SUMMARY

• 8 years of experience in System Administration & Production Support on Sun Solaris, AIX, Linux & Windows platforms with emphasis on IBM WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere MQ Server, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, Jboss Server, IBM HTTP Server & Apache Web Server, Oracle HTTP Server.
• Extensive experience in installation, configuration, deployment & management of enterprise applications using WebSphere Application Server 8.x/7.x/6.x on various platforms like LINUX, AIX, Solaris & Windows.
• Extensive experience in Installation, Configuration & Management of WebLogic Application server 11.x/10.x.
• Strong knowledge on deployment of J2EE applications on BEA WebLogic 11.x/10.x.
• Installing and configuring HTTP web server software’s such as IBM Http Servers 8.0/7.0/6.0, iPlanet webservers, Apache WebServer v2.x, Oracle HTTPServer 11g, 12c.
• Interacted with BEA Weblogic Technical Support Team in resolving the WebLogic critical issues, and used to follow up on the opened tickets by analyzing the respective thread dumps and config files.
• Experience using WebLogic.Admin, WebLogic.Deployer and WebLogic.Server commands.
• Experience in Planning, Installation and Administration of WMQ, WBIMB and WMQI on various platforms like AIX, Solaris and Linux.
• Experience in administration & maintenance of WAS ND Clusters (vertical, horizontal, and hybrid) & deployment of applications in highly available & load balanced production environments.
• Experience in design and implementation of WMQ and WBIMB in huge and complex environments using High Availability Clustering concept.
• Experience in installing and configuring Load Balancers like Netscaler and BigIP F5.
• Deployed and troubleshooted J2EE applications in various test environments like development, system, performance and implementation before production environment for WebSphere and Jboss.
• Experience working on WebSeal creating junctions and updating the configurations for Single Sign on (SSO).
• Experience in deploying J2EE components (EAR/WAR/JAR) on WAS using Application Assembly Tool (AAT), WAS Admin Console & wsadmin/shell/JACL/Jython scripting.
• Experience in analyzing & troubleshooting WebSphere Application Server related issues.
• Used IBM thread analyzer & heap analyzer to analyze java cores & heap dumps.
• Experience in applying Fix Packs and Cumulative Fixes for WebSphere application server.
• Well - experienced in the migration tasks of WebSphere from V 6.1 to 7.0 & V 7.0 to 8.0.
• Experience in federating WebSphere nodes to DMGR.
• Experience in resolving critical problems in WMQ and WBIMB on various platforms like AIX, Solaris and Linux.
• Experience in integrating backend databases like Oracle9i/10g/11g, IBM DB2 and SQL Server.
• Experienced in implementing complex Jboss configurations.
• Experience in migration of WAS 7.0/6.1 from physical servers to VMware.
• Experience in configuring 2-way SSL between IBM Http Server & WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Application Server & other middleware components such as data power.
• Well-versed in keystore and certificate management, in generating CSR’s and importing CA certs into different types of keystores using iKeyman, Global Security Toolkit & openssl.
• Experienced in Installation & Configuration of WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus which includes maintenance of JMS related queues, topics & connection factories.
• Experience in installing various Feature Packs using IBM Installation Manager in GUI & silent modes.
• Experience in migration of WebSphere Enterprise Bus from 7.0 to 7.5.1.
• Experience in updating WAS plugin & plugin config file for troubleshooting & improving performance.
• Expertise in tuning WebSphere Application Server components, web server plugin and IHS to achieve high runtime performance.
• Experienced in performance tuning using Wily Introscope and Tivoli Performance Viewer.
• Experienced in analyzing Garbage Collection (GC) & configuring right GC parameters for better application performance.
• Experienced in setting up, configuring and implementing various authorization and authentication models including LDAP and LTPA in e-commerce applications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Application Servers & Web Servers: IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0/7.0/6.1/6.0 , IBM WebSphere MQ Server 7.x/6.x, BEA WebLogic App Server 11.x/10.x, IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus 7.x/6.x, Jboss 6.x/5.x/4.x, IHS 8.0/7.0/6.1/6.0 , OHS 11g/12c, SUNONE Web Server 7.x/6.x, Apache Web Server 2.x/1.x

Operating Systems: Linux, HP-UX, Solaris, IBM AIX (V4.3.3 and 5L V 5.1) and Windows 2000/XP/NT, VMWARE

Java Technologies: Servlets, Applets, AWT, Swing, Beans, EJB, J2EE, JMS, Networking, JDBC/ODBC, JNDI and RMI

Languages: C,C++, Java 2, Visual Basic, ASP, SQL, PL/SQL and ESQL

Tools: WebSeal, QPASA, Tivoli, BMC Patrol, XPEDITER, VISIO, WSAD, ITCAM

Scripting Languages: JavaScript, Shell Script, Perl, ANT, Jacl and Jython

Markup Languages: HTML, XML/XSL and DHTML

Databases: Oracle, DB2, Sybase, SQL Server and MS Access

Protocols: TCP/IP, FTP, SMTP, SOAP, POP and HTTP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, MO

