SUMMARY

• Extensive experience of 7+ years in the field of IT and in BEA WebLogic Server administration in Development, System Integration, QA, and Production environments under cross platform consisting of Windows, Red Hat Linux, AIX and Sun Solaris operating systems.
• Extensive experience in Installing, Configuring, Tuning and troubleshooting of Weblogic Server 8.1, 9.2, 10.x and 12.x in various environments.
• Expertise in the Administration, Installing, Configuring Web Servers like Apache 2.0, Apache 2.2, Apache 2.4.x, and app servers JBOSS EAP 5.0, Tomcat 6.x,7.x and 8.x.
• Proficient in Shell scripting and performance tuning of UNIX systems with proven skills in UNIX System Administration.
• Configured WebLogic domains using WLST.
• Expertise in deploying Enterprise Java Beans and J2EE Applications (WAR, JAR and EAR) on BEA WebLogic 12.x/10.x/9.2/8.1/7.0 and Tomcat application servers.
• Expertise in migration and upgrading of WebLogic Server and updating JDK versions and installing Service Packs of WebLogic server.
• Configured and administered JDBC Connection pools, JMS Connection Factories, Weblogic queues and topics and implemented other services like JTA, JNDI, Virtual Hosting and SNMP.
• Extensive hands on experience with WLST (WebLogic Scripting Tool) and UNIX Shell Scripts for various WebLogic Server tasks, monitoring statistics and running them as Cron jobs.
• Configured Web Server plug - in (APACHE) for WebLogic application server.
• Expertise in configuring Node Manager to administer the Managed servers.
• Involved in doing a performance benchmark of WebLogic server by using Load Runner.
• Implemented security and configuration of LDAP Netscape Directory Server.
• Provided 24/7 on call support to the development team in both testing and production environment, and analysis (troubleshooting) of log files to resolve issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Middleware: MiddlewareBEA WebLogic Application Server 6.x./7.x./8.x./9.x/10.x/12.x, Apache HTTP Server 1.3/2.0/2.2/2.4 , Apache Tomcat 5.x/6.x,/7.x/8.x, JBoss 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.0 Oracle RAC, Sun One Web server 6.x (iPlanet 6.0), MS IIS server 4.x/5.1/6.0/7.0, IBM MQ series, MySQL

J2EE Technologies: Servlets, JSP, JDBC, RMI, JMS, JTA, JNDI, JMX, EJB and Applets

Web Technologies: JDK 1.4/5/6/7/8, HTML, XML, DHTML, MSXML, ASPX, Eclipse.

Operating Systems: UNIX, Solaris, Red Hat LINUX, HP-UX, Unix, Windows 98/2000/2008/ NT/XP/VISTA.

Performance Monitoring and Testing Tools: Wily Introscope, Appdynamics, Sitescope, Jmeter, JProbe, Mercury Load Runner, Win Runner, Grinder, Samurai, Oracle Identity Management,TDA

Scripting Languages: WLST, UNIX Shell Scripting, LINUX, Perl Scripting, PHP Scripting, Python, ANT Scripts.

Packages: JDK 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5/ 1.6/1.7/1.8 , JSDK 2.0, J2EE

IDE’s/Utilities: Eclipse, Weblogic Workshop, MS Visual Studio 2005, SSH, OpenSSL, Putty, and WLST.

Database: Oracle 8i/9i/10g/10.x, MS SQL Server, My SQL, MS Access and DB2.

Networking & Protocols: TCP/IP, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, DHCP, ARP, SSL, IDM 6.0 and 7.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Glen Allen, VA

Weblogic Administrator/Web Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured and Administered Weblogic Server 10.3.6(11g) and 12.x in Development, UAT, SIT and Production environments.
• Configuration of Domains, Clusters, JDBC Connection Pools and JMS servers in Weblogic.
• Configuring Native Web Server in WebLogic.
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of Tomcat Server 6.0.X in DEV and TEST Environment.
• Integration of Apache Web Server with Tomcat 6.0.X using mod jk.
• Tuning the WebLogic Persistent Store, Tuning WebLogic JMS Servers.
• Using JHAT and Eclipse Memory Analyzer Tool to analyze Heap Dump, find memory leaks.
• Configuration of BIG IP F5 Load Balancer for High Availability and Scalability.
• Troubleshooting applications issues and solving daily issues and Tickets and interacting with different Line of Business Teams.
• Deploying applications on WL Server and Tomcat Servers and troubleshooting any issues related to post deployment.
• Installing Patches in WL server and Tomcat and JBOSS servers.
• Patching and Remediation activities on WL servers, Tomcat servers, and Apache.
• Worked on HPSA to install software policies and scripts and also write shell scripts to automate tasks.
• Java patching 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 1.8.x, JRockit28.3.7 to current patch level.
• Installation of SSL Certs in WL Servers and others in various environments.
• Migration of SHA-1 to SHA-256 to provide more Robust and Secure environment.
• Write and use of WLS Shell Scripts for different tasks like Start|Stop Servers.
• Exposure to Maven tool for build and Continuous Integration tool Jenkins.
• Worked on call support as scheduled. Also support OS team for stopping and starting servers.

