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Praveen Kumar Rajavelu

Praveen Kumar Rajavelu

Mississauga,Canada

Summary

Highly skilled Senior Mainframe developer with 10+ years of experience in Business analysis, systems analysis, Software design, development and testing of applications with strong focus on process. Accomplished Mainframe migration specialist with a proven track record of successfully transitioning legacy applications to the Micro Focus platform. Highly motivated, a quick learner, can work independently or on a team to drive solutions with minimal supervision and enthusiastic by new challenges and tasks.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager - Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions Canada Inc
Mississauga, Canada
12.2019 - Current
  • Successfully orchestrated the migration of mainframe applications to the Micro Focus platform, ensuring seamless transition and minimal business disruption
  • Led end-to-end mainframe migration project, overseeing planning, execution, and post-migration optimization
  • Spearheaded cross-functional teams as the onsite lead, guiding collaboration among developers, QA analysts, and system administrators
  • Implemented automation strategies that reduced manual effort, resulting in increased productivity and reduced error rates
  • Developed scripts and workflows to automate routine tasks, enhancing overall efficiency and resource utilization
  • Engineered robust monitoring and alerting mechanisms to ensure uninterrupted 24/7 availability of critical applications
  • Managed incident response and resolution for application outages, achieving high levels of availability and minimizing downtime.

Sr.Associate - Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd.
Coimbatore, India
02.2013 - 12.2019
  • Developed and maintained mission-critical mainframe applications using COBOL and CICS
  • Optimized batch processing times by fine-tuning COBOL programs and JCL execution
  • Resolved complex production issues and provided timely support to ensure minimal business disruption
  • Implemented error-handling mechanisms to improve program robustness and stability
  • Participated in on-call rotations to address critical incidents and emergencies
  • Performed root cause analysis for incidents and implemented preventive measures
  • Implemented enhancements and updates to existing applications to meet changing business needs.

Education

Electronics and Communication Engineering -

Bannari Amman Institute of Technolory
04.2012

Skills

  • COBOL
  • Microfocus
  • Stratus
  • JCL
  • CICS
  • Eztrieve
  • DB2
  • VSAM
  • SQL
  • MoveIT
  • Stonebranch
  • Mulesoft
  • Datacom
  • MQ VisualEdit

Accomplishments

  • Completed Mulesoft Certified developer certification
  • Received 22 awards for showcasing exceptional dedication, and leadership qualities for various roles during my tenure with the organization

Language

  • English, Native speaker
  • Tamil, Native speaker

Work Availability

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Timeline

Manager - Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions Canada Inc
12.2019 - Current

Sr.Associate - Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd.
02.2013 - 12.2019

Electronics and Communication Engineering -

Bannari Amman Institute of Technolory

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