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Anupam Thati

Irving,TX

Summary

Results-driven Mainframe Developer with 12+ years of experience in COBOL, DB2, CICS, MQ, JCL and DATACOM across financial services, Insurance and Telecom domains. Proven ability to analyze Complex legacy code basis, implement backward compatibility enhancement and deliver solutions with minimal production impact. Skilled in designing and implementing large scale Batch and Online systems for securities Settlement, Clearing and DTCC message processing.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Development Lead

Charles Schwab
Dallas, TX
08.2025 - Current
  • Designed and implemented backward-compatible dual-state detection logic enabling seemless runtime handling of both 8-digit(display) and 9 digit(COMP Binary) account formats across DATACOM tables(DLD, DHS adnd DAC) during phased production rollout.
  • Co-ordinated MQ message format migration between CICS programs and downstream consumers ensuring record layout changes were synchronized across enterprise settlement workflow.
  • Implemented end-to-end batch COBOL program modifications for Mutual fund dividend processing and Dealer Ledger updates.
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering skill growth and ensuring adherence to best practices in coding standards.
  • Implemented MQ driven transaction recycling via multiple APIs, which constructs GTM records from DB2 query results and publishes them to MQ for downstream processing.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to define project scope, requirements, and deliverables for successful implementation.

Technical Lead

Verizon
Irving, TX
01.2024 - 08.2025
  • Act as the primary bridge between Onshore and Offshore teams, ensuring seamless communication and issue resolution for NTAS and DNM applications.
  • Served as Tech Lead for backend support and enhancement of the National Telephone Address System (NTAS) and its sub-applications NTARS, NFAPS, NSAG, and DSP, ensuring stability and scalability.
  • Responsible for performing the Switch Migrations where Clli codes will be migrated from old to new Wirecenters.
  • Provided technical leadership in COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and VSAM, mentoring team members, conducting code reviews, and ensuring adherence to quality and performance standards.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze incidents, resolve critical issues, and implement enhancements aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
  • Identify and mitigate operational challenges by collaborating with onshore stakeholders, streamlining workflows, and ensuring project deliverables meet business objectives.
  • Interact with different interface systems that connect with Ericsson applications in resolving the service order failures.
  • Hands-on experience with mainframe utilities and tools including Endevor, Changeman, File-AID, Xpeditor, Abend-AID, CA7 ensuring smooth job scheduling, debugging, and deployment across telecom applications.
  • Managed critical production support activities, including incident analysis, root cause identification, and permanent fixes, minimizing downtime and improving system reliability.
  • Developing technical specifications by understanding BRD's from the client's perspective.

Technical Lead

C&W Communications
Miami, FL
09.2020 - 10.2023
  • Provided total application support and application development to LIVE and TEST systems across all BUs.
  • Solutioning and implementing various regulatory and non-regulatory business needs.
  • Analyze business processes and interact with users and business owners to prepare business requirements.
  • Planning and estimating tasks/assignments to be performed and Coding according to the Client standards by analyzing requirements.
  • Developing technical specifications by understanding BRD's from the client's perspective.
  • Solving immediate response, high priority and critical assignments (SR/PR's).
  • Enhancement, Maintenance & Automation for Provisioning, Switch and Billing modules as per business requirements.
  • Monitoring and reviewing tasks assigned to team members, resolving all their queries and providing necessary support to them.
  • Creating the Architecture Documents, project plans, milestones, deliverables and guides for users.
  • Modifying the existing programs as per client requirement, writing test cases, handling UAT and production install.
  • Responsible for resource planning and team management, researching, consulting, analyzing and evaluating system program needs.
  • Testing, debugging, diagnosing and correcting errors and faults in an applications programming language.
  • Developed COBOL programs to interface with IBM MQ, ensuring seamless data exchange and message processing.
  • Successfully implemented a high-availability IBM MQ cluster to ensure uninterrupted message processing, reducing downtime by 30%.
  • Administered and monitored IBM MQ queues and topics, resolving issues and optimizing message flow.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate IBM MQ into mainframe applications, improving system efficiency and reliability.
  • Developed and enforced security policies to protect sensitive data and resources on the mainframe.
  • Writing, updating and maintaining technical program, end user documentation and operational procedures.
  • Optimized message routing and improved message throughput by 25% through performance tuning and queue management.
  • Identified long running jobs in critical/noncritical areas and optimized them.
  • Managed customer relations and customer service through daily communication and interaction.
  • Handled business critical tickets within SLA.
  • Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.
  • Tested troubleshooting methods and devised innovative solutions.
  • CIS is post paid Billing system for mobile users. CWC provides billing solutions to telecom companies operating it's business across 23 different countries (BUs) spanning across globe from Caribbean Islands to Channel Islands.
  • Environment: Z/OS, COBOL, CICS, DB2, Unix, TWS, MQ's, VSAM, SYNCSORT, JCL, TSO, ISPF, SQL, Changeman, DB2 Stored procedures, File-Aid, SQL, EZtrieve, IBM Mainframe Utilities, RACF, SPUFI, QMF, DFSORT, CICS Web services.

