SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of experience in Information Technology, emphasis on WebSphere MQ, Message Broker and DataPower Administration and development.
• Extensive experience in SOA Appliances like IBM DataPower XA 35, XS 40, XI 50, XI 52 including Layer7 device.
• Excellent experience in developing integrations to enable seamless data flow between various applications in enterprise and e - commerce B2B applications.
• Experience in writing scripts to automate administration tasks.
• I have expertise on Installation, configuration and administration of API Management and IBM API Connect.
• Experience working with multiple gateway solutions such as Layer 7 and Data power Gateways.
• Experience on Web APIs, REST, XML, JSON, SOA/Web Services, Network Security standards such as WS security, oAUTH etc.
• Experience in Architecting and implementing integration solutions around key technologies.
• Experience on programming with OS-Level Scripting(bash), XML Transfermations(XPATH and XSLT) and JAVA Coding language.
• Extremely strong in XML/XSL, XSLT, XPath, XML Schema, WSDL, Web Services, SOAP, REST, WSRR.
• More than 6 years of extensive experience in implementing Service Oriented Architecture solutions using IBM Datapower Gateways, IBM API Management Suite/IBM API Connect, WebSphere Service Registry and Repository, IBM Business Process Management, WESB, Process Server, Websphere Message Broker and WebSphere MQ.
• Hands on development experience in developing SOA solutions using IBM DataPower XI52/XI50 appliance.
• Expert in configuring new DataPower device on network including all necessary setup on the DataPower appliance.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of IBM WebSphere Data Power SOA appliances trough Command Line Interface (CLI), Web GUI, and XML Management Interface.
• Good experience in design and configuration of DataPower objects like Network Interfaces, FSHs, Routing Policies, SSL Proxy profiles, WS Proxy Rules, WSRR subscriptions, Load Balancer Groups, XML Managers, AAA Policies, User Agents and MQ Objects etc.
• Extensive experience in File Management, System Control and Troubleshooting of web services on Data Power SOA Appliances.
• Extensive experience in design and implementation of SSL/TLS and Crypto Configuration Objects like Crypto Certificates, Crypto Keys, Crypto Credentials and Crypto Profiles on DataPower XS40, CX10, XB62, XI50 and XI52 appliances.
• Extensive experience on Integrating DataPower with WMQ.
• Closely worked in administering various services on DataPower appliances including WebGUI, CLI and XML Management Interface.
• Sound background in Planning, Installation and Administration of IBM WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQFTE and IBM WebSphere Message Broker.
• Extensive experience in design and architectures of n-tier applications using WebSphere MQSeries, WebSphere Message Broker.
• Experience in WebSphere MQ v5.3, v6.0, v7.0, v8.0, v9.0 Installation, Configuration and administration.
• Involved in MQ Backup & Recovery process.
• Involved in WMQ migration projects from v7.0 to v7.5, V8.0 & V9.0.
• Expertise in WMQ Security setup (OAM and SSL).
• Performed renewals of the SSL certificates on MQ & MB.
• Involved in administration tasks using MQSC Commands.
• Involved in WebSphere Message Broker development and production support.
• Upgraded WMQ/WMB to the latest version of Fix Packs
• Experience in managing distributed MQenvironments and MQClustering.
• Expertise in Design, Configuration and Implementation of WMQ/WMB Clustering and High Availability (MSCS/HACMP/Veritas) in Large Networks.
• Hands on experience with Multi-Instance Queue Managers.
• Encryption and Decryption of files that are put and got across the network and external business client using Public keys in Mainframes Platform.
• Creation and submission of JCL mainframe jobs using TSO sessions.
• Encrypting the file to be put on the partner’s server using PGP standard.
• Decrypting the file to be received from the partner’s server using PGP standard.
• Troubleshooting of PUT/GET Issues on mainframe servers.
• Expertise in Monitoring the Message Transaction Process using Tools like, BMC Patrol QPASA and Tivoli Omegamon.
• Expertise in Setting up and Administration of WBI Message Broker.
• Deployed the bar files on pre-prod and production servers.
• As per the customer requirement created brokers and execution groups.
• As per the customer requirement stop and start the broker and execution groups.
• Providing the ACL entries for the users and groups.
• Performed RFS projects to build new servers and decommission the servers.
• Provided the support for Quarterly maintenance DR activity.
• Hands on experience in PUB/SUB.
• Strong knowledge of all phases of System Development Life Cycle.
• Experience in 24/7 support and Applications troubleshooting.
• A proven record in identifying operational problems and providing innovative solutions.
• Excellent documentation capabilities with emphasis on precision and clarity.
• Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Willingness and ability to adapt quickly to new environments and learn new technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: Java, C, C++, Embedded SQL (ESQL), SQL

