SUMMARY

• Around 8+ years of experience in administration, configuration, troubleshooting, maintenance and support in IBM middleware extensively in WebSphere Application Server 5.0/6.0/6.1/7.0/8.0, under Solaris, Linux, AIX, and Windows environments.
• Extensive experience with Web Servers administration, which includes installation, configuration of IHS, IIS.
• Experienced in WS Admin scripts to manage WebSphere Application Server configuration, Application deployment and server run time operations. Experience in creating, configuring and Administrating profiles, clusters, nodes, node agents and node groups for WebSphere Application Server.
• Strong experience in Administration and Maintenance of WAS ND clusters (vertical, horizontal, and hybrid) and deployment of applications in highly available, load balanced production environments.
• Configured Web logic to produce and gather garbage collector logs, JVM performance metrics, and the use of profiling data to leverage from Session and State beans for different aspects of the application.
• Involved in problem tracing, performance tuning, and trouble shooting of problems related to the applications deployed on Web Logic Application Server.
• Design, plan and implement IT solutions for a Websphere Commerce Server environment, lead mid - level planning exercises with developers/engineers and anticipate issues and risks at the module level and escalate appropriately, project Manage scope, time and quality throughout the project life-cycle and be able to quickly analyze the fitment of the Websphere Commerce for the business problem, identify gaps and suggest solution around WCS with minimum customization.
• Implemented Jython scripts and Linux shell scripts for automating build, deployment process and monitoring process.
• Expertise in configuring JDBC providers, Data Sources, Virtual Host, SSL and Global security LDAP for IBM WebSphere Application Server.
• Expertise in implementing Work Load Management (WLM) in horizontal and vertical clustering and cloning in IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.
• Experience in Administering the DB2 data base like bringing the server down and starting the server and creating backups and restoring the backups.
• Worked closely with Project manager, Development, Testing, Pre-Production and Production teams to align project deliverables within due dates and reporting issues.
• Excellent problem resolution and communication skills with ability to work under pressure in a highly visible role.
• Configured Plug-ins, Virtual Hosts, and Host Aliases and SSL certificates through ikeyman.
• Experience in working with Performance analyzing tools like Gomez, Wily-Interoscope, Load Runner and Tivoli performance viewer.
• Knowledge of WSADMIN (Jython) scripts using in order to automate the process of WebSphere deployment and configuration. Working Knowledge in using WSADMIN (AdminConfig, AdminApp and AdminsTask) commands.
• Configured WebSphere resources such as JDBC provider, Data Sources to connect databases, MQ Queue Connection Factories, MQ Queues to Connect to MQ Server. Extensively involved in Tuning of connection Pools.
• Good knowledge in installation, configuration and administration of IBM Websphere MQ 6.0/7.x, and WebSphere Message Broker 6.x/7.0 on various platforms.
• Hands on experience in implementation of WMQ and WBIMB in huge and complex environments using High Availability Clustering.
• Worked with WebSphere MQ clusters for implementing the ease of administration and work load balancing.
• Set up the MQ security for users and groups using setmqaut utility
• Defined the WebSphere MQ queue managers, queues, channels, channel initiator, trigger monitors etc.
• Experience, which includes demonstrated work experience in the design, development, testing, implementing enterprise wide security applications using CA SiteMinder.
• Experience in Testing SiteMinder policies using SMTEST tool.
• Expertise in integrating various web applications with Single Sign On.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Middleware: IBM WebSphere Application Server8.x/7.x/6.x/5.x, Apache Tomcat 7.x, WebLogic 8.x, Jboss

Hardware / OS: UNIX, IBM AIX 5.3, Red Hat Linux, I- series, Windows 95/98/NT/2K and 2003

Monitoring Tools: Gomez, Keynote, Tealeaf, Tivoli Performance Viewer, Load Runner, Wiley Introscope, Thread Analyzer, Log Analyzer

Database: Oracle 10G/9i DB2, SQL Server 2000/7.0/6.5

Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP 1.1, LDAP, RMI/IIOP, SOAP, WSDL, NFS, NIS

Web Tech: HTML, JavaScript, JSP, XML, XSL

Web Servers: IBM HTTP, IIS, Tomcat, Apache, JBoss

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Websphere Administrator / Online Banking Application Support

