SUMMARY

• IT Professional with 9+ years of System Administration experience with 6+ years as Middleware Administrator.
• Proficient in Software Development Life - Cycle (SDLC) phases of design, development, implementation, deployment, testing and Maintenance by using Agile/scrum and Lean methodologies, Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CD) practices.
• Expertise in middleware administration & implementation of web based enterprise applications on IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1/7.0/8.5 , WebLogic 12c/11g, JBoss EAP 6.5, DataStage 7.0,8.1,8.3, 9.1 and 11.0, apache Tomcat 7/8 in deploying, Configuring, Tuning, Clustering, Performance monitoring and troubleshooting admin related issues.
• Experience in Unix/Linux Systems Installation, Configuration, Implementation and performance Tuning,
• Good experience in monitoring the app server and application using tools such as IntroScope, HP OPENVIEW, BMC Patrol, Nagios, Graphite, Grafana, SiteScope, and log analyzer tools like Splunk, LogStash, elastic search.
• Skilled in troubleshooting problems in the operational infrastructure and applications, including follow-up problem resolution, root cause analysis and process improvement.
• Experience in using Thread Analyzer, Log Analyzer and Heap Analyzer to detect and analyze problems.
• Highly proficient in automating environment builds, administration, deployment operations using standard scripting utilities like Unix Shell, ANT, WSAdmin, JACL, Jython and Python.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Monitoring Tools: Splunk, Nagios, Grafana, Graphite, Splunk, Tivoli Performance Viewer, Heap, Log and Thread Analyzer, ISA (IBM Support Assistance)

Scripting Languages: Shell, Jython, COBOL, JACL

Defect Management: Jira, Bugzilla, HP QC, Confluence

Security: Window Active Directory, IBM Tivoli Directory Server, JAAS, LDAP, Custom Repository, WebSphere Service Registry and Repository and SSO

Databases: Oracle 9i/8i, DB2, MySQL, ESQL, XA, NoSQL

Web Protocols: HTTP,HTTPS,UDP,SSL,DNS,POP,TCP/IP,FTP,SMTP,SOAP,TCP/IPV4,FTP,SMTP,Telnet

Other Tools: Putty, WinSCP, Xming, eXtream Scale, MFT, Connect Direct, TIBCO iProcess, Intel SOA, BizTalk, Teamsite, Entrust, Site Minder V6.0, Wily IntroScope, Tivoli, Data Power

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Pleasanton, CA

Sr. WebSphere Middleware Admin

Responsibilities:

• Install and configured IBM WebSphere Application Server V 8.5/8.0/7.0/6.1/6.0 , IBM HTTP Server v 8.5/8.07.0/6.1/6.0 on IBM AIX, Red Hat 6.5.
• Administration, maintenance and integration of Apache web server.
• Creating Projects, adding users on Data stage 7.1, 8.5,9 and 11.
• Providing L2 Middleware support on production environment (App hosting, DataStage, MQ, MB, ESB, Clarity and Tandem
• Responsible in updating the RCA (Root Cause Analysis) for the IM’s and Defects raised.
• Representing the CRB (Change request board) meetings on planned Change Requests, C-tasks on daily basis.
• Responsible for Change ticket approvals and understand the requirements based on Dev environment test results.
• Work with vendors (Dell, IBM and HP) and developers for application related issues and actively involved in minor and major integrated releases.
• Trouble shoot on inbound, out bound rejects and SFTP job failures in ESB (enterprise service bus).
• Monitoring the production jobs on middleware tracks (CAWA, DataStage and Clerity Jobs)
• Taking care of Nagios alerts on alert priority and production impacts.
• Responsible for shift handover updates and follow up with offshore teams.
• Maintain the confluence pages up to date on issues basis and reviewed by Clients in weekly Infra meetings
• Create the Jira stories on alerts setups and ticketing service issues.
• Participated in Several BCP plans in production and completed successfully.
• Troubleshooting Issues related to Applications based on tickets, Infrastructure (Webserver, Middleware, Databases etc.), based on Architecture.
• Supporting 24/7 on severity calls and production issues, coordinating with offshore teams shift basis.
• Taking care of weekly maintenances on MFRH Clerity application servers and DataStage servers. (Reboot the servers, regions and nodes)
• Monitoring performance using with Grafana, Grafite and other service now dashboards.
• Create and maintain support documentations and reviewed production support documentation provided by developers for best practices.
• Opened issues with Vendors to resolve problems. Managed communication until resolution.
• Communicating with developers though seminars and Learn sessions regarding new open source tools for build and dependency management tools.

