SUMMARY:

• Over 11 years of experience in EAI,B2B,MFT and multi - tier environment in Administration and Infrastructure support solutions using IBM WebSphere WMQ, MQFTE, WPS, WAS ND, ESB, WBI-ICS (Crosswords), WMB, Axway-(MFT). Domain Knowledge: Banking, Financial, Insurance, Telecommunication, Healthcare, Automotive& Consumer Products.
• Experienced in Planning, Installation/Configuration/Deployment and Administration and Supporting of Websphere MQ,MQFTE, MB, WAS, WPS, ICS, Axway Synchrony Gateway Interchange,Axway Activator,Axway Secure Transport, Secure Client,Connect Direct,PM4DATA,MIM, and Database DB2, Oracle, MS SQL on various platforms like Windows 2003 and UNIX.
• Well Versed with WAS7.x ND Synchronization and Integrating with IBM MQ. Configuration of WebSphere Partner Gateway with WPS and MQ.
• Proficiency in deploying and configuring multi-tier enterprise applications on multiple-application server profiles through Deployment Manager Environment and jython scripting.
• Extensive experience in optimizing the performance of WebSphere Application Server and Work Load Management (WLM), Performance tuning and troubleshooting. Working knowledge in Web logic and IBM HTTP Server (IHS).
• Very good working experience in File Transfer concepts and its technology working knowledge in FTP,SFTP, AS2 and AS1 protocols,PGP keys SSH,SSH2,TELNET,WSFTP,Firewall,Networking and its troubleshoting.
• Solid understanding of LDAP, SSL and networking concepts
• Extensively worked on SSL handshaking between MQ and Datapower.
• Working knowledge in IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA X 150 Appliance and B2B appliances of X60 and X62 of datapower.
• Experienced with SOA Web Services and its integration and tested the apps with Jmeter and Soap UI2.0.2 within Enterprise and DMZ.
• Very good experience on upgradation and migration projects of IBM related tools.
• Contacted IBM and Resolved the WPS Per’s 09025, 7TD, 000 (Node Agents). 15601, 7TD, 000(Timestamp- JDBC), 05520, 7TD, 000 Login Conflict and Resolved MQ Per’s 15711, 422, 000, PMR 53969,550,000, MR 69308, 550,000and WBI ICS Connectors 8 2) and PER 8 2).
• Ability to face challenges, suggest new improvements to business and provide value added service and analyzes reports and solves an incident related to client applications that are extremely critical to business.
• Expertise in interaction with clients for new business requirements, functional changes and business report analysis.
• Extensive experience in the version control software PVCS, VSS CVS, SVN and was responsible for various software releases.
• Implemented EAI/MFT solutions using WBI ICS, WBI ICSExpress, IBM-WBIConnect, (Partner Gateway). Adapters and JDBC, JText, MQSeries, Email, Web Services (SOAP), XML Connectors and Application Connectors Siebel, SAP, TPI Connectors and Server Access InterfaceImplementation experience with Hipaa and EDI transactions like 810, 850, 855, 856 and 862 and 5HIPAA transaction. Well versed at UNIX operating System.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

EAI, B2B and MFT: WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Process Server (WPS), WebSphere MQ,WebSphere Message Broker 6.0.2, IBM (Crossworlds) Interchange Server (ICS),UDDI, Data Power,WebSphere Portal Server, Axway Synchrony Gateway Interchange,Axway Activator,Axway Secure Transport, Secure Client,Connect Direct,PM4DATA,MIM, Schemas, XSLT, DOM, SAX, Xpath

Relational DB: Oracle 9i/10g, MS: SQLServer, DB2 8.2, MySQL.

Web Servers: Apache Tomcat, IBM Http Server (IHS), IIS.

O/S: Windows NT/2K, Windows XP, Red Hat Linux, AIX, Solaris.

VersionControl,Incident Management tools, Change Management tools: Rational Clear Case, CVS, SVN

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, VA

Lead Consulant

Responsibilities:

• Primary Responsibility: Manage a highly available (24/7) complex implementation of Managed File Transfer products, including: Axway SecureTransport. SecureTransport, Axway Sentinel, Axway Composer for a large international bank.
• Perform scheduled system and application level monitoring/support for sFTP/HTTPs/FTPs MFT solutions.
• Supported Connect Direct NDM Node on UNIX and Window.
• 24x7 support for the Production environment which includes over 6,000 end users connecting to Secure Transport via FTPs, sFTP or HTTPs.
• Configured and maintained end point connections from SecureTransport with MQ or Connect Direct and EMAIL notification for user’s
• Maintained and managed installation and configuration of customized built-in code for SecureTransport.
• Transfer incoming and outgoing files via SFTP using Axway Secure Transport. Duties include build and configure Axway servers, create accounts, manage certificates, set up transfer sites and folder monitors, troubleshoot connectivity issues, check server logs for errors, update Axway software to latest service packs, and contact Axway Customer Support to elevate issues.
• Develop and maintain corporate Disaster Recovery Servers for Secure Transport.
• Ensure servers are updated with current security patches
• Perform continuous monitoring, via established tools, of the Financial Institutions who utilize our system and services to ensure their availability
• Provide 1st tier support to ensure rapid response and quick resolution of service interruptions, escalating as needed
• Take real time corrective actions to minimize system issues from impacting system availability and performance
• Proactively contact business partner operational staff to diagnose, repair, and restore service and performance to adequate levels on an as needed basis
• Follow documented procedures in regard to issue escalation procedures
• Utilized the BMC Remedy application for Incidents,Serive Request,Change Managment tools to support the project
• Involved in meetings with remote partner,Networking team,Business team for resolution of Incidents and tickets created during on call and off call.
• All corrective action taken to restore service (eg server bounces, equipment replacement, configuration changes, etc)
• Perform other duties as assigned and attend status meetings.
• Defined Best Practices for product configurations, software choices, interoperability. Documented the solution for the fix’s which is fixed and upload the same in IBM TEAM Room(Resposition)
• Support MQ Team. For Creating MQ objects. Migration of MQ from V6.0 to 7.0.
• Experienced in Change Request (SES System),Team room.
• Diagnose and correct connection and/or file transfer errors
• Review logs and file tracking for historical reporting
• Read and debug code related to FTP, PGP encryption/decryption, zip, etc

Environment: Connect Direct for Window/Unix,Secure+ and FTP+ solutions for Unix and windows Secure File Transfer,EMEA,IBM SterlingFileGateway,IBM Sterling Secure Proxy,IBM Sterling Control,Centre,Axway,WMQ v7.0

Confidential, Cheasapeak, VA

System Architect

Responsibilities:

• Customized the solutions to implement old aged FTP and SFTP processes into new Axway Synchrony Interchange Gateway with PGP security processes for both the Inbound and Outbound.
• Designed and installed the Failover Solution of Axway Synchrony Gateway Interchange, MQ on Window Server.
• Applied the patches to servers whenever required without bringing down the servers.
• Fixed FTP issue of passive ports
• Worked on set up of FTP vendor / SFTP vendors: Which involved discussion regarding the FileName,Firewall,Location of files to be transferred and location files which we need to get from vendors.
• I created system generated password (Followed security policies) and provided them to log into server and drop (push) the files.
• Tested end to end before moving File transfer to production go live.
• Worked on Inbound/Outbound configuration of Web- Trader’s (EService).Implemented the Single Source file transfer to Multiple Destination with Parent Child directory structure.
• Manage certificates in MFT environments.
• Responsible for ensuring the MFT environments can be backed up and restored properly and is configured for the highestavailability possible.
• Responsible for maintaining documentation regarding the MFT environment.
• Coordinate significant changes with the Help Desk and Operations change control personnel and Performs problem determination on moderately difficult problems.
• Performs on-call support for assigned products and Works with vendor technical support.
• Manages small to medium projects.

Environment: AxwaySynchronyGatewayInterchangeSystem,WebSphereMQandWindowsServer,Ldap,Oracle(PGP,SSH,OPENSSH,FTP,SFTP,Public/Private,RSA,WSftp,FileZilla.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

WebSphere MQ, WMQFTE, Datapower,EBMcAfee E-Business Server Admin

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up, configuration and performance tuning and performance testing of WebSphere MQ and event logging web service.
• Migration of WMQ v6.0 to v7.0 and applied fix-packs on CentOS and RHEL 5.4v.Supported MQ and resolved PMR along with IBM for multi-instance QueueManagers set up in NFS.
• Resolved n MQ-CCDT PMR
• Worked on integration of Datapower to MQ with SSL. Configured the dynamic binding and Creation/Adding/Importing of private / public key and Certificate’s and key repository on MQ server.
• File Transfer Project:
• Worked on Proof of Concept for MQFTE(File Transfer Edition of MQ).Successfully implemented the Solution.
• Worked / Created incidents and change request in servicen-now related to user creation,firewall
• Worked on PM4Data which integreated with messaging WebSphere MQ make your file transfers
• Complety Managedable end-to-end, even remotely
• Assured the delivery of data/message with WebSphere MQ.
• Generated a workflow msg that has payload data appended into it and sends that message to a Vendor A. The Vendorapp A sends a response message back to Pm4data to update the status.
• Compressed file which are bigger in size into chunks and transfered to remote vendors to optimize network traffic .
• Supported the 24/7 file transfer using PM4Data.
• Worked on Process monitor to check for successful and failure’s of file transfer.

