SUMMARY

• 10+ years of experience in Middleware technologies with extensive experience in administering, configuring, managing WebLogic 8.x/9.x/10.x/12c & Apache 2.0/2.2 on various operating systems like Linux, Solaris and Windows.
• Automated upgrade of WebLogic from 10.3.4/5 to WebLogic 10.3.6 using shell & WLST scripts
• Created and installed auto startup scripts for WebLogic as Linux service that cut down on the time it takes for OS patching to approximately one third.
• Automated several WebLogic routine tasks using WLST, Python and Shell scripting
• Deployed applications (WAR, JAR and EAR) in high available Clustered environments.
• Installed, configured and administered Sun ONE & Apache Web Servers and integrated them with WebLogic.
• Configured Active Directory Authentication Providers in WebLogic Security realm.
• Utilizing CA Release Automation for Designing and implementing continuous delivery solution that automates complex, multi - tier release deployments through orchestration and promotion of applications from development through production
• Good Knowledge in internals of WebLogic JDBC, JMS, Distributed Queues and Topics, external JMS providers like IBM MQ Series
• Good knowledge of monitoring tools such as Wily (CA APM) and Splunk
• Well versed with UNIX (Sun Solaris, HP-UNIX), Red Hat Linux and Windows Server 2008/2000.
• Configured SSL and created Digital Certificates for secured communication between applications.
• Installation of BEA patches using SmartUpdate tool
• Knowledge of DevOps tools Jenkins, Docker, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Artifactory and AWS Cloud
• Proven skills in Troubleshooting, Performance Tuning and Performance Monitoring of WebLogic Server
• Provided 24/7 rotational on call production support on rotational basis.
• Hands-on experience in troubleshooting application performance issue by analyzing thread dumps using tools Samurai and ThreadLogic and heap dumps using VisualVM and Eclips MAT
• Analytical thinker and self-learner, skilled at progressing from problem statement to well-documented designs.
• Highly motivated, detail oriented and organized with the ability to multi-task projects, maintaining a high degree of proficiency.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Web/Application Servers: Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1/9.2/10.3/12 c, Apache 2.0.x/2.2.x, Sun ONE/iPlanet 6.0/7.0, IIS 6/7 and Tomcat 5.5/7.0.8

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Solaris and Windows

CI / CD Tools: Bamboo, JIRA, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Puppet, Chef, Docker, Ansible, Nexus

Tools: Ant Hill Pro 3.7, Wily Introscope, Remedy/PAC2000, Samurai, Sun N1 SPS, CA Release Automation (CARA) 6.2/Nolio, JIRA, SiteScope, Bitbucket, Bamboo

IDEs: Eclipse

Networking: BIG IP F5 Load Balancer, LDAP, SSO, DHCP, DNS and SiteMinder

Scripting Languages: WLST, Shell Script, Python

Databases: Oracle 8i/9i/11g, DB2, MySQL, SQL server and MS Access.

Version Control: CVS, SCM Pro, SVN, GIT and Rational ClearCase

Protocols: TCP/IP, FTP, SSH, HTTP and HTTPS.

Java Technologies: Servlets, EJB, Struts, J2EE, JMS, JDBC, JNDI, Web Services and RMI.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Temp, AZ

Middleware Engineer / CA Release Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Onboarding existing migration processes into CA Release Automation 6.2
• Designing applications, Components, workflow, deployment templates and deployment plans to automate releases to various architecture such as Java Arch and Database
• On boarded JavaArch11 migration process to UAT and PROD to deploy applications to weblogic server group
• Working with ServiceNow team to create templates for migrations to CARA from ServiceNow
• Tracking project work with JIRA Stories and Subtasks
• Good knowledge of setting up project, plans and tasks in Bamboo and integrating it with Bitbucket

Environment: CA Release Automation 6.2, JIRA, WebLogic 12c, ServiceNow, Bamboo, Nexus, Oracle DB, Marklogic DB and Bitbucket

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure and administrate middleware infrastructure WebLogic Server 10.3.x/12.1.2 and Apache 2.2 on RHEL Linux 6.
• Created automated scripts for upgrading Weblogic software from 10.3.4 to 10.3.6
• Created and installed auto startup scripts for Weblogic as Linux services that cut down on the time it takes for OS patching to approximately one third.
• Lead the team of five people to implement java/weblogic upgrades in multiple environments
• Automated several WebLogic routine tasks using WLST, Python and Shell scripting
• Involved in building out middleware infrastructure on new HAWC (High Availability Web Center)
• Plan and Support build-out efforts as well as changes to existing applications and environments.
• Work with App-Dev and Infrastructure teams to test and troubleshoot application issues from Development to Production.
• Configuring Domains, Machines, Node manager, Clusters, JDBC Datasources
• Installation and configuration Apache HTTP Server Plug-In for WebLogic.
• Deployed the applications (WAR, JAR and EAR) on WebLogic Clusters and maintained Load balancing, high availability and Fail over for the servers.
• Configuring JDBC Data Sources and targeting or deploying them to the WebLogic clusters
• Configuring IBM WebSphere MQ as a foreign JMS provider with WebLogic servers.
• Configuring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for WebLogic and Apache
• Installing BEA patches using SmartUpdate tool and oPatch
• Coordinating with developers to troubleshoot and fix day-to-day application issues
• Investigate and resolve performance issues by analyzing thread dump, heap dump, GC values

