Rami Reddy Devarapalli

Mobile: +1 714-478-8980
Email: [email protected]

Experience Summary

 Around 10+ years of IT experience in Analysis, Design, development, Enhancement, Production

support, testing and Management of Applications.
 Worked with different clients and expertise in the retailing, automotive, beverages, mortgage,
Insurance and telecommunication Industries.
 Extensive experience in all SDLC phases such as Requirement gathering, analysis, design,
development, Unit, Integration, System Testing, Product Migration, Change Request Management
and Production Support.
 Communicate with the Client, understand the Business Requirement specifications and convert
them to technical specifications as per client requirements and co-ordinate the work with offshore
team.
 Excellent ability with competitive spirit in finding various approaches for problem solving and highly
skillful, creative, and innovative in developing efficient logic/code.
 Extensively experienced in all the parts of testing phase. Test Planning, Test Preparation, Test
Execution and Reporting.
 Well-developed Interpersonal and Communication skills with excellent Documentation and
Presentation skills. Good team player with ability to grasp new concepts quickly and implement
them in a productive manner.
 Experience in mainframe technologies specifically with COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS DB/DC, TERADATA,
VSAM, CICS, REXX, MQ and Web Services.
 Extensively worked on developing new Stored Procedures, Online and Batch programs as per client
requirements.
 Worked on IBM Debug tool for debugging the problem request and resolving the problems in Batch
and Online programs.
 Involved in coding various Jobs using QUICKJOB, SYNCSORT, ICETOOL, JCL and PROC.
 Worked on Performance Tuning, identifying, and resolving performance bottlenecks in various
levels like sources, targets, mappings, and sessions.
  Experience in implementing the complex business rules by developing PL/SQL Stored Procedures
and Triggers.
 Worked on ESP and CA-7 scheduling tools of mainframe batch jobs and extensively involved in
Production Support 24x7 and fixing the problems.
 Possesses strong Commitment, Dedication, and excellent Analytical, Programming, and efficient
Problem-Solving skills.
 Strong experience in Onsite-Offshore coordination, product quality standards development & team
leadership.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: COBOL, JCL, REXX, QUICKJOB, Java, SQL, PL/SQL, CICS.
Databases: TERADATA, DB2, VSAM, Oracle, Teradata, Snow SQL.
Scheduling Tools: CA-7.
Tools & Utilities: Changeman, Endevor, IBM Debug Tool, File Manager, File-Aid, Easytrieve plus, Expeditor
TSO/ISPF, VSAM, QMF, SPUFI, MS Office, Win SQL, ESP Job Schedular, XCOM, SERVICE NOW, JIRA.
Operating Systems: IBM OS/390, Z/OS, Windows 95/98/2000/XP, UNIX, LINUX, MS - Dos.

Educational Summary

 Bachelor of Science in Computers from Osmania University.

Previous Employment

 Working as a Sr. Software Engineer at Prism IT Corp from May 2015 to till date.
 Worked as a Consultant in Capgemini from Feb 2011 to May 2015.
 Worked as a Mainframe Developer in Magna Infotech from Sep 2010 to Nov 2010.

Professional Experience

AT&T, Dallas, TX (Feb 2020 – Till Date)

