SUMMARY

• I am a WebSphere Middleware / WebSphere MQ/ IIB/ESB/ Engineer with more than Seven years of experience on enterprise application integration with an extensive knowledge in design and Development of Middleware & SOA Solutions using WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQ FTE, Data Power, IIB, WebSphere Message Broker/IBM Integration Bus, WTX, WBI adapters, WebSphere Application Server (WAS), Connect Direct, WESB, Process Server, IBM Business Process Manager, WSRR on Linux (SUSE/Red Hat), Windows 2012/2008, AIX,HP - UX and Mainframes Z/OS platforms.
• I have worked extensively on Middleware MQ / WBI MB/ ESB implementations in Financial and retail business domains Involved in end-to-end Integration Testing of various services. Support Migration/ upgrade/ load testing activities & capacity Planning
• Good Experience in designing, Development, Supporting and deploying messaging infrastructure/architectures using WebSphere MQ, ESB, IIB, MQ files transfer &WebSphere Message Broker queuing and clustering.
• Evaluating the MQ& IIB needs for the project, designing a deployment strategy, working on upgrade/ migration needs and delivering an architecture recommendation.
• Setting up IIB 10.x/ 9.x, WebSphere Message Broker in production environment (6.x/7.x/8.x) and test environment. This includes some installation and customization activities, bus topology planning, and WBI Adapter configurations and Setup HA Production configurations on Windows 2012/2008/ AIX, Linux and Z/OS Environment
• Experienced in integrating Webserver applications and legacy applications as part of the Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) using WebSphere Message Broker/IBM Integration Broker
• Configured WBIMB /WMB objects like Configuration manager, Control center on Win2003/win2008 and Brokers on AIX.
• Planed and worked on the migration initiative from to IIB 10.x/9.x WBIMB 8.0 /7.0/6.1, WTX 8.1 on Windows 2012/2008, AIX, Linux and Solaris
• Developed WebSphere Message Broker's Message Sets and Message Flows for the Data transformation and Routing based on use cases
• Worked closely with ERP / SAP & Database (DB2 and Oracle), Portal teams to discuss Applications integrations, designing integrations, issues related to Development, testing & Investigate and resolve WebSphere MQ, WBI MB and IIB and software problems
• Integrated and supported applications like Legacy Mainframes, JDBC, SWIFT, SAP, Siebel, PeopleSoft and mySAP.com using WBI MB and WBI Adapters
• Worked Define the map that transforms from the source to the target format, deploy the map to the Transformation Extender engine and test the map.
• Implemented MQ and Message Broker restart/recovery procedures
• Established Publish/Subscribe Network in broker domain.
• Define and manager message sets and message flows, and manage topics and subscriptions.
• Deployed Message flows and Message sets to the right Execution groups in the broker.
• Implemented various flows involving HTTP nodes to expose legacy applications as web services
• Implemented applications to leverage aggregate fan-out fan-in capabilities of broker
• Provided 24 X 7 on call support for Production
• Responsible for implementing Web Services security infrastructure for all external facing Webservices for various members using IBM DataPower XS40 by creating various AAA policies.
• Implemented several policies in XSLT inside XI50 for the Authentications and Authorizations of SOAP Requests from several clients
• Worked with DataPower CLI interface in migrating Application specific objects, proxies and other objects between environments
• Worked on Administration, Development, upgrades/ migration and Production support for IBM WebSphere DataPower XS40, DataPower XI50, XI52, XB60,XB62