Web Engineer/Middleware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and administered WebSphere Application Server ND V 8.0/7.0/6.1, IBM HTTP Server V 8.0/7.0/6.1 & IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V 7.0/6.1 on various platforms such as AIX, Linux and Windows.
• Design of Technical Architecture Document (TAD) which involves Security requirements, Authentication requirements, Placement of components into correct network segments, Logical diagram of components, Detailed service diagrams for each environment detailing each component, protocols, ports, Web and Java application server products and versions.
• Creating SSL Certificate Specifications & Requests for the project, security requirements are transformed into SSL Certificate Specifications for SSL encryption,data encryption, and message signing using digital signatures.
• Implement, managing and support internet infrastructure components while leveraging current standards and best practices.
• Performing problem diagnosis; performance tuning; capacity planning and configuration management for Confidential internet components. Assure system stability and future compatibility by monitoring production execution of all relevant systems.
• Experienced in Installing and configuring Jboss 6.x/5.x/4.x servers on Linux & Aix environments.
• Defined Jbdc and Jms connections for the Jboss server.
• Configured Jboss 6.x server behind a firewall.
• Involved in migration of WebSphere Application Server from V 6.1 to 7.0 and V 7.0 to 8.0.
• Involved in applying fix packs for WebSphere Application Server & IBM Http Server using Update Installer.
• Experience working on WebSeal creating junctions and updating the configurations for Single Sign on (SSO).
• Installed various feature packs for WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus using the Installation Manager.
• Involved in migration of WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus from V 7.0 to 7.5.1.
• Configured JMS Messaging Engines with data store & coordinated with Database team for table creation required by messaging engines.
• Administered the MQ Series Objects like Queue Managers, Queues, Channels, Process Definition, Clusters, and Name Lists.
• Created clusters of queue managers to simplify the overall administration process & to achieve workload balancing.
• Migrated WMQ 5.3 to WMQ 6.0 on AIX and Windows 2000.
• Configured 2-way SSL between WebSphere Application Server & other Middleware components like Data Power & Jacada.
• Configured & renewed CA Signer and Personal Certificates.
• Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC Providers, J2EE Authentication Data & Data Sources.
• Deployed EAR, WAR and JAR files on WebSphere Application Server V 8.x/7.x/6.x.
• Utilized wsadmin tool to deploy and administer WebSphere resources.
• Used Jacl/Jython scripts to automate administrative tasks on WebSphere.
• Used tools like IBM thread analyzer & heap analyzer to analyze java cores and heap dumps for troubleshooting purposes.
• Provided 24/7 on call pager support & worked with WebSphere Level 2 Support teams on PMR’s for complicated issue resolution.

Environment: IBM WebSphere App Server 8.0/7.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0/6.1, IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus 7.x/6.x, Jboss 6.x/5.x/4.x, WebSeal 6.1/6.0, IBM HTTP Server 8.x/7.x/6.x, Installation Manager 4.x, Web 2.0 Feature Pack, XML Feature Pack, SCA Feature Pack, CEA Feature Pack, wsadmin, JACL, Jython.

