SUMMARY

• Over 8 years IT Experience as IBM WebSphere Administrator using IBM WebSphere Product family (Application server, Portal Server, Commerce Server, MQ) in different platforms.
• Extensive expertise in installing, configuring and administrating IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.x/7.x/8.x, Base, Express, WAS ND, IBM WebSphere MQ and IBM WebSphere Portal Server 7.x/8.5, WebSphere Commerce Server 7.x on different platforms Solaris 10/9, Red Hat Linux 6.5/5, AIX 6.0/5.3 & Windows NT 2000/2003/2008/2012 Server.
• Expertise in installing JBOSS 6.0, EAP 7.0 and TOMCAT servers and configuring Clusters.
• Experience in installing and configuring IBM HTTP Server 6.x/7.x,8.x Sunone 6.x/5x, iplanet, Apache and Tomcat web servers with Local and Remote Plug - in for IBM WebSphere Application Server.
• Experience in installing Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications using IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5/7.x/6.x with wsadmin scripts using jacl and jython.
• Well versed in different stages of implementing the Workload Management (WLM) using cloning and clustering techniques including Horizontal and Vertical Cloning for failover and backup recovery processes.
• Setting up of Nodes, Data Sources, Virtual Hosts, Session Managers including configuration of WebSphere Application Server Trace service.
• Expertise in Installing and Upgrading Fix Packs, Interim Fixes and Cumulative Fixes and migrating to latest versions for IBM WebSphere - Application server, Process server, Commerce server and Portal server.
• Experience in design analysis, application development, debugging, testing and documentation of the various phases in a software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Well versed with extensive hands on experience in creating resources, modifying WebSphere configuration properties and runtime attributes and Expertise as a SME (Subject Matter Expert) in installing, configuring and scripting and automation tooling in WebSphere.
• Extensive experience in providing 24/7 on call support in PROD and NON PROD environments for applications running on IBM WebSphere Application Server, Commerce Server, Portal Server, MQ and JBOSS servers.
• Played an active role in monitoring server performance, network traffic to reduce performance bottleneck by enhanced performance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1/7.0/8.0/8.5 , Apache Web Server 1.2.2/1.3/2.0 , IBM HTTP Server 6.0/7.0/8.0/8.5 , IIS 6.0, Apache-Tomcat 5.0/6.0.32, JBOSS 6.0, 7.0, iPlanet Directory Server, Netscape Enterprise Server, WebSphere Portal 6.x/7.x/8.5, WebSphere Commerce Server 7.x, WebSphere MQ 7.0/8.0

Web Severs: Apache 2.x, Sun ONE 6.x, MS IIS server 5.1/6.0, and IBM-HTTP Server 6.0, 7.0, 8.5

Languages: C, C++, Java/J2EE,, SQL, PL/SQL Scripting Languages - Unix, Shell, Perl Scripting

Operating Systems: Solaris, Red Hat Linux, HP-UX, IBM-AIX, Windows 98/2000/NT/XP/2003/2012 R2

Databases: Oracle 12c/11g/10g/9i, MS Access 2000, MYSQL, DB2

Methodologies: XML Technology - XML, XSL, DTD/Schema, Apache Xalan (XSL processor), Apache Xerces (XML parser), DOM/SAX API J2EE Technology- Servlets, JSP, JDBC, RMI, JMS, JTA, JNDI, JMX, EJB, Applets Protocols - DHCP, DNS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TCP/IP, LDAP, SMTP, SNMP, SSL, TCP

Industries: Retail, Insurance, Financial

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

WebSphere Middleware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed Configured and Administered WebSphere Application Server 7.0/8.5.5 on Linux 6.5 and Windows 2012 R2.
• Installed Configured and Administered IBM WebSphere Portal Server 8.5.5 on Linux 6.5
• Installed and Configured IBM Http Server 8.5.5.6.
• Migrated WebSphere Application Server from version 6.1/7 to 8.5 and Updated fix pack level to 6
• Configured Database and Security for WebSphere Portal Server
• Configured WebSphere Portal Server using LDAP Security.
• Configured Web Content Management 8.5 using WPSconfig authoring task.
• Deployed Portlets themes and skins on WebSphere Portal Server.
• Experience in Installing and Configuring Job manager and IBM Installation Manager
• Configured WebSphere Application Server with DB2 and oracle 12c database.
• Installed and Configured IBM Security Access Manager 8.0 (ISAM).
• Installed Dynatrace 6.1 agent on Lpar and Configured in IBM Http Server.
• Build the ear files using Jenkins, Build forge and deploy ear files into WebSphere Application Servers.
• Installed IBM Urban code deployment tool and configured existing WebSphere environments for deployments.
• Installed Puppetlapbs and configured GIT repository.
• Installed WebSphere Application Server Module from Puppetlabs through Puppet agent.
• Installed EARs, WARs and configured application specific JVM settings, Web container parameters using the Admin Console and WSCP/Wsadmin scripts.
• Work closely with the testing, development, network, DB team in understanding and implementing the functional specifications and architecture.
• Providing the root cause determination for enterprise-wide issues and meeting the deadlines out for the System Delivery.
• Provided on call center support by 24x7 shift rotation basis.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server 7/ 8.5, WebSphere Portal server 7.0/8.5, Web Content Management 7.0/8.5, WebSphere MQ 7/8.0, Red Hat Linux 6.5, Windows Server 2012 R2, Dynatrace 6.1, Jenkins, IBM Build Forge, Oracle 12c, IBM Security Access Manager 8.0, IBM Tivoli Access Manager 6.1, Puppet labs, GIT repository, IBM Urban code tool.

