SUMMARY

• Over 6+ years of IT experience in Installing, Configuring, Tuning, Administering and Troubleshooting of IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1/6.0.2/7.0.13/7.0.15/7.0.17 on AIX, Linux and Windows platforms.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration and Administration of IBM WebSphere Application Server and Websphere Process Server 7.0.15, IBM Tivoli Access Manager, LDAP, Jprofiler, IHS and plugin configurations, IBM WebSphere portal server 5.0/6.0
• Experience wif Web Administration, including Installation and Configuration of IBM HTTP Servers v6.0/6.1 Apache & Sun One Web Servers.
• Expertise in all facets of administration on Application Servers &Web Servers(Apache, IBM HTTP, Microsoft IIS) including deploying, configuring, Tuning, Clustering, Performance Monitoring and Troubleshooting related issues.
• Deployment, Software installation, maintenance, fixes upgrades, general administration, troubleshooting and performance tuning WAS, WPS and debugging techniques
• Worked wif teh installing teh RPM’s and software installation using teh response files
• Knowledge of Rational integration developer and teh installation, middleware products such as Signiant, Aspera and other JBOSS Components.
• Implemented clustering in WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7.0 using horizontal and vertical clustering to provide scalable and highly available WebSphere environment.
• Troubleshooting Admin Server start - up issues, Java code defects after deployment and class path issues by checking teh JVM logs, plug-in logs and teh web server logs.
• Configured all WAS environments to Application specific requirements JDBC, JMS, JNDI, JAAS, Web Services, Session Management, Security, Service Integration Bus
• Familiar wif Security implementation using Siteminder SSO, LDAP
• Integrated Build and Deployment Scripts using ANT,JYTHON,SHELL,PERL
• Experienced in migrating teh applications from WebSphere V5.0 to V6.1 to V7.0 and also Web Servers
• Utilized Perl and UNIX Shell scripting for administration, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Extensive knowledge in WebServer administration, which includes installation, configuration and troubleshooting of IBM HTTP Servers, Apache Servers
• Experienced in configuring Data Sources, Virtual Hosts, LDAP, MQSeries, JMS, MDBs, Global Security, Tuning
• Configured SSL for IBM HTTP server using iKeyman.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Application Servers: IBM WebSphere Application Server 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, BEA Weblogic 9.x/10.x, Websphere Process Server 7.0/7.15, RAD, Websphere Portal Server 5.0/6.0, Websphere Commerce Server, Enterprise service bus

Web servers: Apache, IBM HTTP Server 1.2.2, 1.3Platforms Windows 2K, UNIX (Sun Solaris 2.8/2.9, IBM AIX 4.5/5.1/5.2) and Red Hat Linux 5, 6.1, iOS

Languages: C, JAVA, SQL, and PL/SQL

Scripting: JACL, Jython, Java scripts, Python, Perl, UNIX shell Scripts, Linux

Technologies: XML, HTML, VBScript, JavaScript, JSP, PHP, JAVA Web services using JMS,ILOG, RMI, JAXP, JSP, JNDI, SOAP, WSDL, JDBC,SSO,SOA,SSLDatabase DB2/UDB 8.0, Oracle 8i/9i/10g, MS Access 2000

LDAPS: MS active directory, Tivoli Performance Viewer 6.0/6.1

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, VA

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured WebSphere Network Deployment Manager 7.0/7.13/7.17 wif fixpacks up gradation on UNIX Platforms, WebSphere base Application Server 7.0 and used Update Installer to update wif fixpacks, Installed Websphere Commerce through rpms
• Automated teh tasks wif shell scripts using silent response files and rpm’s
• Responsible for installation, configuration, support and performance monitoring of high profile applications running on Websphere Application Servers in different environments and integrate wif different Web Servers and ESB’s
• Supported teh deployment activities, environment support including installation, configuration diagnostics, planning and upgrades
• Configured and deployed teh J2EE Applications and Installed and configuredApache,Sun One WebServer andOracle9i/10gdatabase to work wif WebSphere Application Server
• Worked wif developers and QA team in various stages of development and testing and taking teh application from DEV to Test to QA and PROD environments, involved in rollback, Virtual image saving of teh current environment activities.
• Installing ofHTTP plug-insfor IHS configuration, generating and propagating
• Used JBOSS plug-in for load balancing across teh cluster members and manually updated it for remote webservers in teh DMZ
• Created and federated profiles to teh Deployment Manager using both Profile Management tool, using Silent installation using teh response files, process using manage profiles and add node command
• Recommended and used hybrid clustering (horizontal and vertical) to make use of efficient resources on a single system and to provide hardware failover, load-balancing and worked wif developers
• Configured Service Integration Buses (SIB) and JMS Activation Specifications using both default messaging and WebSphere MQ messaging providers
• Responsible for deploying applications on teh cluster and setting up teh environment
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources and connection pooling and tuning it and monitoring it using Tivoli Performance viewer by enabling PMI
• Troubleshoot problems on teh various environments involving teh integrations of WebSphere, IBM HTTP Server, and LDAP.
• Configured admin console security on WebSphere by creating users wif various roles to access teh WebSphere admin console - users and groups in ldap and added them as WebSphere Console Groups.
• Enabled traces as various traces and taking thread dumps and monitoring teh performance of teh application, and teh customer requests
• Used WebSphere plug-in for load balancing across teh cluster members and manually updated it for remote WebServers in teh DMZ
• Installed SSL certificates on teh web servers using iKeyman tool
• Involved in writing shell scripts to automate WebSphere admin tasks and application specific syncs / backups and other schedulers
• Participated in team meetings and management meetings to resolve issues related to teh various environments
• Used Tivoli Performance tools for tuning teh WebSphere environments JVM heap size, data base connection pool size
• Was responsible for documenting teh various procedures involved in teh day to day maintenance of teh various environments

