SUMMARY

• I have 8 years of total experience, in Web sphere products, Middleware products and Operating Systems including IBM Websphere Application Server, WebSphere MQ, Weblogic, IBM HTTP Server, Linux, UNIX and AIX,IBM Integration Bus, IBM Data Power, Web logic. very good understanding of Web sphere Application Server Architecture, Design, Capacity planning, performance tuning, troubleshooting, Clustering for High availability and Disaster Recovery. He has worked as Application support team.
• Expertise in Installing, Configuring, monitoring and Administering Websphere Application server v 6.X/7.0/8.5.5, Web sphere MQ v 6.0/7.0/7.5, IBM HTTP Server (IHS) v 7.0/6.1/6.0, Web logic 11/12, IBM Integration Bus v 9 on AIX, Linux, UNIX and Windows platforms.
• Expertise in deployment, Administering, Troubleshooting and Performance tuning of Applications on Web sphere Application server 5.1/ 6.1/7.0/8.5.5 , Tomcat 7.0/8.0,Weblogic 11/12.
• Experience on installing Fix packs for Websphere Application Server.
• Configured JVM settings, Heap size, Garbage collection policy depends on the application requirement, Responsible for addressing JVM Hung Issues, JVM Crashes, Slow Performance issues, Out of Memory issues, Hung thread issues and monitoring the Applications and environment using Dynatrace.
• Responsible for Installation and configuration of IHS 8.0, plug - ins locally as well as in remote boxes.
• Integrating Web sphere application server with LDAP.
• Have written scripts using Shell and Jython for creating JDBC resources in web sphere, recycle JVMs, backup logs, adding firewall rule to open the ports, porting and executing db scripts, installation of web sphere application server and applying fix packs.
• Created and configured Queue Managers, Queues,SSL Channels and Listeners for MQ series on Aix/Linux, Continuous Monitoring and MQ Queues Managers, MQ Objects including different channels, queues using MQ Explorer.
• Experience with most common MQ errors with versions 7.5/8 and how to resolve.
• Manage the SSL certificates using GUI, use IBM Key Management (iKeymen).
• Experience in configuring SSL security for the HTTP servers and the plugin.
• Extensively used Dynatrace 4.X/5.X/6.X for monitoring Applications and Servers.
• Configured Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) for data encryption and client authentication and used iKeyman key utility to manage keys and certificates.
• Have adequate knowledge on Dynatrace, web technologies ESQL, J2EE, Java, Servlets, JSP, EJB and XML.
• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experienced in implementing Full life cycle of software development process with proper documentation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: LINUX RHEL,AIX,UNIX, Windows

Runtime: IBM Websphere Application server 5.X/6.X/ 7.0/8.0/8.5.5 , Websphere MQ 6.0/7.0/7.5,Weblogic 11/12, IBM Data power XI52, XB62

Networking: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, Putty.

Cloud Platform: Microsoft Azure

Databases: DB2, Oracle, SQL Server

Load Balancing and Security: F5, Ping Federation, Firewall, DMZ

Scripting: Shell scripting, JACL, JYTHON

Web Servers: IBM HTTP Server 8.0/8.5(IHS), Apache, IIS

Version Tool: SVN

Monitoring tools: Dynatrace 4.x/5.x/6.x

Defect Tracking Tools: IT Service Management Suite

Service Management: IT ServiceNow, HP Service Desk, Remedy Action Request System V6

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NJ

Middleware/WAS Administrator

Environment: IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.5, DB2, Linux RHEL 7.2,Websphere MQ, Webserver, IBM HTTP Server, Apache, Tomcat 7.0/8.0.

Responsibilities:

• Administer IBM Websphere Application Server environments from the Installation, Configuration and Trouble shooting for Development, Testing, Staging and Production Environments on a large infrastructure scale setup Infrastructure service by integrating DB2, Linux RHEL.
• Installation, Configuration, Administration, troubleshooting and Performance tuning of IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.5, IBM Apache on Linux RHEL 7.2/7.0.
• Deployment, Configuration and Administration of Enterprise Applications on IBM Websphere Application server 8.5.5.
• Managing a team including on site and off shore resources of infrastructure and DB.
• Responsible for Installation and configuration of IHS 8.0, plugins locally as well as in remote boxes.
• Installed and configured resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources and Connection pooling.
• Configuring LDAP Authentication with Websphere Application Server, Configure SSL between the IBM HTTP server Administration Server and the deployment manager.
• Setting up Single sign on for authentication using Ping Federate.
• Installing process application snapshots, Administrating Process, Portal, Process Inspector, Activating and Deactivating Snapshots, Updating Tracking Definitions, Changing Environment Variables and EPVs, Troubleshooting and Performance tuning on WAS Environments, Applying fix packs, Monitoring reports, clearing cache in production in IBM WAS 8.5.7.
• Responsible for addressing Garbage Collection Tuning, JVM Hung Issues, JVM Crashes, Slow Performance issues, Out of Memory issues and monitoring the Applications and environment using Dynatrace.
• Applying fix packs and Refresh packs for IBM Websphere Application Server.

Confidential - FRANKLINE,TN

Middleware/Websphere Administrator

Environment: IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0/8.5.5, Websphere MQ v7.0/7.5, IBM DataPower XB62, Oracle, LINUX, Java, J2EE, BMC, IT Service Management Suite, Dynatrace 6.2, IBM HTTP Server, LDAP, XML.

