SUMMARY

• 8+ Years of experience which includes demonstrated work experience in deploying and developing various web applications, experience in working with SiteMinder, SunOne LDAP Directory
• Experience upgrading Siteminder policy server from 5.5 to 6.x and 6.x to R12, sp2.
• Experience in Upgrading the Agent Versions from .5 SP1 and 12.5 SP2.
• Worked with Sharepoint Agent, webagent, IIS Agent.
• Involved in various webagent upgrades by working with Web Server administrators.
• Experience in working with various versions of Web agents and upgrades including 6QMR and R12 versions.
• Installed and configured Webagents on Web servers like IIS 5.0/6.0, Apache 2.x, SunOne Webserver 6.1/7.0.
• Configured and Defined the Policy Domains, User directories, Rules, Realms, Policies and Responses in SiteMinder
• Installation configuration and maintenance of RSA authentication manager 6.x for enabling token based authentication along with the form based authentication as a part of the security solution.
• Implemented and configured both IDP & SP using Siteminder for Federated customers (SAML).
• Have configured APM(CA Wily Introscope) for Performance monitoring.
• Expereince in implementing password policies and reading the password blob using sm agent api.
• Experience in using Sun One LDAP Server for both Policy Store and User Store
• Experienced in Siteminder policy server logs for Troubleshooting Siteminder environment.
• Experience in using Unit testing using Siteminder test tool.
• Experience in working with Both Windows based and Solaris based policy servers.
• Providing 24/7 support as per the company requirements.
• Very good verbal and written communication skills.
• Installed and configured IIS to act as proxy server to serve various applications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating skills: Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Vista, UNIX (Sun Solaris, HPUX 10)

Database Management Systems and Directory Servers: Oracle (11g, 10g, 9i, 8i), SQL Server (2000, 2008), Active Directory, CA Directory

Programming Languages: C,C++,SQL,PL/SQL,UNIX shell scripting

Gui and Web Technologies: ASP.NET, VB.NET, UNIX scripting, Visual web developer, Visual Studio (2005, 2008), HTML, XML.

ETL Tools: AB INITIO (Co - Operating System 2.15/2.14 /2.13 x/2.12x, GDE 1.15/ 1.14/1.13 x/1.12x, EMW), Informatica (Power Mart/Power Center) 8.x.

Reporting Tools: Data stage, Cognos, Business objects

SSO: Siteminder5.5, Siteminder6.0, Siteminder R12, APM, Wily

Web Servers: Sun One, Apache, IIS, IBMHTTPD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Houston, TX

Siteminder Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Operations including integrating applications using Sharepoint agents.
• Worked with CA support on Troubleshooting issues.
• Responsible for Installing APM Agents across Policy Server.
• Monitored the load and improved the efficiency of Policy Server.
• Upgrade of Agent for sharepoint from for supporting cookie based authentication.
• Worked with the client closely on resolving issues with Authentication.
• Created Resource Partner configurations for Federated Apps.
• Used XPS utility object involving migration changes from lower environment to higher environment.
• Configured Siteminder audit logs and created reports as per the businesssecurity requirement..
• Documented the issues involved and made approaches based on troubleshooting.
• Worked with AD in order to pass binary Values as a Password Data
• Worked with SQL Server in order to generate reports based on User Last Access and montly authentications.
• Assisted in Creating test Users using SOAP UI for load test purposes.