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1/6.0/7.0/7.17 , IBM DB2,JBOSS, AIX, Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1, IHS WebServer 2.0, Tivoli Performance Viewer, Websphere Process Server 7.0/7.15 Oracle, SSLTivoli Performance Viewer, TAI, Jython, Shell scripting, Aspera Middleware, Websphere Commerce server

Confidential, Annapolis, MD

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered WebSphere Application Server ND 6.1/7.13 and Websphere Process Server 6.1/6.1.0.1/7.0 on AIX, Linux and Solaris for multiple high profile projects using rpm’s and scripts
• Configured teh WebServer interfaces plug-in file, session management, virtual hosts, datasources, HTTP transports for Application Server instances and applications
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling, and Java Mail sessions
• Created dBscripts and implemented creation of Server groups and clusters in WebSphere Application Server
• Integrated LDAP in SiteMinder Console and creating trusted hosts for WebServers
• Supported teh whole environment configuration and also applications deployed
• Investigated, troubleshoot and resolved application and configuration issues
• Experienced in writing Shell/Perl 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
• Implemented single sign-on using TAM and creating Junctions and attaching ACLs matching users and user-roles to different junctions
• Used WebSphere Admin Console and wsadmin/JACL/Jython scripting to install enterprise EAR, WAR files or for hot deployment
• Used Clear Case and Harvest for software versioning and deployments
• Troubleshot various problems Confidential Testing, Staging and Production phases
• Monitored Applications and WebSphere Application Server performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and tuned teh system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling
• Established Application-specific parameters and definitions
• Knowledge of Java Servlets, JSP, EJB development and deployment concepts and database skills
• Performed Application-data backup & recovery, local backup/restoration of teh WebSphere Environment - configurations and applications.
• Responsible for establishing Single sign-on between teh WebSphere application server, teh portal server and all teh collaboration components.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1, IBM DB2, AIX, Webserver 6.1, SSL, IHS, Websphere Process Server 6.x/7.x, BEA Web logic 8.1/10.0

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Websphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Experienced in Administering, configuring, tuning and troubleshooting WebSphere Application Server 6.0, 6.1 in a clustered environment on Linux, AIX, windows and Sun Solaris platforms.
• Migration of applications from WAS 5.1 to WAS 6.1ND in development and test environments.
• Configured WAS LDAP registry for user registration & Authorization.
• Implemented LDAP security models using
• Setting up horizontal clusters for Work Load Management (WLM) and Failover support.
• Deployment of J2EE Applications involved in Creating Cluster’s for Load Balancing and Failover
• Configuring Resources like JDBC Provider, Creating Virtual Hosts, Shared Libraries, JNDI Configurations, EJB references, Creating Environment Variables, and Configuring Session Management.
• Worked on Session management, Session tracking mechanisms like SSL ID and enabling Cookie.
• Created Replication Domains and worked on Memory to Memory replication mechanism for enabling session persistence under centralized Network Deployment Environment.
• Extensive hands on WebSphere Administration using command line tools like wsadmin dump Namespace for JNDI.
• Responsible for establishing single sign-on (SSO) between teh WebSphere application server, teh portal server and all teh collaboration components
• Configured WAS & portal to LDAP registry for user registration & authorization.
• Configured teh WebServer interfaces plug-in file, session management, virtual hosts, datasources, HTTP transports for Application Server instances and applications.
• Configured and Enabled teh Global Security System for WAS Administration for Console users and Console Groups using Active Directory Server as a LDAP User Registry.
• Separated teh static content from teh dynamic content for better application security and performance.
• Configured enterprise applications and corrected performance problems by monitoring server availability and resource utilization analysis.
• 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 scripting to install enterprise EAR, WAR files or for hot deployment.
• Managed multiple high profile, complex projects and implemented wif minimal disruption to end-users.

