RAMANA RAO AMBORE, FRM Principal Fintech Engineer & Quant Developer Email: Ramana.Ambore@gmail.com Phone: (515) 525-4636 Location: Merrimack, NH LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambore GitHub: https://github.com/RamanaAmbore Medium: https://medium.com/@rrambo ================================================================================ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY ================================================================================ Principal FinTech engineer and quant developer with 30+ years of experience modernizing mission-critical financial systems, building algorithmic trading platforms, and delivering cloud-native data solutions at enterprise scale. FRM-certified (GARP, 2022) with deep, working knowledge of options pricing (Black-Scholes), Greeks (Δ, Γ, Θ, ν, ρ), implied volatility surfaces, and derivatives risk — applied in a live algorithmic trading platform. CFA Levels 1 & 2 cleared; pursuing Level 3. Fluent across Python, Java, Spark, AWS, and Snowflake; actively applying Gen AI tooling (LLMs, Claude Code) to accelerate modernization and code-analysis workflows. Recipient of the NTT Innovation Award, ranked among the top 40 innovators globally. Built an in-house legacy modernization toolkit — Rambo (mainframe dependency analytics), Cobra (COBOL AST parser and data-lineage engine), and automated VSAM-to-DB2 re-engineering — delivering the full decommissioning lifecycle without third-party tooling. U.S. work-authorized — no visa sponsorship required. ================================================================================ KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ================================================================================ - Architecting a distributed fee-calculation engine at Fidelity Investments on AWS (Lambda, Step Functions) and Snowflake — replacing overnight batch billing with an event-driven, horizontally-scalable platform processing billions of transactions annually across advisory, custody, and retirement products. - Built 'Rambo,' a Python/Streamlit dependency-analytics platform that provided critical insights into 3,000+ mainframe batch jobs, enabling their systematic decommissioning and cutting legacy-maintenance overhead significantly. - Received the NTT Delivery Excellence Award for Innovation — designed a Python-based product suite that automated COBOL-VSAM to COBOL-DB2 re-engineering, ranked top 40 globally within NTT DATA. - Built the COBOL parsing engine for Cobra — performs lexical/syntax analysis, constructs an AST, tracks full data lineage, and maps field origin and transformation across millions of lines of legacy COBOL code. - Building a live algorithmic trading platform for equity options integrating Black-Scholes pricing, implied volatility bands, and Greeks-driven signals (Δ, Γ, Θ) with automated execution via the KiteConnect API for covered-call and volatility-entry strategies. - Built and operate an in-house legacy modernization toolkit — Rambo (mainframe dependency-graph analytics), Cobra (COBOL AST parser and data-lineage engine), and automated VSAM-to-DB2 re-engineering — covering the full lifecycle from mainframe artifact discovery to systematic decommissioning; Gen AI (LLMs, Claude Code) now accelerates COBOL analysis and documentation at scale. ================================================================================ CORE TECHNICAL SKILLS ================================================================================ - python (8+ yrs, level 5/5) - snowflake (3+ yrs, level 4/5) - claude code (1+ yrs, level 4/5) - streamlit (3+ yrs, level 4/5) - dash/plotly (2+ yrs, level 4/5) - java (6+ yrs, level 4/5) - spark (3+ yrs, level 4/5) - SpringBoot (5+ yrs, level 3/5) - COBOL (25+ yrs, level 5/5) - CICS (20+ yrs, level 5/5) - DB2/SQL (25+ yrs, level 5/5) - JCL (25+ yrs, level 5/5) - VSAM (15+ yrs, level 3/5) - AWS (5+ yrs, level 3/5) - terraform (5+ yrs, level 3/5) - jenkins (5+ yrs, level 3/5) - git (8+ yrs, level 4/5) ================================================================================ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ================================================================================ FIDELITY TALENT SOURCE (DELIVERING SOLUTIONS FOR FIDELITY INVESTMENTS) Fidelity Talent Source, engaged with Fidelity Investments USA, Principal System Analyst, Oct 2025 - Till Date -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Client: Fidelity Investments Billing Platform Modernization - Fee Calculation Engine Role: Principal System Analyst Duration: Oct 2025 - Till Date Technology: Python, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Kafka, Snowflake, Airflow, dbt, Terraform, SQL, Git, Jenkins Modernizing Fidelity's firm-wide billing platform — the mission-critical engine that computes and reconciles advisory, custody, brokerage, and retirement fees across millions of client accounts and billions of transactions annually. Re-architecting legacy overnight batch billing into a cloud-native, event-driven distributed platform on AWS and Snowflake with strict SEC/FINRA regulatory compliance, full audit traceability, and near-real-time fee visibility. Replacing monolithic batch jobs with horizontally-scalable Lambda and Step Function workflows that complete a fraction of legacy runtime. NTT DATA / FIDELITY (SEVENTEEN YEARS DELIVERING FOR FIDELITY INVESTMENTS) NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Ltd., Application Development Director, engaged with Fidelity Investments, Apr 2008 - Sep 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Client: Fidelity 1. Cloud based Transmission application Role: Application Development Director Duration: Apr 2008 - Sep 2025 Technology: Java, Spring Boot, Spark, AWS EMR, S3, Python, Pandas, Terraform, Jenkins, Git Led cloud modernization of a high-volume, business-critical legacy transmission platform at Fidelity Investments — migrating from mainframe batch to AWS using Java, Spring Boot, and Spark. Designed and built a reusable core framework that cut development and deployment turnaround by 50%, processed high-volume financial transmission files with complex data transformation and validation, and ensured byte-level parity with legacy mainframe output. 