Middleware Administrator Resume Profile
SUMMARY
- Over 8 years of IT experience with 6 years of professional experience in administrating middleware products.
- Experience in IBM DataPower XI50 and XI52 SOA Appliances.
- Hands on expertise in configuring creating components of DataPower appliance such as Multiprotocol Gateway MPGW , WebService Proxy WSP , XML-Firewall, SSL and Crypto objects, XML manager, Load-balancer groups, Policies, Rules and Actions.
- Used command-line interface CLI , Web GUI, and XML Management Interface SOMA for administering DataPower appliances.
- Performed firmware upgrades using web GUI and SOMA.
- Build new domain
- Proficient knowledge in XML/XSL, XSLT, XPath, XML Schema, WSDL, Web Services, SOAP.
- Configure logging of messages to external servers and debug services using troubleshooting tools, logs and probes.
- Experience in installing and configuring the WebSphere Application Server ND 7.x/6.x/5.x, XD 6.x on various UNIX AIX, Sun Solaris, RHEL and Windows platforms.
- Installation, Configuration and troubleshooting of WAS Plugin, IBM HTTP Server, SunOne webServer on various platforms.
- Installed and Configured JBoss 5.0.1 5.1.2 applications.
- Experience in deploying of EAR, WAR, JARs on WAS.
- Enabling security by integrating LDAP servers with WebSphere.
- Configuration of SSL with WebSphere Application Server.
- Configured On Demand Routers ODRs , Dynamic Clusters.
- Configuration of DataSources, JMS resources Queues, QCF , Work Managers, Object Cache on WAS 7.x/6.x/5.x
- Systems/Applications Management using Administrative Interfaces Systems Management Admin Console, WSAdmin .
- Worked on third party tools like BladeLogic/AMT automated tools to provide access to application team to perform deployments, sync Node, start/stop clusters and or JVM's, update plugin etc.
- Configuring Session Management by enabling cookies or URL rewriting as requested by the application team.
- Worked with WSAdmin, JACL, JYTHON scripts to automate tasks.
- Worked on rc scripts and cron jobs.
- Experience in implementing the Work Load Management WLM and Failover at Application Server levels by implementing clustering, cloning and defining coregroups.
- Experience in installing Fix packs, Security Fixes, ifixes and IBM Refresh Packs to keep the environment up to date on WAS/IHS/Plugin/SDK/ODR .
- Implemented standard backup procedures for both application database and WAS administration database. Worked with BackupConfig, Restoreconfig commands for backup and restore the configuration of nodes and cell.
- Troubleshooting JVM and App issues using monitoring tool such as Wily Introscope, Tivoli Performance Viewer, IBM Hat tools.
- Installation and Configuration of single signon using SiteMinder.
- Involved in bridge calls with other team members and developers for resolving the high priority issues in the Production Environment.
- Creating the Problem Management Record PMR with the IBM for any unresolved bugs.
- Extensive experience in administrating webMethods Products Integration Server, Broker, Portal MWS , JDBC Adapter, Deployer
- Hands on experience in webMethods upgrade from version 6.5 to 7.1.2/8.0.1
- Extensive experience in working on Unix/Windows environment.
- Hands on experience with networking protocols like TCP/IP, UDP/IP, SMTP, HTTP.
- Experience in building, managing and analyzing webMethods Trading Networks
- 24X7 On-call support on rotation basis.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Middleware Technologies : DataPower XI50, XI52, WebSphere Application Server 7.x/6.x/5.x, JBoss 5.0.1, 5.1.2, webMethods Integration Server 8.0/7.1.2/6.5/6.1, Broker, JDBC Adapter, SAP Adapter
- Web Servers : Apache 2.0, IBM HTTP Server, SunOne, IIS.
- Operating Systems : Sun Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, RHEL Windows 95/98/2000
- Languages : C, C , PL/SQL, Java Script, JSP, XML, XSLT XPATH
- Databases : Oracle 7.x/8i/9i/10g/11g, SQL Server 7.0/8.0/9.0/10, DB2, Access
- Web Technologies : HTML, DHTML, XML, XSL, Servlets, DTD, DOM parsers
- Others : Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
EXPERIENCE
Confidential
Middleware Administrator
Responsibilities:
WebSphere:
- Deploying J2EE code on WebSphere Application server and maintaining application.