Environment: IBM Websphere, DB2, Oracle 9i, Network dispatcher, WAS 6.1, IBM HTTP Server 6.x, 6.0, Websphere Signiant Middleware, Websphere Portal server 5.0/6.0

Confidential, Waltham, MA

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, managed and administered WebSphere Application Server ND 5.0/5.1/6.0 on Windows, AIX, Linux and Solaris
• Installed and configured WASv6.0 profiles Express, Base, ND and applied teh latest refresh packs and fixpacks and v6.0.
• Good Confidential troubleshooting using Traces, Logs and collector tool.
• Administration of Working Application, Application performance monitoring - starting and stopping teh application server
• Installed plug in for IBM HTTP Webserver, co-ordinate wif Database Team to create databases for storing teh Websphere application repository
• Maintained WebSphere 5.0 Application server for web applications development and deployment JSP and EJB components on Websphere application server
• Implemented security using SSL certificates. Performed local and remote administration of MQSeries.
• Executing scripts to handle everyday System Administration tasks such as backup procedure system cleanup
• Monitored Application log files, Application Server Performance, Servlet Status, Active Sessions and DB Pool connections.
• Performed Web Sphere process tuning, Administrative Repository tuning and JVM optimization.
• Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and tuned teh system caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling
• Involved in deploying teh EAR files and scripting automated deployment of teh applications
• Implemented creation of Server groups and clusters in Websphere Application server
• Involved in trouble shooting and Performance tuning using Resource and log analyzer
• Involved in implementing system architecture for High Availability of Production systems
• Implemented teh security using SSL for MQ Channels on various platforms, provided SSL support and management of digital certificates and key repositories

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1x/6.0.x/6.1x WebSphere Process Server 6.x, IBM DB2 UDB, AIX, UNIX, Linux, IBM Directory Server, Http web server 6.0, Jython, Tivoli performance Viewer, LDAP, SOAP, WSDLIHS, Apache web server, IBM HTTP Server.

Confidential

Websphere/ITAdministrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and maintained teh development and test environment for teh Identity Management Project based on Sun Identity Manager
• Configured Server groups and clones for scalability of enterprise applications.
• Tested for consistent communication between Web Sphere Clients, DB, and Web Server
• Generated plug-in manually and copied it to teh Web Server and Entity beans on Web Sphere Application Server V5.0
• Analyzed Error and Event log files and diagnosed Application Server problems.
• Monitored Deployed JSPs, Servlets, Session Application log files, Application Server Performance, Servlet Status, Active Sessions and DB Pool connections.
• Built Red hat Linux, Windows 2003 Server and Solaris on VMware server
• Configured LDAP service on Red hat, which is used by Sun IDM for storing directory information
• Installed and maintained MySQL and Oracle databases
• Trained developers on teh Internals of various Linux services, Microsoft Active Directory
• Gathered infrastructure requirements and built a scaled down version of teh client setup

Environment: IBM Web Sphere Application Server 4.x/5.x, DB2 UDB 7.1, Apache Web Server, Solaris 8, IBM Web Sphere Studio Application Developer 5.0, Connection pools, Tuning

Confidential

WAS Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Setup, installation and participation in teh ongoing development of WebSphere Application Server 5.0 on UNIX platforms
• Creating and managing teh JDBC connection pools of teh WebSphere Application Servers and Server clusters
• Configured Work Load Management using clusters & clones
• Configured WebSphere resources including JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling
• Deployed Session and Entity EJB's in WebSphere
• Involved in securing teh J2EE applications by implementing Single Sign-On by using LTPA
• Configuring and maintaining WebSphere applications in command mode using Wsadmin commands and wrote admin scripts using JACL
• Package, build, Integrate and deploy Enterprise J2EE applications on WebSphere 5.0 dat involves EAR (Enterprise Archive) and WAR files
• Configured and setup Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) for data encryption and client autantication.
• Developed Shell and Perl scripts for launching applications and to run remote Application Servers
• Implemented standard backup procedures for Operating System and Web applications
• Responsible for scheduling teh installations and up gradation, and maintains them in accordance wif established policies and procedures

Environment: Java, J2EE, XML, MVC Struts, JavaScript, Servlets, JSP, JDBC, Oracle 8i, Windows 2000, WebSphere Application Server 5.0, HIS, Big brother monitoring