SUMMARY

• 9 years of experience in Architecture Planning, Installing, Configuring, Administering, Tuning and Troubleshooting IBM WebSphere Application Server.
• Experience in Installation, configuration of WebSphere Application Server 5.1.x/ 6.0/6.1/7/8.5.5 on Linux, Windows and Solaris Platforms.
• Experience in Installation, configuration of WebSphere Linux, Windows and Solaris Platforms.
• Experience in Installation, configuration, Trouble - shooting and performance tuning of IBM HTTP Server and Apache Web server, IIS on Linux and Windows Platforms respectively.
• Experienced in integrating WebSphere Application Server ND, WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Server (WebSphere XD), TOMCAT and related software with IBM HTTP Server 1.3.x/2.0.x/6.0/7, IBM Directory Server (LDAP),Microsoft AD, IIS, DB2, Oracle and SQL Server.
• Experienced in installation and configuration of the WebSphere Portal server.
• Experienced in deploying J2EE components on WAS 5.0/5.1/6.0/6.1/7.0 using WAS Admin Console, wsadmin tool using Jython scripting.
• Experienced in monitoring and maintaining multiple Applications in Development, QA, Staging and Production Environments.
• Highly experienced in deploying and debugging applications in Base and ND WebSphere Application Server, providing load balancing and highly available clustering solutions.
• Worked on AIX, Sun Solaris, RHEL and Windows platform.
• Experienced in applying fix packs, refresh packs for WebSphere Application Server and Portal Server.
• Created, Configured and Administered Profiles, Clusters, Nodes and Node Groups for WebSphere Application Server.
• Proficient in writing shell scripts.
• Experienced in configuring Workload Management (WLM) of WebSphere Application Server, and also in performance tuning using Tivoli Performance Viewer.
• Migrated existing applications from WebSphere Application servers 6.1 to 7.0 and 8.5.
• Configured and Secured Web server interface, Session management, WebSphere resources, J2C resources, connection factories and JMS resources in IBM WebSphere.
• Have performed reporting and tracking problems by generating PMR with IBM & finding effective solutions.
• Used change management tool (Remedy) and JIRA.
• Excellent analytical and logical programming skills with good understanding at the conceptual level.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Application/Web: IBM WebSphere Application Server 4.x/5.x/ 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 5.1.0.x/6.0.1.x, WebSphere MQ 5.3, 6.0, 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 5.1/5.2/5.3, SUN Solaris 8/9, HP-UX, RHEL, Windows NT/2000/2003 server, Windows 7/XP.

Languages: PL/SQL, Shell scripting

Tools: RAD, Remedy, JIRA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Germantown, MD

Sr. 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, Shell Scripting, wsadmin Scripting (JYTHON)

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Sr. WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered WebSphere Application Server 6.1, 7.0 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 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, IBM Http Server 6.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3, Iplanet 6.0, IBM DB2, RHEL, Windows 2003, Sun Solaris 9.0, Unix Shell Scripting, wsadmin Scripting (JYTHON)

Confidential, Tampa, FL

WebSphere Administrator/Production Support Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Experienced in 2-tier and 3-tier architecture environments.
• 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, Dublin, OH

WebSphere Administrator

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, Reston, VA

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, Netscape Directory Server 5.1, RAD, Java Script, XML, JACL scripting JSP, Servlets

Confidential, VA

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Setup, Installation and Administration of IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0 and IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26.
• Migration from WebSphere Application Server 4.0 to WebSphere Application Server 5.0
• Deployed applications (EAR/WAR) files on multiple Servers/Clusters and maintained Load balancing, high availability and Failover functionality.
• Troubleshooting and Administration of IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0 and IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26.
• Troubleshooting Applications, analyzing logs to diagnose problems.
• Monitoring applications and servers.
• Creating PMRs (Problem Management Record) and Coordinating with IBM for problems encountered by Application Teams.
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling, Implemented creation of Server groups and clusters in WebSphere Application server.
• Writing UNIX shell scripts per the demands of the environment.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0, Oracle 9i, Windows XP, Apache, LDAP, IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26, Solaris 5.8, Red Hat, Virtual User Generator.

Confidential

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured administered and supported WebSphere Application Server 5.1 on windows 2000.
• Integrated enterprise-wide J2EE applications and deployment using WebSphere Application Server Application Assembly Tool and managing security policies for different applications.
• Installed and Configured Apache Web server.
• Managed connection pooling and registering web applications (Servlets, JSP) on WebSphere.
• Interacted and advised software developers on various technical issues
• Configured JDBC Drivers and data source, connection pools on WebSphere application server to connect the J2EE components with oracle 8i database.
• Created server groups, Model, clones for WebSphere Application Server.
• Involved in creating clusters for the application gained by doing horizontal and vertical cloning.
• Load balancing the application by creating Server Groups / models and clones.
• Installed different web servers on Solaris servers and configured the communication from web servers and app servers.
• Determining the capacity to the system using stress test on the application and fine tune it.
• Starting and stopping the applications using scripts.
• Tuning the JVM by specifying the minimum and maximum heap size.
• Involved in trouble shooting the production outages to the application on a 24X7 basis.
• Involved in configuring the database connection pooling.
• Elevate performance and monitor tools, includes IBM Tivoli Performance and Monitoring tool, BMC tools, etc.
• Tuning the JVM based on the load to the application increase or reduces the JVM Heap size.
• Worked on different project, moving the applications to different environment (Development, QA, and Production) in a phased manner.
• Involved in JAD (Joint Architecture Design) a high level overview of an application.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server 5.1/6.0, Apache, Sun Solaris, Windows 2000, HTML, JSP1.2, EJB2.0, JDBC 2.0 and XML, oracle 8i.