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Chandana Yarlagadda

Irving,TX

Summary

  • 15+ years of experience in core development and maintenance projects as Project Manager, Business Analyst, Technical Lead, Systems Architect, Team Lead, and developer in Cards domain(both credit card and retail cards).
  • Currently working as Technical Lead and System Architect for GCIF and being responsible for deliveries of 20+ associates.
  • Strong Banking Domain knowledge especially on various functionalities of Cards practice(Core banking, Payments, Collections, Rewards, Risk, Fraud, Auth).
  • Expertise in implementing large scale legacy applications using mainframe technologies like COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL and VSAM
  • Got good exposure to quality management activities and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Expert in IBM Mainframe and adept at leading diverse teams to innovate and enhance banking systems, significantly improving performance.
  • Skilled in risk mitigation and project delivery, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving and team leadership capabilities.
  • Have good amount of experience working in different roles – Developer, Analyst, Offshore Team Lead, onshore Tech Lead, Systems Architect, Business Analyst, Project Manager, Resourcing and Team management(working with management).
  • A self motivated individual always thriving to learn something new.
  • Holds Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) from JNTU Hyderabad.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

TX

Citi
Irving, TX
11.2021 - Current

Global Citi Bank Integration Facility (GCIF) is a messaging system that serves as middleware for multiple banking applications and is the repository for non- financial relationship information. GCIF contains demographic information on all customers and accounts housed in Citibank North America (CBNA) posting system

  • Work with management on Team ramp up / ramp down, resource allocation, scrum team formation as per the project needs
  • Point of Contact for any technical assistance, query, decisions for both team and client
  • Groom business requirements with client and business analysts for understanding the business and provide optimal solution for the requirements
  • Efficiently design new modules as per requirement with optimal integration pattern
  • Understand complete Citibank ecosystem, analyze and implement performance improvements, usability enhancements in current modules
  • Work on all proof of concepts with Citi Architects for new and complicated projects
  • Tracking of defect fixes
  • Fixing batch issues permanently
  • Responsible for delivery and review of all deliverables by the team
  • Review all the release upgrade implementations in Production
  • Participate in the implementation walkthroughs with the release teams
  • Responsible for conducting regular knowledge sharing sessions within the team
  • Brief team with best practices
  • Participate in all the audit and DCRM calls and bring the issues to closure
  • Risk Analysis and mitigation
  • Present project status and other details to higher management on weekly/monthly/yearly basis

<p>Joined Capgemini as a fresher through campus placement and got an opportunity to serve various clients in the Banking sector like GE Australia, HSBS (NAM, LATAM, EMEA, APAC), AAFES USA. Gained immense functional knowledge by serving multiple clients. Transitioned to multiple roles with promotions and lived in multiple cities and worked with multiple teams globally over the years</p> <ul> <li>Quick team formation and team grooming on project scope, timeline, and target</li> <li>Daily scrum meeting to discuss development, deployment, requirements, and impediments with dev team, Business analyst and Business to achieve target in super</li> <li>Project planning and monitoring</li> <li>Risk Analysis and mitigation</li> <li>Code development and peer review</li> <li>Design and develop different modules of project.</li> <li>Leading the module by taking complete responsibility of the development and resources assigned for that module</li> <li>Work closely with client and project architect to understand the work and overall picture</li> <li>Work with QA team and support them in understanding and SIT/UAT testing phase</li> <li>Coordinate with BAs for understanding the business and provide optimal solution for the business requirements</li> <li>Design new modules as per requirement</li> <li>Analyze and implement performance improvements, usability enhancements in current modules</li> <li>Worked on code migration from Dev to SIT and UAT using application designer</li> <li>Involved in troubleshooting and resolution on high priority production INCS</li> <li>Unit testing of code and SIT/UAT defect fixing</li> <li>Worked on migrating legacy systems and upgrading existing functionalities for client</li> <li>Built Collections platform for the client AAFES using Vision plus</li> <li>Came-up with performance tuning and cost saving ideas to improve the performance of batch and to add value to client</li> </ul>

Capgemini
06.2007 - 11.2021

Joined Capgemini as a fresher through campus placement and got an opportunity to serve various clients in the Banking sector like GE Australia, HSBS (NAM, LATAM, EMEA, APAC), AAFES USA. Gained immense functional knowledge by serving multiple clients. Transitioned to multiple roles with promotions and lived in multiple cities and worked with multiple teams globally over the years

