SUMMARY

• Seasoned IBM SOA/Middleware Consultant with hands - on experience designing, supporting, and managing complex development and migration projects, specifically regarding IBM IIB (WMB), DataPower and WTX technologies.
• Demonstrated expertise throughout the entire project lifecycle, including requirements definition, testing, and tuning; able to identify potential problems and offer solutions to enhance performance.
• Confident, personable communicator with talent for rapidly and effectively discerning and incorporating client-specific requirements, ensuring reliability, quality, and timely completion.
• Strong Experience in Web services Security, Gateway Implementation, LDAP, AAA, MPGW, WSP Configuration and implementation in DataPower.
• Strong experience with WTX (Stand Alone, Integration Servers, Interoperable Maps). Good experience with Various WTX Packs.
• Good Experience in installation and Configuration of IIB/Message Broker, DataPower, MQ Series, (High Availability, Clustered and Multi-Instance) on Windows and Distributed platforms.
• Good Knowledge of IBM Cast Iron

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technologies: IBM IIB 10/9, Message Broker 8, 7, 6, DataPower XI52, XI50, WTX, MQ Series,Splunk

Languages: XSLT, ESQL, Java, COBOL, XML, SQL, Shell Scripting

Databases: DB2

Environments: IBM, Linux, Z/OS, Windows

Tools: SOAP UI, XML SPY, Cyclone, Curl, SVN, Clear Case,

Monitoring Tools: ITCAM, Splunk

Standards: MRM, DFDL, SOAP, XMNC, XSLT, PHP, ANSI X12/X12N, EDIFACT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. IIB (Message Broker)/DataPower Developer

Confidential - Phoenix, AZ

Environment: DataPower XI52, XSLT, XML,Java Script, Shell Scripting, Splunk, Windows, Apache-ANT, IntelljIDEA, Jmeter, Splunk

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed RESTful web services in DataPower.
• Developed AAA Actions and Created and Configured MPGW services in DataPower
• Developed SLM policy and SLM action in Processing rule
• Upgrade SSL proxy profile to SSL client profile and SSL server profile
• Involved in the Migration of Datapower Firmware 6 to 7.2
• Developed Custom XSLT modules for Routing and transformations in DataPower
• Designed and developed Retry Logic in Datapower for async call .
• Configured AAA Actions in Datapower to use LDAP&Whitelist
• Developed Header and Payload auditing in Datapower
• Developed XSLT based transformations to be used in DataPower by using various DP extension functions
• Configured Loadbalancergroup for Datapower
• Created Deployment scripts to automate Datapower Deployments.
• Configured Front side Handlers and Back end handlers for HTTP, MQ in DataPower
• API management Administration: monitoring setup(SNMP for CPU Memory connection), firmware upgrade, domains creation/setup, secure backup-recovery, user/groups creation and access control
• API management Development: Design and development of Infrastructure APIs with Gateway XML FW, WSP, MPG, policy and rules based on business requirements. Security implementation, SLM setup and message volue handle

Sr. IIB (Message Broker)/DataPower Developer

Confidential - Tampa, FL

Environment: IIB 9, Message Broker 8, DataPower XI52, WTX, Java, ESQL, XSLT, Cobol, XML, WSDL, DFDL, Java Script, Shell Scripting, ITCAM, Splunk, Z/Linux, DB2

Responsibilities:

• Part of Governance team responsible for the design and development of IIB/DataPower/WTX Architecture based on re-usable patterns which basically enables run time decision making based on configuration information without changes in application code
• Designed and developed RESTful web services in IIB and DataPower.
• Developed WSDL and developed SOAP based Web services. Developed SOAP over HTTP and SOAP over JMS services
• Designed and Developed End to End transaction Monitoring Systems using Message Broker events.
• Developed AAA Actions and Created and Configured MPGW services in DataPower
• Participated in Business requirement meetings with Business Analysts and Stake Holders to understand the requirements and formalizing Business requirements and Functional design documents.
• Developed Message flow applications using File, HTTP, SOAP, MQ, Collector, Aggregate, Compute, Java Compute and Mapping Nodes. Developed Message flows using XSLT nd ESQL.
• Implemented Global caching in IIB & Message Broker
• Involved in the Migration of Message Broker to IIB
• Configured Off-Device and On-Device Logging in DataPower. Setup Various Error rules and Actions.
• Developed Custom XSLT modules for Routing and transformations in DataPower
• Installed WTX industry Packs. Developed WTX type trees, Functions and Maps. Created Maps to be used with DataPower and IIB (Message Broker). Deployed them in Stand Alone environments. Configured and used various WTX Adapters
• Developed Test cases and Participated in various testing life cycles (Unit. String or Integration and User Acceptance testing)
• Designed and developed Retry Logic in Message Broker for MQ Services. Used Record and Replay Capabilities of Message Broker

