SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of IT experience in the area of web middleware infrastructure design, implementation, monitoring and support.
• Experience in installing, configuring, patching, tuning and troubleshooting of the WebSphere Application Server, Websphere Process Server, WebSphere Portal Server, Websphere MQ, Websphere ESB, Websphere XD, Datapower, Tivoli, DB2, Oracle, Extreme Scale, and IBM HTTP Server and setting up the Development, Test and Production environments on in a multiplatform environment.
• Experience administering Unix/Solaris/AIX production server environment including installing OS, patching and performance tuning.
• Having great exposure with WebSphere Application Server v7.0 in installation, configuration, troubleshooting, building a cell environment with the advanced features.
• Hands on experience in integrating ESB technologies in enterprise environments
• Experience on IBM, IIS and IHS Web Servers and configuring Plug - in to the Application Server.
• Involvement with Capacity & Performance and Tuning on WebSphere Application Serversoftwares, TAM WebSeal, Apache Webserver, IBM Http Server iPlanet WebServers v4.0 and corresponding components.
• Good knowledge in Tuning of Application Servers by Tivoli Performance Viewer like setting the dynamic cache size and setting the JVM heap size using collected Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) data.
• Expertise in WebMethods development using WebMethods technology and WebMethods Enterprise Service Bus.
• Experience with Installation/Configuration/Maintenance of WebSphere Portalfor Multiplatform and provides web content management (5.1.0.3), personalization, document management, productivity functions along with the scalable portalframework.
• Experience in Installing and configuring IBM HTTP Server1.2.x/1.3.x/5.x/6.x with Local and Remote Plug-in for IBM WebSphere Application Server.
• Strong experience in Administration and Maintenance of WAS Network Deployment Manager clusters (vertical, horizontal) and deployment of applications in highly available, load balanced production environments.
• Expertise in installation, configuration, clustering and troubleshooting of WebSphere Portal Server.
• Installed and configured RAD for development and integration of PVCS.Used PVCS Tracker to keep track of tasks and PVCS Version Manager to store scripts and test plans and periodically generated reports to track team progress
• Experience in integration of search, personalization and collaborative components with WebSphere Portal Server.
• Strong experience in Administration and Maintenance of WAS Network Deployment Manager clusters (vertical, horizontal) and deployment of applications in highly available, load balanced production environments.
• Experience in Fix packs / e Fixes / Refresh packs / Cumulative fix packs for WAS using Update Installer and automating it.
• Expertise in deploying J2EE applications on IBM WebSphere application serverthrough Admin console.
• Expertise in configuration of WPS 5.x/6.x to utilize LDAP, DB2 as user registries and portal data storages.
• Experienced and proficient in scripting using JACL, Jython, Shell Scripting for automating administration tasks and build processes on Websphere Application Server.
• Experienced in multi-function, multi-platform, multi-tier, mission-critical J2EE/WebSphere environment
• Experienced in configuring Service Integration Buses in WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1/7.0.
• Extensive experience in optimizing performance of WebSphere Application server 4.0/5.0/5.1/6.0 using Workload Management.
• Proficient in configuration of WebServer interface, Session management, WebSphere resources, J2C resources.
• Experience in Performance monitoring using tools like Wily IntroScope and Tivoli Performance Viewer, log analyzer in production and staging environments.
• Configuration of Network Deployment for Centralized Management of Applications.
• Adept in configuring of JDBC Providers, Data Source, Virtual Hosting, Global Security, SSL and JAAS.
• Good experience in dealing with various Databases like DB2, Oracle, MySQL.
• Experienced in Performance tuning using the Resource Analyzer.
• Expertise in Installing Upgrade Fix Packs and Migrating to newer versions.
• Good communications skills and ability to interact with professionals at all levels with the ability to succeed in environment of competing priorities.
• Experience in 24X7 on-call production support and troubleshooting problems related to web servers, application servers and Database and Security issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Middleware: WebSphere Application Server 4.0/5.0/5.1/6.0/6.1/7.0 , WebSphere Portal Server V5.x/6.x, JBoss 4.0, Tomcat 6.0, WebSphere MQ 5.3/6.0 and IBM HTTPServer 2.0.47/6.0/6.1/7.0 , IIS 6.0, Apache 2.0, SunOne WebServer v6.1/iPlanet.

