SUMMARY

• Over Eight years of IT industry experience with Seven years in IBM WebSphere 5.x/6.x 7.x, IBM Websphere Process Server V 6.2, V 6.0. Jboss and Administration, WebSphere MQ 5.3/6.0 other Servers (SunOne/iPlanet Webserver, IBM HTTP Server 1.3.x/2.0.x/6.x, Apache, Tomcat etc.).
• Strong experience on Application Server Administration, Systems administration, Maintenance, Trouble shooting, optimization and support of highly mission critical Applications using IBM WebSphere Application server 7.x, 6.x, 5.x, 4.x, IBM Websphere Process Server V 6.2, V 6.0 Jboss 4.5, 4.0, WebSphere MQ 5.3/6.0, IBM HTTP Server 1.3.x, 2.0.x, 6.x.
• Good Experience in maintenance of the WebSphere Application Servers on various UNIX platforms and setting up the Development, Testing, QA and Production environments
• Experience in installation, configuration, tuning, security, backup, recovery and upgrades of IBM WebSphere Application server on AIX, Linux (RedHat & SUSE), Sun Solaris and also Windows NT 2000/2003
• Highly experienced in migrating WebSphere MQ 5.3 à 6.0
• Installation and support of Apache Web Server, IIS Web Server, and Iplanet web server on Windows and UNIX.
• Strong Experience in configuring SSO with Tivoli Access manager Webseal in Websphere Application server V 5.x, 6.x & 7.x.
• Strong Experience in migrating WebSphere from 4.x to 5.x, 6.x & 7.x on various operating systems of UNIX (Solaris/AIX/Linux/HP-UX) and Windows NT 2000/2003. Good Hands on Experience in configuring the horizontal-vertical clustering, Session persistence and application migration.
• Strong Experience in migrating SunJavaWebAppServer to JBoss various operating system of UNIX (Solaris/AIX/Linux/HP-UX & Windows NT 2000/2003).
• Monitor and troubleshoot the applications using tools like ITCAM, Splunk, SiteScope, wily Introscope and BMC Patrol.
• Strong experience to work on Script writing, debugging, automating admin tasks and executing using ANT, TCL, JACL, Jython, XMLConfig, WSCP and UNIX shell scripts.
• Expertise in identifying components causing problems in performance using Tivoli Performance Viewer and HP SiteScope monitoring tool.
• Familiar with WebSphere MQ 6.x
• Experience in Web Sphere Cluster Management including horizontal clusters, vertical clusters, Edge components, Workload Management (WLM), WAS Resource analyzer.
• Unix Administration experience includes NFS, NIS, and FTP, Telnet and DNS configuration and maintenance.
• Excellent client relation skills and the drive to complete tasks effectively and efficiently where customer services and technical skills are demanded as well as the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and the client community.
• Good Team player possessing excellent communicational skills, self-starter and self motivated and ability to quickly adopt and work under minimal supervision.

TECHNICAL SKILL

Primary Skills : IBM Web Sphere 6.x, 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, JBoss 4.0, 4.5
WebSphere MQ, IHS (IBM HTTP server) 6.x, Tomcat 4.0,
IPlanet, Apache,
SunWebserver, IIS web server (4.x),
Internet Technologies : Shell Script, JavaScript and HTML, XML
O/S : SUN SOLARIS, Linux, HP-UX, UNIX and Windows
Tools : HP Sitescope, Tivoli Performance Viewer,
IKEYMAN Tool, Keytool. Microsoft Office

CERTIFICATION

• IBM Certified System Administrator-WebSphere Application Server V6.0

EDUCATION

Master of Science

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Responsibility:

• Installed, configured, administrated, and provided technical supports on IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 6.1, 6.0, 5.1 /IBM WebSphere Process Server V 6.2, Jboss 4.0 on Solaris in UNIX, Linux & Windows NT 2000/2003
• Installed and configured new WebSphere Application Server/IBM WebSphere Process Server Jboss cumulative fix packs, Database, Data sources, JNDI, virtual hosts etc and transports for WebSphere Application Servers/Jboss.
• Configured WebSphere Process Server also configured the BPC, CEI, ME Clusters in Gold, Silver Topology.
• Configured WebSphere resources including JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling in WebSphere.
• Configured SSO with Tivoli Access manager Webseal in Websphere Application server V 5.x, 6.x & 7.x.
• Migrated existing applications from WebSphere 6.0.x versions to 7.0.
• Setting up environment for application packaging and deploying Enterprise Application Archive (EAR), Web Application Archive (WAR) in WebSphere/Jboss on Development, QA, and production environments.
• Involved in installation, configuration and maintenance of IBM WebSphere Product Center.
• Installed, configured, monitored, troubleshoot and provided technical supports on several Web Servers such as IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47.1, 6.0, SunOne 6.1, iPlanet 4.1 Web Servers on Solaris in UNIX , Linux & Windows NT 2000/2003on production, staging and development servers.
• Installed and configured new web instances, virtual hosts, aliases, Pega virtual hosts, Vignette plugin and virtual host, LDAP, ClearTrust and plugin on IHS (Apache), iPlanet, and SunOne Web Servers.
• Installed and configured different versions of WebSphere plugin into sun one, iPlanet and IBM HTTP server (Apache) Web Servers. Regenerated plugin from WebSphere admin console or scripts and copied over to remote Web Servers.
• Configured WebSphere Application Server on multiple platforms for both horizontal and vertical scaling for Work Load Management.
• Supported WebSphere Application Server/Websphere process Server clustering, load balance, failover/recovery and performance tuning.
• Tuned the WebSphere Process Server JVMs for the Better performance.
• Installing Websphere MQ V6.0 and configuring the Queues mangers, Queues in Linux environment.
• Involved in creating dead letter queues and transmission queues.
• Creating Full repository queues and partial repository queues for 500 queue mangers in Linux environment.
• Enabled Performance Monitoring Service (PMI) to collect JVM statistics and garbage collection data for monitoring the heap and physical memory in WebSphere.
• Analyzing, performance tuning and troubleshooting WebSphere components, using Tivoli Performance viewer, Log analyzer and Thread analyzer.
• Monitored and Traced WebServer errors in the error logs, plugin trace logs, enabled log analyzer, analog and checked WebServer performance.
• Monitor and troubleshoot the applications using through Wily Introscope, ITCAM, Performance Viewer and tuning the system caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.
• Implemented standard backup procedures for WebSphere and applications.
• Opened PMR with IBM and worked with IBM for permanent solutions, determined true Problem Management and recommend permanent solutions.
• Performed everyday task of supporting and troubleshooting the web-based applications and provided 24x7 application infrastructure production supports

• Validating various requests for the configuration changes for the WebSphere Application Servers, Websphere Process server, JBoss & Tomcat across various the corporations and recommending the suitable changes.
• Deciding on migration strategy and implementing the plan for migration of WAS6.x to WAS 7.x
• Configured WebSphere Process Server also configured the BPC, CEI, ME Clusters in Gold, Silver Topology.
• Configured SSO with Tivoli Access manager Webseal in Websphere Application server 6.x & 7.x.
• Migration experience with TAM from version 6.x to 7.x in Unix environments.
• Installed and Configured WebSphere Application Server 7.x, 6.X, Plugins 6.x and IHS 6.x, Apache Web Servers2.2, 2.3and created multiple profiles as required
• Migrated various applications from WebSphere 5.1 to 6.1.
• Involved in configuring Tangosol coherence with WebSphere and Oracle 10g.
• Actively involved in validation and certification of new products like WAS6.1 (beta) and IHS6.0.
• Involved in configuring WebSphere Application Server with WebSphere MQ 6.0.
• Extensively involved in migration of WebSphere MQ from v5.3 to v6.0.
• Responsible in supporting WebSphere MQ environment with over 150 queue managers at the same time interacting in distributed as well as clustered environment.
• Involved in creating dead letter queues and transmission queues.
• Creating Full repository queues and partial repository queues for 500 queue mangers in linux environment.
• Develop scripts to monitor JDBC Connection Pool Status, JVM Heap Size, and JMS Messages in the Destination queues in the production environment.
• Proposing and implementing Best Practices for the WebSphere & Jboss configuration and settings.
• Involved in troubleshooting WebSphere using IBM Support Assistant 4.1 using tools like IBM PMAT, Thread Analyzer and Heap Analyzer.
• Promoting latest cumulative fixes and new technologies to coexist with the WebSphere Administration.
• Monitor and troubleshoot the applications using tools like ITCAM, Dynatrace, Splunk, Wily Introscope and BMC Patrol.
• Trouble shooting the WAS servers and attending issues related to WAS servers and monitoring the performance of various applications and taking corrective action for better throughput.
• Created jython script to configure WebSphere components like JDBC, JMS, Virtual Hosts, WebServer nodes.
• Lead the group in evaluating and certifying new versions of WebSphere and related technologies.
• Fine tuning the applications and the servers for maximum thorough put.
• Configuring and maintaining global security, LDAP as well as WebSphere security to the applications running on WebSphere Application Server.
• Monitoring Routine maintenance of WebSphere Application Server such as deploying applications, maintaining clusters, tuning performance, workload management.
• Designing various levels of security for the applications installed on WebSphere Application Server.
• Uninstalled previous versions like Websphere 6.0/ Websphere Process Server v 6.0 and IHS 6.0.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.x, 6.x, IBM Websphere Process Server V 6.0, IBM HTTP Server 6.1, Apache Webservers, Oracle 10g, AIX 5.3, Windows NT 2000/2003, WebSphere MQ 5.3, 6.0, Jboss 4.0, Tomcat.