Environment: IBM Websphere 8.5.0.2, IHS, WebLogic 11g Server Administration, WebSphere MQ 7.5, DataStage 7.0, 8.1, 9.3, 11.0, Apache, IIS 7.5, Windows 2008/2012 R2, Linux, AIX,, Splunk, Nagios TOAD, TFS

Confidential - Parsippany, NJ

Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured IBM WebSphere Application Server V 8.5/8.0/7.0/6.1/6.0 , IBM HTTP Server v 8.5/8.07.0/6.1/6.0 on IBM AIX, Red Hat 6.5.
• Administration, maintenance and integration of Apache web server.
• Designed, Created and Managed Continuous Build and Continuous Integration environments in agile projects.
• Deployed Enterprise applications to WebSphere application server/Apache Tomcat server.
• Monitored performance of J2EE applications using Tivoli Performance Viewer
• Continuously monitoring and improve our infrastructure for performance, stability, scalability, and security.
• Implemented and maintained Load balancing for the application using theF5Load balancer.
• Enabled Global Security and Application security using LDAP by configuring OS repositories, Stand-Alone LDAP and Federated LDAP repositories.
• Involved in designing WebSphere Application Server features for High Availability, Load Balancing and Work Load Management.
• Configured the Web Server interfaces, session management, and virtual hosts for WebSphere Application Servers.
• Enabled Security Socket Layer (SSL) by requesting and generating digital certificates for implementation of HTTPS between Plug-in and Application Server.
• Involved in configuration of JDBC Providers, XA Data Sources along with tuning Connection pool settings for various application databases on DB2, SQL, and Oracle Servers.
• Created and maintained support documentation and reviewed production support documentation provided by developers for best practices.
• Troubleshooting Issues related to Applications, Infrastructure (Webserver, Middleware, Databases etc.), based on Architecture.
• Installation, Configuration and troubleshooting on Sterling Order Management and In-depth Knowledge of Sterling SDF and API’s
• Installation, Configuration and troubleshooting of IIB 9.x along with expertise on creation of Integration nodes, Integration servers, applications, Application Message Flows, Resource Managers and Configurable services on IIB.
• Deployment and troubleshooting of .Bar files on the IIB environments
• Planning and Configuring and Managing brokers
• End to end WMQ admin support and also have been part of Installations and configurations of WMQ & WMB on various environments like Windows, Linux and AIX.
• Ability to administer the message objects associated with all WebSphere MQ objects such as Queues, process definitions, Channels and Listeners.
• Involved in troubleshooting of channels in Distribution queuing. Hands on experience with Migration of MQ from Lower to higher versions.
• Upgraded IBM MQ/MB on different platforms by applying APARS.
• Installation experience of Cognos on Windows and on UNIX flavors.
• Worked on server management, release management, license management, and Cognos installation, tuning, configuration and package management.
• End to end configuration and deployment of Cognos Reports, Security, upgrading along with Cognos BI administration.
• Installation, Configuration, deploying and troubleshooting of Oracle WebLogic Administration Server.
• Installation and Configuration of Oracle RMS (Retail Merchandise Operations Management) like Forms and reporting, RIB (Retail Integration Bus), Price Management and Oracle Identity and Access Management.

Environment: IBM WebSphere 8.5.0.2, IHS, WebLogic 11g Server Administration, WebSphere MQ 7.5, Apache, IIS 7.5, Windows 2008/2012 R2, Linux, AIX, Wily IntroScope, Splunk, TOAD, TFS, Cognos BI 10.1/10.2, Tivoli, IIB 9.0

Confidential - Charlotte, NC

WebSphere Admin

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting Issues related to Applications, Infrastructure (Middleware), based on Architecture.
• Responsible in updating the Root Cause Analysis for the IM’s and Defects raised.
• Worked in resolving Autosphere Issues used for deployment.
• Automated PSH Environments (FundTech based applications used for processing payments) for deployments, starting / stopping environment, copying Lib / Config Files etc., (single touch deploy).
• Implemented Horizontal and Vertical Clustering, Performance tuning and troubleshooting of IBM WebSphere Application Servers.
• Applied Patches to the WebSphere servers and upgraded service packs of the WebSphere 7.x from one version to other.
• Involved in setting of High Availability and clustering for WebSphere.
• Worked on SCM tools like Perforce and ClearCase to check-in / Checkout code and changes.
• Used Autosphere and Blade logic automation tools to install and configure WebSphere and Webservers.
• Created security roles, group policy, user authentication, auditing and authorization
• Worked on Web Security tools- LDAP Server, SSL Certificates and client authentication.
• Installed and configured Apache HTTP Server plug-in to proxy the request from Apache HTTP Server to the WebSphere and WebLogic Servers.
• Configured the WebLogic proxy plug-in and the applications on Apache and SunOne Webservers.
• Instrumentation of JVM’s for monitoring health using Wily IntroScope tool.
• Monitored thread usage, connection pool usage, CPU usage, Memory usage and preparing reports for the performance tests, dry run tests and load tests conducted on the Application Servers
• Configured Single Sign-on architecture using Site minder 6.0 and integrated it with WebSphere Application Server and Apache Web Server.
• Work with vendors and developers for application related issues and actively involved in minor and major integrated releases.
• Involved in MQ servers administration which include creation and administration of MQ objects, Restating QMGRS, Channels and backing up and purging the messages that are in DLQs, BOQs.
• Troubleshoot issues related to MQ by looking at the appropriate log files.
• Achieved Work Load Management by Clusters in WAS 6.x/7.x.
• Troubleshoot Admin Server start-up issues and class path issues by checking the JVM logs, plug-in logs and the webserver logs, check the JVM’s, Connection Pool sizes.
• Troubleshoot Admin Server start-up issues, Java code defects after deployment, & class path issues.
• Opened issues with Vendors to resolve problems. Managed communication until resolution.
• Troubleshoot issues on Class Loaders etc.,
• Used Autosphere and Blade logic automation tools to install and configure WebSphere and Webservers.
• Worked on troubleshooting Web-Services and API’s.
• Troubleshoot Build / Release issues related to code branches / streams, VOB’s Merging issues, check code issues before Release etc.,
• Participated in resolving the Defects raised by Testers and Developers.
• Designed, Created and Managed Continuous Build and Continuous Integration environments in agile projects.
• Performed 24/7 on-call support and Participation in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes.

