Objective

• Masters Graduate with results driven and diversified experience in Cloud and WebSphere Administration, I am looking for an opportunity that utilizes my technical expertise, architectural and design skills in Integration using Amazon Web Services, IBM DataPower, API Connect, Business Process Manager, WebSphere Portal Server & Application Server on various platforms.

SUMMARY

• Experienced in installation, configuration, and management of IBM DataPower Gateways, API Connect, Business Process Manager 8.6/8.5, WebSphere Application server 8.5/7.0/6.1/, WebSphere Portal Server 8.0/6.1, and WebSphere Process Server (BPM) 8.5/7.0 on various platforms like AIX, Linux and Windows 2003.
• Certified in Amazon Web Services as a Solutions Architect.
• Experienced in migrating in house applications to AWS cloud using different cloud services like Direct Connect and VPG
• Excellent knowledge on Amazon cloud concepts like VPC, EC2, ELB, EBS, Route53, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Cloud Formation, IAM, Redshift, DirectConnect, RDS, SNS, SQS and Lambda.
• Experienced in launching infrastructure environments in AWS cloud on a go by using cloud formation templates
• Strong technical knowledge includes WebSphere Application server implementation, fail - over support, workload management (WLM) using horizontal and vertical scaling, performance tuning, Web server setup, complex secure socket layer (SSL) configuration on IBM HTTP Server 8.x/7.x/6.x
• Experienced in configuring Web Content Management (WCM) using WebSphere Portal Server 8.0.
• Strong Experience in migrating WebSphere from 7.0 to 8.5 on various operating systems of UNIX (AIX/Linux) and Windows.
• Experienced in installing fix packs and upgrades to WebSphere suite of software’s.
• Good hands-on experience in configuring horizontal & vertical clustering, Session persistence and application migration.
• Experienced in analyzing java heap dumps and core dumps using IBM Support Assistant (ISA).
• Strong experience to work on RCA (root cause analysis) and adopt best practices to reduce mean time to recovery per the SLAs.
• Working knowledge on IBM License Metric Tool.
• Proficient in using Tivoli performance viewer, Splunk, Extrahop, DPOD and CA APM to troubleshoot and analyze logs.
• Experience in supporting applications in a 24/7 environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: Amazon Web Services, IBM WebSphere Liberty 19.0, IBM Business Process Manager 8.6/8.5, IBM Data Power XI52.7.6, IBM API Connect 5.0, IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5/7.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere Portal Server 8.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere Process Server 8.5/7.0, IBM HTTP Server 8.5/7.0, IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0/7.0, IBM License Metric Tool, IBM Support Assistant (ISA) 4.1.

OS: UNIX, AIX, Linux, Red Hat Linux, and Solaris.

Scripting: JACL, Jython and Shell

Databases: DB2 11.1,10.1/9.5, Oracle 11g/10g/ 9i and SQL Server 2005/2000

Monitoring Tools: Splunk, AppDynamics, CA APM, TM ART & ITCAM.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Middleware Administrator

Confidential, Atlanta,GA

Responsibilities:

• Middleware team is responsible for design, integration, configuration, installation, and implementation of Middleware solutions across Online and Offline sales, SOA and BPM environments.
• Installed and Configured IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 8.6, WebSphere Application Server 8.5, IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 and IBM API Connect 5.0 on various operating systems.
• Deployed Snapshots and EAR files into the BPM environments using BPM Process Center.
• Worked on fixing security vulnerabilities by applying fix packs and configuration changes to the BPM environments.
• Administered a complex cluster-based load balanced WebSphere environment.
• Migrated DataPower XI52 physical appliances to the new IDG X2’s.
• Configured SSL and managed certificates and renewed them in a timely manner.
• Installed fix packs and service packs for IBM Business Process Manager, IBM DataPower and WebSphere Application Server.
• Worked with IBM on PMR’s to resolve several machine critical and production issues.
• Regularly coordinated with developer’s helping them deploy applications and troubleshooting issues.
• Performed troubleshooting by analyzing log files using CA APM & Splunk tools.
• 24x7 application/infrastructure support.
• Worked on end-to-end implementation of MEDICAID system in a complex environment.

Environment: IBM Business Process Manager 8.6/8.5, WebSphere Application Server 8.5, IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0, IBM Data Power XI52.7.6, IBM API Connect 5.0, IBM HTTP Server 8.5, IBM WebSphere MQ/IIB 8.0, AIX 7.1, DB2 11.1, ADLDS, Splunk & CAAPM.

Middleware Administrator

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Middleware team is responsible for design, integration, configuration, installation, and implementation across ninety environments.
• Worked and successfully completed the Medicaid Expansion project, which is to add additional nodes and clusters to an existing environment to increase the capacity.
• Lead a team of three resources to deliver and support the Medicaid systems for the State of New Hampshire.
• Implemented WSRP (Web Service Remote Portlets) to consume portlets deployed on a remote WebSphere Portal Server, which helped us saving a lot of money towards licensing.
• Configured, Maintained, Tuned and Supported IBM WebSphere Portal Server 8.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5/7.0/6.1 and IBM WebSphere Process Server (BPM) 8.5/7.0.
• Configured dynamic and static Web Content Management (WCM) in a WebSphere Portal Server environment and completely managed the web content.
• Migrated WebSphere Application Server from 7.0 to 8.5 and WebSphere Portal Server 6.1 to 8.0
• Installed fix packs and service packs for WebSphere Application, Portal and Process Server 8.5 versions using installation Manager.
• End to end knowledge on configuring and integrating the below listed third party components to work with the MMIS application

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5/7.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere Portal Server 8.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere Process Server (BPM) 8.5/7.0, IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0, AIX 6.1, DB2 10.1/9.5, Oracle 10g/11g, TDS 5.2, IBM HTTP Server 8.5/7.0, AppDynamics, Shell Scripting, JACL and Jython & COGNOS.