SUMMARY

• About 8 years and 4 months of professional experience in IT, excellent skills in diverse phases of the software lifecycle as a Middleware solution designer, Business Integration and Security, Database Integration, Middleware System Administrator and Operational support.
• Strong technical expertise in implementing and supporting EAI/SOA based solutions using WebSphere Message Broker, IBM WebSphere MQ, WebSphere DataPower XI52 & XB60, Axway API Gateway and IBM MQ Managed File Transfer/MQFTE
• Experience installing, configuring, and developing middleware solutions using demonstrated knowledge of WebSphere MQ and IBM Integration Bus (WebSphere Message Broker) cluster setup and configuration.
• Involved in Production Support activities such as DataPower and Message Broker production environment support, investigation and resolution of production errors, troubleshooting technical issues, code enhancement by developing XSLTs, ESQL and message flows, debugging and testing.
• Ability to review Solution Architecture and Solution Design from an integration perspective with an expertise in Retail Domain
• Working with multiple enterprise wide, large scale implementations
• Strong technical knowledge and practical experience of all integration types including Batch integration, Real time integration including SOA and API and Event based integration
• Hands on experience in independent unit testing and preparing test cases for the interfaces along with volume and performance testing knowledge
• Provide recommendations to optimize system architecture and maximize application performance with knowledge on Production planning, implementation and preparation of relevant documentations
• Liaise with Project and Program Managers (Client Locations) to define requirements to make sure all the key stakeholders understand the relevant process.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technology Stack: IBM WebSphere MQ (V6, V7, V8), IBM WebSphere Message Broker (V6, V8), IBM Integration Bus (V10), IBM WebSphere DataPower (XB60, XI52), MQ File Transfer Edition, WebSphere Transformation Extender, Axway API Gateway, Mashery

Database: DB2, Oracle, HSQLDB, MariaDB

Web Server/ Frameworks: Apache Tomcat, Spring

Tools/IDE: Eclipse, SOAPUI, RFHUTIL, Jmeter, POSTMAN, cURL, git, svn

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (RHEL & Centos), AIX (5.3, 6.1)

Programming Languages: Java/J2EE, Perl, Python, Shell Scripting, ESQL, C/C++, JavaScript, Groovy, NodeJS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SENIOR Associate

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Development and enhancement of WebSphere Message Broker interfaces which connects 180 applications like SAP, PIM, WCS, Sterling and Mainframes etc.
• Administration of Middleware systems by building various tools using perl, python and shell scripts on top of the WMQ and WMB APIs.
• Worked on the Middleware frameworks developed at the different organizations which comprises of the best set of practices, processes, tools and methodologies.

Senior Associate

Environment WMQ 8, Java (Rhino Engine), JavaScript, RTC, IBM DataPower Gateway and XI52 appliances

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Experience as Team Lead of the Support Team which handles day to day incidents, client coordination and monitoring of the Middleware infrastructure involving MQ, File Transfer framework and DataPower.
• Responsible for maintaining system availability, troubleshooting problems, and often considered the “owners” of the technology.
• Involved in the initial bootstrap on a new appliance and firmware upgrades.
• Handled administration and onboarding of B2B partners to DataPower as needed
• Responsible for configuring RBM access control for DataPower users.
• Responsible for key management on the appliance. Sometimes responsible for application level security policy - ie, creation of AAA policies.
• Handled Installation, implementation, upgrading, performance, security, patching and monitoring WebSphere MQ environment in complex mainframe environments as well as in Wintel/AIX/Linux.
• Responsible for configuring the network interfaces, VLAN Sub Interfaces, IP Address Management, and static routes
• Scripting for automation of administration and deployment tasks involving DataPower and MQ.
• Responsible for maintaining or enhancing systems infrastructure components and services to ensure dat infrastructure is in vendor supported and standards compliant state.
• Functioned as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.
• Participated in on-call support structure for the SOA team by responding to emergency calls relating to middleware application server performance, diagnosis and resolution of problems as needed in order to meet defined service level agreements.