Confidential, Naperville, IL

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed configured and administered WebSphere Application Server 7.0/8.0 on AIX 6.1
• Installed and Configured IBMIHS 7.0/8.0 and IIS 6.0 webservers.
• Experience in installing and configuring Job manager and IBM Installation manager.
• Deploying the applications on clusters, updating the Installed applications and Updating Web Server plug-in configuration using administrative console and as well as Jacl and Jython scripts.
• Expertise in creation of volume Group, Logical volume, File Systems and Mounts in AIX.
• Expertise in using SMIT in AIX to configure Disk Space and VGs, LVs.
• Expertise in Capacity planning and Monitoring AIX Lpar’s CPU and Memory utilization.
• Created SSL certificates using IKEYMAN and Open SSL and Request CSR’s and Update Key Stores and TRUST stores in WebSphere for SSL handshake across Environments.
• Configured Site minder on IBMIHS servers for web single sign on authentication management.
• Implemented SSL security between client and web server and also between web server and application server.
• Configuring IBM Build forge tool to all dev, test, pre prod environments for continuous deployments.
• Installed and configured CA wily to Monitor Environments.
• Added users and assigned permission to user to view and publish the model.
• Used Heap Analyzer and thread Analyzer to tune the WebSphere JVMs and analyze heap/Java Cores and Thread Jumps.
• Troubleshooting Admin Server start-up issues, Java code defects after the deployment and classpath issues by checking the logs, plug-in logs and the webserver logs.
• Involved in Application server performance monitoring of resources like web container connections, JDBC connection pools, thread pools, system load like CPU utilization and Memory utilization, garbage collection and JVM heap size with Wily Introscope.
• Monitoring application log files, Application Server Performance, Servlet Status, Active Sessions and DB Pool connections.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server 7.x/8.x, IBM Http server 7.0/8.0, Apache-Tomcat 7.0.30, WebSphere MQ 7.x, AIX 7.1, Oracle 11g/12c, CA Wily IntroScope, Siteminder, load balancer, Windows 2008/2012, Microsoft SQL SERVER 2005, Red Hat Linux 6.0 Microsoft Visio 2010, Tivoli Performance Viewer, J2EE, Jython/ Shell scripting

Confidential, Hoffman Estates, IL

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Involved in installing and configuring a complete IBM WebSphere Commerce Environment including IBM WebSphere Application server 7, Commerce Server 7, DB2, IBM HTTP server.
• Upgrading WebSphere Commerce fix pack from Fix pack 4 to Fix pack 5.
• Responsible for building and maintaining Development, QA, Staging, PreProd and Production environment infrastructure.
• Involved in the migration of IBM WebSphere from 6.1 to 7.0 and installed the fix packs and cumulative fixes to WebSphere 7, plugging and IHS.
• Installed, configured and maintained JBOSS EAP 6, JBOSS EAP 7.0 and Tomcat 5.
• Configured log4j according to the client requirements.
• Trimmed the Jboss EAP to create the slim version of application servers.
• Performance monitoring, tuning, troubleshooting WebSphere, Jboss and Tomcat servers.
• Created clusters and deployed enterprise applications on the Jboss clusters.
• Deployed applications from Admin console of Jboss 6.0 as well as done the hot deployment.
• Administration of working application starting and stopping application servers, regenerating/updating plug-in for IBM HTTP server.
• Involved in securing the J2EE applications by implementing single sign on by using LDAP.
• Developed shell scripts to automate the WebSphere administration, deploying customer applications, log rotations, monitor applications state.
• Configured IBM WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling and java mail sessions.
• Used Cache Monitor web application in process of DynaCache invalidation and reset/clear cache instances when requested.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server 7.x/8.x, WebSphere Process Server (WPS) 7.x, WebSphere Commerce Server 7.0.x, WebSphere eXtreme Scale 8.6.x, JBOSS 6.0/7.0, Apache-Tomcat 6.0.32 WebSphere MQ 7.x, AIX 7.1, IBM Http server 7.x, UNIX, Linux, Oracle 11g, Wily Introscope, Quality Center 10.00, F5 load balancer, Windows 2008, Windows Active Directory server 2007, Microsoft SQL SERVER 2005, Red Hat Linux 5.0 Microsoft Visio 2007, Tivoli Performance Viewer, J2EE, Jython/ Shell scripting.

