PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years of IT experience including Planning, Installing, Configuring, Administering, Tuning and Troubleshooting IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 WebSphere Portal 6.1
• Installed and configured IBM HTTP Server. Created instances, Enabled SSL, configured rewrite rules and Generated plug - ins for IBM HTTP Server
• Configured WebSphere Application Server and Portal server using LDAP & local OS registries to enable security, configured Oracle & DB2 JDBC resources to connect to the backend databases
• Extensive experience in optimizing performance of WebSphere Application server using Workload Management at Web Server, Plug-in and Application Server Layers
• Federated nodes to the Deployment Manager and configured scalable applications through Vertical & Horizontal Clustering
• Configured JDBC & JMS resources, Resource adopters and mail providers.
• Experience in JACL & JYTHON Scripting to automate routine administrative tasks
• Experience in packaging applications using WebSphere Application Assembly Tool and deployed to IST, QA, Stage and Production environments
• Experience in problem determination by trace enable, collect & analyze logs using IBM support Assistant
• Experience to use CA Wily INTROSCOPE and Tivoli Performance Viewer to monitor infrastructure performance
• Experience in migrating applications from WebSphere Application Server from V5.X to V6.X and from V6.X to V7.X/V8X on UNIX and Windows Platforms
• Experience in applying fix packs and interim fixes for WAS, Plug-in, JDK and IHS
• Ability to communicate requirements effectively to application development, network, DB and MQ teams.
• Configured instances on Tomcat Server, Created clusters and Enabled SSL.
• Configured load balancing on Apache Server.
• Installed XG45 DataPower virtual appliances, Created domains, Configured Service objects (MPG/WSP), FrontSide handlers, AAA policies. Integrated DP with Active Directory.
• Ability to learn new concepts, well versed with group work, strong problem solving skills and good in documentation

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Networking Technologies: GSS, CSM, F5, VPN, F-Secure SSH Client, Firewall and DNS

Hardware: Sun T5240, Sun T5220, Sun V440, HP, IBM compatibles

Operating Systems: Red Hat Linux 5.0/6.X, SuSe Linux 10.X, Solaris 8.0/9.0 and Windows NT/XP/ 2000/2003/2008

Languages: Java 2.0/1.2/1.3/1.4, PERL, Shell, JYTHON, JACL

J2EE Technologies: JDK 1.6/1.5/1.4/1.3, SERVLETS 2.3/2.2, EJB 2.1/2.0/1.1/1.0, JSP 1.2/1.1/1.0, JDBC, JNDI, RMI, XML, HTML, JACL, JYTHON, Perl and Shell Scripting

Middleware Technologies: WEBSPHERE Application Server 8.5/7.0.0.21/6.0.2.29/5.1/5.0 WEBSPHERE Portal 6.0/6.1.5, Tomcat 7.X, IBM HTTP Server 3.x/6.0/7.0/8.x, Apache 2.0.47, WEBSPHERE MQ 5.0/7.0,DATAPOWER Xi45, ODES LDAP, Adam LDAP,Apache2.x.

Databases: Oracle 11g/10g/9.0, DB2UDB 9.7/9.5/8.1 / 7.2, MYSQL

Monitoring Tools: CA Wily INTROSCOPE 8.1.0/9.x, Tivoli Performance Viewer, BMC Patrol, ITCAM.

Deployment Tools: BDI (Build, Deploy & Install) and Auto Deploy, MKS, Maven.

Other Tools & Technologies: GSD, Remedy, Adobe Central Pro (jet forms).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Journal Square, NJ

WebSphere Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created Clusters and configured frame work for new applications.
• Configured JDBC (JDBC provider, Data Sources, J2C Authentication Aliases) and JMS (QCF, Queues, Listeners) resources.
• Configured session management, virtual hosts and WebSphere variables.
• Analyzed heap dumps, java cores, system logs and provided recommendations to application & WAS teams.
• Made changes to plug-in configuration file and exported to iis web server.
• Developed and implemented shell script to search and replace adp email distribution with our team id across all the environments.
• Trouble shoot the deployment failure issues.
• Created run book documentation which covers application installation and configuration details.

Environment: Suse Linux 11, WebSphere Application Server 7.x/8.x, IIS 8, DataPower XG45, MQ7.X, Windows 2008, Remedy 8.1, Ca wily 9.5, Microsoft Outlook 2013, Siteminder, Oracle11g, MSSQL, DB2.