- Creating various resources like data source and JMS resources at Cell, Node and Server levels.
- Applied Fix packs, iFixes on all environments.
- Clustering and federation of nodes to Network Deployment Manager.
- Installed HTTPS Certificates for global security using Ikeyman and keytool.
- Setup the Cron Jobs for the automated maintenance of the server on regular basis.
- Troubleshooting the Application compatibility issues.
- Created IBM Problem Management Records PMR to report WebSphere Application Server
- problems.
- Provided support for the entire cycle of application Development, Testing, Staging, Production
- including building applications, deploying, trouble shooting and tuning.
- Configured Blade Logic Jobs scripts to provide access to application team, enabling them to
- start/stop/deploy/sync code.
- Worked extensively to build and configured application Servers. Configured Virtual Hosts, Web
- Applications, session management, Web resources, JDBC drivers and Servlet Engines as well as deployment of EJBs across multiple instances of WebSphere in all the environments from Development till Production.
- 24X7 On-call support on rotation basis.
DataPower:
- Analyzing customer requirements and preparing high-level and low-level design documents.
- Involved in Administration, configuration, integrations support for DataPower Appliances XI50 and XI52
- Configured DataPower objects like WS Proxy, XML Firewall, Multiprotocol Gateway MPGW
- Knowledge in executing CLI commands along with Web GUI and XML Management Interface SOMA for IBM DataPower administrative tasks.
- Performing device configuration like domain creation, objects import/export and updating latest firmware versions.
- Creating XSL including custom XSL for message transformations, enrichment and routing. Transformation includes XML to XML, XML to Binary, Binary to XML with necessary exception handling.
- Configuring SSL and Crypto objects to support HTTPS transactions.
- Execute SOMA for all administrative tasks like object configuration, files deployment, flush cache.
- 24X7 On-call support on rotation basis.
Environment: IBM DataPower XI50 XI52, , IBM WebSphere Application Server ND 6.x, Oracle11g/10g/9.x, IBM HTTP Server 7.x/6.x, AIX5.3, GNU Linux2.6.9, Introscope 8.0/7.0, Siteminder, SunOne Web Server 6.1, subVersion, SOAPUI, XMLSpy
Confidential
Middleware Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, troubleshoot and maintain WAS Plugin, IBM HTTP Server 7.x/6.x, on AIX, Linux, Solaris.
- Deployed J2EE code on WebSphere Application server and Maintained application.
- Installed and configured Introscope 8.0/7.0 to monitor the performance of server at a detailed level.
- Installation and configuration of Siteminder 6.x, in order to provide Access policies to Application Server.
- Installed and Configured JBoss 5.0.1, 5.1.2 applications.
- Installed and configured Apache2.0 WebServer.
- Worked on mod jk and mod cluster configuration.
- Worked on MQ and Database configuration on JBoss.
- Used IBM Heap Analyzers and GC Analyzers to troubleshoot and analyze issues related to JVM heap.
Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server ND 6.x, JBoss 5.x, Oracle11g/10g/9.x, IBM HTTP Server 7.x/6.x, AIX5.3, GNU Linux2.6.9, Introscope 8.0/7.0, Apache 2.x, Siteminder, SunOne Web Server 6.1
Confidential
Middleware Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, troubleshoot and maintain IBM WebSphere Application Server XD 6.x, ND 7.x/6.x
- Install, configure, troubleshoot and maintain WAS Plugin, IBM HTTP Server 7.x/6.x, on AIX, Linux, Solaris.
- Deploying J2EE code on WebSphere Application server and maintaining application.
- Configured and handled Tivoli performance viewer and WILY Introscope for Performance and Log Analyzer for troubleshooting.
- Installation and configuration of Siteminder 6.x, in order to provide Access policies to Application Server.
- Configured On Demand Routers ODRs , Dynamic Clusters.
- Used Workload Management WLM for optimizing the performance of WebSphere Application server by implementing various strategies such as clustering, and creating and defining coregroups.
- Provided support for the entire cycle of application Development, Testing, Staging, Production including building applications, deploying, trouble shooting and tuning.
- Configured Application Management Tool AMT to provide access to WAS for non WAS users.
