Saida Babu Annapu

Irving,TX

Summary

Result-oriented Mainframe Developer with more than 4+ years of experience, the developer has designed, developed, tested, and maintained high-performance mainframe applications. COBOL, JCL, DB2, and CICS expert with extensive knowledge of batch processing and legacy systems. Competent in using tools like Abend-AID, File-AID, and Endevor to manage and improve mainframe systems, as well as in troubleshooting and fault resolution. Able to work with cross-functional teams to collect requirements, create solutions, and deploy system updates that satisfy regulatory and business requirements. Solid financial services history, having worked with core banking, insurance, and retirement plan management software. Encouraged to modernize legacy systems and take use of new technology in order to meet industry standards and company goals.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

COBOL Developer

Prudential Financial

11.2023 - 10.2024

Designed and developed robust COBOL programs, resulting in improved operational productivity.
Developed and enhanced COBOL programs that handle the issuance, modifications, and terminations of insurance policies during their whole lifecycle.
Designed and optimized DB2 database schemas to ensure secure storage and management of policyholder data, ensuring regulatory compliance.
Using JCL to optimize batch processes increased daily policy transaction processing efficiency by 25%.
Strong error-handling and logging features were added to COBOL, guaranteeing seamless system operation even with high transaction volumes.
Developed and maintained applications to manage retirement accounts and pension plans, ensuring regulatory compliance and data accuracy.
Encouraged the introduction of additional features for retirement products, such as automatic withdrawal processing and tax-deferred contributions.
Batch operations for processing contributions, withdrawals, and compliance reporting were optimised, guaranteeing prompt and effective retirement transaction execution.
In order to maintain the systems in line with evolving financial regulations, I worked with business analysts to develop regulatory compliance features.

Project Engineer

Wipro Limited BANGALORE

12.2021 - 12.2022

Developed, tested, and deployed COBOL programs for core banking modules, including account management, loan processing, and transaction systems.
JCL and Control-M were used to optimise batch processing workflows, increasing end-of-day processing efficiency by 15%.
Designed and maintained CICS screens to enhance real-time transaction processing and user experience.
Using programs like Abend-AID and File-AID, production problems, such as task abends, were fixed while maintaining system stability.
Implemented fraud detection rules in COBOL, reducing false positives by 20% and enhancing security.
Improved monthly billing batch procedures that resulted in a 10% reduction in processing time.
JCL-based automated compliance data extraction reduced human labour by 25%.

Associate Engineer

GeBBS

01.2020 - 10.2021

Develop, test, and deploy mainframe programs using COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and other related technologies.
Debug and resolve application errors and abends efficiently.
As a group member responsible for mainframe system development, maintenance, and support.
My knowledge of mainframe programming, debugging, and system operations has grown significantly as a result of this position.

Education

Master's Degree - Information Technology

Webster University

San Antonio, TX

05-2024

Bachelor's Degree - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Gitam University

Vishakapatnam, India

05-2020

Skills

Technical:COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, SQL,IBM Utilities, VSAM

Tools :File-AID, Abend-AID, Endevor tool, Changeman tool, Xpediter, Easytrieve, SPUFI, JIRA

Testing: Unit, Regression & Debugging

Operating Systems: z/OS, IBM Mainframe, Windows