SUMMARY

• Over 10 years of IT experience with WebSphere Application Server System Installation, Configuration, Deployment, Administration and Production Support on heterogeneous systems like AIX, Linux and Windows NT environment with different versions of WebSphere Application Server.
• Involved in creating and configuring profiles, clusters, nodes, node agents for WebSphere Application Server.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration of WebSphere Portal Server
• Implemented the Work Load Management using clustering.
• Involved in tuning, security, backup, recovery and upgrades of WAS on IBM AIX, Linux (RedHat&SuSE) and windows.
• Created Clusters and instances in WebSphere Network Deployment to support high availability, fail over and implemented horizontal clustering.
• Configured WebSphere Recourses like JDBC Providers, JMS providers.
• Worked with Global Security, SSL and LDAP.
• Worked with Portal GUI for deploying portlet applications, creating pages, adding portlets to the page and access control list.
• Involved in customizing portal applications and administering users, pages, and portlets.
• Experience in troubleshooting, applying patches and plug - in for WAS 5.0/6.0/7.0/8.5
• Experience in Installation, Configuration of Sessions and Global Security in WAS.
• Involved in migrating WebSphere 6.0 to 7.0 on AIX, Linux and Windows.
• Setting up Virtual Hosts on the Web server, configuring aliases, shared libraries.
• Experience in performance monitoring using tools like Tivoli Performance viewer.
• Good experience in site scope monitoring tool.
• Experience in integrating WebSphere Application Server and Deployment manager with IBM Http server, IBM Directory Server, Sun ONE Web Server, Oracle, DB2 and SQL servers.
• Involved in Installing Upgrade Fix Packs and Migrating to latest versions.
• Experienced in applying Refresh packs, Fix packs, Cumulative Fix packs for different versions of WebSphere application server and different flavors of Web Servers.
• Deployed portlets, themes and skins in WebSphere Portal Server.
• Configured the WebSphere Portal Server V6.0 with the DB2 server and migrated the cloud-scape database to Db2.
• Configuration of remote IBM HTTP Server to the Web Sphere Application Server.
• Knowledge in MQ, MB and Data Power.
• Expertise in raising PMR and coordinating with IBM PMR team.
• Developed scripts for starting and stopping of the servers, tidy up of log files, updating JASS Alias and dB URL etc…
• Highly motivated individual with proven ability to learn fast and work well under pressure

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• IBM WebSphere Application Server Administration V5.1/V6.0/V6.1/V7.0/V8.5
• IBM WebSphere Portal Server Administration V6.0
• IBM WebSphere Registry and Repository V7.0
• Operating SystemsMS Windows 9X/NT/2000/2003
• Unix/Linux/AIX
• LanguagesJAVA
• DatabasesIBM DB2
• Oracle
• Teradata
• Tools & TechnologiesJ2EE
• HTML
• Servlets
• JSP
• Ant
• CVS
• XML
• JavaScript
• Search EngineEndeca
• WebSphere & Lotus ToolsIBM Web Sphere™ Portal Server
• IBM Web Sphere™ Application Server
• IBM HTTP Server
• IBM Tivoli Directory Server
• IBM WebSphere MQ
• IBM Data Power
• Heap dump Analyzer & Thread dump Analyzer
• Monitoring Tools: CA Wily INTROSCOPE
• Tivoli Performance Viewer
• BMC Remedy
• REQUEST IT
• App Servers & Web ServersWebSphere™ Application Server
• IBM HTTP Server
• IIS
• Apache
• Tomcat server