Confidential, LV

Middleware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, created profiles, configured and maintained servers like WebSphere Application Server 7.0/6.1/6.0 and IBM HTTP Server 7.0/6.1/6.0 on UNIX platforms- AIX, Linux and Windows.
• Installed, configured and troubleshooted the applications on WebSphere Application Server 7.x/6.x/ in clustered environment.
• Integrated Oracle Access Manager 11g, OID 10g/11g on WebLogic 11g with Oracle HTTP Server HS 11g web server.
• Performed WebLogic Server Administration tasks such as Installation, Configuration, Monitoring, Performance Tuning and Load balancing.
• Involved in WebLogic 10.3 to WebLogic 11g upgrade.
• Installed and configured iPlanet webserver as a proxy plugin for WebLogic 10.3 application server. Worked on tuning part of iPlanet webserver.
• Configured and administered JMS Servers and resources such as queues, connection factories on WebLogic Server 10.3/11g.
• Deployment and Troubleshooting of JAR, WAR and EAR applications in clustered environment with WebLogic.
• Configured and administered JDBC Connection Pools/Data Sources/Multi Pools on WebLogic Server 10.3/11g.
• Configured global security for WebSphere App server and J2EE apps to use LDAP and used the IBM Tivoli Directory server in global security setup.
• Participated in the WebSphere application server migration tasks from v6.1 to v7.0 and v7.0 to v8.0.
• Deployed and troubleshooted J2EE applications in various test environments like development, system, performance and implementation before production environment.
• Worked very closely with development, security, LDAP, DB2 and other EIS teams as part of J2EE application setup and troubleshooting.
• Created the Data Sources, MQ Connection Factory/queues/topics resources, URL resources and other EIS connection factory resources referenced by the application during runtime.
• Utilized wsadmin tool to deploy and administer WebSphere applications resources.
• Worked on key stores like KDB, JKS and PKCS12 using the iKeyman utility generated CSRs and imported CA signed certs into the key stores.
• Used in-house-developed tools to create WebSphere Application Server resources and also to deploy the J2EE enterprise applications.
• Used Jacl/Jython and UNIX scripts to automate administration tasks on WebSphere.
• Used diagnostic tools like IBM thread and monitor dump analyzer, IBM heap analyzer etc. to analyze the IBM java cores and heap dumps and diagnose the issues.
• Tuned the WebSphere Application Server, web server plugin and IHS components to get the high runtime performance to the enterprise applications.
• Used Wily Introscope to gather all metrics related to WebSphere resources like JVMs, database connections and response times etc. and also of the J2EE application runtime metrics to diagnose the issues.
• Tuned the JVM, web container, database connection pool, web server parameters to get the maximum performance for applications.
• Used tools 'HP Service Manager' and 'HP Open View Service Desk' for problem and change management in the environment.
• Involved in the documentation of software installations.
• Provided 24/7 pager support and worked with WebSphere Level2 support on PMRs in complicated issue resolution.
• Familiarity and experience with various procedures and policies required for escalation and outage resolution with strong documentation skills.

Environment: IBM WebSphere App Server 7.0/6.1/6.0, WebLogic Server 10.3/11g, AIX 6.1, Windows 2003, RHEL 5, EJB, JDK1.5, J2EE, IBM HTTPServer 7.0/6.x, DB2 9.x/8.x, Active Directory(ADAM), IBM Tivoli Directory Server (ITDS), HP Diagnostics, Wily Introscope, HP Service Manager, HP Open View Service Desk, HP OVO, IBM IMS, Dimensions, IBM ClearCase and CSM / ACE routers.

Confidential, PA

IT Middleware Support

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and troubleshooted servers like WebSphere Application Server 7.x/6.x and IBM HTTP Server 6.x UNIX platforms AIX, Linux and Windows.
• Installed, configured and administered BEA WebLogic Server 11.x/10.x in various environments such as LINUX, AIX & Solaris.
• Installing and configuring HTTP web server software’s such as Apache WebServer v2.x, Oracle HTTPServer 12c.
• Migrated WebLogic Server version 10.3 to 11 and provided Application Support
• Created profiles as part of WebSphere installation installed and configured WebSphere webserver plugin and administered the certificate key stores using iKeyman utility.
• Involved in number of installations of WebSphere instances from test environments to production.
• Enabled WebSphere global security with IBM Tivoli Directory Server (ITDS).
• Worked closely with developers to define and configure application servers, virtual hosts, web applications, web resources, back-end resources as well as deployment of EJBs across multiple instances of WebSphere.
• Set up the webseal junctions for the SSO-enabled WebSphere applications for authentication and authorization services as part of single sign-on (SSO)
• Configured WebSphere Portal Server 6.x to use remote DB2 database as portal configuration data repository.
• Used Update Installer to apply fix packs and refresh packs to the WebSphere Application Server Versions.
• Integrating enterprise wide J2EE applications and deploying on WebSphere and managing security policies for different applications.
• Utilized wsadmin and UNIX scripts for automating WebSphere administration tasks such as creating/modifying WebSphere application server resources and enterprise application resources.
• Used Jacl scripts to automate administration tasks on WebSphere.
• Used application environment monitoring tools like ITCAM tool which is used to gather all metrics related to JVMs, database connections and response times etc.
• Tuned the JVM, web container, database connection pool, web server parameters to get the maximum performance for applications.
• Worked on WebSphere caching proxy servers setting up redirect and proxy rules for the applications.
• Involved in the documentation of software installations.
• Provided 24/7 pager support and worked with WebSphere Level2 support on PMRs in complicated issue resolution.
• Familiarity and experience with various procedures and policies required for escalation and outage resolution with Strong documentation skills.

Environment: IBM WebSphere App Server 7.x/6.x, BEA WebLogic Server 11.x/10.x, AIX 6.0, Windows 2003, RHEL, EJB, JDK1.4, J2EE, IBM HTTPServer6.x, Oracle, DB2 9.x/8.x, Active Directory(ADAM), Symantec i3, ITCAM, DB2, Shell scripts, WebSeals and Tivoli Access Manager (TAM).

