I'm a Mainframe Technology Lead with 11+ years in IT, specializing in mainframe technologies such as COBOL, CICS, end-to-end release management, and DevOps practices. I have hands-on experience across development, testing, operations, and SME contributions, with a focus on reliability and collaboration. I excel in Agile environments, facilitating scrum ceremonies, coordinating multi-team releases, and driving DR/BCP readiness. I enjoy turning business needs into effective technical solutions and taking on varied roles—from developer and tester to team lead and subject matter expert.

Danyamala Krishnadoss

I'm a Mainframe Technology Lead with 11+ years in IT, specializing in mainframe technologies such as COBOL, CICS, end-to-end release management, and DevOps practices. I have hands-on experience across development, testing, operations, and SME contributions, with a focus on reliability and collaboration. I excel in Agile environments, facilitating scrum ceremonies, coordinating multi-team releases, and driving DR/BCP readiness. I enjoy turning business needs into effective technical solutions and taking on varied roles—from developer and tester to team lead and subject matter expert.

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I’m a Mainframe Technology Lead with 11+ years in IT, specializing in mainframe technologies such as COBOL, CICS, end-to-end release management, and DevOps practices. I have hands-on experience across development, testing, operations, and SME contributions, with a focus on reliability and collaboration.

I excel in Agile environments, facilitating scrum ceremonies, coordinating multi-team releases, and driving DR/BCP readiness. I enjoy turning business needs into effective technical solutions and taking on varied roles—from developer and tester to team lead and subject matter expert.

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Work Experience

Operations Lead at HCL Technologies
October 1, 2023 - October 29, 2025
Facilitated discussions, decision making and conflict resolution across the team by conducting sprint retrospectives. Experienced in facilitating Agile and Scrum frameworks, sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups. Coordinated release and deployment activities across multi-environment systems. Discussed with the Product Owner to derive data and plan activities for the next sprint, ensuring user stories are defined and ready to be worked on. Tracked and followed up action items from retrospectives, and contributed to releases in Blue Prism and other mainframe applications. Drove Sox control and DR activities as part of the BCP and supported audit readiness. Oversaw project documentation, status reporting, and compliance activities.
Operations/DevOps Engineer at HCL Technologies
October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
Operations lead for the AEGON Mortgage application in mainframe. Test Operator providing QA for the application, evaluating and automating tests via Blue Prism. Controlled the production environment during implementations and performed bug fixes for production incidents. Scheduling of jobs in the mainframe production environment via the OPC scheduler. Drove DR activities among mainframe applications as part of Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
Technical Lead | Mainframe DevOps at Tata Consultancy Services
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Evaluated and formulated technical specifications and design documents. Monitored mainframe coding and testing activities. Conducted unit testing and supported business procedures. Updated PAR, supervised work estimates, and resolved technical issues. Collaborated with developers to resolve defects while coding and performing system testing. Analyzed existing legacy mainframe applications and provided data via architectural documents.
QA Lead / Individual Contributor | Mainframe & Integration at Tata Consultancy Services
December 31, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Owner for High Level and Detail Level Test Design Documents and Test Guidelines. Responsible for preparing/reviewing Test Design, Test Scripts and test results. Defect Tracking and conducting Defect Triage with development teams. Frequent interaction with client during the course of the project via Weekly meetings. Test case preparation and execution using JIRA.
Implementation Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services
December 31, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Understanding the requirements from the clients and build a strong and lasting relationship with them. Handling the requirements conflict between the client and the company and satisfying the clients with acceptable changes. Provide timely updates via weekly meetings and calls about the project status. Resource Allocation against agile requests.
Software Developer | Legacy Applications at Tata Consultancy Services
December 31, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Developed, upgraded, and maintained by providing robust solutions in advanced mainframe applications. Coordinated the design and implementation of various applications, including collaboration with project managers, product teams and development teams. Interacted & consulted with clients regularly regarding projects, proposals, and technical issues that arise during the development process.
OPERATIONS/ DevOps engineer at HCL Technologies
October 23, 2023 - October 23, 2023
Operations lead for the AEGON Mortgage application in mainframe. Evaluated, tested and automated test outcomes (Blue Prism). Controlled production environment deployments and bug fixes for incidents. Scheduled jobs in the mainframe production environment via OPC scheduler. Contributed to DR activities as part of BCP.
TECHNICAL LEAD | mainframe devops at Tata Consultancy Services
December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018
Evaluated and formulated technical specifications and design documents. Monitored mainframe coding and testing activities. Conducted unit testing and supported business procedures. Updated PAR, supervised estimates, resolved technical issues, and collaborated with developers to resolve defects.
QA lead & indvidual contributor | mainframe and integration at Tata Consultancy Services
December 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015
Owner for High Level and Detail Level Test Design Documents. Responsible for preparing/reviewing Test Design, Test Scripts, and Test Results. Defect Tracking and Defect Triage with development teams. Frequent client interactions during the project via weekly meetings. Test case preparation and execution using JIRA.
implementation consultant at Tata Consultancy Services
December 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015
Understanding client requirements, building strong client relationships, resolving conflicts, providing timely updates via weekly meetings, and allocating resources against agile requests.
software developer | legacy applications at Tata Consultancy Services
December 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013
Developed, upgraded, and maintained robust solutions in legacy mainframe applications. Coordinated design and implementation with project managers, product teams, and development teams. Interacted with clients regularly regarding projects and technical issues.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology at Rajalakshmi Engineeing College, India
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
Bachelors degree in Information Technology at Rajalakshmi Engineering College, India
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet