SUMMARY:

• Strategic IT Manager and Tech Lead with proven record of leading in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle. Demonstrated success in development, analysis, support, project management, architecture, design and implementation of cloud - based solutions in AWS using CFT, EC2, S3, Route 53, ELB, WAF, Auto-scaling, RDS, EBS, Snapshot, Lambda. Highly analytical problem-solver; works well under pressure. Expertise in

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Plano, TX

AWS Migration Lead

• Expertise in implementation of cloud-based solutions in AWS using CFT, EC2, S3, Route 53, ELB, WAF, Auto-scaling, RDS, EBS, Snapshot, Lambda, Jenkins CICD
• Designed Overall AWS Migration Process and RACI Diagram - This is used in kick off meeting to show the AWS migration process
• AWS Architecture - Responsible for Application Architecture Review and AWS Architecture Design
• Owned and successfully migrated complex batch application (Unsupported and unowned App) to AWS
• Responsible for listing of tasks and managing estimation of work and timeline
• Reviewing Production readiness document with team and leadership
• Responsible for Minute By Minute Implementation steps
• Scheduled meeting with all the concerned parties and Created MBM document explaining detailed steps of the implementation plan
• Expertise in Automation, Design, Logic and Troubleshooting Skills
• Scripting - Powershell, Python, Shell Scripting, Ant, JSON, YAML

Data Center Migration Lead

• Led application migration from one datacenter to another. Successfully migrated complex applications with no major issues or customer impact (Bank teller application, sales service application).
• Partnered with migration team for access/request forms/requirements; Managed all the application related configurations
• MBM Plan for the migration, validation, DR Replication changes and Rollback strategy.

Tech Lead

• Led the project for DR Strategy & Resiliency, Oracle Data Guard Set up and Moving servers from DR network to RD network and F5 changes from GTM to LTM for quick failover from Prod to DR.
• Redesigned failover scenarios and incorporated fractional failover to allow for significantly faster resolution time. Utilized True DR pointing to cold instance of all components and database.
• GTM enabled F5 load balancer with both production and DR servers to allow for quick failover as well as pool segregation by function.
• Kept both Prod and DR servers in RD domain for quick failover (Active/active, Active/Passive).
• Worked with DB team on setting-up Data Guard on Oracle database for quick failover with no configuration changes to application.
• Managed upgrade project for application software including installation, configuration and implementation.

Support Lead

• Partnered with delivery teams and built out the production platform for the new Teller platform from scratch. This involved installation and configuration of teller application in Prod and DR Servers
• Release Automation - Developed the Automation script that reduced the release time drastically and eliminated the manual errors
• Managing 24x7 Support of the application - Handling of tickets, escalation, Scripting, Monitoring, Alerts, Changes, Documentation, Managing releases, running the production call to troubleshoot and resolve issues, configuration and upgrades.
• Ensured overall availability of all systems. Evaluated and developed plans and improvements for systems. Developed and executed long term strategies to improve monitoring, alerting, availability, and system/application gaps.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

WebSphere Admin / Production Support Lead

• Installation, configuration, load balancing and administration of WebSphere Application Server, WebServer, WebSphere Deployment Manager, epiphany and NDM Connect Direct. WebSphere upgrade from Windows to Linux environment
• Troubleshot and root-cause analysis; assigned defects and involved concerned groups in resolution of production issues to avoid costly delays. Prioritized and escalated production issues.
• Designed, documented and implemented Business Continuity process (BCP). Executing Quarterly BCP simulations.
• NDM Connect Direct Scripting, Shell Scripting and Scripting for managing logs, Managed and configured ClearCase Source Control; buil t and deployed activities for project.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Sr. WebSphere Administrator / Release Management / Scripting

• Installation, Configuration and Administration of WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Deployment Manager
• WebSphere MQ installation, Queue Creation and Administration
• Release Management - Builds, Deployments and Scripting

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Sr. WebSphere Administrator

• 24X7 production support
• IBM WebSphere/HTTP & Epiphany Administration/Installation/Configuration
• NDM Sterling Commerce Connect Direct Installation and Configuration
• Support development and QA team, Build and Deployment Scripting using - Ant, wsadmin, jacl, Perl
• Release Management - Installation of application in Production and Test Environments

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

AWS/Cloud: CloudFormation (json,yaml),S3,Route53, ELB, Lamda, RDS, EBS, Snapshot, AMI,EBS, WAF, IAM, SG, Jenkins CICD Pipeline, AWS CLI, SQS,SNS, CloudWatch, AutoScaling,encryption

Languages: AWS Cloudformation, Powershell,Python,Perl,JSON, Ant,C, C++, Java, PHP

Monitoring: Splunk, Zabbix, Cloudwatch, New Relic, Site Scope

Database: Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server, MySQL

CRM: Epiphany Sales and Service

Web/AppServer: WebSphere Application Server 7.0.3, 6.1, 5.1, WebSphere MQ, IBM HTTP WebServer