PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Senior IT Analysis professional with experience in installation, configuration, administration, and maintenance of production and non - production environments.
• Act as a custodian of application stack, application availability, usability, and optimum performance.
• Define and ensure various application SLA parameters and communicate SLA compliance at regular interval to application stakeholders. Management Experience, including motivating, directing and conflict resolution.
• Release Management
• Incident Management
• Project Management
• Troubleshoot
• Process Improvement
• Customer Service

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Red Hat Linux 6/7, Windows server 2008/2012, HPUX, Solaris 10/11/12, IBM AIX

Application Servers: WebLogic 10/11/12, Oracle Application Server 10g, Jboss 6/7

Automation/Built Tools: Jenkins, Docker, puppet

Virtualization: VMware vSphere 6.x

Web Servers: Apache 2.x, Sun ONE 6.x

Scripting Languages: WLST, UNIX Shell Scripting

Messaging Series: Oracle Message Queue (former BEA)

Database: Oracle 10g/11g/12c

Tools: Team Quest, Load Runner, Win Runner, HP Open View, Wily Introscope, Kronos Workforce, Payware-VeriFone, Fortify-Source Analyzer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential,- Vienna, VA

Middleware Engineer

• Support and assist US government agency clients using the Oracle Fusion Middleware suite of products.
• Create virtual environments using VMware Tools for various projects.
• Lead the analysis/design of Oracle WebLogic Server infrastructure projects running on Red Hat Enterprise 6 and Windows Server 2008
• Assist in various DevOps initiatives
• Participate in team wide Change Management process as both implementer and verifier ensuring changes are completed efficiently and correctly.
• Perform automate CI build, deployment and processes for multiple projects in virtual servers RHEL
• Using VMware to Install Red Hat Linux, configure and maintain continuous Integration, Automation and Configuration Management tools.
• Troubleshooting issues in a Red Hat Linux Enterprise and HP-UX environment
• On boarding of new applications into standardized release processes
• Ensure successful implementation of infrastructure designs through collaborative project team communication, planning documentation, system testing, and defect resolution.
• Participate in project planning and project status communications.
• Provide senior-level technical troubleshooting on complex issues requiring rapid resolution related to Oracle WebLogic Server environments.
• Assist with the evaluation and implementation of new technology initiatives.
• Provide mentoring to team members on own subject matter expertise.
• Manage day-to-day efforts toward project accomplishments.
• Migrate legacy Oracle Forms and Reports 10g applications to current Oracle Forms and Reports 11gR2 and 12gR2 products

Confidential - Warren, NJ

Middleware Administrator

• Oversee and ensure day-to-day operations are functioning properly and efficiently by monitoring procedures and troubleshooting user’s problems.
• Supervise application "Responsibilities," user access, and all security elements within the application.
• Perform WebLogic Server administration tasks such as installing, configuring, monitoring and performance tuning.
• Perform J2EE application deployment and administration including JAR, WAR, and EAR files.
• Create Managed Servers in a Cluster with round-robin algorithm for Load Balancing.
• Deploy the applications on multiple WebLogic Servers and maintained Load Balancing, high availability and Fail over functionality.
• Perform the performance tuning of WebLogic server with respect to heap, threads, and connection pools.
• Work closely with vendors to apply necessary patches to the middleware (Oracle WebLogic, JBOSS and Apache Web Server) products.
• Ensure all IT changes are managed to minimize downtime and risk of any inconvenience.
• Define plan and perform environment refresh, change management and release management and configuration management duties for Middleware application stack.
• Develop processes, architecture, and tools for improved system availability or operational efficiency.
• Work with third-party vendor and service providers, on-site and remote, to provide support to critical production assets.
• Work closely with the IT security team to ensure PCI and CPNI compliance.
• Work closely with the firewall, and network team to perform technology refresh.
• Install and configure Apache and Sun ONE (iPlanet) Web Server and setting up websites for applications, URL redirection, forwarding, DNS and Virtual IP management.
• Leverage Wily CA Introscope Investigator to proactively monitor performance metrics, trends and alerts.
• Create user roles and groups for securing resources using local operating system authentication.
• Maintain Kronos application for Workforce, running in JBOSS.
• Maintain CaseSentry application for health check.
• Involved in troubleshooting and fixing day-to-day problems of the applications in production.
• Responsible for managing & implementing SSL Certificates on application servers.
• Scope new projects and engage in discussions to obtain objectives and acceptance criteria.
• Support on call schedule for production support and Enterprise releases.
• Provide support for load testing team to define performance test cases, and troubleshoot testing issues and analyze test results.
• Work on projects like acquisitions or mergers for multiple applications into a single one.
• Manage multiple disaster recovery simulations and led the build out of these systems.
• Perform retail readiness and performance tasks for system availability and scalability.
• Work closely with the development team to implement business requirements.
• Maintain document standards, solutions, data flows, procedures, and other technical.