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Project Description:
Warehouse Transformation – Mainframe Offloading:
Transformation of CDO DP mainframe platforms to the Cloud. will move single version of truth data to
target architecture reducing disparate and redundant databases, reduce risks around security and increase
speed to insights and analytics.
Roles & Responsibilities:
 Analyze & learn Mainframe applications and current architecture.
 Participate in meetings to review the business document with team of application developers and
technical analysts.
 Interface with business and IT teams to understand business requirements and translate business
requirements into formal technical requirements and application code.
 Analyze list of Upstream and Downstream interfaces for the identified 45 Mainframe applications.
 Identify applications to be considered for modernization, re-platforming and retire.
 Identify Mainframe components (JCL, COBOL, Database(tables), files, CICS, VSAM, Flat files) to
be considered for transformation with its LOC (Lines of Code)
 Identify utilities/tools needed for code & data migration
 Study the existing applications and prepare high level and detailed analysis documents for Data-
base migration from Teradata/Oracle to Snowflake
 Create detailed technical design specification for enhancing the batch programs, care was taken to
re-use most of the existing components/modules.
 Explore snow converter tool to see if we can leverage for our EODs app migration and provide
EODs app table database details to ETL team. Review the conversion, Configuration/Layout on
mainframe with ETL Teams
 Review all the files on the mainframe to identify those with multiple line issues before sending to
ETL grid
 As part of Mainframe Migration process for the given Applications, need to review the AOD (Appli-
cation Overview Document) and prepare the High-level design document and based on this we
need to prepare a low-level design level document.
 Understand the job procedures & relevant interface files and databases in COBOL, JCL, VSAM and
Flat Files.
 Design and development of programs and jobs using JCL, VS COBOL II, VSAM, DB2, TERADATA,
JCL, CICS.
 Impact analysis for requirement changes, finding affected list of programs, mainframe components
for homogeneous implementation
 Analyzing modifications, finding affected list of programs and homogeneous implementation
 We will have to Investigate the current load process for each table in the Mainframe systems and
modify the Code and Schema changes as per the requirement.
 Analyzed, designed, and created new JCL JOBs, PROCs for daily, monthly & yearly Reporting pur-
poses.
 Create and change various data files and tables such as VSAM, PDS, GDG and DB2 tables.
 Use Change Man to manage change control for source code and JCL migrations
 Work involves fixing abends such as Space abends, File contention errors, VSAM space abends
and DB2 abends.
 As part of EDW table migration from database to Cloud project, prepare and load the date into data
database and send the data to NIFI in their expected format.
 Use Snow Converter tool which is a tool that takes various SQL and convert to syntax that is unique
to Snowflake. Work on modifying Control Cards in Mainframes to send the appropriate data to NIFI.
 For EDW Legacy Tables Migration – Convert file format from fixed length to delimited file to load to
snowflake and provide Mainframe source files and region where the files reside.
 Load delta files from mainframe in to ADLS 2 (data that has changed since initial load), load files
from ADLS 2 to Snowflake by coding.
 Created maps and records for various programs and was responsible for writing the Logical Record
Facility (LRF) subschemas to access the IDMS database.
 Create multiple versions of existing Flat Files using GDG (Generation Data Set) and load the data
into EODs tables.
 Supported the migration of modules into the production environment using the Change man tool by
packaging the modules, submitting the package to verify the return code, and casting the package
to enter the staging region.
BLACK Knight, Jacksonville, FL (May 2018 – Feb 2020)
Sr. Mainframe Developer
1. Project Description:
DMI ZEUS Consumer is an acquisition project for client Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. The consumer loans
from the seller client BMO HARRIS (ZEUS – ELOC) has to be mapped according to the Black Knight MSP
(Mortgage Service Package) module and process the seller client data received thru secure web and add it
to the DMI portfolio. This process involves in using the Black Knight proprietary tools such as Accelerator,
All-Table, All-Query, PCKMT and TI-Data Converter.

2. Project Description:
Key Bank Consumer ALS is a new client conversion project. The client system is in ALS and need to process
the client data received thru EDI messages and load it into Black Knight MSP. This process involves in using
the Black Knight proprietary tools such as Accelerator, All-Table, All-Query, PCKMT and TI-Data Converter.

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Participated in regular meetings with Business Analyst to understand the high-level business
mapping documents and convert them to a technical document for the programmers.
 Involved in Design and Development of test plans based on high-level and detailed design
Documents.
 Extensively involved in coding new programs and Jobs using COBOL, JCL, QUICKJOB, and VSAM.
 Worked in converting all the client data received in various formats to Mainframe files using File-
Converter and TI-data converter.
 Experience in all Internal TI-Tools Accelerator, All-Table, All-Query, PCKMT and TI-Data Converter.
 Experience in building new REXX screens to build the JCL’s. Worked in creating DB2 Stored
procedures.
 Worked on loan swaps to copy the loans from client production region to the test region.
 Knowledge Transfer to the offshore team with business functionality and the new requirements.
 Experience in Data Analysis, Data Validation and Data Verification. Worked in writing the SQL
queries for generating the Static Reports and verifying the expected results and counts from the
seller data.
 Worked in doing changes to CICS screens as per the client requirement.
 Extensively used File-Aid in analyzing the data and Expeditor for debugging the programs.
 Used JIRA for defect tracking life cycle management purpose.
 Lead daily stand-ups and scrum ceremonies for two scrum teams. Work with product owners to
groom the backlog and plan sprints. Track, escalate and remove impediments.
 Report at daily Scrum of Scrum meetings. Track burn down, issues and progress in Version One.
Work with component teams to resolve issues.
 Responsible for estimation & tracking of the maintenance requests.
 Tracking project plans and progress. Keeping and maintaining all the documents in SharePoint site.
 Responsible for Team building, mentoring and trained the new team members to make them
productive in short span of time.
  Worked in production support in rotation basis.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Jacksonville, FL (May 2015 – Apr 2018)
Mainframe Developer
Project Description:
BCBS of Florida is a leading health care payer serving more than six million subscribers in the FL area.
Claims Processing application group which enables to record, process, track and run inquiries on hospital
and medical claims, Customer Service group of applications allows you to administer and channel inquiries
about practitioners and facilities.