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (NT, 2000, XP), UNIX (Solaris 8/9, HPUX, AIX), Linux (SuSE, Redhat), Mainframe (z/OS, AS/400)

Databases: IBM DB2 v8.x/9.x, Oracle 10G, mySQL

SOA / ESB: IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x/ 7.0/7.5/8.0/9.0 , WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) 6.x/7.0/8.0, IIB9, IIB10 WebSphere Transformation Extender TX 8.3/8.2/8.1, IBM API Management 4.x, IBM Datapower XI52/XI50 V5.0/6.0/7.x

Message Formats/Standards: CWF, TDS, XML, ANSI X12 EDI, HIPAA, HL7, SAP IDocs, SWIFT

Monitoring Tools: Tivoli Omegamon XE 6.0.1, CEI, Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server

IDEs: Eclipse v3.7.1, Message Broker Tool

Others: MS Office Tools, SOAP UI, Rational Clearcase 7.1

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Irving, TX

Solutions Architect IBM MQ/IIB/Data Power/API Connect

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuring of WMQ (v6.x, 7.x, 8.x & 9.x), WMB(v6.x, 7.x, 8.x, IIB9 & IIB10) on Linux, Hp UNIX and Windows.
• Involved in WMQ migration projects from v7.0 to v7.5, V8.0 & V9.0
• I have expertise on Installation, configuration and administration of API Management and IBM API Connect.
• Experience working with multiple gateway solutions such as Layer 7 and Data power Gateways.
• Experience on Web APIs, REST, XML, JSON, SOA/Web Services, Network Security standards such as WS security, oAUTH etc.
• Experience in Architecting and implementing integration solutions around key technologies.
• Experience on programming with OS-Level Scripting(bash), XML Transfermations(XPATH and XSLT) and JAVA Coding language.
• Involved in creating of WMQ objects like Queue Managers, Queues, and Channels, PUB/SUB.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of IBM WebSphere Data Power SOA appliances trough Command Line Interface (CLI), Web GUI, and XML Management Interface.
• Good experience in design and configuration of DataPower objects like Network Interfaces, FSHs, Routing Policies, SSL Proxy profiles, WS Proxy Rules, WSRR subscriptions, Load Balancer Groups, XML Managers, AAA Policies, User Agents and MQ Objects etc.
• Extensive experience in File Management, System Control and Troubleshooting of web services on Data Power SOA Appliances.
• Extensive experience in design and implementation of SSL/TLS and Crypto Configuration Objects like Crypto Certificates, Crypto Keys, Crypto Credentials and Crypto Profiles on DataPower XS40, CX10, XB62, XI50 and XI52 appliances.
• Extensive experience on Integrating DataPower with WMQ.
• Closely worked in administering various services on DataPower appliances including WebGUI, CLI and XML Management Interface.
• Involved in detailed project plan, analysis and design of Architecture specification for MQ Series environment.
• Worked on Installation and configuration of WMQ on Distributed Systems.
• Created and monitored MQFTE transfers & Monitors.
• Administered remote queues, channels and queue managers on Distributed systems.
• Worked on Point - Point messaging and clustering.
• Monitored the performance & behavior of WMQ applications.
• Wrote scripts to handle everyday System Administration tasks such as backup procedure, system cleanup, everyday system tasks, etc.
• Responsible for Installing, configuring, administering, documenting and applying fix packs for WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQFTE on client servers.
• Setup MQ connections to establish connections between various MB components.
• Worked on 150+ servers and on 250+ integrations.
• Hands on development experience in developing SOA solutions using IBM DataPower XI52/XI50 appliance.
• Developed and implemented various Datapower objects like network interfaces, Protocol Handlers, Routing Policies, SSL Proxy profiles, WS Proxy Rules, WSRR subscriptions, Load Balancer groups, XML Managers, AAA Policies, User Agents and MQ objects etc.
• Participated in design and implementation of SSL and Crypto Configuration Objects like Crypto Certificates, Crypto Keys, Crypto Credentials and Crypto Profiles.
• Developed various web service security solutions using DataPower security features. Expertise in creating SSL Proxy profiles (Forward/Reverse/Two-Way), AAA policies, message level Encryption and Decryption methods, Digital Signature and Verification mechanisms etc.
• Integrated DataPower with WMQ, MB and WAS to route the XML payload in to downstream applications.
• Implemented monitoring solutions for DataPower using various monitoring tools like Splunk, ITCAM, Wily and IBM DataPower operations Dashboard (formerly Mon-tier).
• Trouble shooting using MQand MB error logs.
• Administered message broker components like configuration manager, broker run time and Message Broker tool kit.
• Deployed and managed flows in IIB.
• Assisted MB developers with problems in MQnetworks.
• Installed and configured DB2 client for WMB on Linux systems.
• Responsible for configuring, deploying, maintaining, Java File Transfer Tool.
• Supported a 24X7 production system consisting of over 40 enterprise class production systems.
• Documented all procedures and any other important issues.

