SUMMARY:

• Over 8 years Information Systems experience in Installation, Configuration, Administration & Support of Web - based e-commerce, Client/Server e-business applications and infrastructure consisting of multiple UNIX/Windows Servers; SOA Appliance(s) - DataPower XI50/ XI52/ XG45/ IDG (DataPower Gateway), SOA Governance - WSRR (WebSphere Service Registry and Repository); Application Server(s) - WebSphere, JBOSS & Tomcat; Webservers(s) - IBM HTTP Server, Apache & IIS; WebSphere MQ, on various platforms - UNIX, Linux and Windows.
• Over Eight (8) years of IT Experience including Seven (7+) years on Middleware/ SOA Technologies
• Proficient in design, development, implementation and support of IBM DataPower XI50/ XI52/ IDG Appliance(s).
• Experience in administration & configuration of Deployment Policy, WS-Proxies, XML Firewall, SSL Proxy Profiles, XML Proxy Profiles, Multi Gateway Protocol, Load Balancer groups, and other objects
• Integrated DataPower wif WSRR for WSDL’s lookup, artifacts governance & service owner lookup by doing REST query
• Responsible in Domain Creation, RBM Configuration, Certs Installation, Content Based Routing (CBR) setup, Management of Log Files, Monitoring and Troubleshooting
• Experienced in developing XSLT to integrate wif home-grown access management systems
• Experience in creation and implementation of several patterns or use cases for Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
• Experience in data integration techniques for DataPower wif different back-ends
• Experience in migration of various domains and configurations from one environment to another
• Experience in configuration of LDAP user registry wif DataPower for improved security
• Well versed in implementation of SSL Mutual Authentication in DataPower wif different back-end containers.
• Sound Knowledge in implementation of XML, JSON, XSLT, X-PATH, X-query, SOAP, REST, WSDL, X-Path expressions, XML Namespaces, XSL style sheets
• Excellent Problem Management and Troubleshooting skills of by analyzing Standard Logs, Native Logs and Core Dumps
• Experience in Integration of other middleware products like LDAP, WebSphere MQ and DataPower
• Experience in implementing and configuring SSL, requesting digital s, creating self-signed s and importing/exporting public/private keys
• Responsible for developing scripts for creating MQ objects like queues, remote queues, queue Cluster, channels etc.
• Excellent noledge of various relational databases like Teradata V2R6/12/13, Oracle 10g/9i, DB2 9.x/7.x, SQL Server
• Expertise in industry standard development practices and concepts (Java, JavaScript, XML, XSLT, SOA, REST)
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills on WebSphere /System /Network related issues.
• Worked closely wif Project team, development, testing and production team to align project deliverables, dates and report issues/concerns
• A proactive individual and a conscientious worker, who works in a team wif synergy, accomplish goals in a timely manner and can TEMPeffectively handle multiple tasks concurrently
• Excellent people skills coupled wif proficient interpersonal & communication skills and an ability to articulate succinctly

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Red-Hat Linux 6.x/7.x, IBM AIX, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/7/10

Middleware: IBM WebSphere Application Server V 5.1/6.0/6.1/7.0, IBM WebSphere MQ V6.0/7.0/8.0, JBOSS Application Server V4.2/5.2

SOA/ WebServices, REST Gateway/ ESB: IBM WebSphere DataPower XI50 / XI52 / IDG/ XG45 Appliance(s)

WebServers: Apache, IBM HTTP Server V6.0/6.1/7.0, IIS

Database: Teradata V2R6/12, Oracle 9i/10g, DB2, MS SQL Server 2005/2008

Web-Technologies / Languages: JavaScript, HTML, SQL, PL/SQL, UML, HTML, DHTML XML/XSL, XML Schema, JSON

Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, LAN, WAN, DHCP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, LDAP, DHCP

Monitoring Tools: Log Analyzer, Splunk, BMC BPPM, CA Wily Introscope, IT-CAM

Packages/ Utilities/Tools: SSH Client, Toad, MS Visio, MS Office, JIRA, SOAP UI, Citrix, Putty, Cygwin

DevOPS: Jenkins Ver. 1.647, IBM Urban Code Deploy 6.1.3.0. CVS, SVN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SOA (DataPower) Admin Lead

Responsibilities:

• Initialization, Configuration, Administration & Integration of services in DataPower.
• Responsible for Firmware/Patch upgrade of IDG/XI52/XG45 Appliance(s).
• Co-ordinating resource allocation as “Team lead” for various projects as needed.
• Provide timely reports to management on forecast & work at hand, for balancing work-load between the resources in the DataPower Admin team.
• Serve as primary point-of contact for any issue resolution, dat involves attention/ co-ordination from DataPower Admin team, in resolving the issue.
• Handling/taking Secure-backup, Device backup, Domain backup, configuration check-points & performing restore from backup/checkpoints as needed.
• Provide comparison report between existing firmware version and the latest version (upon LPAR analysis) in terms of features, impact of deprecated features and advantages of new features.
• Co-ordinate wif Project team, Infrastructure team and cross teams/application teams.
• Creating multiple DP objects as appropriate for transforming requirements into technical implementation.
• Responsible in creating SSL objects / Crypto Objects for Onboarding new consumers to facilitate consumers to use services provided by ESL (Enterprise Service Layer) team.
• Integrating DataPower wif Web-sphere Service Registry & Repository (WSRR) for centralized governance & service configuration look-up.
• Identify WSSR sync issues and synchronize the WSRR subscriptions as needed.
• Responsible for creating MQ-QM Groups & MQQM objects and configuring all needed parameters.
• Export & Import configurations, DP objects across multiple domains & multiple appliance(s) & environments.
• Work closely wif multiple Teams to coordinate overall design for services implementation in DataPower.
• Responsible in Domain Creation, RBM Configuration, Certs Installation & Content Based Routing (CBR) setup.
• Enforce RBM Settings to authenticate the users using Local Authentication. Create Fallback users.
• Create Deployment policies for changing object configuration & property configurations for deploying services across multiple environments through automated scripting.
• Responsible for extensively using command line (CLI) to generate error report, packet capture, enabling/disabling objects, testing TCP connectivity and much more.
• Responsible in providing key inputs for creating & enhancing existing Ant-scripts to perform deployments by integrating artifacts in staging version control tool (SVN ~ version control repository) to facilitate artifact deployments.
• Integrate SVN wif DevOps segment for creating builds in Jenkins & Working wif/as part of the DevOps team for setting up Build Process to complete deployment via the SOMA (XML Management) interface set-up.
• Worked closely wif Project team, development, testing and production team to align project deliverables, dates and report issues/concerns
• Troubleshooting issues wif “Manifests” to handle deployments, working hand in hand wif development team.
• Monitoring native logs, system logs & server logs & handling any errors encountered by application teams.
• Own and participate in the functional and technical design of the integration components.
• Proactively identify the risk/issues in each of the interface requirements.
• Handling out of memory issues and memory leaks, Large Debug Logs and monitoring service Probes.
• Manage all the technical issue resolution and escalations to the appropriate parties.
• Prepare documents for the technical review sessions for the design specifications & service specifications.
• Involved in trouble shooting and tuning numerous services.
• Support system tests and performance tests.
• Participate in issue identification and resolution.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to the DataPower platform.
• Gather and Analyze Error Reports.
• Service Ticket creation and management.
• Understand and Implement the Operating Procedures.
• Determine cause of problem, Recover from problem.

Confidential

SOA Developer/Admin.

Responsibilities:

• Development, Configuration, Administration & Integration of services in DataPower.
• Worked on implementing/developing REST services for Lowes Dot.com & Corporate using the configuration driven Framework to support JSON and SOAP requests catering different backend applications.
• Perform impact analysis for Lowes Dot.com & Corporate sector appliances from Firmware upgrade standpoint as part of the XI52/XG45 firmware version to 7.1.0.2 version.
• Provide comparison report between existing firmware version and the new version to be upgraded to in terms of features, impact of deprecated features and advantages of new features.
• Co-ordinate wif Project team, Infrastructure team and cross teams/application teams for communicating outages because of the upgrade and validating the upgrade once it is performed.
• Provide detailed step by step instructions for upgrading firmware version on DataPower appliances to the infrastructure teams and be involved in the upgrade aspects from validation and back out perspective.
• Creating multiple DP objects as appropriate for transforming requirements into technical implementation.
• Extensively worked on XSLT in DataPower XI52 for message transformations including custom Error handling.
• Work closely wif the ESB-Build Team to coordinate overall design for services implementation in DataPower.
• Implement XML Firewall Service in DataPower to secure the service providers XML driven applications.
• Enforce AAA policies to authenticate the users using Local Authentication.
• Create Deployment policies for changing object configuration & property configurations for deploying services across multiple environments through automated scripting.
• Create artifacts for staging in CVS - Concurrent Versions System (version control repository) to use it for creating builds in Jenkins & publish dat through IBM UrbanCode Deploy for deployment.
• Working wif DevOps team for setting up Build Process and SOMA interface set-up.
• Responsible for creating all base-line templates and artifacts needed for migrating from manual deployment process in DataPower to automate deployment process through Jenkins & IBM UCD.
• Export and Import configurations, DP objects across multiple domains & multiple DP appliances.
• Monitoring native logs, system logs & server logs & handling any errors encountered as a part of development.
• Develop error policies wifin DataPower to handle errors returned by back-end applications.