Confidential, Islandia, NY

Siteminder Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Migrating Applications from r6.5 to r12.51 including Policy modifications, Directory modifications.
• Responsible for Setting up new partnership using SAML 2.0.
• Coordinated with the application owners on making changes to their web servers and web agents and directed them through the successful migration of their applications.
• Responsible for installing, configuring SiteMinder policy server, Web agents, Installed, configured and maintained CA SiteMinder Policy Server implemented in cloud AWS r12 and CA Directory Windows platforms.
• Migration of Site Minder 6.5 to 12.5 x into the zones of AWS for Load balancing, failover configurations
• Provided support to Reverse Proxy Environment to protect a web resource Resource authentication to provide SSO to protected resources.
• Provided support to Reverse Proxy Environment to protect a web resource Resource authentication to provide SSO to protected resources.
• Installed and configured Webagents on Webservers like IIS 5.0/6.0, Apache 2.x, SunOne Webserver 6.1/7.0.
• Configured and defined the Policy Domains, User directories, Rules, Realms, Policies and Responses in SiteMinder and configured SiteMinder web agents and SAML ACO’s to provide federation of webservices in the SSO environment.
• Updated Corporate User store with the expanded user base as a result of new business acquisitions by directory acquisition and Correlation schemas using custom attributes. Extensively used web services variables to facilitate federation of web services.
• Experienced in Siteminder policy server logs for Troubleshooting SiteMinder environment.

Confidential, Sandiego, CA

Siteminder Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Experience in installing, configuring SiteMinder policy server, Web agents, Installed, configured and maintained CA SiteMinder Policy Server 5.x/6.x, r12 and Sun ONE Directory Server 5.2 on Solaris, Windows platforms.
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x/6.x on UNIX platform, Linux, I series.
• Installed and configured CA Wily Introscope APM Agents and monitored the performance for network hiccups and database connectivity issues.
• Migration of SiteMinder 5.5 to 6.0 for Load balancing, failover configurations
• Installed and configured Webagents on Webservers like IIS 5.0/6.0, Apache 2.x, SunOne Webserver 6.1/7.0.
• Configured and Defined the Policy Domains, User directories, Rules, Realms, Policies and Responses in SiteMinder and configured SiteMinder web agents provide federation of webservices in the SSO environment.
• Configured user impersonation feature to enable Customer service department to provide a better service to the business clients. Worked extensively on creating Custom Password policies and Authentication schemes as per the requirement.
• Updated Corporate User store with the expanded user base as a result of new business acquisitions by directory acquisition and Correlation schemas using custom attributes. Extensively used web services variables to facilitate federation of web services.
• Configured custom alerts and e-mail notifications based on the business needs.
• Created and updated the provisioning policies as per the change in the business environment using policy Xpress
• Experienced in Siteminder policy server logs for Troubleshooting SiteMinder environment.
• Installed, configured and integrated Web servers (plug-in file), SiteMinder agents and LDAP user directory with Weblogic Server V10.

Confidential, NJ

Siteminder Admin/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Installation of SiteMinder, importing and exporting data from 5.5 version to 6.0.
• Installation and configuration of Web agent for Web Servers 5QMR and 6QMR (Apache and IIS).
• To maintain, configure and install iPlanet/SunOne directory server on the Sun and Windows servers
• Worked on troubleshooting forLDAP and SiteMinderissues with Support Teams for newer initiatives at organization level.
• Defining User directories, Policies, configure them to the given set of user DNs.
• Upgraded the new web agents for the iPlanet web server in Red hat Linux and migrated existing web agents from 5.5 to 6.0 for sun 6.0 web server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• To provide timely resolution of all tickets (incidents, service calls, workorders) within specified SLA, assigned to the team and document repeating tickets as knowledgebase for the team
• To perform analysis on all tickets and identify areas of improvement to avoid reoccurrence and improve SLAs. Reviewed and revised existing OV SPIs monitors with new monitors to reflect actual problems and avoid unnecessary tickets with high severity levels possibly affecting SLAs

