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Websphere Middleware Engineer Resume

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SUMMARY

  • More than 8+ years of professional experience in Enterprise Application Integration using IBM WebSphere MQ and WebSphereMessage Broker. Involved in Installation, configuration, upgrading, development, remote technical support, troubleshooting and system administration of WebSphere MQ, WMB and IIB
  • Experience in Planning, Installation and Administration of WebSphere MQ,Message Broker, WTX on various platforms like Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, AS/400, HP - UX, Linux and Windows NT/2000, 2003 server, XP platforms.
  • Installing and configuring MQ 5.3, 6.0, 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0& MB V6.0, V7.0, V8.0 and IIB9 and IIB10 on various platforms
  • Updating MQ Series & MB V5.3 to V6.0, V6.0 to V7.0 and V7.0 to V8.0 in various platforms.
  • Expertise in installing and setting up Q/Process monitoring tools such as Qpasa, Candle, MQ Strati tool and Appwatch.
  • Expertise in FTP’s like FTE,PM4data and Connect direct.
  • Experience in developing client-server applications to understand application point of view of EAI.
  • Programming experience in developing MQ adapters using MQSeries for Java and MQSeries JMS.
  • Installing, configuring and testing WMB V6.1 on various platforms
  • Experience in working with RDBMS like, DB2, ORACLE and SQL Server.
  • Experience in application design using Unified Modeling language (UML), Sequence diagrams, Case diagrams, Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD), Data Flow Diagrams (DFD).
  • Expertise in working with XML, DTD, XSL, XPATH, XSD.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Willingness and ability to quickly adapt to new environments and learn new technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Sun Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, AS/400OS/390, Windows NT/2000, 2003, XP.

Programming: C, C++, Java, .net

MQ Series Family: WMQ, WMB, IIB, WTX, Workflow.

Databases: Oracle, DB2, SQL server, MS Access.

IDE tools: WSAD, Visual Studio.NET

Scripting Languages: XML, HTML, DHTML, Java Script

Application Servers: WebSphere, Apache.

File Transfers: Connect Direct, PM4data

XML tools: XML SPY, Stylus Studio, SoapScope for Web services testing

Monitoring tools: Candle, Qpasa, Autopilot M6, Tivoli, Nastel, BMC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

WebSphere Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Train team members on MQ/MB/IIB technologies
  • Setup of Middleware routing and creation of MQ queues and Execution groups.
  • Deploying flows, XSLT’s, bar files, certification installations.
  • Performing the load tests, analysis and Approvals
  • Migration of flows from MB7 to IIB9/10.
  • Root cause analysis of deployment failures by verifying MQ logs and broker logs
  • Creating new execution groups as per the application team requirements
  • Configuring Debug, HTTP ports to the EG to deploy the cache
  • Configure different types of resources: JDBC providers, Data Sources, and JMS resources including Connection Factories, Queue Connection Factories.
  • Provide level 2 production, testing and development support (taking care of messaging problems through resolution).
  • Perform queue manager backup and recovery.
  • Perform resource statistics and analysis
  • Participate as a subject matter and technical expert in technical reviews of MQ and Broker applications
  • Participate in capacity and disaster recovery planning and asset management.
  • Define hardware configurations for new and existing MQ applications
  • Have familiarity with and also manage queue archives
  • Expansion of existing set up of infrastructure to support during the Thanks Giving orders.
  • Checking the status of the brokers, and their respective execution groups start and stop the brokers for the related applications
  • Kickoff meeting with application teams to gather Infrastructure requirements, getting Governance Board approval for implementation in QA/Prod environments.
  • CRQ approval, preparation of implementation plan, Implementation in test/QA/prod environments, MQ/MB/AMQ issues support.
  • Production warranty support for 35 days, installation of MQ/MB on new servers, Handover of application to Operations team after warranty support
  • Worked with other IT teams and vendors to support new products and services as part of integration.

Environment: WebSphere MQ 8.0, IIB9/10, Linux, XSLT, Informix, GIT, Omegamon (Tivoli Monitoring), WINSCP, RFHUTIL, App Watch, MQMFT.