Senior Associate

Environment WMB 8, IIB 10, WMQ 8, Java, RTC, IBM DataPower Gateway, IBM MQ MFT 8

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Experience as Team Lead of the Support Team which handles day to day incidents, client coordination and monitoring of the Middleware infrastructure involving MQ, IIB/WMB, MQ MFT and DataPower.
• Handled administration and onboarding of B2B partners to XB60 as needed
• Developed frameworks, Configure, integrate interfaces to other application systems and develops data related files with MQ and Message Broker interfaces along with knowledge of implementing end to end SSL configuration for WebSphere MQ and Message Broker, according to the macro architecture within which DataPower is a component as well as involving in the internal DataPower architecture and design.
• Maintaining connectivity configuration such MQ Queue Manager objects, WSRR Server objects, etc.
• Experience with core z/OS functions, mainframe network products, and related subsystems.
• Experience in enhancement and administration of MQFTE Transfers and Agents based on business requirement across Aix, Wintel and Mainframe platforms with experience in WebSphere MQ MFT build using ANT Scripts
• Handled Installation, implementation, upgrading, performance, security, patching and monitoring WebSphere MQ and WebSphere MQ FTE environment in complex mainframe environments as well as in Wintel/AIX/Linux.
• Experience in implementing SSL and OAM security, clusters in IBM MQ/MQ FTE
• Linux experience including shell/Python scripting for automation of administration tasks
• Participated in on-call support structure for Middleware team by responding to emergency calls relating to middleware application server performance, diagnosis and resolution of problems as needed in order to meet defined service level agreements.
• Responsible for promoting changes created by DataPower and other Developers through the environments and into production

Associate - Project

Environment WebSphere Message Broker version 8, WebSphere MQ (Various versions from 5 to 8), Active Integrator Files Gateway, Mashery

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading existing MQ infrastructure to the latest version. Involved in the impact analysis, running proofs of concept and the upgrade of WMQ Clients and Servers/WMB to v8 in AIX, Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience in Installation, implementation, upgrading, performance, security, patching and monitoring WebSphere MQ, High availability configuration and fail-over techniques
• Experience as an Onsite Coordinator (UK) for a year handling Client coordination interacting with the Solution Architects and Client Managers regarding MQ Upgrade
• Responsible for the implementation of all changes to Middleware components, from request for change or project initiation through to deployment and review, to supporting the continued availability, effectiveness and risk compliance of the infrastructure.
• Develop technical and conceptual specifications in support of the overall solution and preparing the prototype to present the proofs of concept
• Experience in implementing SSL and OAM security, clusters in IBM MQ
• Document completed technical work, technical specifications throughout a project
• Develop test plans to ensure thorough testing and support documentation of testing

Associate - Projects

Environment Java/J2EE, DB2, WebSphere Message Broker v6 and v8, WebSphere MQ v6, v7.0, WebSphere Data Power (XB60 & XI52), MQ FTE v7.0

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Experience as an Onsite Coordinator (UK) for a year handling day to day incidents, client coordination and monitoring of the Middleware infrastructure involving MQ, WMB, MQFTE and DataPower.
• Handle administration and upgrade of Production WebSphere DataPower B2B XB60 and XI52 appliances and onboarding of B2B partners to XB60 as needed
• Manage Firmware upgrade, secure backup and restore of the DataPower appliances which integrates various applications over MQ, MQFTE, SFTP, FTP, HTTPS, HTTP,AS2 protocols
• Experience in enhancement and administration of MQFTE Transfers and Agents based on business requirement across Aix, Wintel and Mainframe platforms with experience in WebSphere MQ FTE build using ANT Scripts
• Handle Installation, implementation, upgrading, performance, security, patching and monitoring WebSphere MQ and WebSphere MQ FTE environment in complex mainframe environments as well as in Wintel/AIX/Linux.
• Experience in implementing SSL and OAM security, clusters in IBM MQ/MQ FTE
• Linux experience including shell/perl scripting for automation of administration tasks
• Participate in on-call support structure for Middleware team by responding to emergency calls relating to middleware application server performance, diagnosis and resolution of problems as needed in order to meet defined service level agreements
• Maintain documentation to reflect application infrastructure and network topology

Confidential

Business Transformation

Responsibilities:

• Independently research, review and provide recommendations for hardware and software performance and stability improvements
• Perform routine maintenance, upgrades, configuration and administration and take corrective action to ensure applications are available, data is accurate, and configurations comply with defined standards
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams, application development teams, testing and release teams to utilize and monitor system resources to implement new middleware environments.
• Maintain system documentation and architecture diagrams according to established standards
• Complete management reports, weekly time sheets, and status reports completely, accurately, and on time
• Involved in requirement analysis by available functional specification documents, high level design document for broker scope, validating the available mapping specification documents with requirements of end applications (SAP, Legacy, Informatica and .Net systems).
• Involved in code review and design review for the developers.
• Facilitated the knowledge sharing discussions regularly within the team and across business area.