SUMMARY

• Dedicated and hardworking professional having around 7+ years experience in Installing, Configuring, Deploying, Migrating, Performance tuning, Troubleshooting, security, failover and work load management of WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere Portal Server, Websphere MQ, Message Broker, WebSphere Process Server, ESB, IBM BPM, WebSphere Lombardi Edition, WODM, ILOG Business Rules and WebServers like IBM HTTP Server, IIS, Apache on AIX, Linux, SUN Solaris and Windows environment.
• Administer operating systems, hardware, and peripheral components, and maintain databases.
• Experience in UNIX Confidential and Perl scripting for administration, maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Experience in deploying J2EE components on WAS 5.0/5.1/ 6.0/6.1/7.0/8.5 using WAS Admin Console, wsadmin/JACL/JYTHON scripting.
• Experienced in setting up teh WebSphere resources like Data Source using JDBC providers by configuring J2C authentications for Data bases like DB2, Oracle, SQL and Informix.
• Experienced in Configuring WebSphere Message Queues, WebSphere Message Queue Connection Factories, Activation Specifications using WebSphere Messaging Providers and Configuring MDB listener ports
• Experienced in Creating Service Integration Bus (SIBUS) by setting up Bus Members and Message engines at Server or Cluster level using File or Data Message stores.
• Experienced in Creating SIBUS Queues, Queue Connection Factories, Topics and Activation Specifications using teh Default Messaging providers and by Creating SIBUS Destinations.
• Experienced in creating teh Business process deployment environments using teh BPM Advanced Process Server and WebSphere Business Monitor.
• Experienced in building teh standard Remote Messaging, Remote Support, Application target and Web applications deployment topologies using teh IBM Business Process Management Advanced patterns.
• Experienced in turning teh standard BPM templates to Process Server, Process Center Server and Performance Server Development and runtime environments for Business Processes.
• Experienced in creating and updating teh scripts to create or update teh data base tables for teh BPM back end. Experienced in configuring Business Process Choreographer container, Human Task Container and BPC Explorer.
• Experienced in configuring teh CEI events and running Data Base scripts to create BPEDB in Process Server environments.
• Experienced in building teh WebSphere Lombardi 7.x environments.
• Experienced in creating teh Lombardi Authoring and Process Center Server, Performance Data
• Experienced in creating Web Sphere Operational Decision Management (ODM) environment.
• Created Business Rule Engine Server, Rule Team Server, Decision Validation Server applications.
• Setting up teh resource adapter connection factories and ORB thread pools for teh ILOG RMI integrations wif teh other applications.
• Experienced in Creating Schedulers, Work Manger Threads, URL Providers, WebSphere variables, Virtual Hosts
• Experienced in using both Thread analyzer and Tivoli Performance Viewer for monitoring teh performance of teh WebSphere application server.
• Experience in writing JACL and JYTHON scripts
• Hands on Experience in troubleshooting and bringing up failed mission critical production systems under extreme pressure conditions and time constraints.
• Worked on server side technologies like Java, Servlets, JSP, JDBC, EJB, Web Services, XML, and XSL wif teh Back end RDBMS Tools like SQL Server and Oracle.
• Prepared system requirement specifications, functional and design document specifications.
• Full SDLC - actively involved in planning, System Analysis, Design, coding, implementation, performance management, benchmarking, testing, validation and maintenance.
• Highly experienced in deploying solutions in High Availability (HA), Load Balancing Configurations eliminating single points of failure.
• Knowledge of CISCO and F5 BIG IP Load balancers.
• Created SSL certification using IKEYMAN.
• Experienced in DNS, LDAP, FTP, Remote Access, Security Management and System Troubleshooting skills.
• Well versed wif extensive hands on experience in creating resources, modifying WebSphere configuration properties, view runtime attributes.
• Used performance monitoring tools like ITCAM, TPV, Dynatrace and Wily Introscope.
• Experienced in monitoring teh application performance, Java heap, DB pool connections, Web Container threads, Active Sessions, application response times using inbuilt Tivoli Performance viewer and third party tools like CA Wily / HP Diagnostic tools.
• Experienced in monitoring teh system CPU, memory and file system sizes.
• Experienced in generating and analyzing Java Cores, Heap dumps, Garbage Collection and system logs.
• Experienced in opening severity tickets wif IBM PMR support teams to resolve any critical issues and escalating teh issues for quick resolution.
• Played an active role in monitoring server performance, network traffic to reduce performance bottleneck by enhanced performance.
• Worked as Administrator and On-Call Administrator for teh production support and maintenance throughout teh duration.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C, JAVA/J2EE, SQL

Operating Systems: AIX, Solaris, Unix, Linux and Windows.

Middleware: WebSphere Application Server V8.5/7.0.x/6.x/5.x ND/XD/VE, WebSphere Process Server 6.0.2.x/6.1.2.x/7.0, IBM BPM 8.5/7.5, IBM HTTP Server V7.0/6.0, WebSphere Lombardi Edition 7.1, WebSphere ILOG Rules 7.0.3, WBISF, WebSphere MQ, WMB, WESB, Apache, Tivoli Performance Viewer, HP Load Runner, HP Capacity and Performance monitor, CA Wily Intro scope 7.0/8.1

J2EE Technologies: Servlets, JSP, JDBC, RMI, JMS, JTA, JNDI, JMX, EJB, Applets and swing components, AWT.

Web Technologies: JDK 1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7 HTML, XML, DHTML, MSXML, ASPX.

Scripting Languages: UNIX Confidential Scripting (Bourne, Korn, C and Bash), Perl Scripting.

Packages: JSDK 2.0, J2EE, Clear case, Clear Quest.

Performance Monitoring and Testing Tools: IT CAM, TPV, CA Wily Introscope, Dyna Trace

IDE’s/Utilities: Eclipse, Putty

Database: Oracle 8i/9i/10g, MS SQL Server, DB2.

Networking & Protocols: TCP/IP, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, DHCP, SSL

Other Tools: MS Office, TOAD.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Sr WebSphere/Middleware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured and Administered WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7.0/8.5 on AIX, Solaris and Windows Environment.
• Configured WebSphere Deployment Manager and Application Server profiles in clustered environment to utilize teh advantages of failover and load balancing in multi-node environment.
• Created, Configured Profiles, Nodes, Node Groups & Clusters for WebSphere Application Server.
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LTPA and LDAP for WebSphere Application Server.
• Supported WebSphere Application Server clustering, load balance and failover.
• Migrated J2EE Applications, which includes setting up new Development, QA, and Production Environments from WebSphere Application Server 7.x to 8.5/ 6.1 to 7.0/6.0 to 6.1.
• Used ITCAM, Introscope, Splunk and Nagios to monitor teh performance of ecommerce domain applications.
• Responsible for support and reliable maintenance of teh applications on different platforms for on-going application development.
• Worked closely wif developers to define and configure application Servers, Virtual Hosts, Web Applications, Web resources, Servlets, JDBC drivers and Servlet Engines-as well as deployment of EJBs across multiple instances of WebSphere.
• Enabled WebSphere global security using Local OS and LDAP/LTPA mechanisms.
• Tuned teh JVMs by analyzing teh must gather information for Application Server
• Configured and setup Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) for data encryption and client authentication (one way SSL and Mutual SSL)
• Experienced in Configuring WebSphere Portal Server 6.x/7.x in a horizontal and vertical clustered Environment on Solaris and Linux.
• Deployed Portlet applications (wars) in various environments using Xml access scripts and updating in teh existing Portlets using Xml Access and through portal console.
• Experienced in trouble shooting teh Clipper Portlets.
• Deployed Themes and skins and used Xml access scripts to assign them to specific pages using Xml access scripts.
• Assigning roles and permissions at various levels in Portal Admin consoles and also setting up teh required permissions for teh labels and pages to provide access to specific users.
• Implementing and maintenance of Workload Management (WLM) using clustering/cloning.
• Installing, Configuring and maintenance of MQSeries version 5.x/6.x/7.x and Message Broker 6.x/7.x/8.0.
• Installed and Configured Microsoft Windows Clusters, MQ Clusters and Omegamon.
• Created and Configured MQ series objects like Queue Manager, Queue and Channels.
• Maximized teh flexibility of an SOA by designing a service interaction that are connected to teh WBI Message Broker and WebSphere ESB.
• Provided solutions including PUB-SUB, Message Transformation, Message Enrichment and Intelligent routing kind of message flows and various transformation message sets.
• Extensive experience in upgrading teh Message flows from older versions of Message Broker to newer versions.
• Installed and configured Process server, ESB and Business Process Manager and halped teh teams deploy teh flows/web services.
• Implemented and administered Server Clusters on multiple Nodes for workload and failover management.
• Involved in configuring teh Web Directory access protocols like LDAP for different levels of access at teh site.
• Wrote Confidential and Perl Scripts for administration and maintenance.
• Involved in trouble shooting and Performance tuning using Resource analyzer and Log analyzer.
• Handled user accounts and groups accounts, disks and file management system
• Responsible for 24/7 maintenance of J2EE application on WebSphere Application Servers in development, test and production environments.
• Developed logical security application architecture integrating WebSphere Application Server, Sun ONE Web Server, Netegrity Site minder and implemented Single Sign-On security.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1/7.0/8.5, WebSphere ILOG Rules 7.0, WebSphere Portal Server 6.0/6.1/7.0, WebSphere Process Server 6.0.2.x/6.1.2.x/7.0, IBM BPM 8.5/7.5, WebSphere MQ 6.0/7.0, WBI Message Broker 6.0/7.0/8.0, IBM Http Server 6.0/6.1,IIS Server 6.0, Solaris 10, LINUX, Oracle, TPV, XML, Rational Application Developer RAD, MKS, HTML, Java Script, Confidential, JACL, JYTHON

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and maintained IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1/7.0, WebSphere Portal Server 6.0/6.1 on AIX/ Linux/Windows2003/Solaris 10 platforms.
• Created, Configured Profiles, Nodes, Node Groups & Clusters for WebSphere Application Server.
• Transferred default Cloudscape database to DB2 and Oracle in Websphere Application Server.
• Installed and administered IBM WebSphere Portal Server 5.1.0.1/6.0 on Windows.
• Configured Database and Security for WebSphere Portal.
• Experience in Administering IBM Lotus Web Content management 2.5/5.1.
• Experienced in Deploying Themes and Skins in Portal.
• Involved in Deployment of portlets and war files on WebSphere Portal.
• Involved in configuring teh WebSphere load balancing utilizing WebSphere Workload Management including horizontal scaling and vertical scaling.
• Experience in installing configuring and administering MQ 5.3/6.0 on different environments.
• Created and Configured MQ series objects like Queue Manager, Queue and Channels.
• Several MQ Series Servers are integrated using teh Point to point channels and Cluster Channels.
• Involved in trouble shooting and performance tuning using Resource Analyzer and Log Analyzer.
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LTPA and LDAP for WebSphere Application Server.
• Created SSL certificates and CA certificates using IKEYMAN.
• Configured Single Signon (SSO) for authentication and authorization.
• Installed and Configured TAM.
• Handled teh maintenance of teh WebSphere Application Servers on different UNIX platforms and setting up teh development and testing and staging environment for teh on going application development.
• Migrated existing applications from WebSphere 5.0/5.1 to 6.0/6.1 using Waspreupgrade and Waspostupgrade tools.
• Experienced in using JACL and JYTHON scripts for administration of WebSphere Application Server.
• Supported an eBusiness Website and provided teh development, testing, staging and production environments to teh new J2EE application development and implementation.
• Achieved Work Load Management by creating clones in WAS 5.x and Clusters in WAS 6.x.
• Followed Support Procedures, received live calls from customers and performed initial PD/PSI by searching databases for rediscovery or similar problems and/or analyzing system problems.
• Assisted customers wif setting proper Priority/Severity of problems, work problems to resolution, recorded/documented actions in databases as well as utilized tools and resources.
• Responsible for teh debugging of teh application problems while developing teh application.
• Installed and configured iPlanet Web server and created user roles and groups for securing teh resources using local operating system authentication.
• Troubleshot hardware and software problems, and interacted wif IT staff or vendors in performing complex testing, support and troubleshooting functions.
• Provided call center support by 24x7 shift rotation basis and monitored trouble ticket queues to attend user and system calls.
• Provided recommendations on environment standards, product leveling, performance tuning, new project consulting, recommend broadened usage of WebSphere functionality.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x/6.x, WebSphere Portal server 5.1x6.x,Web Content management 2.5/5.1, IBM HTTP Server 1.3.x/2.0.x/6.0.x/6.1.x, TAM, iPlanet 6.1, Windows 2000, AIX 5.x, LINUX, SiteMinder 6.x, Solaris 8/9/10,, WebSphere Business Monitor 6.0, LDAP, IBM Directory Server 5.1, Active Directory, WTE 5.1.1, IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD)/RAD, MKS, HTML, Java Script, JACL/JYTHON, XML, JSP, Servlets, ANT.

Confidential, Mount Laurel, NJ

WebSphere Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered WebSphere Application Server ND on LINUX for multiple high profile projects.
• Administered, configured, tuned, and troubleshot WebSphere in a clustered environment on LINUX.
• Installed and configured WebSphere Portal Server 6.1.
• Configured Database and Security to WebSphere Portal Server.
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LTPA and LDAP for admin console and application components on LINUX.
• Configured teh web-server interfaces (plug-in file), session management, virtual hosts, data sources, HTTP transports for Application Server instances and applications.
• Configured IHS Web server, Site minder to work wif WAS.
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling, Implemented creation of Server groups and clusters in WebSphere Application server.
• Supported teh whole environment configuration and also applications deployed.
• Investigated, troubleshot and resolved application and configuration issues.
• Wrote Confidential scripts to monitor installed enterprise applications and to get information from teh logs and database in teh required format and other daily activities and jobs.
• Used WebSphere Admin Console and wsadmin/JACL/perl scripting to install enterprise EAR, WAR files or for hot deployment.
• Used Confidential Scripts them for build maintenance and automatic deployment.
• Troubleshot various problems at QA, Staging and Production phases.
• Installing, Configuring and maintenance of MQSeries applications versions 5.x, Applying teh CSD patches, Integrating wif WebSphere, Creating Q managers, local queues, Configuring teh clustering of Q managers, Channels, Troubleshooting.
• Designed and Developed Message Sets, Message Flows and Deployed in broker using WMQ environment.
• Sound noledge in configuring JMS Provides using WebSphere MQ.
• Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and tuned teh system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.
• Knowledge of Java Servlets, JSP, EJB development and deployment concepts and database skills.
• Involved in installing WebSphere portal 6.0.x on UNIX, Linux and AIX Platforms wif Web Content Management.
• Involved in Configuring SSL for high security of web application.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.x/ 6.x, WebSphere portal Server 6.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3, IBM DB2,Oracle 9.me, LINUX, Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1, Tivoli, Sun ONE web server 6.1, Netegrity Site minder Policy Server 6.0 .

Confidential, Houston, TX

Middleware System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered, troubleshot, tuned WAS ND on NT, AIX, Solaris platforms for multiple high profile projects
• Developed logical security application architecture integrating WebSphere Application Server, Sun ONE Web Server, iPlanet LDAP Directory Server, Netegrity Site minder and implemented Single Sign-On security
• Deployed application ears on WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment in QA, Staging and Production environments on a daily basis and troubleshot various configuration and application issues
• Profiled all teh J2EE Applications and worked wif Application Development, and QA teams to resolve possible memory leaks, improve application integrity, performance and resolve all issues, bugs before deploying in Production
• Performed WebSphere Configuration backup and restoration using scripts
• Administered, configured, tuned, and troubleshot WebSphere in a clustered environment on Solaris/Aix.
• Utilized skills in Confidential, and wsadmin/JACL scripting to automate deploying, updating applications, migrating data and automating batch jobs.
• Implemented a migration from WebSphere Application Serve Base to Network Deployment as well as a 5.0 to 5.1 upgrade
• Troubleshoot and successfully resolve LDAP, SiteMinder, WAS, code, data issues
• Mentored development and support teams on WAS operation and problem determination
• Configured enterprise applications and corrected performance problems by monitoring server availability and resource utilization analysis
• Managed multiple high profile, complex projects and implemented wif minimal disruption to end-users

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0, 5.1, WebSphere Portal 5.1.x, IBM DB2, Oracle 8i, SQL server 2000, Aix, Solaris SunOS 5.8,Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1, Sun ONE web server 6.0, 6.1SP3, Netegrity Site minder Policy Server 5.5, 6.0

Confidential

Web Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured Websphere Server 5.0 on Sun Solaris.
• Deployed WARS and EARS using WebSphere Admin Console as well as running scripts.
• Focal point for project design and architecture for Websphere Application server layout, which includes Internet and Intranet Web Sites.
• Configured JDBC connection pools and data sources for teh applications.
• Configured JMS Connection factories and Queues for messaging applications.
• Involved in monitoring and tuning performance metrics like JVM, execute threads, JDBC connections.
• Configured teh Web Server interfaces, session management, virtual hosts and transports for Websphere Application Servers.
• Create teh Data Source, Connection Pool and test teh Connection to connecting teh DB or Not.
• Creating teh User, Groups and Provide teh Global Roles for that Groups or Users.
• Create teh Connection Pool and Data Source for Connecting teh Oracle Database.
• Provided 24x7 on call production support and Involved in bridge calls for troubleshooting.
• Worked closely wif development team to troubleshoot ongoing issues in applications.
• Created scripts to deploy applications from command line and automate log archiving.

Environment: Websphere Application Server 5.0, Apache HTTP Server, Windows 2000/NT, Oracle 9.x, SQL Server 2000.