SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of IT industry experience in Systems Administration, IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.x/7.x/8.x Administration, IBM WebSphere MQSeries, JBOSS 4.x/5.x/6.x EAP, integrating with all the J2EE components. Technical abilities include installations, configurations, security, migrations, and technical support for large enterprise applications.
• Administered IBM WebSphere Application server v8.x/7.x/6.x, JBOSS 4.x/5.x/6.x on multiple platforms like AIX, Sun Solaris, Linux, Windows 2003/07/NT.
• Ex57 pertise in setting up Database and MQ configurations in JBoss
• Web server setup, Configured SSL using Self - Signed certificates and CA certificates between Application Server and Web Server, Web Server and browser, Application Server and LDAP Server.
• Expertise in Design, Maintenance, Security, Recovery and Support of Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience in Configuration, Installation and Maintenance of network services such as DNS, DHCP, NIS and NFS on Red Hat Linux.
• Experience in installing mod jk plugin for JBoss and Implementing clusters in JBOSS for load balancing and failover.
• Hands on in Installing and monitoring performance parameters through JON 2.4/3.0/3.1 and jconsole for JBOSS EAP.
• Expertise in setting up Database and MQ configurations in JBoss.
• Deployment, Software installation, maintenance, fixes upgrades, general administration, troubleshooting and performance tuning of JBOSS.
• Experienced in configuration of cells, nodes, clustering, application servers, virtual hosts, session management, configuring web server plug-ins, IBM HTTP Server, Apache, Sun ONE Directory Server (LDAP), and IBM Edge Server
• Experience in implementation of Workload Management (WLM) of WebSphere Application Server using vertical and horizontal clustering, andalso in performance tuning usingTivoli Performance Viewer.
• Strong experience in Administration and Maintenance of WAS NDclusters (vertical, horizontal, hybrid) and deploying applications in highly available, load balanced production environments.
• Experienced in deploying J2EE components in Base and ND WebSphere Application Servers V6.x/7.x/8.x using AAT (Application Assembly Tool), WAS Admin Console, shell/wsadmin/JACL/Jython scripting.
• Expertise in developing WSCP scripts and Shell scripts to administer and automate batch job scheduling including backup and recovery processes.
• Highly experienced in utilizing Shell, JACL and Jython scripts for administration, maintenance, troubleshooting and for ALL day-to-day activities.
• Experience in installing patches and fixes forWebSphere Application Server.
• Experience in working with logs, traces and messages using tools such as Log Analyzer, Resource Analyzer and Admin Console.
• Used Wily Performance tools for monitoring and tuning the WebSphere environment like configuring Heap size, Thread pool size, Session Management, connection pool size.
• Expertise in Single Sign-On domain using Tivoli Access Manager, Site Minder, Identity Management and LDAP.
• Modified Coding Variables to reduce Garbage Collection.
• Ability to pickup new technologies, solve complex technical/runtime problems and multitask between different projects.
• Provided on-call Production Support (24x7), monitoring and maintaining multiple Applications in Development, TEST, QA, Staging and Production Environments.
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills, ability to lead bridge calls during production issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Application/Web: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1/7.0/8/8.5 , WebSphere Enterprise Server(WebSphere XD), WebSphere MQ, Apache Web Server 1.x/2.0, WebSphere portal 6.0.1.x/7.0.x/8.0.x, WebSphere MQ 6.0,7.x,8.x IBM HTTP Server, IIS 5/6, LDAP, IIS server.

Database: SQL Server, IBM DB2/UDB7.2/8.0, ORACLE 8i/9i.

Hardware/OS: IBM AIX 5.3/6.1/7.1, SUN Solaris 8/9, HP-UX, RHEL, Windows NT/2003 server, Windows 7/XP.