Confidential, SFO, CA

Sr WebSphere MQ/MB Admin

Responsibilities:

  • Worked on MQ (7.0.*, 7.1, 7.5),WMB (6.1, 7.0, 8.0) and IIB 9 & 10 on LINUX, WINDOWS, AIX, Sun Solaris and MAINFRAMES.
  • Created objects for MQ on MAINFRAMES, LINUX and WINDOWS servers.
  • Worked on DISASTER RECOVERY in QA and PRODUCTION environments.
  • Supported FRAME MAINTAINANCES and SAN migration activities in the environment.
  • Supported many Applications in QA environment during CFP testing and created reports for the queue depth and message ages to analyze the test from MQ and WMB side.
  • Migrated MB from V6.1.0.5 to 7.0.0.2.
  • Documented all the installations and maintenances organized and provided documents for the offshore team.
  • Implemented XA on MQ queue manager configured MB to use external databases like Oracle and DB2.
  • Configured and created queue managers, message queues, channels, process definitions and triggers.
  • Configured JMS applications to connect to MQ by creating bindings files
  • Setup MQ and Message Broker Pub/Sub environments
  • Setup Message Broker domains and collectives.
  • Implemented high availability in MQ V7 (multi instance qmgr)
  • Installing MQ, MQ FTE and WBIMB on Windows, Linux and AIX servers
  • Implemented QPASA monitoring on test and prod queue managers and the message flows.
  • Deployed the Bar files using toolkit and by writing scripts in UNIX.
  • Applied Monitoring and Property profiles to the flows.
  • Created execution groups and deployed the Bar files.
  • Setup remote administration of all the Queue managers.
  • Setup SSL and OAM security of the MQ environment.
  • Setup FTE monitors to allow file transfers to take place.
  • Performed system tests with project teams, troubleshooting, analyzing messaging errors, upgrading Unix/Intel servers in WMQ groups.
  • Applied MQ fix packs 7.0.1.6 on UNIX platforms
  • Worked with the IBM support in opening PMR’s and troubleshooting the issues
  • Setup API’s for the applications to talk to MQ
  • Provided 24x7 technical administration services to WMQ/Message Broker server environments in multiple platforms.

Environment: IBM MQ 7.0, 7.1 and 7.5, MB 6.1, 7.0, and 8.0, Linux, AIX, Windows, Mainframes, Nastel, HP Autopilot M6.

Confidential, FortWorth, TX

Sr WebSphere MQ/MB Admin

Responsibilities:

  • Install/Configure/Administer/Architect WebSphere MQ Series V6, V7 and PM4Data
  • Worked as MQ architecture in cluster environments, which have MQ, installed on more than 2500 UNIX servers.
  • Creating nodes and templates in PM4data
  • Trouble shooting issues when the files are not reaching the destination or stuck
  • Setup MQ Pub/Sub topologies across the environment
  • Setting up the SSL on the channels
  • Defining MQ objects by writing shell scripts
  • Implemented the clustering environment to achieve Workload balancing and to make the administrative task easy.
  • Configured MQ Series network using clustering, distributed queuing and remote administration.
  • Preparing automated scripts for queue manager setup.
  • Updating and migrating queue manager attributes from MQ V5.3 to V6.0, V6.0 to V7.0
  • Defining templates and troubleshooting issues in PM4data in DEV, QA and PROD environments.
  • Coordinating and documenting software installation/upgrades, production configuration changes and implementation of security updates
  • Worked closely with the application team in designing the new cluster environment and deploying them in DEV, QA and PROD.
  • Installing the latest patches for MQ from IBM
  • Worked POC of Multi Instance on Solaris using NSF V4.
  • Developed shell scripts in UNIX for checking the health status of the WMQ.
  • Provide security by using Object Authority Manager.
  • Backup, recovery and trouble shooting for IBM MQ
  • Developed automation scripts and Recovery procedures for MQ fail over and disaster recovery.
  • Provided Guidelines and procedure for sys admin for installing and testing MQ HA using VERITAS.
  • Providing 24/7 on call support for all MQ Series and PM4data relates issues.

Environment: IBM MQ Series 6.0 & 7.0, AIX, Linux, Z/OS, Windows 2008, PM4data.