Environment: WebSphere MQ and FTE Cent OS Linux servers,RedHat, PM4DATA V7 Datapower Appliances,Ldap,OpenMQ,SerciveNow,SVN,ApacheTomcat,Oracle,SOAP,Security(PGP,SSH,OPENSSH,FTP,SFTP,Public/Private,RSA,Tivoli.

Confidential, Mechanicsburg, PA

WAS, Portal Server Lead

Responsibilities:

• Extensively involved in Administration and Installation of Plum tree Portal, WAS-ND.
• Installation of EAR files in TEST, UAT.
• Involved in performing technical issue resolutions based on the requirement documents and applications.
• Involved in testing web services.
• Involved in Authentication and Authorization test components with WebSphere security.

Environment: J2EE, Plum tree Portal,Adobe Life Cycle, IBM Web sphere 6.1, IBM RAD 7.x, IBM Rational Manual Tester 7.x, IBMClearcase 7.x, Cruise Control, JSR 168, JSP,JSTL, Spring 2.5, Hibernate 3.x, Oracle 10.x, Ant, Junit 4.x, Log4j.

Confidential, Ronoake,VA

WAS, WTX and MQ Middleware Support

Responsibilities:

• Worked with a team in migrating form WebSphere App server 6.0 to WebSphere App Server 6.1.
• Configured IBM HTTP Server Version 6.x.
• Supported Jboss or WebSphere Application server in a UAT and production environments.
• Installed (IBM WebSphere TX), Sybase, MQ Series. Supported the developed maps and customization of Maps.

Environment: WAS6.1, Mercator 6.7, WebSphere TX 8.2, MQ Series Client, TOAD, Windows Enterprise IBM HTTP web Server (HIS), Edition2003 and Windows2000 Server and Cisco Remote, Desktop, WinRunner, WPG, ESB.

Confidential, Trenton, NJ

MQ, WAS, WPS, WPG, and ESB Admin

Responsibilities:

• As pure WebSphere Application Server Administrator. Worked on Installation, Configurations and Deployment of Enterprise J2EE System Application in HA environment and Installed and configured Web Sphere Process Server (WPS)/WAS 6.0.2.2/6.0.17 , 6.1 in Dev, Stage, and Prod infrastructure environments.
• Created and Configured WPS cluster in stage and prod environments.
• Performed MQSeries Administration which includes inter-communication setup between Queues, Triggering MQ Queues, Clusters and Repository Queue Managers, Backup and restore of MQ objects.
• Set up MQ environments for pre-production & production environments.
• Involved in migration from MQ Series 5.3 to 6.0 on Solaris.

Environment: IBM WAS6.0.17/6.1, WebSphere Process Server 6.0.2, IBM HTTP Server (IHS) 6.0, Jython Scripting, IBM UDB 8.2, IBM WebSphere Portal Server, Fix Pack 7, MS SQLServer 2005, IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3, LDAP, Tivoli Access ManagerIBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters, IBM WebSphere DataPower, Red Hat Linux, Windows 2003 Enterprise Server, Sun Solaris,UDDI, WSRR.

Confidential, Auburn Hills,MI

WebsphereMB, MQ Series, Cyclone Commerce Admin

Responsibilities:

• Extensively Worked on Axway Synnchrony Interchange (Cyclone). Used messenger tracker, transaction search.
• Worked on configuration of Trading partner, Collection setting
• Trained in Cosima and ClearCase. Worked with IBM PMR - To Cold Start the Queue manager in production
• The IMP PMR Number (15711422, 000 Tested cluster's queue to send message from Unix Production to Mainframe.
• Worked on System Administration Enhancements by using trusted extensions tools, PPD File Systems.

Environment: IBM MB6.0, Oracle8i WMQ 6.0, WBI Adapters, Ultra Edit, Text Pad, IBM JDK, VPN Client, Cyclone, Peregrine Service Center, Rational Clear Case, MQTool, Sun Solaris 8.0 Sun Solaris 10, Windows 2003 Server, VERITAS Cluster Service’s

Confidential, TX

EAI ICS Functional Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Traveled El Paso, TX, Mexico, Brookhaven, Mississippi for Wave 3 of the SAP GCT implementation.
• Implemented horizontal and vertical scaling of WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Advanced Edition in a workload managed cluster.
• Experienced with Unix Security (PGP) Pretty Good Privacy, Checkpoint firewalls and administration.
• Well versed with Shell Scripts for Unix System backups monthly, yearly and annual.

Environment: IBMWBI ICS 4.3, WMQ 6.0, Ultra Edit, Text Pad, IBM JDK, Terminal Services, IPass and FSecure File Transfer, SharePoint, WebSphere Application Server5.x and 6.x, Portals, Oracle9.x