Confidential, Morristown, NJ

Middleware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured, administered & troubleshooted WebSphere Application Server ND 6.X & WebSphere Portal Server 6.x on various platforms such as AIX, Solaris & Windows 2003.
• Deployed EAR & WAR files in Development, Testing, and Stage & Production environments.
• Installed and Configured Jboss Application Server 5.x & implemented clusters for load balancing and failover.
• Implemented DB & MQ configurations in Jboss.
• Involved in Performance monitoring and tuning of applications using various tools such as Wily Introscope & Tivoli Performance Viewer (TPV).
• Monitored CPU & Memory Usage using Wily Introscope Dash Boards.
• Configured and setup Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) for data encryption and client authentication.
• Involved in configuring a physical load balancer which distributes the traffic to multiple Web Server Instances utilizing Workload Management mechanism.
• Configured WebSphere resources such as JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, and Connection Pools.
• Collected heap dumps & thread dumps to analyze memory leaks in application code using various tools such as IBM Heap Analyzer & Thread Analyzer.
• Installed and configured IBM HTTP Server on AIX and Linux.
• Configured Virtual Hosts & generated plugin to enable communication between WebSphere Application Servers & IBM Http Server.
• Enabled WebSphere Global Security using LTPA and LDAP Mechanism.
• Installed and configured IBM HTTP Server on AIX and Linux.
• Provided 24x7 on call support for Production Servers.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server ND 6.x, WebSphere Portal Server 6.x, Jboss 5.x, IBM HTTP Server 6.x, Sun Solaris 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, AIX 6.0, Wily Introscope, Tivoli Performance Viewer, IBM Heap Analyzer, Thread Analyzer

Confidential, NJ

Middleware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed & configured, administered & troubleshooted WebSphere Application Server ND 6.X & WebSphere Portal Server 6.x on AIX, Solaris & Windows 2000.
• Maintained BEA WebLogic Application Server 10.x on different UNIX platforms and have setup development, testing and production environments for the on going application development.
• Deployed Enterprise Application Archive (EAR), Web Application Archive (WAR), JAR, JSP’s, and Servlets in Staging & Production environments.
• Applied fix packs on WebSphere Application Server ND 6.x.
• Devised ANT & wsadmin scripts to automate deployments on WebSphere Application Server.
• Configured WebSphere resources such as JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, and Connection Pools.
• Worked with IBM WebSphere Level 2 Support teams to resolve complicated issues.
• Worked with Application Development & Testing teams to resolve memory leaks, improve application performance & fixing bugs before promoting the code to Production environment.
• Configured load balancing for WebSphere Application Server utilizing Work Load Management mechanism.
• Configured application server features like Transaction Service, Session Management, Dynamic Cache Service, and Logging & Tracing.
• Developed JACL & Shell scripts to automate deployment & administration tasks of WebSphere Application Server.
• Installed & configured IBM HTTP Server, Apache & SunOne Web Servers on various platforms such as Solaris & Windows 2000.
• Configured Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) for data encryption and client authentication.

Environment: WebSphere Application Server 6.x, BEA WebLogic Application Server 9.x, WebSphere Portal Server 6.x, IBM HTTP Server 6.x, Apache Web Server 2.x, Sun One Webserver 6.x, Sun Solaris 8, Windows 2000

Confidential

Web Sphere System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured Web Sphere 6.0, 6.1 on Sun Solaris using deployment manager profiles and custom profile for the node configuration.
• Created JVM's, virtual hosts, JDBC data source, and Mail provider and troubleshooting.
• Involving in Date Center Migration creates scripts to migrate configuration file over different cells.
• Installed IBM Web Sphere Application Server V6.1.1 and configured it on Sun Solaris 8 and 10.
• Involved in Migration of Sun Solaris 8 to Sun Solaris 10.
• Created installation factory for consistent and easy installation of the Web Sphere 6.0.
• Configured message flow and deployment of Web Sphere MQ Series.
• Upgraded Web Sphere Application Servers running with version 6.1.1.
• Deployed Enterprise Applications on Web Sphere 6.1.1 that involves EAR (Enterprise Archives) and WAR (Web Archives) using Admin console.
• Involved in migration of Web Sphere 6.0 applications to the Web Sphere 6.1.
• Supported Web Sphere Application Server clustering, workload management and failover.
• Configured JDBC Providers, Data Sources, Virtual Hosts, Global Security, SSL and LDAP in Web Sphere 6.1
• Used TAM/Tivoli Enterprise tool to monitor web sphere application monitoring data.
• Wrote Java scripts, HTML, XML and shell scripts in Jython and Korn shells to automate the administrative tasks.
• Involved in number of installation of Web Sphere instances from development to production.
• Responsible for 24x7 maintenance of J2EE applications on Web Sphere Application Servers in development, test and production environments

Environment: Java, JSP, EJB, WSAD, IBM Web Sphere Application Server 6.x, Sun Solaris 8, iplanet.