Confidential, Schenectady, NY

Senior WebSphere MQ/MB Admin

Responsibilities:

  • Worked on the MQ architecture by setting up standards and proceduresaccording to the requirements
  • Worked on XML files and validation of type trees using sample files in WTX.
  • Worked on capacity planning and naming standards for the MQ objects
  • Installing MQ7, WBIMB 6.1 on Linux, Windows, Solaris, Z/OS and AIX servers
  • Defining MQ objects by writing shell scripts.
  • Worked closely with the application teams in designing the new environments and deploying them in DEV, QA and PROD.
  • Installed connect direct and created nodes to ensure the flow of files.
  • Data delivery through Connect Direct in support of 24 hours a day, 7 days a week business operations.
  • Ensured a smooth flow for the inbound and outbound transfers while using connect direct.
  • Supervise, instruct and direct the work of other software programmers as it relates to MQ Series including the development of EAI standards and governance processes
  • Tuned up the performance of MQ/MB applications
  • Setup Tivoli Omegamon monitoring tool for monitoring the MQ and Broker Servers.
  • Monitoring queues and channels using the Tivoli Omegamon
  • Setup remote administration for all the queue managers.
  • Writing API’s using C, Java.
  • Setup JMS applications by defining the bindings file using the MQ JMS admin tool
  • Setup MQ Pub/Sub topologies across the environment
  • Setting up the SSL on the channels
  • Setup MQ clusters for high availability and load balancing the messages
  • Created the subscriptions, topics etc. in the broker pub sub
  • Setup the trigger’s and channel initiators.
  • Evaluating and configuring 3rd party software for monitoring MQ Series
  • Performance and tuning WebSphere MQ as needed.
  • Developed scalable and reliable messaging/queue managers needed to model,
  • Integrate, automate, and manage efficient and flexible business processes at the Enterprise level.
  • Setup security using the Object Authority Manager.
  • Setup HACMP and MSCS for MQ and Broker servers for high availability
  • Worked with IBM support to resolve critical issues.
  • Developed Shell scripts to automate the MQ backup and deploying the Broker Bar files
  • Installing the latest patches for MQ and WBIMB from IBM
  • Providing 24/7 support for the MQ and WBIMB issues.

Environment: IBM MQ Series 6.0 & 7.0, MB 6.0 & 7.0, Linux, UNIX, Windows, IBM Tivoli.

Confidential

MQ System Administrator

Responsibilities:

  • Installation, Configuration and Administration of MQ Series Client and Server on AIX, Windows 2000 and OS/390
  • Defined and Maintained MO objects using MQSC commands.
  • Worked on clustering and high availability cluster multi-processing (HACMP) on AIX by reducing the administrative task and balancing the work load
  • Implemented MQ security using SSL certificates.
  • Experience in monitoring the various MQ Series objects like queues, channels, listeners etc using QPASA.
  • Perform business transactions among business allies using FIX format.
  • Used Rational Clear Quest for defect tracking on various levels of development of test environments.
  • Experience as 24 x 7 administrator on the production environment for MQ Series/WMQ.
  • Created self-styled applications that generate messages dynamically and evaluates the queue depth on the HACMP environment for AIX.
  • Developed and maintained test plan design and implementation to verify accuracy of solutions. Developed scalable and reliable messaging/queue managers needed to model, integrate, automate, and manage efficient and flexible business processes at the enterprise level.
  • Participated in problem identification and resolution on development, test, acceptance, and production servers.
  • Developed setup scripts to backup Queue Manager, its object definitions and authorizations.

Environment: IBM MQ Series 5.3, XML, QPASA, DB2, OS/390, AIX, Windows2000.

Confidential

Java Developer / Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Designed & developed GUI for claim creation, processing and tracking
  • Created Use Case Diagrams in UML.
  • The user interface components are developed using Java AWT/swing API.
  • Managed by the Network Management System(NMS) and TCP/IP and UDP
  • Some Exposer to Layer2/Layer 3 Protocols.
  • Developed the business layer components as Stateless Session Beans based on EJB API.
  • Developed the data access layer components as entity Beans based on EJB API.
  • Developed web based user interface screens using HTML and Java Script.
  • Created CSS to get unique look and feel across the related facets.
  • Client Side validations were done using JavaScript.
  • Deployed the EJBs on JBoss.
  • Developed Entity Beans as Bean Managed Persistence Entity Beans and used JDBC to connect to backend database Oracle.
  • Designed and implemented Connection pooling for high-level performance.

Environment: JDK 1.2/JDK1.3, EJB 1.0, JSP, HTML, JavaScript, Servlets, Unified Modeling Language, Eclipse, XML, JBoss Application Server, Oracle, Java AWT/Swing API.

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