Confidential, Mooresville, NC

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed WebSphere Application server 7.0 on Network deployment environment. Installed & Configured of IBM HTTP Server, make junction works for the transportation of application through a web server.
• Installed and configured IBM sterling commerce 8.5
• Responsible for IBM Sterling Commerce 8.5 Builds on Multi Node environments.
• Installed Infosphere MDM Product information management server with version 6.0 and 10.1.
• Performed WebLogic installation, domain configuration, clustering, load balancing and performance tuning.
• Configured and maintained a number of WebSphere Application Server instances on Development, Test, QA, Pre-Prod and Production environment.
• Created clusters and deployed enterprise applications on the respective clusters.
• Involved in full life cycle of the project, load testing of the application and tracking bugs and fixes.
• Integrated WebSphere Application Server with Wily Introscope. Created dashboards for monitoring of WebSphere application server.
• Involved in securing the connection between WebServer applications by implementing SSL.
• Developed UNIX shell scripts, JACL scripts to automate the WebSphere Administration (recycling the application server, deploying customer applications, logs rotation, monitor applications state).
• Investigated memory leaks in WebSphere and obtained appropriate fixes from IBM to upgrade the installation.
• Used wily to monitor performance data like Application resources (enterprise beans, servlets) and WAS runtime resources (JVM memory, application server thread pools, and database connection pools)
• Worked with Application Development Team to help migration and integration of their applications.
• As part of Infrastructure team supported all environments (POC, DEV, QA, TEST, PROD) doing WebSphere installations, triage support, configuring environments, validation of environments, supporting testing teams during testing. Worked in rotation on call support for all the applications in all environments 24/7.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server ND 7.x, Infosphere MDM 6.1/10.x, Apache-Tomcat 6.0.3, IBM sterling commerce 8.5, WebSphere MQ 7.x, AIX 6.0, JBOSS 6.0, IBM Http server 7.x,UNIX, Linux, Oracle 10g, Wily Introscope, Quality Center 10.00, F5 load balancer, windows 2007, Red Hat Linux 5.0, Microsoft Visio 2007,Tivoli Performance Viewer, J2EE, Jython/ Shell scripting.

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

WebSphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured, Administered and Support WebSphere Application Servers 6.1/7.0
• Managing WebSphere Application Server using command line tools and scripts.
• Involved in Upgrading the WebSphere Application Server from V6.x.
• Installed and configured IBM HTTP Server 7.0.
• Configured WebSphere Workload Management using horizontal and vertical clustering.
• Deployed various J2EE 1.4 applications on WAS 7.0.
• Configured remote HTTP Server Plug-in to work with WebSphere Application server.
• Deployed the EAR/WAR files and scripted automated deployment of the applications.
• Experienced with Wily Introscope for monitoring application servers.
• Implemented security using LDAP and LTPA for Novell eDirectory.
• Configure SSL for Web Servers and LDAP Security for WebSphere using IBM Directory server.
• Configured Cell and Node level scoped resources for JDBC providers, Data Sources using Jython script.
• Created user roles and groups for securing the resources using LDAP authentication.
• Created WAS 6.x profiles, integrated IHS into WAS as unmanaged node.
• Active involvement in monitoring server performance, network traffic to reduce performance bottleneck.
• Generated and configured keys in IBM HTTP Server and plug-in for enabling SSL.
• Configured the web server interfaces, session management, virtual hosts and transports for Web Sphere.
• Debugged WebSphere Application Server connection pooling issues using Wily and generating thread dumps.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.x, DB2 8.2, LDAP, Oracle 9i/10g, LINUX, Windows 2003, Tivoli Performance Viewer, J2EE, Jython, JACL scripts, ND 5,6.X, WebSphere MQ5.x, AIX 5.3, WebSphere Process Server (WPS) 6.x, Windows 2000, Linux, SiteMinder, IBM Http server 6.0,6.1,7.0, Tivoli Performance Viewer, Apache HTTP WebServer.