Confidential, Jersey city, NJ

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Build the infrastructure for application & performance teams for middleware components. Flagship projects and delivered in well ahead of schedule and cost estimates. Function as primary engineer to support Provide feedback to the Project Management team to keep the project dash board up to date
• Installed and Configured WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7.x/8.x, WebSphere Portal Server 6.0/6.1.0.5 on Red Hat Linux 5.x/6.x for IST/QA/Stage and production environments with baseline performance settings for Internet and Intranet Applications.
• Installed DataPower as a security gateway. Configured domains, multi protocol gateway, web services proxy, front side handlers and AAA policies.
• Enabled global security using Active Directory and Oracle Directory Server as security repositories and configured console users & groups with proper roles
• Federated nodes and created vertical & horizontal clusters to achieve Work Load Management.
• Build & Deployed applications using MKS/Maven, auto deploy and BDI process (Build, Deploy and Install)
• Configured mail providers at cell scope and made available to all the applications deployed (One application per cluster) in shared environments
• Configured session management, virtual hosts, WebSphere variables and URL providers
• Configured JDBC provider, Data Sources and J2C Authentication Aliases to connect to the databases
• Installed and configured resource adopter for File Net service, configured JMS resources to connect to backend mainframe system through MQ
• Experience in deploying themes & skins using Ear Expander tool
• Used xml access tool to export & import portal configuration between development environments and between staging & production
• Installed and Configured IBM Http Server 6.1/7.x/8.x. Created web instances and configured plug-in to map to the app instances (crisscross for some apps, one to one for some apps)
• Configured SSL on web server with internal signed certificates. Configured rewrite rules
• Coordinated with network team to setup VIPs and URLS configuration and firewall team to open ports between web and app servers, between app & database servers, between app and LDAP servers
• Installed wily agents, enabled wily in WebSphere Application Server to monitor infrastructure performance and configured alerts
• Installed and configured Adobe Central Pro Output Server V5.7 (jet forms) for printing templates
• Troubleshoot Server start-up issues, page cannot be displayed issues, hung issues and class path
• Issues by checking the JVM logs, plug-in logs and the web server logs Provide production support via the GSD escalation procedures to keep systems components up to meet SLAs
• Hands on experience in using HPSA/HPOO, custom automation tools to build the environments
• Produce, publish and maintain "How-to" type documents/scripts. Ensure the documents are Published and made available to the team members
• Identify the areas to automate and provide constructive feedback to automation team to develop Scripts/tools
• Configured instances on Tomcat Server, Created clusters and Enabled SSL.
• Installed XG45 DataPower virtual appliances, Created domains, Configured Service objects (MPG/WSP), FrontSide handlers, AAA policies. Integrated DP with Active Directory.

Environment: Red hat Linux 5.x/6.x, SuSe Linux 9.x, WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7.x/8.x, WebSphere Portal Server 6.0/6.1.0.5, IBM Http Server 6.1/7.x/8.x, Oracle 10g/11g,Apache 2.x, ADAM & Oracle Directory Server V11, Wily 8.x/9.x, GSD, BDI, Auto Deploy, Adobe Central Pro, Apache Tomcat v7,ITCAM.

Confidential, Berkley Heights, NJ

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Build & maintained Dev, testing and production environments for internal apps using WAS 61/60 and IBM IHS 6.0/6.1 on RED Hat Linux 5.x/6.x/Windows 2008 platforms
• Installed WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1 (Base & Network Deployment). Configured dmgr, Cell and Application server profiles
• Configured Administrative Security using LDAP repository. Configured console groups for developers, testers and other ITO teams
• Implemented Horizontal and Vertical Clustering, applied baseline performance settings
• Helped to application development team to deploy the applications using auto deploy. Configured Virtual Hosts, Data Sources and JMS providers
• Configured HA manager to allow other WebSphere Application Server components to make themselves highly available
• Installed and configured IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47.x/6.x
• Installed and configured plug-in for local & remote web servers
• Worked with IBM Support and development teams in resolving memory leak and hung issues. Analyzed java cores and heap dumps using Thread and Heap analyzer tools
• Hands on experience in using CA Willy INTROSCOPE Workstation to monitor infrastructure performance. Configured alerts and dashboards.
• Extensively used internal tools to monitor closely and troubleshooting the issues accordingly.
• Good knowledge in trouble shooting basic network related issues using ping, telnet, NETSTAT, commands
• Created run book documentation which covers installation and configuration details

Environment: RHEL 5.x/6.x, SUSE Linux 8.x/9.x, Windows 2008, WebSphere Application Server 60/61, IBM Http Server 60/61, Oracle 9i, DB2 UDB, SUNONE Directory Server 5.1, Wily 7.0/8.x, Remedy

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and Configured IBM Http Server 1.3.x, WebSphere Application Server V5.1 Enterprise Edition for Development, Testing and Production Servers on windows environment
• Created horizontal clusters for Development & Testing Environments and production environments to achieve process & Hardware fail over
• Configured Web server plug-in to directing dynamic requests to application server instances
• Configured Virtual hosts, HTTP Plug-in, resources and Global security for application deployment
• Enabled Security for the Admin Console using local OS repository
• Configured Java Mail object on Mid-tier server (WAS) to send mails to credit card customers through SMTP mail server by accessing the data from CACS Enterprise, which was reside on Mainframe
• Installed and Configured WebSphere MQ. Created QMGRs, Queues and Channels
• Analyzed the performance with Tivoli performance monitoring tool. Tuned Web server and Application Server configuration parameters to improve the performance
• Interpreted log files to locate and solved problems with tracing and debugging facilities

Environment: Windows XP/Windows 2000, WebSphere Application Server 5.1, IBM Http Server 2.0.47, WebSphere MQ 5.0, CACS & Recovery 1.0