Product Developer

DXC Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Bengaluru, India
12.2016 - 09.2020
  • Worked as product developer in design, develop and maintenance of insurance product(Cyberlife).
  • Devised brand and product strategies to drive client satisfaction. Developed and maintained applications using COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and Datacom for transaction and batch processing.
  • Reviewed product and updates to meet company quality standards, schedule production and work-in-progress tracking and reports.
  • Modifying the existing programs as per client requirement and writing test cases.
  • Communication with customer and on-site liaison.
  • Created and scheduled SSRS report subscriptions to automate report delivery, improving reporting efficiency and reducing manual effort.
  • Performed data analysis, tuning, and optimization in CA Datacom environments to improve application performance.
  • Processing of the moves for pilot, model and production endeavors.
  • Trained multiple resources on CYBERLIFE insurance product.
  • Processed an average of 1M claims per day, consistently meeting or exceeding performance targets.
  • Reduced claims processing time by 20% through the implementation of streamlined workflows and automation tools.
  • Conducted thorough investigations, reviewing policy details and supporting documentation to determine claims validity.
  • Debugged Cobol programs using Xpeditor.
  • Training new resources into various aspects of the project, which includes familiarization with Cyber Life.
  • Resolving functional queries related to Billing by doing peer to peer code analysis and helping juniors by addressing their Issues.
  • Played a pivotal role in maintaining the stability of annuities processing systems by swiftly identifying and resolving operational issues, ensuring uninterrupted service and client satisfaction.
  • Implemented proactive monitoring strategies for annuities workflows, significantly reducing downtime and enhancing system reliability, thereby contributing to the seamless daily operations of annuities.
  • Developing technical specifications by understanding BRD's from the client's perspective.
  • Solving immediate response, high priority and critical assignments (SR/PR's).
  • Cyberlife has a very large customer base in USA and is being used by some of the top Life Insurance companies.
  • Environment: Z/OS, CICS, DB2, VSAM, Oracle, Putty(Unix), JCL, TSO, ISPF, SQL, File-Aid for DB2 V10, EZtrieve, IBM Utilities, MQ Series, SPUFI, QMF, UNIX, UNIX Shell Scripting, CA-7.

Mainframe Programmer

Capgemini
Hyderabad, India
03.2013 - 12.2016
  • Developed programs that send daily feed to ETL application.
  • Analysis and Understanding requirements & functional specifications.
  • Preparation of TS (Technical Specifications) based on the existing functionality and requirements.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation for ADABAS databases, facilitating easy reference and aiding in knowledge transfer within the team.
  • Migrated and integrated business logic between DB2/Datacom databases, ensuring data consistency and availability.
  • Created detailed technical design specification for enhancing batch programs, care was taken to re-use most of the existing components/modules.
  • Knowledge Transfer to offshore team with business functionality and new requirements.
  • Worked closely with the WEB team for developing new XML tags as needed by Web from mainframe for the reports to be displayed in the front end.
  • Development of new batch programs using COBOL, DB2, JCL, VSAM.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather reporting requirements and translated them into SSRS solutions, ensuring accurate data representation and business insights.
  • Debugging and implementing the system using IBM Debug tools.
  • Involved in preparing test plans for Independent Unit testing and System testing.
  • Impact analysis for requirement changes, finding affected list of programs and homogeneous implementation.
  • Setting up Process to be followed from Offshore.
  • Perform Peer review and log any issues and track till it is closed.
  • Led the enhancement of existing mainframe applications by incorporating new features and functionalities using a combination of assembler language and CICS.
  • Collaborated with business analysts and end-users to gather requirements, ensuring that the developed solutions met user expectations and complied with industry standards.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design, code, test, and deploy CICS transactions, ensuring robust and reliable functionality in a high-volume transaction environment.
  • Specialized in low-level system programming using assembler language, contributing to the development of core functionalities in mainframe applications.
  • Created comprehensive documentation for assembler programs, ensuring clarity for future maintenance and understanding.
  • Oversaw data integrity, implemented data dictionaries, and ensured consistency in data structures within ADABAS.
  • Responsible for correct versioning of code by creating and moving the requests.
  • State Farm is a well-known insurance company in the United States. It offers various types of insurance, including auto, home, life, and more.
  • Environment: OS/390, COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2 V9, XP-EDITER, CHANGEMAN, FILE-AID, ADABAS, ISPF, SPUFI, OPC, IBM Mainframe Utilities, QMF, SDSF.

Education

Bachelors of Engineering -

Sathyabama University
Chennai
05.2012

Skills

  • SDLC: AGILE
  • Network: TCPIP
  • Middleware: CICS
  • Operating Systems: Z/OS, Linux
  • Batch Jobs: CA-7
  • API Integration: POSTMAN
  • Reporting Tool: EZTRIEVE
  • Job Control Language: JCL, DCL
  • Programming Language: COBOL, Shell script
  • Database: DB2, IMSDB, DATACOM
  • Tools: IBM Debug Tool, File-AID
  • Deployment: Jenkins
  • Configuration: Change-man
  • Monitoring Tools: Nagios, Splunk

Timeline

Development Lead

Charles Schwab
08.2025 - Current

Technical Lead

Verizon
01.2024 - 08.2025

Technical Lead

C&W Communications
09.2020 - 10.2023

Product Developer

DXC Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
12.2016 - 09.2020

Mainframe Programmer

Capgemini
03.2013 - 12.2016

Bachelors of Engineering -

Sathyabama University