Environment: WebSphere 6.1.x,7.x, WebSphere Portal Server 6.x, WebLogic 10/11g Server Administration, WebSphere MQ, Apache & IHS 2.0/6.x, Linux, Solaris, AIX, Oracle, Wily IntroScope, SiteScope, Splunk, TOAD, Perforce, ClearCase, GitHub, FundTech, SiteMinder, AutoSys

Confidential - Tampa, FL

Middleware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuring, and troubleshooting the IBM WebSphere Application Server v6.x/7.0, JBoss, Apache, IHS and Installation of fix packs and Refresh packs on Dev, SIT, UAT and Production.
• Worked closely with developers to define and configured application Servers, Virtual Hosts, Web Applications
• Implemented Horizontal and Vertical Clustering, Performance tuning and troubleshooting of IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/7.0.
• Installed EARs, WARs and configured application specific JVM settings, Web container parameters using the Admin Console.
• Using Tivoli Performance Viewer to monitor WebSphere Applications and tuned the environment accordingly like changing the JVM Heap, Connection Pool sizes.
• Perform J2EE builds for the project, compile projects and package ear file using ANT scripts, Maven and provide suggestions to fix the code in case of build failure.
• Set up Continuous Integration builds using Hudson\Jenkins\Build Forge build management tool.
• Create new scripts to automate the build and deploy process, develop and maintain build tools to reduce manual tasks. Setup builds scripts for different projects.
• Set up streaming and branching strategy in subversion depending on the solution center.
• Generate SCM plans for different solution center.
• Actively involved in creating WIKI documents for build and SCM related topics and resolving queries opened by developer over the internal technical forum.
• Communicating and educating developers though seminars and Lunch and Learn sessions regarding new open source tools for build and dependency management tools.
• Worked with developers and QA team in various stages of development and testing and taking the application from DEV to Test to QA and PROD environments.
• Deployed J2EE applications to Application servers in an agile continuous integration environment and also automated the whole process.
• Find out the code overlays for concurrent coding and resolve the Merge conflicts from the repository

Environment: WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7.0,IBM Http Server 6.1/7.0, IIS, Apache, IBM WebSphere MQ, LDAP, SSL, SSO, Splunk, Sun Solaris, Windows, Python, SVN, Jenkins

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and implemented Windows 2000, 2003 Servers, and Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Troubleshoot Server and Client issues.
• Installation/Upgrade & Configuration of Servers On Linux Platform - Network Configuration, Firmware Install, OS Install, File system Configuration.
• Extensively worked on Linux 4.0X and 5.0X series on the system and Network Administration on Red Hat Linux.
• Installed & Configured Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 and 5.0 Network servers with SAMBA file server & FTP server.
• Configured Linux server Hardening, SQUID proxy server with access control list for Internet.
• Recognize and troubleshoot problems with server hardware and application software.
• Document troubleshooting standards and procedures.
• 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.
• System Administration support including activities for Backups, recovery, monitoring and controlling access permissions and privileges
• Diagnosing user related issues and provide solutions.
• Backup & Restoration by using tar, cpio and dump.
• Responsible for adding, creating new users, groups and setup home directories and appropriate access restrictions to software and directories & files using access modes.
• Installing and configuring of windows servers and troubleshooting server related issues.
• Backup and restore of AD, and files/folders.
• Perform Security Health Check of Windows servers and other compliance.
• Performed timely Patch management as per the Schedule and involved in change Management as per the process.
• Planning and configuring new internal & external websites
• Website content and application release management and creating Virtual directories. Application support for ASP, .NET & java based hosted internal & external websites.
• Deploying .Net based Applications and Java based apps on IIS 6.0
• Troubleshooting application issues hosted on the IIS and provide RCA for the issues.
• The setup and maintenance of new infrastructure of, Domain Controller, DNS Servers, DHCP Servers, File Server.
• Installing, Configuring and Managing AD / DHCP / DNS Services.
• Resolving technical issues for Microsoft Exchange servers.

Environment: Windows 2008, 2012 Servers, MQ SQL, SQL Server, IIS, Apache, Linux, AD