OBJECTIVE

• Seeking a position in a progressive, fast - growing company where I can continuously learn, apply and use my technical, personal, business and organizational skills while being a part of the organization and contributing to achievement of its purpose, process, growth, profitability and success.

SUMMARY

• Around 9 Years of experience as a Middleware analyst in the areas of WAS, Websphere Datapower, Websphere Message Broker and Websphere MQ.
• Extensive experience installing, configuring and monitoring WebSphere Datapower XI50/XI52 and XG45version 6.0.x, 5.0.x & 4.0.x.
• Experience in designing, developing, implementing, and supporting services using SOA Datapower appliances.
• Configuring and integrating Datapower and WebSphere Registry and Repository (WSRR) products.
• Experience in B2B integration.
• Created & configured for load balancing with round robin, weighted, health page, port monitor.
• Created for forward & reverse SSL hand shake including mutual authentication.
• Created processing rules with multiple match rules to accommodate various Authentication, authorization mechanisms as per client POC requirements.
• Integrated Datapower services with WebSphere Application Server, Tomcat, WebSphere MQ, Message Broker, Oracle DB, and ITCAM.
• Created AAA polices for securing external facing web services using IBM Datapower XI 52.
• Configured Splunk to monitor critical errors and created alerts to send notifications to team.
• Experience in upgrading firmware and creating log targets, Configuring Front Side Handler and Back-End Connectivity including HTTP, HTTPS, JMS, MQ Resource, SSH Setup involving various XML Threats.
• Proficient in implementing encryption and decryption at message body level & field level.
• Involved in understanding the client requirements and determining the scope of each Interface.
• Worked on creating and configuring Queue Managers and Queue Manager Objects.
• Configured and Implemented MQ Client/Server Architecture.
• Develop the high-level infrastructure architecture utilizing WebSphere Process Server Architecture.
• Installed and configured remote WebSphere plug-in for IBM HTTP Server. Manually updated plug-in files for IHS servers located in DMZ.
• Created JDBC Providers, Data sources at cluster level and JAAS authentication aliases in order to provide connectivity to SQL and DB2 databases.
• Experience in driving the effort for applying Websphere fix packs and application patch deployments.
• Providing the middleware technology assistance on reusable service for different channels which are consuming the services like Online Banking, Teller, Branch User, Call Center executives, Mobile Channel, tablet Banking and Back office users.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of functional and technical experience in IBM WebSphere ESB and applied SOA in building business services.
• Requirement gathering meetings with clients and translate the Non Functional requirements into IT requirements
• Experience in configure and monitor MQ Listeners, Channel Initiators, Trigger Monitors, MQ Log files & Dead Letter Queues.
• Familiarity with IBM Queuing Technologies in Creation of Queues, Queue Depth and good understanding in all the Message Queues.
• Hands on experience in Problem determination and Troubleshooting.
• Hands on experience in upgrading MQ product on Midrange servers.
• Having experience in performing the Backup Strategies and in performing the Recovery Scenarios.
• Worked on Broker migration from V6.1 to V7 and IIB V9.
• Good understanding Knowledge of XML and XML schema and Web Service protocols.
• Worked with CVS repository for pulling out the bar files and broker code to the server.
• Extensive experience with Message Broker Tool Kit, Creating and Deploying BARS with Message Flows.
• Expertise in analysis of Enterprise application object using Web sphere Products like Message Broker and IIB V9, and Web sphere Message Queuing Technologies with Database integration like Oracle and DB2.
• Good understanding on the shell scripts and have done the basic editing in the scripts.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Solaris and Aix

Middleware Tools: WebSphere Datapower Appliances, WebSphere MQ v6.x, v7.x, WebSphere Message Broker V7, V8& IIB V9, WAS V7/8.5, WPS

Networking & Communication Protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, RMI/IIOP, Putty, Humming Birdv7.1.