Languages: PL/SQL, Shell scripting

Tools: RAD, Remedy, JIRA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered WebSphere Application Server 6.1, 7.0, 8.5 ND on RHEL.
• Built WAS ND7.0 and 8.5 environments in a 3-tier architecture from scratch.
• Administered, configured, tuned, and supported WebSphere Application Server in a clustered environment on Windows server and RHEL.
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LDAP for WAS.
• Installed and Configured IIS webserver, plug-in, session management, virtual hosts, HTTP transports for Application Server instances and applications.
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, Data sources, connection pooling.
• Created node groups and clusters using WebSphere Application server ND.
• Experience in troubleshooting issues using Traces, Logs and Log Analyzer.
• Wrote Shell scripts to monitor installed enterprise applications and to get information from the logs and database in the required format and other daily activities and jobs.
• Used WebSphere Admin Console and wsadmin scripting to install enterprise EAR, WAR files for hot deployment.
• Troubleshoot various problems at QA, Staging and Production phases.
• Configured JMS providers using WebSphere MQ.
• Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.
• Created Run books to keep information regarding configuration and troubleshooting information
• On-call Production Support (24x7).

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1/7/8/8.5 , IIS webserver, Oracle11g, RHEL, Windows 2003/2007, Shell Scripting, wsadmin Scripting (JYTHON)

Confidential, Buffalo Grove, IL

WebSphere Administrator/Product Support

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered WebSphere Application Server 6.1, 7.0,8.0 ND on AIX and SunOS.
• Administered, configured, tuned, and supported WebSphere Application Server in a clustered environment on SunOS, AIX.
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LDAP for WebSphere Application Server.
• Installed and Configured IBM Http Server 6.1/7.0/8.0 and IPlanet webserver and IHS interfaces (plug-in file), session management, virtual hosts, HTTP transports for Application Server instances and applications.
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, Data sources, connection pooling.
• Created Server groups and clusters using WebSphere Application server ND.
• Involved in migration from WebSphere Application Server 7.0 to 8.0.
• Experience in troubleshooting issues using Traces, Logs and Log Analyzer.
• Wrote Shell scripts to monitor installed enterprise applications and to get information from the logs and database in the required format and other daily activities and jobs.
• Used WebSphere Admin Console and wsadmin scripting to install enterprise EAR, WAR files for hot deployment.
• Troubleshoot various problems at QA, Staging and Production phases.
• Sound knowledge in configuring JMS provides using WebSphere MQ.
• Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.
• Created Run books to keep information regarding configuration and troubleshooting information
• On-call Production Support (24x7).

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1/7/8, IBM Http Server 6.0/6.1/7.0/8.0 , IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0, Iplanet 6.0, IBM DB2, RHEL, Windows 2003, Sun Solaris 9.0, Unix Shell Scripting, wsadmin Scripting (JYTHON)

Confidential, Richmond, VA

WebSphere Administrator/Support

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered WebSphere Application Server 7.0 Base and ND on Windows and RHEL for multiple high profile projects.
• Administered, configured, tuned, and troubleshoot WebSphere Application Server in a Horizontal and Vertical clustered on Linux environments.
• Experienced in WebSphere Virtual Enterprise that comes as a part of WebSphere Extended Deployment package.
• Configured and administered the WVE environment.
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LDAP for WAS and WVE and also expertise in setting up security for single sign on and SSL.
• Installed and Configured IBM Http Server and IHS web server interfaces (plug-in file), session management, virtual hosts, data sources, HTTP transports for Application Server instances and applications.
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, Data sources, connection pooling.
• Created static and dynamic clusters using WebSphere Application server and WebSphere Virtual Enterprise tools respectively.
• Involved in migration projects as well like WebSphere Application Server 6.1 to 7.0.
• Experience in troubleshooting issues using Traces, Logs and Log Analyzer.
• Wrote Shell scripts to monitor installed enterprise applications and to get information from the logs and database in the required format and other daily activities and jobs.
• Used WebSphere Admin Console and wsadmin scripting to install enterprise EAR, WAR files for hot deployment.
• Experience in troubleshooting various issues in production environment.
• Sound knowledge in configuring queues through JMS and WebSphere MQ.
• Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.
• Created Run books to keep information regarding configuration and troubleshooting information

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7, WebSphere Virtual Enterprise (WebSphere XD), IBM Http Server, Sun One webserver DB2, RHEL, Windows 2003, Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1, Unix Shell Scripting, wsadmin Scripting.

