATE (WEBU) perform Transaction processing
- Design & Build HLD for COBOL-DB2 Stored Procedure and Dynamic DB2 queries for screens having search and other multiple paging Techniques.
- Remodeled existing 67+ CICS foreground Transaction to work with new .Net screens and MQ.
- Design COBOL-CICS Transaction Mapper copybook for all screens Transaction and create Business Programme and Input and Output COBOL-XML PARSER Process and Design.
- Set Up, Review and Implementation of Best Practice in Project.
- Lead Team to build several Tools related to XML Transaction Mapper in order to speed-up the Build Activities.
- Co-ordinate with END User for Business Acceptance Testing and with QA for Functional and provide Weekly Dashboard Project Status update. Track and Update RISK and ISSUES for the project and plan Roadmap to mitigate and workaround based on Project Milestone.
- Quality related audit tasks and set up of the project metrics and sharing and walkthrough with the clients.
- Technology Mainframe, XML, Java, COBOL,CICS, IBM MQ series,JCL
- Database DB2, VSAM.
- Versioning Tool Changeman
- Other Tools Expediter, File Manager
- Project Methodology AGILE, Kanban, Scrum
- Project Management Skills Management, Estimation Forecast &Planning , Resource
- Project Description WmA Real Time Migration project Goal was to transform wmA R15V17 UL/VUL/ Annuities UI product screens to MetLife Homegrown Smartapp Application As part of migration 117 wmA Policy Admin system (a product of DXC) Java screens were migrated into 139+ .Net screens INTO Smartapp
wmA Developer
Cognizant
01.2013 - 07.2014
- Analysis of the Business Requirement and creating TDD for wmA
- Code changes for COBOL-DB2 modules
- Create Test cases
- Execute Test cases for the impacted wmA Transactions
- Code deployment Build wmA TEST Cases.
- Executing QA Test cases ,logging and Reviewing QA Defects
- Working on getting the Defects from Initiation to Closure, updating Issue and Risk Tracker and sharing with all stakeholders.
- Technology Mainframe,.net, Java, Cobol, DB2, wma
- BSA Tools HP Defect Management, Microsoft Word, Xcel, Functional MetLife Blue Book Analytics, File Manager
- Project Methodology Waterfall
- Project Management Skills Management, Estimation Forecast &Planning , Resource
- Project Description The Goal of the Project was to launch New SPDA Fixed Annuity on Money Funds in wmA. The product would offer Benefits like Minimum Withdrawal Value and GMSV Guaranteed Minimum Surrender Value as well new MVA functionality. The product involved launching new 6 Plans with Living Benefit Riders GMIB And have several functionality like JUMBO RATES, RATE LOCK and Renewal Fund functionality.
wmA Mainframe Tech Lead
Cognizant
01.2009 - 12.2012
- Impact Analysis for the EV15 application w.r.t to wmA 10.1 upgrade requirements
- Design the component changes for all the Interfaces for EV15 application to follow wmA standards for Dynamic call instead of Static
- Lead and Design changes for NAMDX table upgrade in wmA from NAMEX and ADDRX table in Vantage
- Make all changes for Dynamic call in EV15
- Upgrade EV15 ADMRX table to support the changes for XGREPOSE
- Create COBOL-MQ series component to have process the push/pull transaction for wmA.
- Handle and include XGM
- Modules of WwmA.
- Convert all Business rule table of vantage one including VSAM to wmA DB2 product wizard table
- Change all impacted View Handlers
- Handle EVENT_TRIGGER changes
- Conversion of Transaction History from Vantage one to wmA format and process records.
- Production parallel for vantage one and wmA compare
- Handle stored procedure and dynamic SP for Suspense Screen inwmA
- Technology Mainframe, COBOL,JCL,DB2,CICS,MQ Series
- Other Tools Changeman, Xped
- Project Methodology Waterfall
- Project Description The Goal of the Project was to do Upgrade Metlife EV5 application from Vantage One R15V17 to wmA.
CSC
07.2007 - 12.2008
- Phoenix, operating on version 15 of Vantage Insurance System, needed Maintenance activities in addition to Development/enhancements of its system which included the total acquaintance with its complex Online/Batch system interacting with various third party vendors in order to meet critical Business Requirement with its supporting vendors. The project needed quick crossover from its earlier client, TCS, and various production inventory problems demanded immediate attention given CSC’s expertise on Vantage. The project offered competitive challenges right from getting to know the clientele processes and knowledge gathering to offering consultancy .Phoenix has around 4.5 lakhs insurance policy and the whole policy life cycle was maintained by CSC India. The project involved COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and DB2 technical Competency.
- Technology Mainframe, COBOL,CICS, JCL, Vantage 15 UL/VUL
- Database DB2, VSAM.
- Versioning Tool Endevor
- Other Tools Expediter, File Manager
- Project Methodology Waterfall
Education
B. Tech - Computer Science
Institute of Engineering and Technology
01.2004
Skills
- Requirement Management Skills Functional and Non Functional Requirement Gathering, Business Specification Analysis, Product feature Review, Functional & Data Flow system
- Diagram, Requirement Updates & Walkthrough, Test strategy, Facilitate the Requirement phase, UI mockup’s, Use cases creation, Translate and create Requirements from raw end user Business expectation by utilizing UML , JIRA handling etc
- Environment / OS Mainframe, Z/OS 390, AWS CLOUD, Microfocus MFE
- Languages COBOL, JCL, CICS, MQ Series, XML JSON, Python, pyramid UI framework
- Database DB2, IMS DB, cloud DB, Jenkins ,Postgress DB,Linux
- Versioning Tool Change man, Endeavor, Git Hub
- Other Tools Expediter, File Aid, File Manager, SAR, Insight
- Project Methodology Agile, Waterfall, Kanban, Scrum
- Product WmA, Vantage-one, OIPA, PPLUS
- Domain Investment Banking, Insurance
Certification
- Project Management PMP , PMI License Number ( 2076990)
- Domain LOMA280,LOMA 290, AAPA273, AAPA283
Technical Proficiency
Languages COBOL, JCL, CICS, MQ Series, XML JSON, Python, pyramid UI framework
Timeline
Software Development Advisor
NTT DATA
04.2023 - Current
Sr Architect
Webilent Technology
05.2022 - Current
Mainframe Architect (Sr Consultant)
Cognizant
01.2020 - 04.2022
Sr. Mainframe Tech Lead
Cognizant
04.2017 - 12.2019
wmA Onshore Solution Architect
Cognizant
04.2016 - 03.2017
Sr wmA Tech Lead
Cognizant
07.2014 - 03.2016
wmA Developer
Cognizant
01.2013 - 07.2014
wmA Mainframe Tech Lead
Cognizant
01.2009 - 12.2012
CSC
07.2007 - 12.2008
B. Tech - Computer Science
Institute of Engineering and Technology
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