Confidential

SOA Developer/Admin.

Responsibilities:

• Development, Configuration, Administration & Integration of services as per Restful API’s for both DTE Native Mobile App API & DTE Insight App API and XML Web services (Mobile & Web Applications) on DataPower.
• Creating multiple XML Firewall’s & MPG’s (Multi-Protocol Gateway’s) & other DP objects as appropriate for transforming business requirements into technical implementation.
• Extensively worked on XSLT in DataPower XI52 for message transformations including custom Error handling.
• Work closely wif the Services team to coordinate overall design for services implementation in DataPower.
• Implement XML Firewall Service in DataPower to secure the service providers XML driven applications.
• Enforce AAA policies to authenticate the users against LDAP Directory Service.
• Implement ESB architecture in DataPower for integrating wif various applications & legacy systems /services.
• Create Deployment policies for changing object configuration & property configurations for deploying services across multiple environments through automated scripting.
• Export and Import configurations, DP objects across multiple domains & multiple DP appliances.
• Worked on Installation & set-up of IBM Forms Experience Builder e-assembly on Linux environment for setting up an environment to provide POC for supporting the DTE Insight App technical requirements.
• Administration, Installation & Deployment of DTE Survey application used in the DTE Insight App on multiple instances in IBM Forms Experience Builder.
• Working wif cross teams for development of the DTE survey application on IBM Forms Experience Builder to translate technical requirements into actual code.
• Monitoring native logs, system logs & server logs on WAS 8.5 related to the Forms application & handling any errors encountered as a part of development & implementation on DTE Survey application.
• Develop error policies wifin DataPower to handle errors returned by back-end applications.
• Prepare for the technical review sessions for the interface design specifications.
• Configuring services and security policies and Deploy code.

Confidential

SOA Developer/Admin.

Responsibilities:

• Administering, Managing, Configuring & Developing Web-services on DataPower environments.
• Integration, configuration, administration & development of services on multiple DataPower appliances.
• Create multiple Web Service Proxies, XML Firewalls, MPG’s (Multi-Protocol Gateway’s) & other DP objects.
• Developed XSLT in Data Power XI52 for message transformations including Error handling.
• Work closely wif the Middle-ware Team to coordinate overall design for DataPower implementation.
• Implement XML Firewall Service in DataPower to secure the service providers XML driven applications.
• Enforce AAA policies to authenticate the users against LDAP Directory Service.
• Implement ESB architecture in DataPower for integrating wif various applications.
• Integrating DataPower wif Web-sphere Service Registry & Repository (WSRR) for centralized governance & service configuration look-up.
• Develop error policies wifin DataPower to handle errors returned by back-end applications
• Involved in trouble shooting and performance tuning using Log Analyzer & Splunk
• Configured Queue Connections, Queue Definitions and Listener Ports to provide connectivity to Enterprise MQ infrastructure
• Troubleshooting MQ Series queues, channels, listeners, clusters and triggering

Confidential

Middleware -SOA Developer/Admin

Responsibilities:

• Involved in installation, configuration, administration & development of DataPower XS40 & XI50, MQ Data management & data integration techniques
• Implemented Multi-Protocol Gateway service in XI50 and XS40 for protocol transformation by creating various reusable Front Side Handlers (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NFS & IMS)
• Created multiple WebService Proxies, XML Firewalls, MPG’s (Multi-Protocol Gateway) and assisted in determining SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) in DataPower XI50
• Worked closely wif the Network Support Manager to coordinate overall network design and implementation for DataPower XI50
• Involved in Implementing XML Firewall Service in DataPower to secure the service providers XML driven applications and involved in creating back-ends like Loop-Back for testing purpose, Static Back-end and Dynamic Back-end based using X-Path query
• Enforced AAA policies for authenticating the users against LDAP Directory Service and authorizing them against SiteMinder in DataPower XI50.
• Implemented ESB architecture in DataPower X150 for integrating various software applications in Service Oriented Architecture
• Involved in implementing and securing external WebServices using several authentication schemes in DataPower WS-Security, Digitally Signing SOAP message, LTPA, Basic Authenticationand SSL Mutual Authentication
• Integrated DataPower wif WSRR for WSDL’s lookup, artifacts governance & service owner lookup by doing REST query
• Responsible in Domain Creation, RBM Configuration, Certs Installation, Content Based Routing (CBR) setup, Management of Log Files, Monitoring and Troubleshooting
• Developed error policies wifin DataPower to handle errors returned by backend applications
• Configured DataPower XML components, document processing rules, document processing actions, X-Path Routing Map, Duration Monitor, Log targets
• Developed XSLT in Data Power XI50 for message transformations including Error handling and well versed wif DataPower extensions and routing mechanisms as part of mediation
• Enabled global security for application servers and applications using Single Sign on (SSO) by LTPA mechanism on Secure Way LDAP User Registry
• Involved in Building, Integrating and enterprise-wide Java/J2EE applications, deploying using WebSphere AS
• Written automated scripts for starting and stopping the servers in multiple domain environments and scheduled corresponding log targets to a specific instance by using Crontab
• Created resources specific to an application like data sources, shared libraries and setting like class loader policies from wifin the WebSphere AS Toolkit editor
• Involved in trouble shooting and performance tuning using Resource Analyzer and Log Analyzer
• Designed, Administrated and Monitored MQ 6.0 Publish/Subscribe messaging
• Configured Queue Connections Factories, Queue Definitions and Listener Ports in order to provide connectivity to Enterprise MQ infrastructure
• Troubleshooting MQ Series queues, channels, listeners, clusters and triggering
• Install, configure and maintain Internet, Application and Database Servers like WebSphere, HTTP Server, Apache Server on diverse Linux environments UNIX flavors dat includes AIX and Windows Platforms in a multi clustered high availability environments
• Created Fix-Packs, e-Fixes, and cumulative fixes to the existing infrastructure and unique environment
• Developed UNIX shell scripts, to automate the WebSphere Administration (recycling the application server, deploying customer applications, logs rotation, monitor applications state, etc.)

Confidential

Middleware -SOA Developer/Admin

Responsibilities:

• Involved in design and development of mission-critical enterprise applications using ESB/SOA.
• Implemented Multi-Protocol Gateway service for protocol transformation by creating various reusable Front Side Handlers (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NFS & IMS) & Back Side Handlers
• Implemented Web-Service Proxy for filtering, routing, transforming and securing messages
• Expertise in using Web-GUI, CLI and XML Management Interface for DataPower configuration and administrative tasks.
• Developed XSLT’s for handling SOAP Header related information including inserting basic authentication and WS-security credentials in the header
• Developed the cURL commands to run the batch jobs to stop and start MQ objects by using the loop back services
• Configured DataPower as a mediation layer for Protocol transformation from HTTP - HTTPS, HTTP - MQ and MQ - HTTPS
• Configured dynamic routing based on URI context header using custom style sheets for connecting to multiple data sources
• Configured Log Target Object and developed reusable XSLT’s to move required payload info to remote server at service level
• Enabled global security for application servers and applications using Single Sign on (SSO) by LTPA mechanism on Secure Way LDAP User Registry
• Worked on in protocol bridging and mapping legacy data formats to XML/SOAP messages
• Worked on in troubleshooting and debug various issues by using logs, probes and problem determination tools dat are available in DataPower appliance
• Handled exceptions using on error action in processing rules to capture schema validation, back end errors
• Responsible for the administration of WebSphere MQ
• Responsible for Monitoring Queues and Respective Channels
• Performed Administration tasks using MQSC commands.
• Setup remote administration for all the queue managers
• Worked on Installation, Configuration and maintenance of the WebSphere AS’s
• Configured WebSphere Application Server on multiple platforms for both Horizontal and Vertical clustering for Work Load Management
• Implemented mutual authentication between DataPower Appliances and various application servers including WebSphere
• Monitoring application log files, Application Server Performance, Servlet Status, Active Sessions and DB Pool connections.
• Troubleshot problems on the various environments involving the integrations of WebSphere, IBM HTTP Server, Apache WebServers, and CA SiteMinder, Sun One directory server
• Installed Web applications and enterprise applications in Integration, QA and Production environments