2. Rambo - Rapid Analysis of Mainframe Batch Objects Role: Application Development Director Duration: Apr 2008 - Sep 2025 Technology: Python, Pandas, Postgres, NetworkX, PyVis, Streamlit, Git, Jenkins Built Rambo — a Python/Streamlit dependency-analytics platform used by Fidelity engineering teams to map, visualize, and rationalize thousands of mainframe batch artifacts. Modeled artifact dependencies as NetworkX graphs, enabling teams to trace data lineage, identify dead code, and systematically decommission ~3,000 redundant batch jobs. Delivered significant cost savings in legacy maintenance and laid the groundwork for the subsequent Cobra COBOL analysis tool. 3. Cobra - COBOL Research & Analysis Role: Application Development Director Duration: Apr 2008 - Sep 2025 Technology: Python, Pandas, Regex, NetworkX, Postgres, PyVis, Streamlit, Git, Jenkins Led development of Cobra — a COBOL research and analysis ecosystem for deep legacy modernization. Built a high-performance parsing engine that performs lexical and syntax analysis, constructs an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST), and tracks full data lineage across millions of lines of COBOL code — identifying field origin, transformation paths, and inter-program dependencies. Directly enabled the VSAM-to-DB2 migration program that won the NTT Delivery Excellence Award for Innovation. 4. Legacy Automation Role: Application Development Director Duration: Apr 2008 - Sep 2025 Technology: MVS, COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, Assembler Replaced static mainframe batch scheduling with event-driven, CICS-driven dynamic job submission — COBOL programs that monitor internal CICS transactions and dynamically generate and submit JCL in near-real time. Eliminated manual schedule maintenance, reduced missed-job incidents, and enabled sub-minute response to upstream data events across Fidelity's high-volume financial processing environment. INAUTIX TECHNOLOGIES iNautix Technologies India Pvt, Project Leader, May 2002 - Apr 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Client: Pershing Meta Data Services Group Role: Project Leader Duration: May 2002 - Apr 2003 Technology: MVS, REXX, JCL, COBOL, DB2, CA-7, Endevor, Platinum/DataShopper, Java, Java Script, DB2 Connect Led the Meta Data Services Group at iNautix, providing offshore support to Pershing for capturing, storing, and presenting mainframe metadata. MODIS CONSULTING Modis Consulting, Software Consultant, Nov 1997 Apr 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Client: Dade Country Schools DBS Financials Role: Software Consultant Duration: Apr 2002 - Nov 1997 Technology: MVS, COBOL, EasyTrieve, JCL, REXX, CICS, VSAM, FileAid, Xpediter, DCI Implemented the DBS E-series financial system and developed the Internal Funds system for Dade County Public Schools. The project is to install, customize and implement DBS E-series packages for Dade County Public Schools. The project also involved developing Internal Funds systems and integrating it with DBS E-Series packages MASTECH INC Matech Systems, Software Consultant, Nov 1996 - Nov 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Client: Ryder Inc Ryder On-line Analytical Decision (ROAD) System Role: Senior Software Consultant Duration: Nov 1996 - Oct 1997 Technology: MVS, COBOL, JCL, REXX, CICS, DB2, VSAM, DCI, IE, Script, Xpediter, SPUFI, FileAid, QMF Developed and implemented the Ryder On-line Analytical Decision (ROAD) System to support repair shop operations. Ryder On-line Analytical Decision (ROAD) Support System helps in calculating the average number repair hours at the repair shops. The system generates productivity reports and helps in estimating the manpower requirements at various Ryder repair shops DUN & BRADSTREET SATYAM SOFTWARE Dun & Bradstreet Satyam Software, Software Associate, Oct 1994 - Oct 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Client: Dun & Bradstreet DBS E-series Year 2000 Conversion Projects Role: Software Engineer Duration: Oct 1994 - Oct 1996 Technology: MVS, COBOL, JCL, REXX, CICS, VSAM, DCI, IE, Script, Xpediter, FileAid Dun & Bradstreet E-series Government is a suit of mainframe financial packages used by Fortune 500 companies with DB2 as the database management system. The project is to implement the new release of the package that is year 2000 compliant. Worked as a team member to build Design Document for Year 2000 changes and product enhancements for the new release of Purchasing System (PS) Module of DBS E-series products. ================================================================================ EDUCATION ================================================================================ - Master's in Computer Science, J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, 1993 - PGCBM, XLRI - School of Business, 2005 - Bachelor's in Computer Science, Nagarjuna University, 1991 ================================================================================ CERTIFICATIONS ================================================================================ - GARP Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM), 2022, ID# 502640 - CFA Levels 1 & 2 cleared, CFA Institute, 2018 & 2020, ID# 8243442 - IBM Certified DB2 DBA, 2003 - Six Sigma Green Belt certification, QAI, 2005 - Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI, 2005 - Sun Certified Java Programmer, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generated dynamically from profile_data.yaml