Career Summary

• Around 8 years in Websphere Administration and Designing EAI applications Process Management and Application Integration.
• Experienced in installation, configuration, tuning, security, backup, recovery and upgrades of IBM WebSphere on IBM AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, and Windows.
• Strong experience in IBM WebSphere Administration and setting up IBM WebSphere Application Servers in the DEV, INT, QA, DR and PROD environments.
• Experienced in Installation and Configuration of IBM WebSphere Application server V/5.1/6.1/7.0/8.5, IBM HTTP Server, iPlanet, on AIX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows platforms.
• Experience in implementing WS-Security infrastructure for all the Web Services publishing outside by DataPower WS-policy, AAA policy and by using custom built security mechanisms
• Experienced in configuring Workload Management WLM of WebSphere Application Server and also in Performance Tuning using Resource Analyzer, Tivoli Performance Viewer, and CA Wily Introscope.
• Experienced in creating local queues, remote queues, creating channels, listeners and installed client software on AIX, Solaris and Windows Platforms.
• Proficient in DataPower Web GUI, CLI, and SOMA interfaces
• Experienced in upgrading WebSphere with Refresh packs, fixpacks and fixes using update installer. Experienced in configuration of the plug-ins on the Web Server when it is installed locally and remotely on the DMZ.
• Well experienced in packaging applications to build platform independent applications using WebSphere Application Assembly Tool AAT .
• Well versed in deploying applications in WAR, JAR, and EAR formats on WebSphere servers and clusters, configuring JDBC and MQ resources.
• Strong experience in Analyzing, Trouble shooting and taking appropriate actions by using ISA, CA Wily Introscope, Memory Analyzer, Core Analyzer , and HeapAnalyzer
• Well versed in integrating IBM HTTP Server, DB2, Oracle 9i/10g/11i with IBM WebSphere Application server on AIX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
• Experienced in implementing Work Load Management WLM methodology and Fail Over mechanisms using cloning and clustering including horizontal and vertical cloning.
• Expertise in maintaining high availability HA of applications based on IBM HACMP system clustering.
• Highly proficient in automating environment builds, administration and deployment operations using standard scripting utilities like Unix Shell, ANT, wsadmin, Jacl and Jython.
• Full SDLC-actively involved in planning, System Analysis, Design, coding, implementation, performance management, benchmarking, testing, validation and maintenance.
• Expertise in setting up F5 and ACE Load balancer and SAN co-ordination for file system upgrade
• Experience in Shell scripting Perl, Csh, sh, ksh to automate system administration jobs using 'cron' and 'at' utilities.
• Expertise in generating self-signed certificates using ikeyman tool.
• Automated FixPack/eFixes installations, daily backups, log archival, and other tasks using scripts.
• Extensive hands on experience in creating resources, modifying WebSphere configuration properties, view runtime attributes.
• Experience in configuring and administering JDBC Providers, JMS, Service Integration Bus SIB , Custom Service and Virtual Hosts.
• Proven ability to define application Capacity planning with System hardware and software requirements, System resources.
• Excellent client relation skills and the drive to complete tasks effectively and efficiently where customer services and technical skills are demanded as well as the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and the client community.