• Installation, configuration and administration of the new DataPower Appliance XS40,XB60, XG45,XC10 and XI50
• Creating application domains in DataPower and taking configuration backups of DataPower domains and objects and importing the configurations to different environments.
• Implemented several policies in XSLT inside XI50, XI52 for the Authentications and Authorizations of SOAP Requests from several clients.
• Experience in administration and configuration of WS-proxies, XML firewall, SSL Proxy Profiles, XML Proxy Profiles, WSDL, Multi Gateway protocol, LB groups, for DataPower XI50 and XS40.
• Secured the Access to Web Services security infrastructure for all external facing Web services using by creating various AAA policies.
• Worked on IIB 9.x, IBM Message Broker 8.x /7.x, ESB, Websphere Transformation Extender & latest SOA technology like IBM Websphere Data Power Integration Appliance XI50.
• Responsible for Designing, Planning upgrading WebSphere MQ software from version 6.x to 8.x/7.5. Designing, Installing WebSphere MQ 7.5 /8.x file transfer topology.
• Experience in installation, configuration and maintenance of High available WebSphere MQ/ WBI MB and WebSphere Application Server across multiple distributed platforms like AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, windows, Z/Linux and Mainframe Z/OS
• Experience in operational 24x7 supports, best practice trouble shooting, monitoring, capacity planning and maintenance.
• Proficient in problem determination, troubleshooting, backup & recovery of Distributed Queue Management.
• Performing development and support tasks related to EAI/WebSphere Applications
• Performed Health checks on the servers as part of auditing.
• Responsible for developing, configuration and creating MQ FTE/ links between systems for Dev/Test, Staging & Production and providing end to end support for various existing Applications and environments
• Installing and configuring coordination queue manager, command queue manager, FTE agent queue managers and FTE agents
• Configured MQ channel using different transmission protocols and experience with MQ Clusters.
• Managed, configured and monitor MQ Listeners, Command Servers, Channel initiators, Trigger Monitors, MQ Log files & Dead Letter Queues.
• Experienced in creating and maintaining Queue Managers, MQ Gateway, Queue and Channels.
• Expertise in using various tools such as QPASA, APPWATCH, RFHUTILC to monitor queues, channels, replay messages, setting up monitoring etc.
• Good experience on MQ Tracing and SSL Configuration on WebSphere MQ
• Configured security for WebSphere MQ queues & other objects for data access and for administration using role-based security
• Experienced in defining WebSphere resources such as JDBC providers, data sources, MQ Queue connection factories, Queue destinations and Message driven bean listeners.
• Configured global security with LDAP registry and generated self-signed certificates (SSL) using Ikeyman.
• Worked extensively on MQ and Broker upgrades (MQ 5.3, MQ 6.x, MQ 7.x), resolving the MQ Migration Issues
• Experience in Planning, Installation and Administration of WebSphere MQ, on various platforms like UNIX (AIX, Sun Solaris, Linux), Windows and on Mainframes
• Change Management, Incident Management and root cause analysis on all production and pre-production environments
• Troubleshooting application issues when WebSphere MQ is acting as the XA Resource Manager and managing databases for two phase commits
• Analyzing FDCs cut during application level and MQ internal errors.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C, C++, JAVA, J2EE, HTML, XML, PL/SQL, Shell and Perl scripting.

