Avinash Tanikella
Lead Mainframe Developer | COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS
- Role
- Cobol Lead Sme at Wipro
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Avinash Tanikella
Avinash Tanikella is a Seasoned IT professional with 10+ years of experience across Healthcare, Insurance, and Mortgage Banking, specializing in enterprise application development, legacy system modernization, and data-driven solutions.Strong expertise across the SDLC - requirements analysis, design, development, testing and deployment -primarily within Mainframe technologies including COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, Easytrieve, Unix, and AcuCOBOL. Proven ability to modernize and transform legacy systems using cloud-native approaches.Experienced in building Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning models to solve real-time business problems, with hands-on exposure to Data Science, Analytics, and predictive modeling.Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) with strong leadership in Agile delivery, team collaboration, and stakeholder management. Cloud-certified in AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure AZ-900, and AWS Blu Age Level 1, enabling effective cloud migration and mainframe modernization initiatives.Academically trained in advanced analytics through a Post-Graduate Program in AI & ML (UT Austin) and currently pursuing an MS in Data Science (Deakin University, Australia). Passionate about continuous learning, innovation, and delivering scalable, future-ready enterprise solutions.
Experience
Cobol Lead Sme
Jul 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
Served as a Cobol SME for a major US bank, responsible for analysing COBOL code and performing source-to-target mapping for all fields across 18+ applications and downstream systems. Also handled end-to-end data flow documentation and other key technical documentation required for the migration. Owned the entire application ecosystem and guided teams in moving from mainframe to a cloud environment. Collaborated regularly with leadership, client managers, product owners, and cross-functional cloud migration teams. Took full ownership and accountability for delivery, technical alignment, and successful migration outcomes.
Education
Kendriya Vidyalaya
AISSCE
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Post Graduate Program- AIML, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
2022 — 2023
Deakin University
Master of Data Science (Global)
The University of Texas at Austin
Postgraduate Degree, Artificial Intelligence
Skills
- C++
- C
- Sports
- Computer Science
- Network Marketing
- Sql
- Network Engineering
- Cricket
- Business Management
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