- Configured Blade Logic Jobs scripts to provide access to application team, enabling them to start/stop/deploy/sync code.
- Worked extensively to build and configured application Servers. Configured Virtual Hosts, Web Applications, session management, Web resources, JDBC drivers and Servlet Engines as well as deployment of EJBs across multiple instances of WebSphere in all the environments from Development till Production.
- Configured MQ with WAS by creating QCF/Queues on WAS 7.x/6.x.
- Applied Fix packs, iFixes on all environments.
- Installed HTTPS Certificates for global security using Ikeyman and keytool.
- Monitoring WebSphere environment for daily activities such as memory usage, Disk Space, CPU Utilization.
- Created IBM Problem Management Records PMR to report WebSphere Application Server problems.
- Analyzed log files to solve problems using debugging tools like Log Analyzer, First Failure Data Capture Tool and Collector Tool.
- Used IBM Heap Analyzers and GC Analyzers to troubleshoot and analyze issues related to JVM heap.
- Implemented WS Security , Mutual Authentication, HTTP Basic Authentication, digital signatures including certificate generation and SSL Proxy in Reverse , Forward direction
- Setup the Cron Jobs for the automated maintenance of the server on regular basis.
- Troubleshooting the Application compatibility issues.
- 24X7 On-call support on rotation basis.
Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server ND 7.x/6.x, XD 6.x, Oracle11g/10g/9.x, IBM HTTP Server 7.x/6.x, AIX5.3, GNU Linux2.6.9, Introscope 8.0/7.0, Siteminder, Application Management Tool AMT , TPV, BMC BladeLogic Configuration Manager 7.6.0.256, SunOne Web Server 6.1
Confidential
Middleware Administrator
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services. Fidelity offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, and human resources and benefits outsourcing services to over 20 million individuals and institutions as well as thousands of financial intermediary firms. The firm is the largest mutual fund company in the United States, the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans, the largest mutual fund supermarket, a leading online brokerage firm and one of the largest providers of custody and clearing services to financial professionals.
Responsibilities:
WebSphere:
- Installations of WebSphere Application Server on UNIX.
- Applied Fix packs, iFixes on all environments.
- Installing IBM Http Server and WebSphere Plug-in and configuring the same with WebSphere Application Server.
- Profiles creation for Network Deployment Managers and Nodes local and remote .
- Clustering and federation of nodes to Network Deployment Manager.
- Configuring Vertical and horizontal cloning/clustering. Work Load Management.
- Manual configurations of application in WebSphere Application Server.
- Deploying EAR/WAR onto CLUSTERS using Administrative Console.
- Creating various resources like data source and JMS resources at Cell, Node and Server levels.
- Incorporated web server in the administration console.
- Creating virtual hosts and generating and propagating plug-in.
- Building an application on testing, development and production servers.
- Monitoring WebSphere environment for daily activities such as memory usage, Disk Space, CPU Utilization.
- Troubleshooting various WebSphere related issues by analyzing JVM logs.
- Planned the consolidation and migrated the legacy applications along with integrated business continuity.
- Installed HTTPS Certificates for global security using Ikeyman and keytool.
- Participated with the work plans communication with the other group for validating the disaster recovery.
- Involved in bridge calls with other team members and developers for resolving the high priority issues in the Production Environment.
- Provided on-call support on a rotational basis.
WebMethods:
- Installed and configured webMethods IS 8.0/7.1.2/6.5, Deployer 8.0/7.1.2/6.5, JDBC Adapter 6.5, Optimizer for Infrastructure 8.0/7.1.2 MWS
- Involved in maintenance/support activities which includes installations, applying of fixes, patches and service packs and proactive monitoring of interfaces.
- Created Users, Groups and ACLs, to restrict the access to some of the components of the webMethods platform.
- Configured JDBC pools for Process Audit and IS Core Audit.
- Involved in upgrade of broker in accordance with the latest fixes and patches.
- Provided support for several interfaces by fixing/debugging production related issues in a timely manner.
- Extensively worked on JDBC adapters.
- Created database schema's using Database Component Configuration.
- Installed HTTPS certificates.
- Performed Unit Testing.
- Worked on Interface enhancements and new development projects.
- Used webMethods Deployer for creating Project Builds and moving to Test and Production Environment.