Technical Skills

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Sr WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1/7/8/8.5 Base and ND and Apache tomcat on AIX, Linux, and Windows for DEV, INT, QA, DR, PROD and Batch environments.
• Involved in V6.x to V7.x and V7.x to V8.5 migration
• Configured horizontal cluster of WebSphere application servers through a mechanism called as Cloning of multiple JVMs with independent Java Virtual Machines-JVMs, for each clone.
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling, JNDI bindings
• Configured the web server interfaces, session management, virtual hosts and transports for Web and Application Servers.
• Experienced in installation, configuration, administration and deploying applications inside WESB 7.x and secure ESB operations by using J2EE role-based security.
• Integrated DataPower XI52 with IBM API Management2.0 and created Management node, Analytics node, Gateway node and Assembly node in IBM API Management environment
• Implemented horizontal and vertical clusters for WAS and Portal environments.
• Involved in dealing with all the PMRs with IBM to find an effective solution to any problem or performance issues.
• Installed and Configured WMQ on UNIX and Windows systems.
• Automated WebSphere administration tasks like installation, application deployment, configuration changes and run time operations by using wsadmin.sh and Jacl scripts.
• Worked and configured application servers, virtual hosts, web applications, web resources, servlets, JDBC drivers as well as deployment of EJBs across multiple instances of Web Sphere.
• Opening tickets with Remedy change manage system within MetLife
• Involved in setting JVM parameters for optimum performance
• Configured and handled Tivoli Performance Viewer and CA Wily Introscope for performance monitoring.
• Troubleshooting application related issues by using ISA, CA Wily Introscope, Memory Analyzer, Core Analyzer, and Heap Analyzer and perform Root Cause Analysis.
• Monitored S P tests as need by application developer
• Involved in DR FailOver tests as requested by developer
• Enabled Global security on V6.1, V7 and V8.5 using LDAP and WebSphere Security
• Involved in packaging ear files using ANT.
• Administered IBM WebSphere DataPower using various management interfaces, such as command-line interface CLI , Web GUI, SOMA and SOAP to upgrade DP firmware, to monitor system performance and to configure user accounts and various domains in DataPower
• Involved in deploying the WebApplication EAR and scripting automated deployment of the applications using JACL and jython
• Involved in writing wsadmin scripts in jython for Websphere Application Server configuration.
• Involved in writing various shell bash scripts for automating the maintenance and start/stop procedures/servers.
• Worked with MQ 3rd level in upgrading MQ from v7.1 to v7.5.
• Involved in providing on call support and Help Desk Services Level I and Level II in resolving outages for high availability applications.
• Involved in developing complex scripts to automate Batch jobs including backup and disaster recovery operations using Korn, and shells.
• Worked on IBM Websphere installs and provided support on a Windows based and UNIX based OS.
• Work with app teams on Production problems, which involve WebSphere MQ.
• Installed and configured IBM HTTP WebServer and iPlanet on AIX and Linux
• Installed and configured Siteminder and DataPower to IBM HTTP WebServer, iPlanet on AIX and Linux
• Experience in setting up F5 and ACE Load balancer
• Created Self-Signed Cert's using ikeyman and requesting certificates from CA
• On Call 24x7 production support

Environment: IBM AIX, Linux, WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7/8/8.5, IBM HTTP WebServer 6.1.0.29/7/8/8.5, WESB, iPlanet , Apache Web Server, IBM Websphere, SiteMinder V6, Tivoli Performance Viewer, CA Wily Introscope ,ISA, Memory Analyzer , CoreAnalyzer , HeapAnalyzer , Java, J2EE, JSP, Servlet's, EJB, XML, JDBC, JavaScript, ANT, ORACLE, DB2/UDB, HTML, WSADMIN, JACL scripts.

Confidential

WebSphere Administrator on Sun Solaris.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Installation, Configuration Up gradation and support existing systems with AIX 4.3.3/4.5/5.1L, Sun Solaris 2.7/7/8/2.9 operating environment.
• Responsible for the operation, maintenance and integrity of a Distributed, Networked AIX based environment
• Installed and Configured WMQ on UNIX and Windows systems
• Installed and configured IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.1/6.1, JDBC drivers along with trouble shooting and recovery on Solaris machines.
• Installed and configured IBM HTTP Server , iPlanet on Solaris machines.
• Implemented Cloning, Clustering, Performance tuning and trouble shooting of IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.1/V6.1.
• Worked on design and development of DataPower use cases for messaging MQ/JMS , transformation message/protocol , routing and security patterns DP-WAS7 LTPA token, DP-Siteminder-Oracle database-IHS integration, DP-WPS mutual Auth, Request-Reply messaging
• Installed and Configured enterprise applications on IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.1/6.1, IBM HTTP Web Server on Sun Solaris.
• Automated configuration, troubleshooting, deployments using JACL and Jython scripts - used AdminConfig, AdminApp, AdminControl and AdminTask.
• Package, build, integrate and deploy enterprise Web applications on WebSphere V5.1/6.1 that involves EAR, JAR, WAR files using ANT.
• Administered IBM WebSphere DataPower using various management interfaces, such as command-line interface CLI , Web GUI, SOMA and SOAP to upgrade DP firmware, to monitor system performance and to configure user accounts and various domains in DataPower
• Recommended and used hybrid clustering horizontal and vertical to make use of efficient resources on a single system and to provide for hardware failover and load-balancing and worked with developers.
• Responsible for deploying applications on the cluster and setting up the environment
• Involved in configuring the WebSphere load balancing utilizing WebSphere Workload Management WLM including horizontal scaling and vertical scaling.
• Installed and configured ITCAM for SOA for monitoring DataPower Object and device status
• Migrated existing applications from WebSphere V5.0 to V6.1 using Waspreupgrade and Waspostupgrade tools.
• Configured and handled Tivoli Performance Viewer and Resource Analyzer for performance and Log Analyzer for troubleshooting.
• Provided MQ Series support by performing administrative duties such as installing MQ Series server, creating and configuring Queue Managers, Channels, Queues, Process definitions, clustering in all production, test and development on Windows and AIX systems.
• Automate application install, uninstall and application enhancements through shell scripts WSCP, JACL scripts using 'Cron' and 'at' job scheduling utilities.
• Configured and setup Secure Sockets Layers SSL for data encryption and client authentication.
• Active involvement in monitoring server performance, network traffic to reduce performance bottleneck.
• Applying software maintenance, File sets, program fixes and keeping the system software releases current.
• Experienced in Installation, Configuration and Administration of WebSphere MQ 6.x and 7.x
• Effectively interacted with the users on a daily basis, decreasing downtime and increasing user productivity.
• Administration responsibilities include user, group, disk, printer and security management, File sharing Permissions.