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Administration of WebSphere Application Servers v6.1 and v8.1 on AIX OS.
• Installing WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Fixes and Fix packs on various platforms on AIX.
• Troubleshooting issues related to day-to-day activities.
• WebSphere MQ Administration
• IBM DataPower Administration
• Deployment of applications on WAS (Online Banking, Mobile, Remote Check Deposit).
• Administration of IBM HTTP Server (IHS).
• Monitoring TCP/IP connections on all JVMs on WAS.
• Handling day-to-day BAU jobs.
• Administrating third party tools used by the client
• Tealeaf administration includes monitoring sessions, events, creating session-based reports, creating new events as per client requirements.
• Gomez administration includes creating reports based on the usage availability, creating new alerts as per client requirements.
• Keynote administration includes monitoring the mobile application usage stats based on the nodes setup given by Keynote, creating new alert mechanisms.
• Deployment of dotcom applications on IIS servers.
• Oracle database administration.
• Conducted performance testing of Apache and Tomcat management services.
• Utilized cloud and automated infrastructure tools such as Maven and Selenium.
• Programmed and prepared code for interfacing with Apache Tomcat systems.
• Developed and implemented new features for web UI applications.
• Participated in refactoring and porting of all web code with EXT.
• Evaluated services levels of system performance on regular basis.
• Prepared complete documentation of various applications and systems.
• Created strategic designs and supported web hosting programs.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 6.1,7.1, 8.5 Linux, HP-UX, IHS Web Server7.1, 8.0 Wily, ITCAM, JBoss 6.3, Open Stack Migration and vCloud environment.

WAS Admin

Confidential, Fortworth, TX

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered, troubleshoot, and tuned WAS ND 7.1/8.0 on Linux, HP-UX and.
• Migrated WAS application’s from 7.1 to 8.0 in development, test environments.
• Deployed application EARS on WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment in QA, Staging and Production environments on a daily basis and troubleshoot various configuration and application issues.
• Configured SSL certificates on the web servers and troubleshoot problem-tickets, worked with developers to identify the root cause and resolve the issue or propose a potential work around
• Responsible for scheduled and emergency software changes, problem determination, and implementation of corrective measures.
• New application setup includes shared lib creation, deployment xml setup and JVM allocation, all resource providers’ setup and common components setup for new app.
• Configured WebSphere Application Server on multiple platforms for both horizontal and vertical scaling.
• Installed, configured IBM HTTP webserver for both managed and unmanaged nodes.
• Configured Virtual Hosts, Web Applications, Web Resources and JDBC drivers, Clusters and
• Managed Security and Performance optimizations for IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server and Apache Web Server.
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling.
• Coordinating and supporting with users, integrators, developers and testers to stabilize various applications in different environments.
• Configured SSH Password less login to transfer the files to all members of the cluster.
• Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.
• Install and Configure Tivoli Access Manager components including Multi-master configuration of policy server.
• Created IBM Problem Management Records (PMR) to report WebSphere Application Server problems. Analyzed log files to solve problems using debugging tools likeLog Analyzer, First Failure Data Capture Tool andCollector Tool
• Working with the scripting language WSADMIN (AdminConfig, AdminApp and AdminsTask) commands.
• Configured WebSphere resources such as JDBC provider, Data Sources to connect databases, MQ Queue Connection Factories, MQ Queues to Connect to MQ Server. Extensively involved in Tuning of connection Pools.
• Experience in installing, configuring SiteMinder policy server Web agents, Active Directory server (LDAP) and various Web & Application servers.
• Configured WebSphere resources like JVM heap settings, JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling, Virtual Hosts, Global Security and SSL
• Used Tivoli Performance Viewer to monitor WebSphere Applications and tuned the environment accordingly like changing the JVM Heap, and Connection Pool sizes.
• Knowledge of Wiley for monitoring the performance and for troubleshooting of WebSphere environment.
• Troubleshooting Admin Server start-up issues, Memory leaks, Java code defects after deployment, and class path issues.
• Providing 24x7 production support and on call support.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 7.1, 8.0 Linux, HP-UX, IHS Web Server7.1, 8.0 Wily, Probe, TAM and ITCAM.