- Planned the consolidation and migrated the legacy applications along with integrated business continuity.
- Participated with the work plans communication with the other group for validating the disaster recovery.
- Experience in shell scripting to automate the system administration jobs.
- Scheduling the Cron Jobs and log maintenance.
- Provided on-call support on a rotational basis.
Environment: WebSphere Application Server 6.1, IBM HTTP Server 6.x, Introscope 7.0, webMethods IS 8.0/7.1.2/6.5, Broker 8.0/7.1.2/6.5, MWS 8.0.1/7.1.2, JDBC Adapter 6.5, AIX, Solaris9/10.
Confidential
Middleware Administrator
Sony Pictures Entertainment's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home video acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment technologies and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries worldwide.
Responsibilities:
WebSphere:
- Installed and configured WebSphere Application Server 6.0.
- Installing IBM Http Server and WebSphere Plug-in and configuring the same with WebSphere Application Server
- Profiles creation for Network Deployment Managers and Nodes local and remote .
- Clustering and federation of managed nodes with Network Deployment Manager.
- Manual configurations of application in WebSphere Application Server.
- Deploying EAR/WAR onto CLUSTERS using Administrative Console.
- Creating virtual hosts and generating and propagating plug-in.
- Creating user roles and groups for securing the resources of application servers.
- Trouble shooting WebSphere and Application deployment issues.
- Creating various resources like data source and JMS resources at Cell, Node and Server levels.
- Installed HTTPS Certificates for global security using Ikeyman and keytool.
- Troubleshooting various WebSphere related issues by analyzing JVM logs.
- Scheduling the Cron Jobs and log maintenance.
- Provided on-call support on a rotational basis.
WebMethods:
- Involved in maintenance/support activities like installations, applying of fixes, patches and service packs, performance tuning and proactive monitoring of interfaces.
- Took the complete ownership of yearly webMethods server certificates renewal activity.
- Involved in upgrade of broker in accordance with the latest fixes and patches.
- Provided support for several interfaces by fixing/debugging production related issues in a timely manner.
- Worked on Interface enhancements and new development projects.
- Configured the reverse invoke servers for message exchange with external trading partners.
- Installed and configured the webMethods JDBC pools for IS, Process and TN logs.
- Extensively worked on JDBC and SAP adapters.
- Documented the production support calls for future reference.
- Provided on-call support on non-business days on a rotational basis.
Environment: WebSphere Application Server 6.0, IBM HTTP Server 6.x, webMethods Integration Server 6.1, Broker 6.1, TN 6.1, SAP Adapter 4.6, JDBC Adapter 6.0.3, AIX, Solaris9/10.
Confidential
Software Engineer
The Point of Care is intended to automate different activities performed by a typical HealthCare agency. Agency maintains special care staff to provide services to registered consumers at their home by performing their required tasks. The system captures and tracks the information to allow a seamless way of providing services.
Responsibilities:
- Gathered client requirements and specification for Authorization Module
- Configured Struts Framework to implement MVC design patterns.
- Involved in configuring struts-config and strutsCX-config file.
- Implemented Log4J to trace logs and to track information.
- Created CSS to control the style and layout of multiple web pages all at once.
- Developed Servlets and Java Beans using MVC Architecture.
- Developed XSLT pages, for user interaction
- Implemented error checking/ validation on XSLT pages using JavaScript.
- Involved in Designing of Classes and User Interfaces.
- Implemented security using Access Control List ACL at action classes
- Developed DAO classes where the database manipulations are done using SQL statements.
- Created SQL Statements, Stored Procedures, Triggers and Views using TOAD
- Involved in Handling Connections to the Database.
- Created an Ant file to automate the build process like compilation, archiving and deployment.
- Carrying out scope and effort estimation of any enhancements of new functionality in the application. Performed User Acceptance Test.
- Deployed and tested web application and enterprise application on Oracle 10g Application Server.
- Involved in integration with another application called HCS for billing purpose.
Environment: Java 1.4, Struts, Servlets 2.4, XSLT, JDBC, PL/SQL, Oracle 9i, Eclipse, Altova XMLSpy, HTML,
Toad, JavaScript, Ant, XML, Oracle 10g Application Server, Windows XP.