Environment: SUN Solaris, WebSphere Application Server 5.1/6.1, IBM DataPower XI50,XI52,IBM HTTP Server, WESB, Apache Web Server, Tivoli Performance Viewer, ORACLE, JACL scripts.

Confidential

Sr.WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured WAS ND 6.1/7.0/8.0 on AIX, Windows, Linux, Solaris Platforms, WebSphere base Application Server and used Update Installer to update with fixpacks. Automated the tasks with shell scripts using silent response files.
• Was involved in developing Web site for the Physics department, using Adobe Dream weaver MX, and utilizing CSS, HTML and JavaScript technologies.
• Responsibilities include Site supervision, maintenance and incorporating enhancement to the Web Site during the transition between semesters.
• Designed the layout for the Web site which included clear separation between static and dynamic content.
• Provided technical expertise in the areas of database, database queries SQL and reporting design and development.
• Monitoring the MQ and Commerce jobs, monitoring the heap sizes in the WebSphere Commerce Cluster.
• Implementing XML Firewall service in DataPower to secure the service providers XML driven applications and involved in creating back-ends like Loop-Back for testing purpose, Static Back-end and Dynamic Back-end based using X-Path query.
• Experienced in configuration WebSphere Application Server cells, nodes, clustering, application servers, virtual hosts and session management, configuring web server plug-ins.
• Installed and Configured WMQ on UNIX and Windows systems.
• The Web site design allowed being informational and data gathering from students, users and staff.
• Extensively worked on WebSphere MQ Installations, configuration, and administration of WebSphere MQ Server version 5.3/6.0 for multiple high profile projects.
• Photoshop, ImageReady and Flash technologies were used for logo design, graphic design and image correction etc.
• Have done Clustering of Queue Managers
• DataPower monitoring and troubleshooting, involved log files reading, using probes, packet capture, SNMP, SLM setup.
• Monitoring the MQ and Commerce jobs, monitoring the heap sizes in the WebSphere Commerce Cluster.
• Created MQ Series objects on local and remote Machines.
• Installed the MQ Series fix packs and support pacs on Windows boxes
• Responsible for the timely update of the content on the Web site to allow maximum flexibility in presentation of content and interaction with users.
• Received accolades and appreciation from the students and Physics department staff for a job well done.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application server 6.1/7.0, IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0,IBM Http server 6.1, 7.0 CA Wily, Site Minder, TAM, DB2, Oracle, Windows,AIX, LINUX, LDAP, HTML, IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer WSAD /RAD, Java Script, JACL/JYTHON, XML, JSP, Servlets, ANT.