  • Quick team formation and team grooming on project scope, timeline, and target
  • Daily scrum meeting to discuss development, deployment, requirements, and impediments with dev team, Business analyst and Business to achieve target in super
  • Project planning and monitoring
  • Risk Analysis and mitigation
  • Code development and peer review
  • Design and develop different modules of project.
  • Leading the module by taking complete responsibility of the development and resources assigned for that module
  • Work closely with client and project architect to understand the work and overall picture
  • Work with QA team and support them in understanding and SIT/UAT testing phase
  • Coordinate with BAs for understanding the business and provide optimal solution for the business requirements
  • Design new modules as per requirement
  • Analyze and implement performance improvements, usability enhancements in current modules
  • Worked on code migration from Dev to SIT and UAT using application designer
  • Involved in troubleshooting and resolution on high priority production INCS
  • Unit testing of code and SIT/UAT defect fixing
  • Worked on migrating legacy systems and upgrading existing functionalities for client
  • Built Collections platform for the client AAFES using Vision plus
  • Came-up with performance tuning and cost saving ideas to improve the performance of batch and to add value to client

Education

B-Tech - EEE

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
01.2007

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
01.2003

Secondary school examination -

GPA: 77%

Skills

  • ORACLE SOA 11g
  • SOL
  • Change man
  • Endeavor
  • File-AID
  • IBM File Manager
  • Xpediter
  • IBM Debugger
  • CA7
  • TWS
  • JDeveloper
  • Oracle SQL Developer
  • Jira
  • VISION PLUS
  • ORACLE SOA 11g
  • SOL
  • Change man
  • Endeavor
  • File-AID
  • IBM File Manager
  • Xpediter
  • IBM Debugger
  • CA7
  • TWS
  • JDeveloper
  • Oracle SQL Developer
  • Jira
  • VISION PLUS

Training

  • Underwent training in Mainframes (SPC, JCL, MVS, COBOL, VSAM, and CICS) and Vision Plus BASE-1 as a part of Fresher Learning Program training in Pune.
  • Underwent training in Vision Plus Base-2 in CMS.
  • Underwent training in Vision Plus Base-2 in Trams.

Affiliations

  • Avid gardener, built vegetable beds and in the process of creating a perennial garden.
  • Love baking and bake all Birthday and anniversary cakes in my home.
  • Try staying fit and strength train 3 times a week.

Accomplishments

1. Rated as Level-1, in the organization level Vision Plus Skill set
2. Received GEM OF AN ASSOCIATE award for the First Quarter for the year 2011.
3. Contributed in facilitating and mentoring associates in Fresher Learning program and received Star Trainer Award.

4. Received Excellence Award from Army and Air force Exchange Services in the years 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

5. Received CITI GRATITUDE award in the years 2022 and 2024

Certification

  • VISON PLUS
  • CMS
  • TRAMS

Languages

ENGLISH
Professional
Hindi
Professional
TELUGU
Professional

Timeline

TX

Citi
11.2021 - Current

<p>Joined Capgemini as a fresher through campus placement and got an opportunity to serve various clients in the Banking sector like GE Australia, HSBS (NAM, LATAM, EMEA, APAC), AAFES USA. Gained immense functional knowledge by serving multiple clients. Transitioned to multiple roles with promotions and lived in multiple cities and worked with multiple teams globally over the years</p> <ul> <li>Quick team formation and team grooming on project scope, timeline, and target</li> <li>Daily scrum meeting to discuss development, deployment, requirements, and impediments with dev team, Business analyst and Business to achieve target in super</li> <li>Project planning and monitoring</li> <li>Risk Analysis and mitigation</li> <li>Code development and peer review</li> <li>Design and develop different modules of project.</li> <li>Leading the module by taking complete responsibility of the development and resources assigned for that module</li> <li>Work closely with client and project architect to understand the work and overall picture</li> <li>Work with QA team and support them in understanding and SIT/UAT testing phase</li> <li>Coordinate with BAs for understanding the business and provide optimal solution for the business requirements</li> <li>Design new modules as per requirement</li> <li>Analyze and implement performance improvements, usability enhancements in current modules</li> <li>Worked on code migration from Dev to SIT and UAT using application designer</li> <li>Involved in troubleshooting and resolution on high priority production INCS</li> <li>Unit testing of code and SIT/UAT defect fixing</li> <li>Worked on migrating legacy systems and upgrading existing functionalities for client</li> <li>Built Collections platform for the client AAFES using Vision plus</li> <li>Came-up with performance tuning and cost saving ideas to improve the performance of batch and to add value to client</li> </ul>

Capgemini
06.2007 - 11.2021

B-Tech - EEE

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Secondary school examination -

GPA: 77%

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