Skill MATRIX

Summary of Experience:

• With over Twelve years of overall results driven and diversified experience in Software Development Life Cycle inclusive of over 10 years of Experience in Middleware administration using IBM Websphere MQ 5.x, 6.x, 7.x , IBM Websphere Message Broker 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x , IBM Websphere Application Server 5.x/6.x , IBM HTTP Server 6.0 on z/Linux, AIX, Sun Solaris and Windows 2k/2003
• Expertise in Installation, configuration and administration including applying fix packs, plug-ins, Fixes for Websphere MQ, Websphere Message Broker and Websphere Application Server 6.x/ 5.1/5.0/4.5 on z/Linux, Solaris, AIX, Windows2k/2003 and setting up the development, testing and production environment
• Knowledge of MQ administration on z/OS.
• Worked on the Procedures for baseline management, build and release management for all the Development needs.
• Worked on build and deployment procedures on WAS clustered configuration
• Administration and configuration of Execution Groups on WMB.
• Maintaining, testing and deploying WMB Message Flows
• Good Understanding of SOA, Web Services Web Services WSDL,UDDI,XML and SOAP
• Knowledge of IBM Websphere Datapower
• Good understanding of middleware queuing with WebSphere MQ series 5.x /6.x/7.x
• Excellent track record in integrating solutions using Webshphere MQ Family
• Extensive experience in trouble shooting for the WebSphere App server and WebSphere MQ Series in the Clustered environment
• Expertise in installing and supporting IBM HTTP Server/Apache, Oracle 9i, DB2 UDB 7.2/8.1 on Windows and UNIX
• Experience with architectural scenarios for IBM Websphere DataPower SOA Appliances
• Experience creating and managing User accounts and Domains on IBM Websphere DataPower
• Good understanding of IBM Websphere Data Power XML Security Gateway XS40 network device.
• Configured IBM Http Server Web Server Plug-in for Websphere Application servers
• Experienced in providing 24 X 7 support in the Production Environment
• Successful implementations of Workload Management WLM using cloning and clustering techniques including Horizontal and Vertical Cloning for failover and backup/recovery processes
• Involved in developing WSCP/WSADMIN scripts and Shell scripts to administer and automate batch job scheduling including backup and recovery processes
• Well experienced in packaging applications to build platform independent applications using WSAD / WebSphere Application Assembly Tool AAT
• Hands on experience in development and deployment of J2EE applications on Web Sphere Application Servers
• Having Strong emphasis in SDLCs Analysis and Design using Software
• Broad experience in developing web based applications using HTML, Java, JavaScript, Servlets, J2EE, JDBC, EJB, JSP, JMS, PERL
• Creation and Deployment of EAR, WAR files on Application servers
• Installed DB2 on Windows and Unix platforms
• Familiarity and experience with various procedures and policies required for escalation and outage resolution with Strong documentation skills. Consistently met goals and target dates with a high level of customer satisfaction
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations and ability to work independently towards department objectives, strong troubleshooting skills
• Versatile team player with good communication and inter personal skills

Technical Skills

Professional Experience

Responsibilities:

• Extensive experience in Configuring and Administering of Websphere MQ 5.x, 6.x, Websphere Message Broker 5.x,6.x, Websphere Application Server 5.x/6.x, IBM HTTP Web server 5.x/6.x
• Defining MQ Queue Manager objects like Queues and Channels
• Maintain and administer MQ Queue Manager objects on SuSE z/Linux environment
• Experience in Administering MQ on z/OS
• Deploying BAR files on Execution Groups of Message Broker
• Experience working with IBM Websphere Datapower for application security
• Experience with architectural scenarios for IBM Websphere DataPower SOA Appliances
• Experience creating and managing User accounts and Domains on IBM Websphere DataPower
• Experience monitoring the performance of DataPower appliances using service level monitoring
• Experience in administering QMatic Application on z/Linux environment
• Expertise in resolving drivers licensing test station issues across Pennsylvania
• Resolved connectivity of Pennsylvania Drivers Licensing test sites to our central server
• Monitoring and resolving customer trouble tickets, within appropriate time frame
• Experience in clearing messages on the Queue and giving access to Application developers to perform admin activities on certain Queues.
• Performed daily and weekly backup of Application logs
• Experience in documenting the project essentials
• Developed Unix shell scripts, Perl scripts to automate the Websphere Administration recycling the application server, deploying customer applications, logs rotation, monitor applications state
• Developed ANT build scripts, UNIX shell scripts and auto deployment and scheduling process.
• Performed disaster recovery operations.
• Experience in debugging XML and Cobol copy book messages
• Automated application install, uninstall and application enhancements through Shell scripts and WSCP/WSADMIN scripts
• Created Data sources, JMS Providers, Virtual hosts
• Involved in number of installation of IBM Websphere instances from Development to Production
• Experience in Diagnosing, Trouble shooting and resolving software or system problems.
• Used IBM Tivoli Enterprise Manager to ensure safe administration of the system
• Worked on Development of guidelines for the usage, control, maintenance and ability to audit information and computer resources that are required in Secured environment.
• Configured DB2 for storing Message Flows, Execution Groups and Message Broker information in Database
• Resolved recurring problems and developed written standards to prevent any further recurrence to protect software
• Monitoring Application log files, Application Server Performance
• Diagnosis and fixing of Configuration and Installation Problems
• Application support in Testing, tracking bugs and solving the problems
• Maintenance and monitoring of web site with respect to downtimes
• Experienced in Evaluating and Installing new IBM Websphere MQ Series versions
• Configured Apache/IHS/IIS Web Server Plug-in to work with Websphere Application server
• Implemented security-enforced point for XML and Web Services transactions, including encryption, digital signatures, WS Security on IBM Data Power secure devices
• Platform maintenance/Environment support and troubleshooting, Internal and external web servers on various platforms
• Used config wizard and config builder extensively to create and manage web logic domains.
• Managed the security and performance optimizations for EJB containers and web applications in IBM Websphere, IHS and Apache web server.
• Installation, Configuration and administration of Websphere MQ on most of the sorted platforms.
• Developing MQ infrastructure in enterprise level with distributed queuing and clustering.
• Applied software maintenance, program fixes and keeping the system software releases current
• Experience in Microsoft Visio to design the system architecture
• Maintaining updated documentation of all the Servers and the installed applications and patches.
• Validating Applications after Installation of fix packs and other patches on the environment
• Configuring, and troubleshooting the IBM Websphere application server
• Installation and Deployment of Web applications, Monitoring and problem resolution of production servers
• Opened PMR's and coordinated with IBM to solve the critical issues.
• Provided 24/7 on call support

Environment: Websphere MQ, Websphere MB, Websphere Application server, Webserver on SuSE z/Linux

Responsibilities:

• Extensive experience in Configuring, Installing and Administering of Websphere Application Server 5.1/6.0, IBM HTTP Webserver 6.0, WBI MB, MQ Series 5.x / 6.x
• Monitoring and resolving customer trouble tickets, within appropriate time frame
• Streamlined the Procedures for baseline management, and build and release management for all the applications using Rational Clear Case.
• Developed Unix shell scripts, JACL scripts to automate the Websphere Administration recycling the application server, deploying customer applications, logs rotation, monitor applications state
• Developed ANT build scripts, UNIX shell scripts and auto deployment and scheduling process.
• Responsible for Configuration of the Deployed the applications, formats of WAR, JAR and EAR files.
• Automated application install, uninstall and application enhancements through Shell scripts and WSCP/WSADMIN scripts
• Created Data sources, JMS Providers, Virtual hosts
• Involved in number of installation of IBM Websphere instances from Development to Production
• Developed highly scalable, customized and personalized web pages and Portlets using Websphere portal server and portal tool kit
• Administer and configure the portal resources using portal administration, Portlets and portal XML configuration interface.
• Created and assigned access rights to IBM Tivoli Access Manager for system users and groups
• Worked on Development of guidelines for the usage, control, maintenance and ability to audit information and computer resources that are required in Secured environment.
• Implemented the Adapter for Web Services to enable true bidirectional support for event and request processing from within the adapter.
• Configured the adapter for Event processing that can be synchronous or asynchronous, and listeners within the adapter to provide support for SOAP over HTTP, HTTPS, and JMS transports.
• Install and configure WBI SF and Process Server with DB2 and MQ Series on Linux, Windows, and AIX
• Setting up the Websphere Process Server administration environment.
• Establish and configure a clustered Websphere Process Server environment.
• Integrating EJB Services with Websphere Process Server.
• Migration Scenarios from Websphere interchange Server Websphere Server Foundation.
• Implemented BPEL processes in a J2EE environment.
• Involved in creating and administering Process Server instances of business process containers and Messaging Bus SIB .
• Customized Administrative tasks
• Worked with the Process Server's human tasks function to invoke services such as a business process , participate in a business process such as a traditional staff activity , or administer a business process as a process administrator .
• Installed business process container for business process applications and configured DB2 as its database.
• Monitoring Application log files, Application Server Performance
• Web Services connector is configured to pass SOAP data to and from Corridor system.
• Diagnosis and fixing of Configuration and Installation Problems
• Application support in Testing, tracking bugs and solving the problems
• Maintenance and monitoring of web site with respect to downtimes
• Experienced in Evaluating and Installing new IBM WebSphere MQ Series versions
• Configured Apache/IHS/IIS Web Server Plug-in to work with Websphere Application server
• Implemented security-enforced point for XML and Web Services transactions, including encryption, digital signatures, WS Security on IBM Data Power secure devices
• Configured authentication and authorization steps in IBM Data Power XS-40.
• Platform maintenance/Environment support and troubleshooting, Internal and external web servers on various platforms
• Used config wizard and config builder extensively to create and manage web logic domains.
• Configured both embedded messaging and WebSphere MQ as JMS server for WBISF V5.1.X server.
• Managed the security and performance optimizations for EJB containers and web applications in IBM WebSphere, IHS and Apache web server.
• Installation, Configuration and administration of Websphere MQ on most of the sorted platforms.
• Identifying for the need of Queue managers, Queues, Channels, and other MQ Objects, defining, administering and maintaining the same.
• Developing MQ infrastructure in enterprise level with distributed queuing and clustering.
• Applied software maintenance, program fixes and keeping the system software releases current
• Implemented WebSphere Global Security using LTPA and Netscape LDAP Server
• Maintaining updated documentation of all the Servers and the installed applications and patches.
• Installation of fix packs, Configuring, and troubleshooting the IBM WebSphere application server
• Installation and Deployment of Web applications, Monitoring and problem resolution of production servers
• Opened PMR's and coordinated with IBM to solve the critical issues.
• Provided 24/7 on call support

Environment: WebSphere Application server 5.1.x / 6.0, Rational Clear case, CVS, WBI SF 5.x/ Websphere Process Server 6.x.x, Websphere Portal Server 5.0 / 6.0,MQ Series 5.3 /6.x, WBI ICS 4.2.x, IHS 6.0.x on Solaris 8/9, Windows, WSAD5.1, ANT ,Java, J2EE, JSP, Servlets, EJB, XML, JDBC, JavaScript, HTML, DB2

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered and supported Websphere Application Server 3.5/4.0 on Linux, Solaris and Windows
• Provided technical assistance for Web Hosting team on various Application and Web Servers including IBM HTTP Server, Apache Web Server, and iPlanet Server.
• Created server groups, clones for Websphere Application Server 5.0
• Integrating enterprise-wide J2EE applications and deploying in Websphere Application Server and managing security policies
• Installation and configuration of Websphere Portal server on AIX.
• Involved in writing the XML access scripts for the configuration of Portlets in Portal server.
• Responsible to build the J2EE applications into Portlets .WAR files /Jar files.
• Managed connection pooling and registering web applications Servlets, JSP on WebSphere.
• Used Resource Analyzer and Log Analyzer for performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Created user roles and groups using Local OS and secured resources
• Install and Configure WBI Message Broker 5 / 6 on multiple platforms on AIX, Linux, Solaris
• Install, Configure and administer interfaces for MQSI.
• Design and Develop Complex message flows to route messages between different destinations.
• Develop ESQL Code to do the transformations, and Database Inserts.
• Modified ESQL within Message flow Compute and Filter nodes to simplify processes.
• Wrote ESQL routines using Transform nodes for data conversion / enrichment of dates and floating decimals output converted to XML format.
• Designed and Implemented the Service Invocation gateway to route the web service requests to the destination end points using http nodes
• Calling web services deployed on mid-tier from main frame by importing the copybooks and converting the MQ message to SOAP message Protocol switching
• Defined rules of inter-operability between various service providers and various spokes of ESB
• Implemented architecture and documentation guidelines for creating service registries
• Implemented various flows involving HTTP nodes to expose legacy applications as web services
• Implemented message flow applications using RouteTo nodes for intelligent and dynamic routing
• Developed XML based standards to enable flows to use XSLTs etc in Message flows
• Defined rules and procedures for identifying the service areas like business service utility service etc.
• Installed and configured IBM Websphere MQ on AIX, Sun Solaris and Win NT
• Installation, testing, implementation, maintenance and documentation of Websphere MQSeries.
• Created and configured MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Remote queues, Local Queues, Queue aliases, Channels, Clusters, Transmission Queues, Performance Events, Triggers, Processes, MQ error trapping applications and performance tuning/monitoring.
• Defining channels using SSL certificates.
• Designed MQ applications supporting application level security and delivering MQ infrastructural solutions using link level security.
• Configured repository Queue Managers in Clustering environment
• Convert an existing network of Queue Managers into a Cluster environment
• Involved in developing backup and recovery procedures.
• Applying CSDs, Hypers, hot fixes, PTFs
• Upgrading MQ versions by manual process or automated processes writing scripts.
• Monitor all MQ Objects using MQ supplied utilities.
• Problem determination using local error logs and by running user traces and service traces.
• Responsible for configuring Message Brokers, Control Center, Message Flow, Messaging Nodes.
• Monitoring All Servers, shutdown and boot up, Network Support and Trouble Shooting
• Provided knowledge sharing to Triniti Employees to use Triniti Support Assistant
• Prepared technical and functional documents.