Databases: Oracle 9i/10g/11g, DB2, SQL Server

Programming Language: C, C++, Core Java, ESQL, XSLT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Websphere MQ/DataPower/MessageBroker Admin

Responsibilities:

• Requirement Gathering, Development co-ordination and Frame works and checking security settings/Implementation for IBM INTEGRATION BUS (IIB) V9, Middleware components.
• Establish SOA/ESB landscape using IIB on SOAP - web services and MQ services.
• Providing the middleware technology assistance on reusable service for different channels which are consuming the services like Online Banking, Teller, Branch User, Call Center executives, Mobile Channel, tablet Banking and Back office users.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of functional and technical experience in IBM WebSphere ESB and applied SOA in building business services.
• Requirement gathering meetings with clients and translate the Non Functional requirements into IT requirements
• Provide sizing estimates for existing and as well future requirements.
• Participated in performance load testing of Channel Link Services and provided performance tuning solution for improving the code level and WPS level performance.
• Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Prepare performance test plan based on both Functional and Non Functional requirements and execute it in conjunction with the test team.
• Prepare performance tuning parameter check list
• Analyzing requirements discussed and preparing the Minutes of Meeting (MOM) with basic outlines of the understanding and communicating the MOM back to the client.
• Going through existing documentation on the proposed requirements and understanding them to prepare a technical specification.
• Maintaining the various artifacts like backup configuration files, fix packs etc... in production environment
• Offshore coordinator for all Websphere related activities for the project team
• Worked as a part of production support team and helping team to resolve the incident quickly.
• Team leading: Leading two offshore teams 1) infrastructure deployment team which carries out deployment and 2) CM team which’ s responsible for enablement and maintenance of CM environment.
• Working closely with Middleware Development team to resolve the critical defect or issues regarding the service configuration and triaging the issue.
• Evaluate risks and give teams /client management consolidated impact assessment from the various teams.
• Knowledge Transfer sessions: Regular knowledge transfer sessions for offshore team members to ramp up the team with the knowledge acquired during onsite vendor KT.
• Ongoing maintenance & support: Day-to-day user troubleshooting, resolution of queries/concerns, regular monitoring of email or being top on all the things and replying to the concerned team on time.
• Ensure atomic Updation of CM information post any change or deployment.
• Schedule and create plans for all major implementations and other best practices implementations.
• Manage ongoing weekly change meetings to ensure all changes are scheduled according to plan.
• Maintain and track all deployment plans as per the production deployment calendar.
• Support/monitor, troubleshoot the deployment of release packages as per the plan.

Environment: IBM WAS6.x/7 ND/XD, IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19/1.3.26, Solaris 9/10, UNIX, Linux, AIX 5.2, Windows server, LDAP, IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD), Oracle 9 & 11g, WPS, Tivoli Omegamon

Confidential, Round Rock, Texas

Websphere MQ/DataPower/MessageBroker Admin

Responsibilities:

• Good understanding knowledge of installing, configuring and monitoring WebSphere Datapower XI50/XI52 and XG45 version 6.0.x, 5.0.x& 4.0.x.
• Good knowledge in designing, developing, implementing, and supporting services using SOA Datapower appliances.
• Configuring and integrating Datapower and WebSphere Registry and Repository (WSRR) products.
• Experience in B2B integration.
• Created & configured for load balancing with round robin, weighted, health page, port monitor.
• Created for forward & reverse SSL hand shake including mutual authentication.
• Created processing rules with multiple match rules to accommodate various Authentication, authorization mechanisms.
• Integrated Datapower services with WebSphere Application Server, Tomcat, WebSphere MQ, Message Broker, Oracle DB, NFS, ITCAM, and SPLUNK.
• Created AAA polices for securing external facing web services using IBM Datapower XI 52.
• Configured Splunk to monitor critical errors and created alerts to send notifications to team.
• Proficient in implementing encryption and decryption at message body level & field level.
• Good understanding knowledge of functional and technical experience in IBM WebSphere ESB.
• Involved in understanding the client requirements and determining the scope of each Interface.
• Establish process and best practices for performing administration activities on the WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Transformation Extender.
• Involved in understanding the client requirements and determining the scope of each Interface.
• Requirement Gathering, Development co-ordination and Frame works and checking security settings/Implementation for Message Broker, Middleware components.
• Worked with creating, Starting & Stopping of the Broker components like Brokers, configuration manager & Execution groups
• Supporting the websphere message broker environment for deployment processing.
• Worked with the Datapower setup.
• Good understanding on the Datapower XI52, XS40 concepts.
• Worked in setting up the Multiprotocol gateway during the project requirements.
• Taking the production on call facility.
• Good understanding in XSLs for routing, data transformation including Exception handling.