Web Engineer
Confidential, Atlanta, GA
Sep' 08 - Dec'09.

Responsible for all aspects of the web server infrastructure, IBM Websphere Application Server, Jboss, WebSphere MQ, Oracle Coherence clustered caching server, HP SiteScope monitoring suite, Tuxedo messaging system, SunWebServer & Apache.

• Maintained written procedures for application troubleshooting resulting in improved maintenance.
• Configured, Deployments and install new and updated IBM Websphere Application Server, JBoss, Sun JavaWebserver & Apache.
• Maintained xml configuration files for applications.
• Created and maintained disaster recovery procedures.
• Provided root analysis to recover from system interruptions.
• Coordinated with customer and other departments to complete projects.
• Provided on-site, remote, and on-call 7x24x365 support.
• Deployed SSL certificates for web servers.

IBM Websphere Application Refresh Project.

• Installed, configured, administrated, and provided technical supports on IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1, 6.0, 5.1 & WebSphere MQ 5.3 on Solaris/AIX in UNIX & Linux.
• Installed, configured, monitored, troubleshoot and provided technical supports on several Web Servers such as IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26, 2.0.42.1/2, 2.0.47.1, 6.0, SunOne WebServers 6.1, Apache Web Servers Reverse proxy server, on Solaris/AIX in UNIX & Linux on production, staging and development servers.
• Configured SSO with Tivoli Access manager Webseal in Websphere Application server 5.x & 6.x
• Install and configure MQ Seriesqueue managers, queues, channels, clients on NT and UNIX platforms and also apply Fixpack across platforms
• Defined synchronized, persistentIBM MQ Series Queue manager, Channel Managers and Queues
• Supported WebSphere Application Server clustering, load balance, failover/recovery and performance tuning.
• Analyzing, performance tuning and troubleshooting WebSphere components, using Tivoli Performance viewer, Log analyzer and Thread analyzer.
• Monitored and Traced WebServer errors in the error logs, plugin trace logs, enabled log analyzer, analog and checked WebServer performance.
• Monitoring WAS performance through SiteScope Performance Viewer and tuning the system caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.

Middleware Administrator
Client: Confidential, MI.
Duration: Oct'06- July 2008

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Systems in-charge for the servers running 24x7 in Production environment comprising IBM, Sun and HP servers.
• Installed and Configured enterprise applications on IBM WebSphere Application Server 4.0/5.0, Jboss 4.0.1, IBM WebsphereMQ 5.3 IBM HTTP Web Server, iPlanet Webserver & Apache in AIX, Sun Solaris, Linux and Windows NT/2000 environment.
• Installing fixpacks and fixes, federating Node to the Deployment Manager.
• Administration of Working Application- starting and stopping the application server - Regenerating/updating plug-in for IBMHTTP Server, iPlanet Webserver & Apache, co-ordinate with Database Admin Team to create databases for storing the Websphere application repository.
• Installation, Configuration, Maintenance and deployment of Websphere MQ 5.x. Install and configure MQ Seriesqueue managers, queues, channels, clients on NT and UNIX platforms and also applying Fixpack across platforms
• Generated lots of SSL cert request using IKEYMAN utility tool and sent SSL Cert request to verisign administrators. After getting SSL certificates from Verisign administrators, installed on the IHS Webservers, which is on AIX LPars.
• Configured the SSL certs for both Internet and Intranet Applications.
• Integration with the IBM Tivoli Monitoring family to proactively measure performance and user experience across business applications as well as to monitor Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus itself—generating alarms based on user-defined thresholds.
• Configured backup/archive policies using Tivoli Storage Manager Backup utility and mysysb images of root volume group
• Doing root cause analysis like cause for the issue and resolutions taken to overcome the issue and measures taken not to repeat the issue.
• Deploying the Applications on the Server from wsadmin/WSCP using jacl/tcl scripts.
• Involved in Application integration for Customer Trouble Ticket Tracking System, a web-based system using EJB Architecture deployed in Websphere Application Server.
• Integrating the mainframe trouble ticket system to web-based system using EJB Architecture to be deployed in WebSphere Application Server.
• Assisting the application owner with questions about installation packages, assisting operations staff with questions about the execution of a change request, and maintaining operational procedures and tools for managing the WebSphere environment.
• Configured the web server interfaces, session management, virtual hosts and transports for WebSphere.
• Installation & Configuration of IBM HTTP Server, make junction works for the transportation of application through a WebServer.
• On call, on pager, 24x7 production support and maintenance of Applications Servers.

