German Parra
Niagara Falls,ON
Summary
Senior Software Engineer with strong skills in RPG, RPGLE, SQL, and DB2/400. Proven ability to deliver innovative solutions and enhance team performance through collaboration and problem-solving.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Scotiabank Colpatria
Bogota, Colombia
11.2019 - Current
- Administer and support a mission-critical credit card enhancement application with 100+ RPG and RPGLE programs, ensuring stability, performance, and continuous operation.
- Developed and maintained MQ services supporting core banking logic and system-to-system communication for the online banking platform, improving reliability and transaction processing efficiency.
- Led and supported the migration of Citibank products to Scotiabank Colpatria on the AS/400 platform, including system integration, data migration, and application adaptation.
- Responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production incidents on the AS/400 platform, improving system reliability, and response time.
- Led performance improvements in mission-critical, end-of-day banking processes, significantly reducing processing time and increasing system reliability.
- Enhanced team performance and outcomes with innovative ideas and solutions.
Senior Developer
ITS Solutions
Bogota, Colombia
03.2010 - 11.2019
- AS/400 / RPG Software Developer for the end-to-end credit card product at Scotiabank Colpatria, covering development, maintenance, and production suppor
Junior Software Developer
ITS Solutions
Bogota, Colombia
03.2008 - 03.2010
- AS/400 Software Developer with experience in banking, core systems, and mission-critical applications.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
National University of Colombia
Bogota, ColombiaSkills
- RPG, RPGLE, CLP and CLLE programming
- SQLRPGLE
- PF, LF and DSPF
- SQL and Query/400
- MQ
- SFTP and IFS
- DB2/400 database management
- Data queue management
- Jira and ServiceNow
- Bitbucket version control
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Scotiabank Colpatria
11.2019 - Current
Senior Developer
ITS Solutions
03.2010 - 11.2019
Junior Software Developer
ITS Solutions
03.2008 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
National University of Colombia