Environment: IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0/7.5/8.0/9.0 , WMB 8.0, IIB 9.0, IIB10, IBM API Management Suite V 4.0.0.0/4.0.2.0/4.0.4.3 , IBM API Connect V 5.x, API Manager, Cloud Management Console, Developer Portal, IBM Datapower Gateway’s V 7.2.0.0/7.2.0.3/7.2.0.8 IBM DataPower operations dashboard V1.0.0, Linux, Windows, AIX, Hp Unix, z/OS, AS/400, DB2HTML, Service now.

Confidential

WebSphere MQ/MB/Data Power/API Management Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Providing daily support for production, stage and testing environments for WebSphere MQ and MB Operations and problem determination.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of IBM WebSphere Data Power SOA appliances trough Command Line Interface (CLI), Web GUI, and XML Management Interface.
• I have expertise on Installation, configuration and administration of API Management and IBM API Connect.
• Experience working with multiple gateway solutions such as Layer 7 and Data power Gateways.
• Experience on Web APIs, REST, XML, JSON, SOA/Web Services, Network Security standards such as WS security, oAUTH etc.
• Experience in Architecting and implementing integration solutions around key technologies.
• Experience on programming with OS-Level Scripting(bash), XML Transfermations(XPATH and XSLT) and JAVA Coding language.
• Good experience in design and configuration of DataPower objects like Network Interfaces, FSHs, Routing Policies, SSL Proxy profiles, WS Proxy Rules, WSRR subscriptions, Load Balancer Groups, XML Managers, AAA Policies, User Agents and MQ Objects etc.
• Extensive experience in File Management, System Control and Troubleshooting of web services on Data Power SOA Appliances.
• Extensive experience in design and implementation of SSL/TLS and Crypto Configuration Objects like Crypto Certificates, Crypto Keys, Crypto Credentials and Crypto Profiles on DataPower XS40, CX10, XB62, XI50 and XI52 appliances.
• Extensive experience on Integrating DataPower with WMQ.
• Closely worked in administering various services on DataPower appliances including WebGUI, CLI and XML Management Interface.
• Created change records, incidents and service requests by using ISM - Maximo tool.
• Performed RFS project we build the new servers and decommission the servers.
• Attended the CAB meetings & Account meetings on priority basis.
• Support 24*7 on-call supports on rotational basis.
• Installation and configurations of WebSphere MQ on Windows and UNIX machines like Solaris and Aix machine.
• Provided support at the time outages to stop and start the MQ and MB.
• As per application team requirement defining Queues, Remote Queues, alias Queues and Queue Managers.
• Designed and implementation of Channels and Queues in clustering environments.
• Enabled triggering on MQ queues based on the requirements of various interfaces.
• Added the Queue managers into clustering in order to simplify the overall administration process and to achieve workload balance.
• Developed and implemented various Datapower objects like network interfaces, Protocol Handlers, Routing Policies, SSL Proxy profiles, WS Proxy Rules, WSRR subscriptions, Load Balancer groups, XML Managers, AAA Policies, User Agents and MQ objects etc.
• Participated in design and implementation of SSL and Crypto Configuration Objects like Crypto Certificates, Crypto Keys, Crypto Credentials and Crypto Profiles.