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Lincolnshire, IL

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Handling Incident management tickets and Change management requests using BMC Remedy Tool
• New Application Setup includes JVM creation, data source configuration, bounce framework setup, plug-in configuration and customization
• Involved in various trouble shooting sessions and resolved the issues in timely manner
• Involved in Major Incidents
• Provided RCA to the problem management team
• Documenting the process as per the project standards and updated the project handbook
• Configured Inbound/Outbound Dynamic SSL to WebSphere Application Server and also configured data power and load balancer certificate to WAS trust store
• Enabled Global Security
• Worked closely with Symantec team and renewed the certificates in timely manner
• Performed various configuration changes in the WAS admin console
• Experience in performance monitoring using tools like Tivoli Performance viewer
• Good experience in site scope monitoring tool
• Troubleshooting on issues
• Reviewing and Scheduling Changes as per the project requirement with appropriate Install, Test and back out plans
• Performance Analysis using Tivoli performance viewer
• Fixed the deployment script issues
• Created Data sources and JDBC providers
• Configured bounce framework to the Application Server
• Generated and propagated the plug-in
• File system health checkup federated node to the deployment manger
• Created Queue, connection factories
• Created Self signed certificate and renewed with internal Confidential security team worked with Symantec team in certificate renewal
• Implemented Horizontal and Vertical Clustering
• Enabled automatic heap dump and java core generation in Application Server
• Configured webserver security
• Created cronjob for automatic tidy up of logs and JVM and restart
• Deployment of EAR's
• Created Key store and trust store in WAS
• Created dynamic outbound endpoint SSL Configuration
• Resolved critical INC's and Scheduled and Implemented CRQ's
• Generated Heap dump and Thread dump and provided to Application team for Analysis
• Performance Analysis using TPV

Confidential

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installations of WebSphere Application Server in ND environment
• Installation and Configuration of core web security (CWS)
• Deployments of Applications in WebSphere Application Server using standard scripting and Admin console
• Created Data sources to connect to back end database
• Good in coordinating with users and resolved various queries quickly
• Installed various certificates using key tool as per the project requirement
• Daily system health check and tidy up logs if necessary
• Performance analysis using CA wily Introscope tool
• Complete and delivered the workbook to managed testing team as per the project requirement which was useful in building up the WebSphere environment
• Worked with Symantec team in certificate renewal
• Implemented Horizontal and Vertical Clustering
• Enabled automatic heap dump and java core generation in Application Server
• Enabled Global Security
• Created cronjob for automatic tidy up of logs and JVM restart
• Deployment of EAR's
• Created key store and trustore in WAS
• Created dynamic outbound endpoint SSL Configuration
• Generated Heap dumps and Thread dumps for Analysis
• Resolved critical INC's and Scheduled and Implemented CRQ's
• Documenting the process as per the business requirement
• Performed various configuration changes in the admin console as per the project requirement
• Attended Client meetings with project team and helped to deliver the project within the time lines

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installations of WebSphere Portal Server, WebSphere Application Server and IHS
• Configured Portal Server with Oracle and migrated cloudscape database to Oracle
• Configured WebSphere Portal Server with remote HTTP Server
• Deployments of Applications.
• Applied Fix Packs to the WebSphere Application Server
• Installed WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
• Installed Tivoli Directory Server and enabled security with Application Server.
• Deployed portlets, themes and skins in WebSphere Portal Server.
• Configured the WebSphere Portal Server V6.0 with the DB2 server and migrated the cloud-scape database to Db2.
• Deployment of Applications
• Created data sources and virtual host aliases
• Monitoring the critical Applications
• Installed WebSphere Application Server standalone environment
• Applied fix packs to WebSphere Application Server
• Created users and assigned roles
• Applications/JVM stop and start
• Updated Web Server Plug-in worked with Symantec team in certificate renewal
• Implemented Horizontal and Vertical Clustering
• Enabled automatic heap dump and java core generation in Application Server
• Configured webserver security http to https created cronjob for automatic tidy up of logs and JVM and restart
• Deployment of EAR's
• Created dynamic outbound endpoint SSL Configuration
• Resolved critical INC's, Scheduled and Implemented CRQ's
• Created Shared Libraries
• Problem determination through JVM Log files and also interacted with IBM PMR team for support assistance
• Maintained the Production Servers with 24*7 Support

Confidential -TN

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Deployments of Applications in WebSphere Application Server using standard scripting and Admin console
• Created Data sources and JDBC providers
• Good in coordinating with users and resolved various queries quickly
• Daily system health check and tidy up logs if necessary
• Implemented Horizontal and Vertical Clustering
• Enabled automatic heap dump and java core generation in Application Server created cronjob for automatic tidy up of logs and JVM and restart
• Deployment of EAR's
• Resolving INC's and implemented CRQ's
• Attended Client meetings with project team supported 24x7 environment

Confidential

Junior Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Attend Training in Java technologies
• Trained In infrastructure tools, data warehousing, testing tools
• Worked as Junior admin in WebSphere and data warehousing tools, Business objects Informatica and testing
• Worked Internal project and got trained in WebSphere