Environment: Solaris, Linux, DB2, IBM HTTP Server, HTML, Websphere MQ, Message Broker, Datapower Appliances, IBM Netcool, UAT, DIT, SIT, PROD

Confidential

Websphere MQ/MessageBroker Admin

Responsibilities:

• Good understanding knowledge in installing, configuring and monitoring WebSphere Datapower XI50/XI52 and XG35 version 6.0.x, 5.0.x& 4.0.x.
• Knowledge in designing, implementing, and supporting services using SOA Datapower appliances.
• Configuring and integrating Datapower and WebSphere Registry and Repository (WSRR) products.
• Experience in B2B integration.
• Created & configured for load balancing with round robin, weighted, health page, port monitor.
• Created for forward & reverse SSL hand shake including mutual authentication.
• Created processing rules with multiple match rules to accommodate various Authentication, authorization mechanisms.
• Integrated Datapower services with WebSphere Application Server, Tomcat, WebSphere MQ, Message Broker, Oracle DB, NFS, ITCAM, and SPLUNK.
• Created AAA polices for securing external facing web services using IBM Datapower XI52.
• Worked with creating, Starting & Stopping of the Broker components like Brokers, configuration manager & Execution groups
• Configured Splunk to monitor critical errors and created alerts to send notifications to support team.
• Developed XSLs for routing, data transformation including Exception handling.
• Proficient in implementing encryption and decryption at message body level & field level.
• Involved in understanding the client requirements and determining the scope of each Interface.

Environment: Solaris, Linux, DB2, IBM HTTP Server, HTML, Websphere MQ, Message Broker, Datapower Appliances, IR360, MNT, TRN1, TRN2, TRN3, PRDR, PROD

Confidential

Websphere MQ/MessageBroker Admin

Responsibilities:

• Installing and configuring of WebSphere MQ v6.0, v7.0
• Configuring WebSphere MQ Queue Managers, Queues, and Channels etc.
• Monitoring and maintaining of Queue Managers, Queues, Channels and Listeners.
• Creating MQ objects on Local and Remote Queue Managers.
• Configured and implemented Distributed Queuing on Client/Server architectures.
• Enable Triggering on MQ Queues.
• Server builds for WMQ in the different environments.
• Taking the production on call facility.
• Working on the Change management to create the objects and the queue manager migrations.
• Handling the incident tickets on daily basis and resolving them.
• Interacting with the other technologies team to understand the Overall design of the MQ setups that I was working on.
• Supporting the websphere message broker environment for deployment processing.
• Worked with the Datapower setup.
• Good understanding on the Datapower XI52, XS40 concepts.
• Worked in setting up the Multiprotocol gateway during the project requirements.
• Worked with creating, Starting & Stopping of the Broker components like Brokers, configuration manager & Execution groups
• We also monitor the MQ production environment.
• Handling the Incident tickets with in SLA and reporting the SLA miss outs to lead.
• Checking pending mails & tickets and doing necessary follow ups with Application teams.
• Taking the customer Support calls to our hotline.
• Doing daily health checks.
• Creating and start-stop of Broker components.
• I have done the installation of WebSphere message broker V7 software on the Linux environment.
• Worked with creating, Starting & Stopping of the Broker components like Brokers, configuration manager & Execution groups.
• Experience in Build & Deploy the .bar files in Production Environment.
• Worked with CVS and Harvest Code repository for pulling out the bar files and broker code to the server.
• Good understanding on the shell scripts and have done the basic editing in the scripts.

Environment: AIX, Linux, DB2, IBM HTTP Server, HTML, Websphere MQ, Message Broker, Datapower Appliances, Appawatch