Confidential

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation and Configured Websphere Application server version 6.0/6.1 ND.
• Implemented horizontal and vertical clustering, Work Load Management WLM to make an application Highly Available. Part of the team involved in Performance Monitoring and Tuning of Applications using IBM Tivoli Performance Viewer TPV .
• Administered, configured, tuned, and troubleshoot Websphere in a clustered environment on Windows
• Maintaining Queue Managers and MQ Objects on various platforms Windows, UNIX, AIX and Mainframe.
• Configured WebSphere resources including JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, and connection pools. Creating Version 4 Data Source and Version 5 Data Source depending on the enterprise application needs.
• Installed, configured and administered IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1 and IBM HTTP server 6.1/7.0, Apache Tomcat 6.0 on AIX and Linux platforms.
• Converted an existing network of Queue Managers into a Clustering environment for load-balancing using MQ Clustering.
• Installed EARs, WARs and configured application specific JVM settings.
• Involved in installation, configuration of Web Sphere Application server 5.1/6.0.X for clustered environments, creation of data sources, connection managers and listener ports
• Installed IBM HTTP Server on different nodes and configured them by generating the plug-in
• Installed fix packs on WAS and Involved in WAS Upgradation.
• Configured Workload Management WLM using clusters and cluster members in production environment.
• Diagnosis and fixing of Configuration and Installation Problems
• Configured Web Server Plug-in to work with Websphere Application server
• Implemented security using LDAP
• Tuning the applications by monitoring the JVM memory usage, garbage collection, thread usage, response times etc.
• Worked as a part of 24x7 on call support for production team

Environment: WBI ICS, MQ Workflow 3.5, MQSeries 5.3, WBI Workbench, WBI Monitor, Websphere Application Server, Java, WSAD, DB2, Windows 2000/XP, AIX.

Confidential

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation and Configured Web sphere Application server version 6.0/6.1 ND.
• Administered, configured, tuned, and troubleshoot Websphere in a clustered environment on Windows
• Implemented horizontal and vertical clustering, Work Load Management WLM to make an application Highly Available. Part of the team involved in Performance Monitoring and Tuning of Applications using IBM Tivoli Performance Viewer TPV .
• Configured WebSphere resources including JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, and connection pools. Creating Version 4 Data Source and Version 5 Data Source depending on the enterprise application needs.
• Installed EARs, WARs and configured application specific JVM settings.
• Involved in installation, configuration of Web Sphere Application server 5.1/6.0.X for clustered environments, creation of data sources, connection managers and listener ports
• Installed IBM HTTP Server on different nodes and configured them by generating the plug-in
• Installed fix packs on WAS and Involved in WAS Up gradation.
• Configured Workload Management WLM using clusters and cluster members in production environment.
• Diagnosis and fixing of Configuration and Installation Problems
• Configured Web Server Plug-in to work with Web sphere Application server
• Implemented security using LDAP
• Tuning the applications by monitoring the JVM memory usage, garbage collection, thread usage, response times etc.
• Worked as a part of 24x7 on call support for production team.

Confidential

Jr WebSphere Monitor

Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance and support the customers in resolving the issues and troubleshoot in all areas of WebSphere application server v5.0/v5.1/v6.0 on different platforms like Windows, Linux, AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris. Installed and configured WASv6.0 profiles Express, Base, ND and applied the latest refresh packs and fix packs.
• Installed and Configured Apache 2.0 WebServer.
• Experienced in installation and configuration of WebSphere MQ 5.3.
• Configured WebSphere Message Broker.
• Enabling different compo nents of trace for problem determination and collection of JVM statistics, garbage collection data for monitoring the heap and physical memory.
• Assisted customers in pointing to resources for installing, configuring various components, products like DB2, Portal, Security and to troubleshoot.
• Experienced in recreating the problems on the test box and in problem determination and troubleshooting.
• Experienced in pinpointing the problems concerning various components in different versions of WebSphere 5.0/5.1/6.0 and referring the customers to the known debugs.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x/6.x, IBM WebSphere Portal Server 5.x, DB2 7.x/8.x, WebSphere MQ 5.3, IIS, Apache 2.0, IBM HTTP Server 1.3.x/2.0.x, Tomcat, AIX 5.x, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris 7/8, Windows 2000, IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer WSAD 4.0, JACL, JYTHON, WSCP, MKS, HTML, Java Script, XML, JSP, Servlets, ANT