Websphere Administrator

Confidential, Macon, GA

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration and Administration of IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.x, Weblogic 8.x version on AIX, Linux and Windows Environments.
• Used WebSphere Admin Console and wsadmin-jython/jacl scripting to install and update enterprise EAR.
• Wrote Jython/jacl scripting for start/stop clusters, servers and for auto deployments.
• Installed, configured and propagated IBM HTTP server and its Plugins for managed and unmanaged nodes
• Configured WebSphere Application Server on multiple platforms for both horizontal and vertical scaling and administrated the large environment.
• Configured Web logic to produce and gather garbage collector logs, JVM performance metrics, and the use of profiling data to leverage from Session and State beans for different aspects of the application.
• Involved in problem tracing, performance tuning, trouble shooting of problems related to the applications deployed on Web Logic Application Server.
• Created Data sources and connection pool properties for DB2 and SQL server databases.
• Implemented security for the WAS environment and Authorizing and authenticating the users.
• Implemented SSL for the WAS environment, Installed VeriSign certificates for securing the communication.
• Deployed IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business, and configured connections to Directory server for secure user authentication
• Configured MQ/JMS for interaction between the applications internally.
• Analyzed the application performance using Tivoli log analyzer, j-probe software’s.
• Configured and maintained SSL connections between Policy Server, WebSEAL, and LDAP user registry for secure communication
• Configured the JDBC resources and created the connection pooling with respect to the database (oracle, DB2).
• Worked with Development team to deploy application in to WAS and worked with DBA team to configure data source for the application and get the issues resolved.
• Experience using monitoring tools Introscope and Patrol. Coordinate with Introscope and Petrol admin team to monitor specific errors that need to monitor.
• Resolved memory leakage problems by analyzing heap and core dumps by enabling Verbose GC.
• Administered MQ objects like Queue Managers, Queues, Channels, Process Definition, Clusters, and Name Lists.
• Installed the latest fix packs for WMQ and WMB.
• Updating and migrating Queue managers from MQ V6.0 to MQ V7.0
• Backup, recovery and trouble shooting for MQSeries/WMB.
• Setup and configured QPASA monitoring tool to monitor MQ servers.
• Working with IBM to resolve the issues by opening PMRs.
• Provided 24/7-production support for WebSphere Application Server, WMQ issues.

Environment: IBM Web Sphere Application Server 7.01/5.1,WebLogic8.x, DB2, SQL server, AIX, Linux and Windows 2008/2003, TPV, j-probe, loganalyzer Java 1.6, IHS 7.0/6.1

WAS Administrator/ Production Support

Confidential, Collegeville, PA

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered WebSphere Application Server ND 6.1 on Linux for multiple high profile projects.
• Administered, configured, tuned, and troubleshot WebSphere in a clustered environment on Linux
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LTPA and LDAP for admin console and application components on Linux.
• Installed Sun One Directory server and configured for securing the backend Application servers and applications.
• Configured the 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, JDBC data sources, connection pooling, investigated, troubleshot and resolved application and configuration issues.
• 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/JACL scripting to install enterprise EAR, WAR files or for hot deployment.
• Created Self-Signed Certificates and Certificate Requests through Ikeyman and sent it to Verisign and deploy the new certificates sent by Certification Authorities into the environment.
• Troubleshot various problems at QA, Staging and Production phases.
• Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance Viewer and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB Connection Pooling.
• Knowledge of Java Servlets, JSP, EJB development and deployment concepts and database skills.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1, LDAP, XML Configuration, AAT, DB2, Solaris and IBM Linux, J2EE 1.3

WebSphere Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installed and Configured IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1 on Solaris environment
• Integrating enterprise-wide J2EE applications and deploying using IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1, Application Assembly Tool (AAT) and managing security policies for different applications
• Managed Connection Pooling and registering web applications (Servlets, JSP) on WebSphere
• Written shell scripts to automate the maintenance process of the WebSphere and recovered the backed up WebSphere configuration using XML configuration tool
• Designing WebSphere Application Server load balancing and fail over by using Workload Management horizontal and vertical scaling
• Configured WebSphere Application Server resources like JDBC Data Sources, JDBC Providers and Connection Pooling to connect to the DB2
• TroubleshootingWAS problems usingLog AnalyzerandTracing and Interpreted withlog filesto locate and solve application server problems.
• Responsible for Debug any problems that would arise during compilation/build phase
• Configuration of Web Server interfaces, session management, virtual hosts and transports for WebSphere Application Servers
• Problem determination using local error logs and by running user traces and service traces.

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1, LDAP, XML Configuration, AAT, DB2, Solaris and IBM AIX, J2EE 1.