Development Tools: IBM WebSphere Integration Developer, IBM Integration Toolkit, Rational Application Developer, IBM Rational Integration Tester (GreenHat), IBM Process Designer, IBM Integration Designer APPWATCH, SOAPUI, WinSCP.

Databases: DB2, Informix, Oracle 9i, 10g /11g

Operating Systems: Windows 2012/ 2008/2003 AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Z/OS, OS/400, OS/390, i5/OS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

WebSphere SOA/DataPower Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Business Rules Development, Micro flows, Complex Data Maps, Java Snippets, Human Task Manager Interaction, Mediation Development, Integration with user registries using IBM Process Designer and IBM Integration Designer.
• Gathering the Business Process requirement to develop an efficient Business solution and design using Process server and ESB
• Integrating globally spread Disney online item file business units with the IBM Business Process Manager, implementing business processes through workflow approvals for hierarchical user groups for items being created.
• Implemented and optimize client infrastructure solutions for IBM Business Process Manager.
• Customized various utilities and interfaces with IBM Business Process Manager where interface design based on inbuilt BPM capabilities and integration definitions.
• Worked on BPEL-based WBI Process Choreographer workflow implementation
• Designed and developed the respective components such as Libraries, Modules, Data Types (BOs), Data Maps, and Interfaces.
• Worked on Business Rules Development, Micro flows, Complex Data Maps, Java Snippets, Human Task Manager Interaction, Mediation Development, and Integration with user registries. TDS, AD, Data/Interface Maps and CEI Usage.
• Developed the complete application to get records (messages) from Third Parties (Insurance Providers) and later transform with the business rules to fit for the Insurance systems.
• Providing 24/7 support, Day-to-Day problem solving involving DataPower, WSRR and Websphere MQ Series, Message Broker, ESB, IIB Middleware infrastructure
• Worked on IBM DataPower XB60/62, XI50, XI52 administration & configuration for the internal and external Web services using Web GUI.
• Responsible for Production support for DataPower XI50, XI52,XB62, DataPower XC10, XS40 Infrastructure. DataPower versions 5.0 and 6.0, administration, configuration, development and upgrades (5.0 to 6.0)
• Configuring Datapower services like WS Proxy,B2B Gateway, XML Firewall and Multi Protocol Gateway.
• Created and supported certificates for SSL communication for all communication links coming into DataPower or going out from DataPower.
• Monitoring the Health of the Integration Servers and IBM XI50/ XI52 DataPower devices.
• Performing change activities during the downtime by routing away/back the HTTP and MQ traffic at various layers to avoid data loss.
• Implementation of Error Handling and Centralized Routing in Datapower.
• Handling multiple inputs/outputs in WBI MB and its integration with Datapower
• Developed Complex Mediation flows and XSLT transformations
• Involved in creating several objects on DataPower like WS-Proxy, XML Proxies, Multi Gateway protocol and LB groups from Web Console
• Worked on configuring and troubleshooting complex SSL proxy profiles in DataPower.
• Implemented Log-targets to store the Default-log of the Production DataPower devices to a Software Configuration Manager location.
• Worked with L2 to work with DataPower related issues.
• Trouble shooting the MQ on Linux verifying the logs (master logs, channel initiator logs)
• SOA service design and development using IBM Integration Bus (IIB).
• Design and develop message flow interfaces using HTTP nodes, SOAP nodes, and MQ, FTP and transformation nodes.
• Developed message flow interfaces with WS-Security.
• Implemented the integration with HFIS Legacy Mainframe System using IBM Message Broker and WebSphere MQ.
• Wrote ESQL to route messages based on business rules to match information content and business processes.
• Worked with various IBM primitive nodes and ESQL for message routing and transformations.
• Designed and developed Message Sets and Message Flows using IBM Message Broker toolkit and WID.
• Configured, tuned and maintained IBM Message Broker in the development environment.
• Packaged and deployed BAR files to the IBM Message Broker.
• Worked on Deploying, Un-deploying the BAR files, stopping and starting the message flow using Message Broker Toolkit.
• Created and maintained Message Flows on IBM Message Broker using IBM Message Broker Toolkit.
• Built an Error Module using TryCatch nodes to catch the exceptions and later logging erred messages and Exception List on to the Queue.
• Deployed Message flows and Message sets to the right Execution groups in the broker.
• Troubleshooting and debugging WBI messages flows using user and service traces.
• Worked on generating the Message Broker trace, formatting the trace and debugging and fixing the errors by analyzing the broker trace.
• Supported the Messaging (MQ/EMS) between Mainframe and TIBCO, and with other upstream/downstream systems.
• Dead letter queue message handling. Production support for many WebSphere MQ messaging applications.
• Effectively handled Severity 1 and Outage Management calls, which were high priority for the account support.
• Worked on implementing monitoring the status of message flows in Message Broker and sending email alerts and start the message flows in case if the message flows are stopped.
• Enhanced message parsing, the performance of both parsing and writing messages has been significantly improved to allow greater throughput, especially of large messages.
• Worked on providing the inputs for monitoring Queue Manager Objects for channel status, Queue Depths and performance parameters using CA Wily Introscope.
• Coordinated with Application and Business teams and Resolved J2EE application WebSphere Application Server V8.x Migration issues. Evaluate WebSphere application servers for performance and features