Environment: OracleWebLogicServer 11g/12c, Apache 2.2, Linux (RHEL), JDBC, JMS, WLST, Java/J2EE, JDK 1.5/1.6/1.7, CA Wily Introscope 6.0, Splunk, Shell scripting, Python, Nolio, VisualVM, Samurai, ThreadLogic, Eclipse MAT.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Build Deployment & Integration Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Create workflows in Anthill Pro for each release and deploy the specific packages to the servers
• Develop scripts and packages in SUN N1 SPS deployment tool to automate the deployment of artifacts for each release
• Efficiently used version control systems Clearcase & SVN for configuring & maintaining Tomcat configurations.
• Installed, configured and administered Tomcat servers in Dev and Test and deployed applications to Tomcat instances
• Take ownership of incident management activities for planned and unplanned outages in pre-production environments.
• Manage production issues assigned to the development teams, procure and evaluate production logs, open and resolve issues with external vendors
• Help in the implementation of system analysis and monitoring tools.
• Consult with platform Development leads to help define build and deployment procedures, write Install Manifests, and resolve configuration management issues
• Perform software builds and deployments for assigned platforms and releases; maintain build scripts
• Perform branch and merge activities according to procedures and the release schedule
• Manage and control pre-production environment configurations.

Environment: Apache Tomcat 5.5, Linux (RHEL), Java/j2EE JDK 1.5/1.6/1.7, Sun N1 SPS, IBM Rational Clearcase, ANT, AnthillPro (AHP), SVN, Shell scripting

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration and administration of Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.0 and Apache 2.2 in Development, Test and Production Environments.
• Configuring Node manager in WebLogic domains for starting, shutdown and restart of Administration Server and Managed Server instances from a remote location
• Installation and configuration of Spring Source ERS Apache 2.2
• Installation and configuration Apache HTTP Server Plug-In for WebLogic.
• Deployed the applications (WAR, JAR and EAR) on WebLogic Clusters and maintained Load balancing, high availability and Fail over for the servers.
• Configuring JDBC Data Sources and targeting or deploying them to the WebLogic clusters
• Configuring IBM WebSphere MQ as a foreign JMS provider with WebLogic servers.
• Setting up Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) communication between different applications deployed on WebLogic servers; Installed BEA patches using SmartUpdate tool
• Managing, controlling and automating application configs and deployments through SCM Pro.
• Coordinating with developers to troubleshoot and fix day-to-day application issues
• Worked with Customized WLST, Shell and Python Scripts to automate routine admin jobs.
• Investigate and resolve performance issues by analyzing thread dump, core dump, GC values and heap dump

Environment: OracleWebLogicServer 11g, Apache 2.2, JBoss 6.2/6.4, Linux (RHEL), JDBC, JMS, Java/J2EE, Webservices, JDK 1.5/1.6, Wily Introscope 6.0, WLST, Shell scripting, Python, CVS.

Confidential, Irving, TX

WebLogic Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured and administered Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 and SunONE/iPlanet in Development, Test and Production Environments.
• Configured Node manager to administer the Managed servers in a WebLogic domain.
• Installed and configured iPlanet Plug-ins for WebLogic.
• Deployed the applications (WAR, JAR and EAR) on WebLogic Clusters and maintained Load balancing, high availability and Fail over for the servers.
• Coordinated with developers to troubleshoot and fix day-to-day application issues
• Worked with Customized WLST, ANT and Perl Scripts to automate system-admin jobs.

Environment: OracleWebLogicServer 9.2, Apache 2.0, Linux (RHEL), JDBC, JMS, Java/J2EE, Webservices, JDK 1.5, Wily Introscope 6.0, WLST, Shell scripting, Python, CVS.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

WebSupport Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and administered of Oracle WebLogic Server 9.2 in Unix, Solaris and Windows environments.
• Developed Startup, Shutdown and bounce the WebLogic server scripts.
• Deployed WAR, JAR, EAR applications in WebLogic to DEV, Staging, Prod.
• Configured and administered JDBC Connection pools/multi pools/ data sources on WebLogic 9.2.
• Involved in Migration from WebLogic 8.1 to WebLogic 9.2.
• Creating and configuring JMS connection factories, Queues, Topics, Bridges in WebLogic
• Installed, configured and administered Apache 2.0, IIS 6.0
• Used version control systems such as CVS and SVN.

Environment: OracleWebLogicServer 8.1/9.2, IIS, Linux (RHEL), JDBC, JMS, Java/J2EE, Webservices, JDK 1.4, Wily Introscope 6.0, WLST, Shell scripting, Python, CVS.