Sr. Middleware SOA (Message Broker, DataPower and WTX) Developer

Confidential

Environment: IIB, Message Broker 8,7, DataPower XI52/XI50,WTX, Java, ESQL, XSLT, XML, WSDL, DFDL, Shell Scripting, DB2

Responsibilities:

• Developed flows to handle large files using File and FTE nodes
• Developed Message flows using ESQL and Java.
• Developed Message flows using Global caching
• Involved in the Migration of Message Broker from MB 7 to MB 8
• Created Sub-flows and reusable ESQL and Java Procedures to be used in Message Broker
• Developed SOAP and REST Web services in Message Broker and DataPower
• Created Deployment scripts to automate MB Deployments.
• Involved in the installation and Configuration of Multi Instance MQ and Message Broker Environments.
• Developed Message Types trees and Maps in WTX. Worked with Processing of EDI transaction sets with WTX Packs.
• Developed Message sets using MRM and Message models using DFDL for processing ot XML, Text and Cobol Copy book messages
• Configured DP security policies. Created crypto profiles, SSL proxies in DataPower.
• Configured Front side Handlers for HTTP, MQ, HTTPS in DataPower
• Developed XSLT based transformations to be used in DataPower by using various DP extension functions
• Configured DataPower for Load Balancing, AAA for LDAP bases Authentication and Authorization
• Debugged and fixed various issues in Message Broker and DataPower by looking at logs, traces and through visual debugging
• Implemented Log4j Logging on message broker

Sr. Message Broker & WTX Developer, 10/2009 to 05/2012

Confidential

Environment: Message Broker 8, 7, DataPower XI50, WTX, ESQL, Cobol, EDI, XML, XSLT, WSDL, Tivoli, DB2, SQL Server on Windows, Z/OS

Responsibilities:

• Developed Web services using SOAP and HTTP Nodes. Created WSDLs, XSDs.
• Installed MQ and Message Broker on Windows and UNIX Platforms.
• Developed Message flows to handle Batch file updates (File and FTP).
• Developed Message sets and Message Models to process Text, Cobol Copy book and EDI Message formats
• Developed Message flows using ESQL in Compute and Java in Java Compute node.
• Developed common functions and Error handling frame work
• Mentored Junior Team Members
• Conducted Peer Code Reviews and Architectural reviews (Internal and External)
• Developed message flows with user defined properties and configurable properties. Created Deployment scripts
• Responsible for the Defect resolution related to all the Message Broker and WTX Artifacts by either resolving them or assigning to the appropriate developers
• Created Test cases and involved in System Integration (SIT) Testing and User Acceptance (UAT) testing.
• Created Functional design and Technical design documents.
• Developed Patterns in Message Broker
• Implemented global Caching using WXS and developed message flows using Global Caching.
• Wrapped MB Services in Datapower to provide security, Authorization and Authentication
• Developed XSLT modules to be used in Datapower for transformation and routing.
• Developed Maps from XML to IDOC in WTX
• Developed Maps from EDI to XML in WTX
• Created Type trees and used WTX industry packs.
• Created WTX Maps to be used in Message Broker (WTX Integration Servers)
• Developed message flows and message sets to process XML, Text, Binary, Copy book messages in Message Broker
• Involved in Administration, Installation and Configuration of MQ, Message Broker and Datapower Environments.
• Developed Web Services in Message Broker and DataPower
• Configured AAA Actions in Datapower to use LDAP
• Developed XSLT transformations in DataPower
• Developed Message flows using Aggregate and Collector Nodes
• Created Technical design documents. Worked as an Off-Shore Lead and coordinator