Confidential

WebSphere Administrator/Support

Responsibilities:

• Worked with 3-tier architecture, experienced in installation and configuration of WAS ND 6.1 and 7.0 in 3-tier architecture.
• Installed, configured and administered various versions of WebSphere Application Server 6.1 ND and WebSphere Portal server on Distributed platforms.
• Involved in creating the vertical and horizontal clustered Environment.
• Configured Apache 2.0 Web server, Site minder to work with WAS.
• Configured clustering through deployment manager for load balancing and failover functions.
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LDAP from admin console and application components on both Distributed platforms.
• Involved in Load and Integration testing of J2EE applications on WebSphere Application Server for distributed platforms.
• Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.
• Configured the web server Plug-ins, session management, virtual hosts, data sources, HTTP transports for Application Server instances and applications.
• Trouble shooting various issues during mixed cell stress testing.
• Configured WebSphere Application server security through LDAP and Custom Registry.
• Involved in migrating WAS 6.0.x to 6.1.
• Involved in setting up SSL.
• Involved in developing complex scripts to automate batch jobs.
• Well versed with Shell Scripts for Unix System backups monthly, yearly and annual.
• Implemented standard backup procedures for both application DB and WAS administrations DB.
• Assembled and Deployed the application in staging, in productions, following change management practices and 24/7 support.
• Used Clear Case for software versioning and deployments.
• Written some shell/Jacl scripts to automate the process like node federation for distributed platforms.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.x/6.1, IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM DB2, Solaris 2.8, Windows, LDAP, IBM Directory Server, Apache 2.0, TPV, JACL scripting, WSCP,MKS, HTML, Java Script, XML, JSP, Servlets, ANT .

Confidential

Websphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1.
• Installed and configured the IBM HTTP Server 2.0.42.x and 2.0.47.x.
• Migrated to WAS 6.0 Network Deployment and Base on AIX/Windows platforms to WAS 6.1 ND.
• Involved in Migration from WAS 6.0 to 6.1
• Worked closely with developers to define and configure Application Servers, Virtual Hosts, Web Applications, Web resources, Servlets, JDBC drivers and Servlet Engines.
• Separated Web Server and Application Server for better performance and security.
• Wrote scripts for accessing remote Admin Servers, cleaning up logs during back-ups.
• Facilitated Work Load Management by creating Clusters in WAS 6.0/6.1.
• Handled deployment of Java Servlets, Session Beans and Entity Beans for modules to the respective application server instances.
• Setup messaging using the integrated JMS Server.
• Installed EARs, WARs and configured application specific JVM settings, Web container parameters using the Admin Console and WSCP scripts. Used wsadmin scripts to invoke Jacl and Jython scripts in WAS 6.0.
• Used WSINSTANCE to create multiple WebSphere instances from the command line.
• Enabled security for the Admin Console and the application components.
• Occasionally used Resource Analyzer to monitor WebSphere Applications and tuned the environment accordingly like changing the JVM Heap, Connection Pool sizes.
• Used the Tivoli Performance Viewer with WebSphere 6.0.
• Used command line tools wsadmin, WSCP and XML Config occasionally as an alternative to Admin Console.
• Created the user lists and groups in LDAP Servers and mapped them to the enterprise applications running on the Application Servers.
• Troubleshoot Admin Server start-up issues, Java code defects after deployment, like class path issues.
• Supported applications 24X7 on-call on a rotational basis.
• Performed routine management of WebSphere environment like monitoring Disk Space and CPU Utilization.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.x/6.0.x/6.1, DB2, IBM HTTP Server 2.0.42/47, AIX 5.2, Windows 2000/2003, Netscape Directory Server 5.1, RAD, Java Script, XML, JACL scripting JSP, Servlets