Environment: WebLogic Server 10.3.6, 12.1.3, Tomcat 6.0.x,7.0.65,8.0.28, JBOSS 6.0.X, JBOSS 7.0.X, Apache Httpd 2.2.21, Apache Httpd2.4.12, Anthill pro, HPSA, Oracle 10g, 11g, RHEL5,6, Windows08, IIS7, Java 1.6.x,1.7.x,1.8.x,JRockit28.3.7, Apache Maven3.0.x, Jenkins1.4.

Confidential, Lexington, KY

Weblogic Administrator/Middleware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured and Administered WebLogic Server 10.3 and 11g in Development, System test, QA and Production environments.
• Involved in migration of J2EE application from WebLogic 8.1, 9.2 to WebLogic 10.0, 11g.
• Involved with the development teams in trouble shooting and fixing day today problems of the applications on 24/7 schedule.
• Installed and deployed application on WebLogic application server and performed troubleshooting of issues related with deployments.
• Used Appdynamics, Site Scope for monitoring the performance of system and application processes.
• Worked with monitoring tools like HP OVO with WebLogic application server.
• Worked with development and testing teams to support build and release cycles.
• Designed an entire messaging interface and Message Topics using WebLogic.
• Supported applications running on Tomcat 5.5, JBOSS 5 and Apache 2x
• Used HPSA for building and automation of server on a large scale.
• Performed baseline remediation and applied the latest oracle patches.
• Tuned several OS parameters to solve the log rotation and other issues.
• Performed scheduled maintenance activity on the application and webservers.
• Experienced in WLST, Python and shell scripting to automate tasks.
• Worked on call 24*7 for the production environments.

Environment: WebLogic Server 8.1/9.2/10.0 /10.3 , JBOSS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, SUN Solaris 10, N1SPS, Anthill Pro,Probe, JRMC, HP-OVO Core first, OEM, MQ, HPSA, Jdk1.4/1.5/1.6, Oracle 10g/11g, IBM DB2, CVS, SunOne 6.1, Apache 2.1/2.2, BMC Remedy.

Confidential, Columbus, GA

Middleware/WebLogic/JBoss Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured and Administered WebLogic 8.1/10.0 in clustered environments.
• Responsible for handling the Support Incident Database the online ticketing system.
• Configured domains, clusters, JDBC Connection Pools, Data sources, JMS Servers.
• Deployment and troubleshooting of JAR, WAR, and EAR files in clustered environment.
• Involved in monitoring mission critical applications using tools like Introscope and Sitescope.
• Design, Configuration and Testing of IBM MQ 6.0 Series as a foreign JMS with WebLogic Server.
• Installed the WebLogic Service Packs, WebLogic Patches.
• Involved in Migrating the setup from WebLogic 8.1 > 10.0.
• Configured the reliable HTTP Session management for clustered applications, DNS, FTP and Virtual hosts.
• Installed and Configured Sun One Web Server 6.1 to proxy with WebLogic Server.
• Worked with Remedy change management tool to increase the availability of business critical systems and speed the implementation of changes.
• Provided backup and also provided the recovery steps for protection from the most common failure scenarios.
• Installed and configured JBoss 4 and integrated Apache Web Server to work with the Application Server.
• Installed and configured JBoss Server 4.x, Apache HTTP Server 5, and Tomcat 2.2.20 in various environments.
• Configured BIG IP F5 Load balancer to provide high scalability, availability and reliability.
• Renewed WebLogic certificates, also installed the new certificates for the newly created regions.
• Developed scripts for automatic startup and shutdown of Admin Server and Managed Servers.
• Actively handling the Oncall pager for Production related issues on weekly rotations within the team.
• Tuned TCP/IP, JVM’s, Garbage Collections, Java Stack and Native Thread.
• Resolved complex issues related to subsystems such as Plugins, Security, JDBC, Clusters, EJB, Web Apps, Mail Session, XML registries, JMS, Server and Domain Migrations and JDBC Drivers.

Environment: WebLogic 8.1/9.2/10.0 , Apache 2.0, SunOne 6.1, IBM MQ 6.0, Oracle 9i/10g, IBMDB2, JBoss4, Oracle IDM, Solaris 9/10, F5 Load Balancer, Introscope, Sitescope, Siteminder, LDAP, BMC Remedy.