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Interacted with clients for requirement gathering and translating the same to High Level Design to
low level design documents.
 Translated customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish
specific solutions, and lead the efforts including programming and testing that culminate in client
acceptance of the results.
 Responsible for designed the detailed system specification documents, participation in unit testing
and maintenance of planned and unplanned internally developed applications, evaluation, and
performance testing of purchased products.
 Senior IT Developers lead efforts, oversee work results, provide training, and serve as a technical
resource for other Developers.
 Responsible for development, programming, coding of Information Technology solutions.
 Extensively involved in programming COBOL, JCL, DB2, Stored procedures. Involved in testing
using JCL, Debug tool, TSO/ISPF, FILE-AID and QMF.
 Development of the new batch programs using COBOL, DB2, JCL, VSAM.
 Performing the code migration into the Release packages thru Change man and running the
Package level audits.
 Reduce the elapsed processing times and meet required SLAs.
 Actively monitor CPU usage in batch and Online transactions to improve the DB2 queries where
performance is not optimal.
 Worked on Performance tuning, CPU reductions and changing the job schedule from prime to
non-prime time.
 Expertise in incident and change management process by using service now.
 Responsible for Estimation & Tracking of the Maintenance requests.
 Responsible for Team building, mentoring, and coaching new team members to make them
productive in short span of time.
 Conducting Peer reviews, interacting with the team to understand the system & plan for the same
to match for time bound quality response.
Capgemini, Hyderabad, India (Aug 2013 – May 2015)
Mainframe developer
Project Description:
Coca-Cola had floated various RFPs to outsource their IT services to multiple vendors. The current scope
for Capgemini India is primarily to support Coca-Cola Marketing Systems globally. This involves 100+
applications spread in North America, Latin America regions.

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Analysis of Client Requirement document, Functional requirement documents to formulate a test
plan.
 Worked as a technical lead to offshore team Developers on the Requirements, Design and
Development of GSS Coke Team.
 Understanding High Level Requirements from customer. Experience in Preparing Test Approach,
Test Strategy and developing Test Plans, Designing and Reviewing Test Cases for Functional and
Regression Testing.
 Design test case documents as per the requirement, preparing estimation for enhancements and
implementation plans.
 Built new and modified existing COBOL programs to meet the business requirements and
enhancements to the applications.
 Design and development of programs and jobs using JCL, VS COBOL II, VSAM, DB2, CICS, MQ.
 Involved in coding Jobs using JCL and PROC, Used SPUFI, QMF and FILEAID as testing tools and for
data manipulation and Data cleansing.
 Developed new DB2 stored procedures and developed new CICS background transactions and
batch programs.
 Involved in Designing, Construction, Testing, Debugging, Reviewing and daily Production support
activities.
 Maintain process compliance and involved in performance testing.
 Trained the new recruits, documented the new process flows and business knowledge.

Capgemini, Mumbai, India (Feb 2011 – Aug 2013)

Mainframe developer/Support
Project Description:
General Motors Corporation (GM) is a multinational automobile manufacturer and is the second largest
automaker. General Motors manufacture cars and trucks in over 35 countries.
General Motors had floated various RFPs to outsource their IT services to multiple vendors. The current
scope of the project is primarily to support GM ’s Dealer Systems and Sales and Marketing Systems
globally. This involves 350+ applications spread across four regions viz. North America (GMNA), Latin
America Africa and Middle East (GMLAAM), Europe (GME) and Asia Pacific (GMAP).
It is having different applications designed for different purpose.
GM-LAAM Vehicle Sales System - Application manages all the functions related to the Sales in GM LAAM
region (Latin America, Africa, and Middle east). The primary business function is to manage the vehicle
sales Orders. It acts as the repository for the vehicle sales orders for all the applications which are involved
in Sales process.
Delivery Reporting and Stock – As the name implies, this application is responsible for reporting the
vehicles that were sold in Latin America region and processing the stock calculation.
Data Mart - The application Data mart is a statistics data warehouse. It stores data from multiple
sources and makes it available for various user reports & analysis.