• Developed various web service security solutions using DataPower security features. Expertise in creating SSL Proxy profiles (Forward/Reverse/Two-Way), AAA policies, message level Encryption and Decryption methods, Digital Signature and Verification mechanisms etc.
• Integrated DataPower with WMQ, MB and WAS to route the XML payload in to downstream applications.
• Implemented monitoring solutions for DataPower using various monitoring tools like Splunk, ITCAM, Wily and IBM DataPower operations Dashboard (formerly Mon-tier).
• Worked on OAM, to provide the authorizations to queues and Queue managers.
• Deployed the bar files on pre-prod and production servers.
• Deployed and managed flows in IIB.
• Performed MB installation, migrations and applied fix packs on MB level.
• As per the customer requirement created brokers and execution groups.
• As per the customer requirement stop and start the broker and execution groups.
• Provided the ACL entries for the users and groups.
• Performed renewals of the SSL certificates on MB.
• Involved MQ Health check for every Queue manager.
• Provided the support for Quarterly Disaster Recovery.
• Raised PMR to IBM under critical issues.
• Worked on Problem records, for Justification of RCA.
• Performed downloading & Installed the MQ Series fix packs on Windows and UNIX boxes.
• Performed downloading & Installed and configured MQ support packs on window and Unix Boxes.

Environment: Web Sphere MQ V7.0, 7.5, MB v6.0, 7.0 & 8.0, IIB9 & IIB10, IBM API Management Suite V 4.0.0.0/4.0.2.0/4.0.4.3 , IBM API Connect V 5.x, API Manager, Cloud Management Console, Developer Portal, IBM Datapower Gateway’s V 7.2.0.0/7.2.0.3/7.2.0.8 , IBM DataPower operations dashboard V1.0.0, Clearcase (version control), oracle, Db2, z/OS, AS/400, TSM (Tivoli), ISM Maximo, AIX, Solaris, Windows.

Confidential

WebSphere MQ/WMB Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided daily support for production, stage and testing environments for WebSphere MQ operations and problem determination.
• Created change records, incidents and service requests by using ISM - Maximo tool.
• Attended the CAB meetings & Account meetings on priority basis.
• Performed support 24*7 on-call supports on rotational basis.
• Installation and configurations of WebSphere MQ on Windows and UNIX machines like Solaris and Aix machine.
• Provided support at the time outages.
• Raised PMR to IBM under critical issues.
• As per application team requirement defining Queues, Remote Queues, alias Queues and Queue Managers.
• Designed and implementation of Channels and Queues in clustering environments.
• Enabling triggering on MQ queues based on the requirements of various interfaces.
• Adding the Queue managers into clustering in order to simplify the overall administration process and to achieve workload balance.
• Working on OAM, to provide the authorizations to queues and Queue managers.
• Involved MQ Health check for every Queue manager.
• Participated Disaster Recovery.
• Performed downloading & Installed the MQ Series fix packs on Windows and UNIX boxes.
• Performed downloading & Installed and configured MQ support packs on window and Unix Boxes.
• Documented all procedures and any other important issues.

Environment: WebSphere MQ V6.0, v7.0, See beyond, TSM (Tivoli), ISM Maximo, AIX, Solaris, Windows.