Confidential, Miami, FL

WebLogic/JBoss & Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and administered Oracle/BEA WebLogic Server 8.1/10.0/10.3 in various environments like Development, QA, and Production on Solaris, Linux and Windows Operating Systems.
• Installed and Configured JBoss Application Server 4.3 GA on Red Hat Linux 5.5.
• Installing Apache Http Server, configuring apache plug in for Weblogic and hosting application using virtual host features in apache.
• Responsible for creating Weblogic domains in Development, QA, Production from scratch.
• Involved in Migrating the setup from WebLogic 8.x > 9.x>10.x.
• Deployed different types of applications like WAR, JAR and EAR files in Weblogic 8.x/10.x and JBoss 4.3.
• Configured Node manager to administer the Managed servers.
• Setting up the cluster environment for WebLogic Server integrated with multiple workflows.
• Configured and administered JDBC Connection Pools/Multi Pools/Data Sources on WebLogic Server 8.x/10.x.
• Created and Configured WebLogic JMS Servers, JMS Modules and Bridge to provide interoperability between WebLogic JMS and IBM MQ Series.
• Configured and administered WebLogic server with Oracle10g/Oracle RAC database.
• Developed Startup, Shutdown and Bounce scripts using WLST.
• Developed UNIX shell scripts that automate the WebLogic Administration (recycling the application server, deploying customer applications, logs rotation, monitor applications state, etc.)
• Developed scripts to monitor JVM Heap Size, JMS Messages in the Destination queues in the production environment.
• Dealt with troubleshooting issues like Server hang, Application Deadlock, Out of Memory
• Configured and managed secured environments using SSL and Digital certificates.
• Upgraded all Production and Non Production systems to WebLogic 10.3.3(11g) from WebLogic 8.1 SP2 successfully and installed DST patches.
• Developed Crontab scripts for timely running jobs and provide server status.
• Configured BIG IP F5 Load balancer to provide high scalability, availability and reliability.
• Administrative documentation for Installation/Configuration Procedures for future use.
• Log files analysis such as WebLogic server logs, node manager logs, Plugin logs, thread dumps, verbosegc logs for troubleshooting and Problem determination to resolve issues.
• Using Remedy as the trouble ticket and change management tool.
• Worked as a Level2/Leve3 Escalation point for any issues regarding with WebLogic for a Very High Visibility Project.
• Provided 24/7 on call Production Support.

Environment: Solaris 9/10, RHEL 4.6/5.2, Windows Server 2003/2008, WebLogic Server 7.x/8.1 SP2/SP6/10.0.0 MP1/11g, Apache 2.0/2.2, JBoss 4.x, Apache Tomcat 5.x, iPlanet/SunOne 4.x/6.x, IIS,JDK1.4/1.5/1.6, JSP, Servlet, EJB, LDAP, JDBC, JMS, IBM MQ Series, HP Site Scope, BMC Remedy, Ant1.5.1, SQL, XML, BIG IP F5 Load Balancer, Oracle coherence.

Confidential, Irving, TX

Middleware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Install and configure WebLogic Application Server 8.1 on Sun and Windows Server platforms.
• Configure, maintain, deploy and trouble shoot WebLogic on multiple platforms, deployments, trouble shooting and maintenance for production, development, QA and training environments.
• Installed and configured Apache and Tomcat Webserver in various environments.
• Manage Apache Server and maintain Plugin in LAN/WAN environments.
• Responsible for Load balancing and Performance tuning for various WebLogic Instances.
• Involve in capacity planning of various applications.
• Perform Troubleshooting of WebLogic Application Server Connection pools with Oracle and DB2.
• Update the WebLogic licenses and apply packages.
• Configure users groups and Global Roles .
• Configure Clusters, Server groups and Cloning for improved availability and failover capacity.
• Create and configure Data Sources for database connectivity & JMS resources.
• Configure global security in WebLogic using LDAP authentication.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis for the WebLogic Application Server support including analyzing the thread dumps of servers, troubleshooting and monitoring the logs.
• Create domain configuration scripts to configure new domains, modify existing domains.
• Install and configure JProbe and Diagnostics for performance/monitoring.
• Work on EJB application with WebLogic Client and WebSphere Server on RMI/IIOP protocol.
• Respond to the SiteScope and HP OpenView alerts as per SLA.
• Work with test and Development teams to meet their needs for configure various
• Manage the deliverables according to the statement of work.
• Provided 24x7 production supports.

Environment: WebLogic Server 8.1, Solaris10, Apache 5.x, Oracle9i, SiteScope, Tomcat 5.0, IBM HTTP Server, Web Services, LDAP, JDK 1.4.2, SOA, JSPs, Remedy, EJBs and JMS.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

System Administrator/Application Support

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration, Administration and Maintenance of BEA Weblogic Server 8.1 on Red Hat Linux and Windows Operating systems.
• Design and develop JDBC connection objects for the data retrieval and update.
• Deployed the applications on multiple Weblogic Servers and maintained Load balancing, high availability and Failover functionalities.
• Configured Node manager to administer the Managed servers of Weblogic.
• Created and maintained Design documents (low & high level Design Documents).
• Involved in the design, development and execution of test plans and strategies.
• Designed and developed web applications using Servlets, JSP, Java Beans and Threads.
• Developed JSP with HTML and JavaScript for data presentation and collection.
• Configured clustering EJB objects, JDBC connections and JMS connection factories.
• Designed and developed modules from scratch as part of enhancement.
• Developed Java Scripts and HTML pages for front end.
• Developed several JSP Pages and Servlets for the front end.
• Developed Stored Procedures for extracting data.
• Involved in Performance Tuning and Bug Fixing.

Environment: Weblogic 8.1, Red Hat Linux 5/Windows Server 2003, J2EE, JProbe, Wily Introscope Linux, Java, Struts, Hibernate, HTML, DB2, Java Script, Eclipse 3.