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration and Administration of IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0/8.5.5, IBM HTTP Server(IHS) v 7.0,Websphere MQ v 7.0/7.5, IBM Integration Bus v9 on AIX/LINUX platforms.
• Deployment, Configuration and Administration of Enterprise Applications on IBM Websphere Application server 8.0/8.5.5.
• Deploying J2EE applications on Websphere managed environments such as Dev, QA, Staging and Production.
• Installed and configured resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources and Connection pooling.
• Troubleshooting WAS Related issues and performance tuning, Troubleshooting the issues related to the deployed Applications and performance.
• Administered Data sources, JMS resources, JVM Settings, Garbage collection, Fine tune the application performance using Heap size, Database connection pools, Web container and thread pools, Created Heap dumps and Core dumps & analyzed dumps using Heap Analyzer.
• Writing shell script to archive the log files to complete log rotation policy.
• Involved in Migrating Websphere Application Server environment v8.0 to 8.5.5 on Dev, QA, Staging and Production Environment. Prepared Pre-Migration Check list, Post Migration Check list and migration plan to complete the successful Migration.
• Continuous Monitoring and MQ Queues Managers, MQ Objects include different channels, queues using MQ Explorer, Used Monitoring tools Dynatrace and QPASA to monitor WAS and MQ.
• Involved in writing automation scripts to create JDBC resources and JMS resources on all the environments such as Dev, QA, Staging and Production.

Confidential, New York City

Middleware Lead/Websphere Administrator

Environment: IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1/7.0/8.5.5 , Websphere MQ v 7.0/7.5, Weblogic 11/12,IBM Integration Bus, Maven, Oracle, AIX, LINUX, Java, J2EE, BMC, IT Service Management Suite, Dynatrace 4.x/5.x/6.x, IBM HTTP Server, LDAP.

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration and Administration of IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1/7.0/0/8.5.5 , IBM HTTP Server (IHS) v 7.0/6.1/6.0, Websphere MQ v 7.0/7.5, Weblogic 11/12 on AIX/LINUX platforms.
• Deployment, Configuration and Administration of Enterprise Applications, using Admin console as well as customized in house tools, on IBM Websphere Application server 6.1/7.0/8.5.5 , Weblogic 11/12.
• Managing a team which involves both on site and offshore resources of Websphere, DB, MQ, BizTalk and Developers.
• Involved in full project life life cycle, Stand up meetings, Release management, CAB meeting and approvals.
• Deploying J2EE applications on Websphere managed environments such as Dev, QA, Staging and Production.
• Have worked on IBM Lombardi 6.1,BPM 7.5.1.1 and BPM 8.5.5.
• Troubleshooting BPM Related issues and performance tuning, Involved in Migrating BPM 7.5 to 7.5.1 and installed fix packs.
• Responsible for addressing Garbage Collection Tuning, JVM Hung Issues, JVM Crashes, Slow Performance issues, Out of Memory issues.
• Working on Severity 1 tickets on Production environments, Worked on various Application and environment issues like Application slowness, Server errors, updating applications.
• Configured the JDBC Providers and Data Sources to support backend database applications for Oracle and SQL Server.
• Used Monitoring tools Dynatrace, BMC and QPASA for Applications, servers and MQ.
• Created and configured MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Remote queues, Local Queues, Queue Aliases, Channels, Clusters, Transmission Queues, Performance Events, Triggers, and Processes.
• Completed two successful full cycle Disaster Recovery planning, executing, monitoring and trouble shooting.
• Maintain MQ objects like Queue Managers, Queues, Channels, Client connection channels, server connection channel listeners, Worked with various queues like Local / Remote / Alias.
• Continuous Monitoring and MQ Queues Managers, MQ Objects include different channels, queues using MQ Explorer.
• Installed Fix packs, Cumulative Fixes and Refresh Packs on the Base and ND Versions.
• Writing shell scripts to maintain the swimlanes and recycle the environment.

Confidential

Websphere Administrator/Application Support

Environment: IBM Websphere Application Server 6.X, IBM Websphere MQ v6.0/7.0, IBM Webspere Process Server 6.1, IBM BPM 7.5, DB2, AIX, LINUX, J2EE, HP Service Desk, TRAC, Clear Quest, MQ, IBM HTTP Server, LDAP, HP Diagnostic tool.

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration and Administration of IBM Web sphere Application Server6.0/Web sphere Process Server 6.1 on AIX/LINUX platforms.
• Worked as Application Support Manager for 12 B2E and B2C applications and lead a team of 15 onsite and off shore resources from Infrastructure.
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of Enterprise Applications on IBM Websphere Application server 6.X/Websphere Process Server 6.1, Creating and Managing the Nodes, Application Servers and Clusters.
• Administration of IBM HTTP Server 6.0 on different nodes and configured them by generating the plug-in.
• Deploying J2EE applications on Websphere managed environments such as Dev, System, Performance, Implementation and Production, Setting up the environment for Dev, System, Perf, Imp and Production, Troubleshooting the issues related to the deployed Applications.
• Applied Fix Packs and Cumulative Fixes to Webspere Application Server.
• Developed shell scripts to handle System Administration tasks such as backup procedure, recycle, system cleanup etc.
• Provided load/stress and architecture validation testing and trouble shooting on issues such as Out of Memory, 100% CPU Usage, hung Thread sessions, session replication, JVM Crashes.
• Monitored performance using HP Diagnostic Tool.