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Ananya Lavania

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Mainframe Technical Lead at Volkswagen, developing COBOL applications and resolving production issues.

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At Volkswagen, I develop and debug mainframe applications using COBOL, IMS, JCL, DB2, SQL, and CICS. I also analyze and resolve application issues to maintain production stability.

At LTIMindtree, I led developers through mainframe application design, development, and deployment. I conducted technical reviews and managed development for new requirements, including client coordination.

At Mastercard, I supported the Single Message Card System in the BizOps – Core Payments team. I monitored job execution, led Micro Focus version upgrades, and supported CI/CD pipeline management for mainframe environments.

At Infosys, I contributed to a legacy modernization project, re-hosting COBOL and JCL modules to Micro Focus and testing and debugging the migrated code. Earlier, at Accenture and Cognizant, I developed and enhanced mainframe applications, supported production systems, and addressed recurring incidents.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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IT Specialist

Current

Volkswagen

Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Work within Agile methodology, including Scrum framework, across requirement gathering, analysis, development, testing, and deployment. Code and debug extensively using COBOL, IMS, JCL, DB2, SQL, and CICS.

COBOL IMS JCL DB2 SQL CICS ISPF IMS DC XPEDITER PROBA PROCMAN TWS OPC Jira File Aid Agile Scrum SDLC

Mainframe Lead and Development

LTIMindtree

Aug 2022 - Nov 2024 (2 years 3 months)

Led a team of developers through design, development, and deployment of mainframe applications, ensuring high performance, scalability, and on-time delivery. Conducted technical reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.

Mainframe COBOL JCL DB2 IMS CICS Team Leadership Technical Reviews Client Coordination Budget Management Training

BizOps Engineer

Mastercard

May 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Contributed to the BizOps – Core Payments team for the Single Message Card System, supporting a trusted payments platform. Monitored and managed job execution in IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS), resolving issues to ensure smooth operations.

IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler IWS Linux Putty Microfocus CI CD Mainframe Batch Job Monitoring Server Patching

Legacy Modernization

Infosys

Jul 2020 - Apr 2021 (9 months)

Contributed to a Mainframe Legacy Modernization project focused on re-hosting mainframe code to the Micro Focus platform. Re-hosted COBOL and JCL modules from mainframe to Micro Focus, ensuring successful migration with minimal business disruption.

COBOL JCL Microfocus Mainframe Legacy Modernization Testing Debugging

Mainframe Developer and Enhancement

Accenture

Feb 2019 - Jul 2020 (1 year 5 months)

Led development and enhancement of mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, and DB2, ensuring adherence to client requirements and technical specifications. Executed CHANGEMAN migration activities by creating new packages with no impact on business operations.

COBOL JCL DB2 Mainframe ChangeMan Tool Testing Data Integrity

Mainframe Production Support and Enhancement

Cognizant

May 2016 - Jan 2019 (2 years 8 months)

Gained thorough understanding of applications; documented findings and recommendations for further activities. Addressed recurring ABENDs, including space issues, resource access conflicts, and DB2 errors.

Mainframe COBOL JCL CICS DB2 Incident Management Automation Documentation