Operating Systems: IBM AIX 5.2/5.3, Sun Solaris 8/9/10, HP-UX 11iV1, Linux- SuSE 9/11, Redhat 5.2 and Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server

Database: Oracle 10g/9i/8i, DB2 v9, UDB7.1/6.1 and SQL Server 2005

Languages: C, Java, Java Script, Visual Basic, HTML, XML and SQL

Networking/ Protocol: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL, PHP, DNS, SSH and VPN

Security: LDAP, SiteMinder, TAM, TIM, SSO, ikeyman.

Scripting: JACL, Jython and Shell Script.

Tools: Tivoli Performance Viewer, Garbage Analyzer, Heap Analyzer, BMC Pratrol and Wily.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Texas

Websphere Administrator/Portal Server Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed configured and administered IBM WebSphere Application Server ND V6.0/6.1/7.0 on AIX, Solaris and Linux.
• Responsible for setting up the Dev, Test, QA, Pre-Prod and Production Environments which includes Installing the WebSphere, Creating Profiles, nodes, federation of nodes, WAS instances, Application Servers, Clusters, Virtual hosts, Data Sources, Plug-in configuration, and Service Integration Bus Configuration.
• Installed and Configured WebSphere Extended Deployment manager (XD) 6.0.2/6.1.
• Created build definition file to generate customized installation package for WebSphere XD.
• Installed and Configured IBM HTTP Server V6.0/6.1 and Apache Web server V2.2/2.3 with WebSphere Application Server in cluster environment and configured Site minder to work with WAS.
• Applied latest fix pack 35 and Patches to WebSphere Application Server V6.1.
• Highly experienced in optimizing performance of WebSphere Application server using Workload Management (WLM).
• Transferred default Cloudscape database to DB2 and Oracle in WebSphere Application Server.
• Configured the Webserver Instances, Session Management, Virtual hosts and transports for WebSphere Application Server.
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LTPA and LDAP for WebSphere Application Server.
• Involved in writing Jython and Jacl scripts to automate the build process for various we based SOA J2EE applications.
• Migrated existing applications from WebSphere Application Server 5.x to 6.x and 6.x to 7.0 using WASPreUpgrade and WASPostUpgrade tools.
• Supported WebSphere Application Server clustering, load balance and failover.
• Configured the extranet Web Servers and intranet application servers using the firewalls between the Web Servers and application servers (DMZ model).
• Involved in deploying application code into Production, Training, Staging, and Test Environments.
• Involved in Working with Application teams to tune JVM’s, JAR’s, property files and application components.
• Experienced with Middleware operations and supporting infrastructure, such as databases, networking, UNIX, Linux and NT servers, network management, security, and monitoring.
• Used log files to help with performance monitoring, accounting and problem determination.
• Installed WebSphere Portal Server 6.0/6.1 and enabled Web Content Management.
• Installed and configured IBM WebSphere portal 6.0/6.1 with Lotus Web Content Management.
• Configured Security for WebSphere Portal environment using LDAP registry IBM Directory Server.
• Deployed Portlets, themes and skins on WebSphere Portal Server.
• Deployed war files using xml access scripts and portal admin console.
• Involved in configuring Authoring environment and Syndication using WCM.
• Involved in installing configuring and administering WebSphere MQ 5.3/6.0 on AIX and Linux environments.
• Created and Configured MQ series objects like Queue Manager, Queue, Channels and Transmission Queues for Messaging and Queuing.
• Involved in WebSphere MQ Cluster design, setup, and administration.
• Created Cluster Sender and Receiver Channels for Communications between the applications.
• Involved in configuring JMS Provider using WebSphere MQ Series.
• Analyzed Heap dumps and Core dumps using IBM thread analyzer and heap analyzer.
• Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and Wily Introscope and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.
• Involved in troubleshooting issues using log analyzer.
• Problem determination using local error logs and by running user traces and service traces.
• Involved in Creating & Configuring SSL for high security of web application.
• Used SCM tools Clear Case for software versioning and deployments.
• On-call Production Support (24x7).