Environment: WebSphere MQ 8.x/7.x, IIB 10.x/ 9.x, WBI MB 8.x/7.x,WTX 8.x,WebSphere Application server 6.1/7.x,WebSphere Process Server 6.2.x,IBM Business Process Manager, IBM Process Designer, IBM Integration Designer WESB 6.1/6.2/7.x,IHS 6.0.xRational Clear case, ANT,DB2

Confidential

Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the implementation of the EAI architecture of an Integration Platform using WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Message Broker and integration of different business applications.
• Actively involved in deploying and performance tuning the application on WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere MQ, and WBI MB.
• Took part in Business Flow Discussion and put down integration requirements
• Evaluate middleware toolset for implementation. Provide estimates& implement the solution, carried out GAP Analysis.
• I have worked on MQ FTE initial topology implementation to transfer large files across multiple systems. Enabled SSL to securely manage MQ FTE file transfers between AIX, z/OS and Windows platforms in lower environments.
• Monitoring and resolving Middleware trouble tickets, within appropriate time frame in WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Message Broker, WebSphere Application Server, Production environment.
• Developing MQ infrastructure in enterprise level with distributed queuing and clustering.
• Configuring, managing and as well as automation WebSphere MQ channels and adding and modifying WebSphere MQ resource definitions.
• Identifying for the need of Queue managers, Queues, Channels, and other MQ Objects, defining, administering and maintaining the same.
• Troubleshooting and Managing WebSphere MQ queues, channels, listeners and triggering.
• Provide 24X7 on-call support for WebSphere MQ based enterprise messaging platform running on both distributed & Mainframe operating systems
• Interact with application staff to resolve messaging issues and trace messages from origin to destination as well as define various MQ Objects and set up MQ monitoring utilizing QPASA and APPWATCH.
• Change Management, Incident Management and root cause analysis on all production and pre-production environments.
• Supported the Message Broker 7.x/8.x, WTX 8.x claims interface to integrate Insurance applications automatically from Partners &legacy systems to customer Receivables tables and also involved in customer conversion from legacy to oracle accounts receivable by using customer interface.
• Worked on generating the Message Broker trace, formatting the trace and debugging and fixing the errors by analyzing the Broker trace
• Worked on WebSphere Message Broker Message flow configuration, development and ESQL coding. Experience on using different nodes in Message Broker like HTTP Nodes, SAP Nodes, File Nodes, MQ Nodes, ESQL nodes.
• Investigate and resolve WebSphere MQ and WBI MB and WebSphere application and software problems.
• Worked on emergency changes along with the regular changes on time without SLA breach.
• Developed and Deliver training on the installation, configuration and use of WBI MB within the IBM modernized infrastructure.

Environment: WebSphere MQ 7.x/6.0, WebSphere Message Broker 8.x/7.x, Windows 2012/2008, WebSphere Application Server8.x/ 7.x/6.1, XML, Rational Clear Case.

Confidential

WebSphere / MQ Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked on analyzing MQ Error files and FDCs to find out application level and system level MQ internal errors.
• Worked on generating the Message Broker trace, formatting the trace and debugging and fixing the errors by analyzing the broker trace.
• Setting up, monitoring and troubleshooting WBI / WebSphere adapters (JDBC, PeopleSoft and Web Services).
• Define Message Broker brokers and execution groups using Message Broker tool kit and deploy to the configuration manager.
• Define and manager message sets and message flows, and manage topics and subscriptions.
• Developed message flows and message sets for handling inbound and outbound data to legacy and other pub-sub models. Define physical brokers and execution groups.
• Define brokers and execution groups using Message Broker tool kit and deploy to the configuration manager.
• Writing rules and ESQL for message content enrichment (usually adding data from a database lookup).
• Investigate and resolve WebSphere MQ and WebSphere application and software problems.
• Involved in deploying the EAR files and scripting automated deployment of the applications.
• Handle WebSphere MQ messages using and QPASA monitoring systems.

Environment: IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0, WBI MB 7.x/8.x, DB2 7.x/8.x, IBM HTTP Server 1.3.x/2.0.x.x, Message Broker Tool Kit