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Requirements gathering, Understanding the requirements and design Technical Specification
Documents.
 Prepared Low level design documents for modification of COBOL programs to meet the new
business requirements.
 Built new and modified existing COBOL programs to meet the business requirements and
enhancements to the applications.
 Involved in Code changes using Cobol, JCL, CICS, DB2 and IMS DB/DC as per the requirements in
Batch and Online programs.
 Involved in testing using JCL, Debug tool, TSO/ISPF, FILE-AID and QMF. Utilized the version control
tool Change man to create the Package and migrating the code changes to Production.
 Involved in production support activities. Ensured the batch cycle gets completed in time. Also,
fixed the issues within the time mentioned in Service Level Agreements (SLA).
 Work involves fixing abends such as Space abends, File contention errors, VSAM space abends and
DB2 abends.
 Also involved in monitoring the Batch Cycles. Maintain process compliance, Monitoring the Jobs
and Schedule them using CA-7.
 Extensively involved in Production Support 24x7 to business users and monitoring batch jobs and
fixing the problems.
 Resolving production job failures and batch abends. Managing complex errors & production
abends and makes changes in production server (Break fix).
 Prepared the test plans, test cases and shakeouts for production migration.
 Design test case document as per the requirement, preparing estimation for enhancements and
implementation plans.
 Managed execution of different testing phases like unit, integration, system, and user acceptance
testing.
 Documenting MER (Minor Enhancement Request) and application related issues. Preparing Task
estimation sheet for MERs (Minor Enhancement Request).
 Inspecting of the deliverable before sending to client & co-coordinating the project to provide the
deliverable as per schedules.
 Resolving the Technical and non-technical issues in the team and providing the friendly
environment in the project.

Steria, Chennai, India (Sep 2010 – Nov 2010)

Mainframe Developer
Project Description:

TESCO is a One of the biggest supermarket in UK and ROI. This is the world 2nd largest supermarket. Tesco
Offshore team does Support activities and some development activities. If any new business-related
queries come. Tesco specific systems like CR, LM, SD, FS, and SR, TO, VM, ED, Denver, and Non-Denver.
I am working in SD, FS, ED and VM systems, in which The SD system has two main functions. SD tracks the
stock at depots and reconciles them through goods-in and goods-out.
Also calculates nominal charges to stores for the stock delivered from depots.SD system has both Online
and Batch processes. The FS System is standalone core system which deals with daily stock replenishment
with store. In Supply Support Systems
Which provide 24/7 on call production support to batch support to ensure that the systems are online and
is up every day as per the schedule (RLA and SLA)

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Communicating with the users to resolve the problems logs and Prepared LLD by referencing
HLDs.
 Executing Work requests which involves analysis, coding, testing, implementation, and
documentation.
 Involved in Code changes as per the requirements in Batch and Online program having DB2
database.
 Prepared the test plans, test cases and shakeouts for production migration.
 Code developed by using COBOL, JCL, DB2, involved in coding Jobs using JCL and PROC. Code
modification and compilation of the impacted programs.
 Involved in testing using JCL, Debug tool, TSO/ISPF, FILE-AID and QMF. Used SPUFI, QMF and
FILEAID as testing tools and for data manipulation and Data cleansing.
 Utilized the version control tool Change man to create the Package and migrating the code
changes to Production.
 Monitoring the Jobs and Schedule them using ESP. Extensively involved in Production Support
24x7 and fixing the problems. Handling the production and test ABENDS.
 Provide support to the impacted components to the team, fixing defects raised by the QA team.
 documented the new process flows and business knowledge. Built new and modified existing
COBOL programs to meet the business requirements and enhancements to the applications.
 Ensure the adherence of the process to the ISO 9001, SEI CMM quality standards.