Confidential, Tampa FL

LDAP/Siteminder Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintenance of authentication directories, LDAP, including Netegrity SiteMinder Single Sign On.
• Worked with the team for implementation and upgradation of new releases and related technologies within change management processes.
• Responsible for Sun ONE directory server administration, directory maintenance and replication of the directory server and consistently improved LDAP performance, and high availability.
• Supported, maintained and documented LDAP multi-master replication procedures, online promotion/demotion of servers, chaining, referrals and grouping with SunOne directory servers.
• Performed full and fractional replications as per business requirements and improved concurrent replication updates.
• Monitored authentication, authorization and accounting to support failover and load balancing between policy servers.
• Configured web agents with policy servers, schemes, user sessions, rules, and responses to protect, manage, authenticate and authorize
• Integrated LDAP with Netegrity SiteMinder to access user stores and policies
• Configured user sessions to support for single and multiple domains SSO
• Conducted proactive performance tuning for operating systems, webagent, policy servers, policy stores and user stores to meet and maintains operational requirements (process, thread, connection, and cache)
• Involved in designing, implementing LDAP architecture, replication, chaining, and data synchronization etc.
• Responsible for SiteMinder administration, implementation and configuration of Netegrity SiteMinder policy server 5.5, framing and management of Realms, Rules, Responses and Policies
• Created, managed and administered agents, authentication schemes, user directories, agent configuration objects, host configuration objects, logs and cache management
• Policy Server maintenance, web agent and application agent administration
• Performed SSO implementation; developed active policies to customize the functions of the policy as per the business requirements
• Monitored load balancing and failover of policy store and LDAP, replication of LDAP and directory maintenance
• Worked with the team for redesigning of enterprise directory services architecture, including schema, and replication design from gathering user requirements through the design and deployment stages of the new test environment
• Recommend and reviewed test planning/test strategies/approaches and control mechanism
• Handled communication with vendor for new product release and upgrades for existing system
• Invited and evaluated other vendor products on same line and provide details to management for helping in adoption and pricing options
• As an active member of team, responsible for training and delivery of group presentation on SiteMinder security planning to all employees.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

LDAP admin

Responsibilities:

• To manage and configure SunOne directory servers, Sun Access Manager and agents on Solaris/Linux/Windows platforms
• To maintain, configure and install iPlanet/SunOne directory server on the Sun and Windows servers
• To Perform installation, configuration and maintainence of Access Manager and policy agents
• To take care of issues related Sun Identity Manager (Waveset Lighthouse) configured on Linux with BEA Weblogic server
• To provide timely resolution of all tickets (incidents, service calls, workorders) within specified SLA, assigned to the team and document repeating tickets as knowledgebase for the team
• To perform analysis on all tickets and identify areas of improvement to avoid reoccurrence and improve SLAs. Reviewed and revised existing OV SPIs monitors with new monitors to reflect actual problems and avoid unnecessary tickets with high severity levels possibly affecting SLAs
• Created and configured cron jobs to create ldif and binary backups, configuration backup and backup/logs rotation
• Setup script for directory server logs analyses (logconv.pl) to ensure proper use of directory server
• Monitor backup jobs of directory server and provide failover and load balancing support
• Enabled replication and created replication agreements. Monitor replication status and maintained replica and master synchronization
• Maintained authentication schemes, user sessions, rules, and responses to protect, manage, authenticate and authorize users access to enterprise resources
• Add and modify new/existing entries in directory server
• Create access permissions for entries in directory server
• Reconfigured and tuned new instances of directory server with backup files
• Enabled secure connections between directory servers using SSL
• Perform auditing and tuning of databases for better performance of directory server
• Performed installations and configuration of SunOne, Apache and IIS web servers
• Monitor directory server file systems, diskspace, server processes and performed server tuning
• Ensure high reliability of the system and recoverability planning and implementation
• Conducting proactive and reactive performance tuning for operating systems, policy agents and identity servers to meet and maintain operational requirements (process, thread, connection, cache)
• As a team player, involved for automating various tasks with Shell scripting, e.g., maintaining log files, backup of LDAP schema and data files, handling downtime activities
• Constantly involved to update the business logic and evolve with an enhanced implementation
• Provided training to new staff members and educated Active Directory staff with Sun technologies including Sun One directory server, Access Manager and Identity Manager (Waveset Lighthouse)
• Prepared documentation for all the migrations, upgrades, rollback plan of migrations and knowledge base of day to day issues.