Environment: WebSphere Application Server v6.1/7.0, WebSphere Portal Server, WebSphere Proxy Server v7.0, WebSphere MQ v6.0, IBM HTTP Server v6.1/7.0, Apache 2.0, AIX 5.3, Sun Solaris v9/10, Windows 2008 Server, SiteMinder, Oracle v9i/10g, Jacl, Jython, & Shell Script, Heap and Thread Analyzers, Introscope Wily, LDAP and BMC Patrol.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured, Administered and Supported WebSphere Application Servers 6.0/6.1, JBoss 4.0, Tomcat on Solaris, AIX and Windows 2003 Server environment
• Installed HTTP Server 6.0/6.1 and configured remote Plug-in for application servers.
• Built the WebSphere MQ 5.3 and configured Data Sources and MQ objects including Queue Managers, Queues, channels, and listeners.
• Used Tivoli performance viewer monitor WebSphere/J2EE Applications and tuned the environment accordingly like changing the JVM Heap, Connection Pool sizes.
• Debugging of the application problems while developing the application.
• Involved in migrating existing applications from WebSphere 6.0 to 6.1
• Installed third party SSL certificates and enabled the Global security for Admin console and applications.
• Created Enterprise Bus, MQ link adapter on the WAS and connected to the MQ server.
• Enabled Global security for the Admin Console and application components.
• Involved in configuring the WebSphere load balancing utilizing WebSphere Workload Management (WLM) including horizontal scaling and vertical scaling.
• Involved in trouble shooting and Performance tuning using Tivoli Performance Viewer and log analyzer.
• Applying software maintenance, updated the interim fixes and cumulative fixes and keeping the system software releases current.
• Supported WebSphere Application Server clustering, load balance and failover.
• Configured the web server interfaces, session management, virtual hosts and transports for Web Sphere.
• Used Jython and Wsadmin scripts to automate the deployments and configuration.
• Evaluating security control on new and existing UNIX servers to access compliance to policies and standards.
• Debugged WebSphere Application Server connection pooling and connection manager with Oracle.
• Created user roles and groups for securing the resources using LDAP system authentication.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, on-call support and interact with IT staff in performing complex testing, support and troubleshooting functions.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1, JBoss 4.0, Tomcat, IBM HTTP Server 6.0/6.1, IIS 6.0, IBM MQ Series 5.3, AIX 5.3, Sun Solaris 8, Windows 2003 Server, VMware, LDAP, DB 8.2, Oracle 9i, Jacl, Jython, Tivoli, Wsadmin, Heap and Log Analyzer.

Confidential, Erie, PA

WebSphere/System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1/6.0 on Windows and UNIX environment.
• Installed HTTP Server 2.0.47/6.0 and configured Plug-in for application servers. Configuring WebSphere server as per the project requirements (JDBC Driver creation, DataSource, Virtual Host)
• Installed EAR and WAR files and configured application specific JVM settings, Web container parameters using the Admin Console and WSADMIN scripts.
• Involved in migration of the previous versions to latest versions and applied future packs.
• Involved in configuring the Web Directory access protocols like LDAP for different levels of access including administrator, deployer and configurator.
• Install Renewed and New SSL certificates on Web Servers using IKEYMAN utility.
• Updated fixpacks and interim patches on existing application and WebServers.
• Troubleshooting connectivity/networking issues, plug-in issues and SiteMinder agent issues.
• Used Tivoli Performance Viewer for performance monitoring and WebSphere Log Analyzer for troubleshooting.
• Replaced default certificates and installed new SSL certificates on Web Servers and application servers.
• Used Jython and Shell scripts to automate the deployments and configuration of WebSphere.
• Used XML Config tool for backup and recovery of WebSphere Application Server configuration.
• 24X7 on-call support and trouble shooting problems related to WebSphere Application server.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1/6.0, IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47/6.0, Win2000 Server, SuSE Linux 9, LDAP server, UDB 8.2, Oracle 9i, XML, Jython, Shell script, Tivoli and Log analyzer.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered and supported WebSphere Application Server 5.0/5.1 on Windows environment.
• Built the HTTP Server 1.3/2.0 and enabled the security for applications.
• Generated SSL cert requests and installed SSL certs on Web and Application servers.
• Administration of applications in runtime, starting and stopping the application server and Regenerating/updating plug-in for IBMHTTP Servers.
• Debugging of the application problems while developing the application
• Configured persistent session mechanisms for distributed applications using oracle DB.
• Developed JACL scripts and shell scripts to automate the maintenance process of the WebSphere and recovered the backed up WebSphere configuration using backup Config and restore Config tools.
• Created user roles and groups for securing the applications and admin console using LDAP repositories.
• Used Tivoli Performance Viewer and Log Analyzer for performance and troubleshooting
• Created clusters with various combinations of nodes and JVMs per application need.
• Provided on-call support for production issues.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0/5.1, HTTP Server 1.3/2.0, HP-UX 11iV1, Win2000 server, Java, JSP, EJB, LDAP server, Oracle.