Environment: IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 (RS/6000), IBM Blade HS40, HS20 & JS20, HP-UX 11i, Solaris 2.6, Tivoli Storage Manager, pSeries servers (p570, p670), OpenSSH, Window 2000/NT IBM WebSphere Application Server 4.0/5.0, Jboss 4.0.1, Websphere MQ, IBM HTTP Web Server, Apache, IKEYMAN Utility tool, SSL Certs , Perl, Korn Shell, NIS,WebSEAL NFS, DNS, LDAP Server, HACMP software

Infrastructure Analyst
Client: Confidential, MI
Duration: Oct' 04 - Sep 06

Responsibilities:

• Technology Expert in managing, configuring, administrating, trouble shooting and capacity planning on IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x/6.x/ Tomcat, Apache 2.0.x/6.x and IBM DB2 Database.
• Maintaining WebSphere on different UNIX platforms and provide setup for development, testing, staging and production environments for the on-going application development.
• Installed and configured CSS and Network Dispatchers for load balancing.
• Enabling global security for application servers and applications using Single Sign on (SSO) by LTPA mechanism on SecureWay LDAP User Registry.
• Providing many JACL, TCL scripts, Shell scripts and Perl to automate the administration of enterprise application resources. In addition, WebSphere specific scripting tools like WSAdmin, WSCP and XMLConfig are also used.
• Extensively involved in 24/7 On-call support for all the Production servers.
• Expertise knowledge on the Workload Management (WLM) using "clusters and nodes", "models and clones" and provided vertical and horizontal scaling on WebSphere.
• Involved in troubleshooting, performance tuning using Wily Introscope 6.1, 7.0, Resource Analyzer, Log Analyzer and Tivoli Performance Monitor.
• Involved in migration of WebSphere Application Server from V4.0 to V5.0 and V5.0 to V6.0.
• Configured and extensively used the Websphere security and authorization features.
• Responsible for scheduled and emergency software changes, problem determination and implementation of corrective measures.
• Defined synchronized, persistent IBM MQ Series Queue manager, Channel Managers and Queues.
• Used Microsoft Active Directory as the LDAP server for authentication with WebSphere Application Server.
• Involved in connecting the DB2 and Oracle8i databases with various environment servers.
• Actively involved in monitoring server performance, network traffic to reduce performance bottlenecks. Configured the web server interfaces, session management, virtual hosts and transports for Web Sphere.
• Provided various techniques to Architects, Project Managers and implementers in designing E- Business system with features like high-availability, disaster recovery and application fail-over.
• Worked with product vendors for resolving issues and problems related to products.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/ 5.1/ 5.0, IBM MQ Series, Wily 6.0/5.0. IBM WSAD, IRAD, LDAP, IBM DB2 7.x, 8.x, Wily 6.1/7.0, JSP 1.x, 2.x, EJB 2.x, 1.x, Servlets 2.x, XML, JDBC 2.0, Apache 2.0, IBM AIX 4.3/5.x, Sun Solaris 5.6/8.0 and Windows 2003/2000/NT.

System Engineer
Confidential, Atlandsberg, Germany
Jun 2001 - March 2003

Responsibilities:

• In-Charge of all the day-to day activities on all the desktop calls
• Installations, Backup and troubleshooting of all desktops and servers.
• Responsible for the first level supports in WAN link breakdowns. Administering a Windows NT Network comprising ofWindows NT Servers, workstation, Windows 2000, IBM Machines and support of LAN connecting 50 Desktop's.
• Installing and configuring Windows NT servers in a Domain, as a Primary and Backup domain controllers and Members severs.
• Installing Windows NT workstation, Windows 2000, on desktop computers.
• Administrating and managing Users and Groups.
• Managing different resources in network.
• Managing and Troubleshooting Network printers.
• Taking Backups for Data Redundancy.
• Administrating and Installation of EXTRA software for connection of IBM Mainframe.
• Installation and Maintaining Symantec Anti-Virus