Environment: Websphere App server 5.0.x, MQ Series 5.x,WBI MB 5.x, DB2 7.2/8.1, Ant, Java, J2EE, JSP, Servlets, EJB, XML, JDBC, JavaScript, HTML, IBM WSAD 4.5/5.x, Red hat Linux

Responsibilities:

• Installing and configuring MQ, MQ Integrator and MQ Workflow on various platforms.
• Writing effective rules for data interchange.
• Message flow definitions using control center.
• Converting business rules into pure WMQI flows using DB nodes and computational nodes.
• Developing and Identifying Process flow models and staff assignments.
• Interfacing WMQI with WBPM MQ Workflow and WAS.
• Defining Access Control Lists ACL's for topic-based security.
• Developing the Process Models in MQWF Build-time.
• Application design and programming.
• Troubleshooting using local error logs, user and service traces .
• Installed multiple systems in a workflow group to ensure High Availability and load balancing.
• Used OS clustering HACMP capabilities to get a hot fail over configuration.
• Performance estimation and tuning for the system.
• Implemented Backup and recovery procedures for the production systems.
• Identifying and implementing security exits.
• Recommending and Implementing Monitoring solutions using candle.
• Configure queue managers MQ objects centrally over a distributed platform using Candle.
• Monitor channel and queue statistics to resolve network problems using Candle monitor.
• Build policies that Candle uses to send alerts on critical channel stoppages.
• Securing the messages using Candle MQ Secure.

Environment: MQ Series 5.1, AIX, JDK1.3, Web Sphere 3.5, Tomcat 3.3, HTML, JavaScript 2.0, Servlets 2.0, JSP 1.0, Sun-Solaris7/8, Oracle8i, and VSS.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the Feature meetings, code reviews
• Identified the Business Requirements
• Prepared System Requirements and Detailed Design documents for the project
• Involved in full life cycle development and deployment
• Analysis of customizations and enhancements: evaluated design, quality, stability and maintainability of custom code developed for client's business requirements
• Written CSS and made changes in code to automatically apply formatting styles
• Modified and optimized user interfaces by changing JSP's and Servlets to accommodate client's requirements
• Deployed application on Tomcat Web Server and Websphere Server depending on client's application server availability
• Written java code to handle the business rules for notifications
• Customized client's user interfaces
• Used the Cascading Style Sheets CSS in JSPs and Servlets to format web pages
• Developed Servlets and created JSP pages
• Created Simple Java Beans as per business requirements of client
• Deployed applications on Apache Tomcat web server
• Created Data sources to access databases
• Used JDBC API to connect to the data sources and carry out database operations.
• Integrated third party API's with the project
• Performed Unit test and generated reports
• Involved in troubleshooting and bug fixing in Test and Production environments
• Provided support in analysing and resolving new change requests
• Provided Support to internal and external teams in solving Test Environment and Production issues
• Prepared technical and functional documents

Environment: UNIX, HTML, Java-I/O, Servlets, JSP, JDBC, Tomcat 3.3 and Oracle-SQL