Praveen Kumar

About Praveen Kumar

Results-driven IT professional with over 15 years in Mainframe infrastructure management, leadinghigh-performing teams to deliver scalable solutions. Proven project manager with expertise inoverseeing complex mainframe projects from initiation to completion. Deep knowledge of z/OS, coupled with strong analytical skills for effective problem-solving. Recognized for optimizingperformance through capacity planning and tuning. Skilled in vendor management, ensuring SLAs aremet while maintaining cost-effectiveness. Strategic leader with excellent communication, translatingtechnical concepts for diverse stakeholders. Committed to continuous learning and staying current onmainframe technology trends. Seeking a senior management role to leverage expertise in drivinginnovation and operational excellence. Skilled in z/OS, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, JES2,SPOOL, IPLs, SMP/e, SYSPLEX,OMVS, SYSLOG Reviews, USS, z/OS Parmlib configuration,Dumps, Disaster recovery (DR), and z/OSMF.

Experience

1. Vice President

   Barclays

   Jun 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN

Education

• Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

  B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering

  2005 — 2009

• Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Vanavani Matriculation Higher Secondary School

  H.S.C, Computerscience

  2003 — 2005

• Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

  M.Tech , Computer Science & Engineering

Skills

• Unix
• Os/390
• Mainframe
• Sql
• Job Control Language (Jcl)
• Z/Os
• Vsam
• Programming
• Mvs
• Racf
• Sdlc
• Websphere Mq
• Ibm Mainframe
• Jcl