SUMMARY

• IT professional with 8 plus years’ experience in SOA, J2EE in administration, implementation support with IBM WebSphere Datapower XI50, WAS, WMB, WMQ.
• Experience in developing processing rules for data transformation, routing including protocol mediation using XSL, XSLT, and XPath.
• Strong experience in SOA Appliances like IBM Datapower XS40, XI50, for ESB and securing various services in Enterprise.
• Excellent experience in developing integrations to enable seamless data flow between various applications in enterprise and e - commerce B2B applications.
• Strong experience in Java and J2EE programming to develop applications in IBM WebSphere applications and Datapower.
• Experience in configuring new Datapower device on network including all necessary setup on the Datapower appliance.
• Strong experience in administering various services on Datapower appliances including WebGUI, CLI and XML Management Interface.
• Experience in configuring & creating components of Datapower appliance such as Web Service Proxy, Multi Protocol Gateway, XML and Web Firewall.
• Experience in applying security policies, certificates, encryption and SAML in various Datapower devices.
• Proficient in developing message transformations using XSL including custom XSLs for various policies in Datapower including routing, protocol mediation and message enrichment.
• Expert in developing transformations for XML to XML, XML to Binary, Binary to XML with necessary exception handling.
• Created documentation related to data power configurations, interfaces for operations team to deploy the configurations in production
• J2EE Application administration, configuration, deployment, installation, maintenance, fixes upgrades, troubleshooting and performance tuning of WebSphere, JBoss Application server.
• Responsible for installation, configuration and maintenance of Web Sphere Application Server (Base and ND), WebSphere MQ in a heterogeneous environment.
• Responsible for setup, installation, administration and migrating applications from WASND 6.0/6.1 to WAS 7 and JBoss including MQ.
• Created WebSphere cells, Horizontal and Vertical clusters, and added cluster members to clusters in effort to create fault-tolerant, scalable, and highly available WebSphere environment.
• Installed and configured remote WebSphere plug-in for IBM HTTP Server and manually updated plug-in files for IHS servers located in DMZ.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C, C++, J2EE, SQL, ESQL, XSL, BPEL

Web technologies: HTML, XML, XSD, XSLT, XPATH, SOAP, JavaScript, Servlets, JSP, PHP

Scripting: SOMA, Shell, Perl, Jython, ANT

Database: DB2, Oracle 9i/10g, SQL Server

Web Servers: Apache, IHS, Sun Java WS, IIS

App Servers: WAS, JBOSS, Tomcat, Web Logic

Development Tools: RAD, SOAP UI, SOA Test tool, XML Spy

Communications Protocols: TCP/IP, Http/Https, RMI/IIOP, SOAP, SSH, SFTP

ESB Appliances: IBM Datapower XS40, XI50, XI52, XI52.

Middleware Technologies: IBM WAS, WMQ, WMB, OEG

Version Control: CVS, SVN, Clear Case

Project Management Tools: MS Visio, MS Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Data Power Developer

Responsibilities:

• Created Detailed Design documents for the Maryland Health Benefits Exchange project.
• Developed several Proofs of concepts on various Datapower services like Web Service proxy, MPGW and XML Firewall.
• Created 11 WEB Services proxy’s with the WSDL’S provided by Backend CMS.
• Developed few XSL's for dynamic routing in WSP like URI mediation for Inbound/Outbound traffic to Datapower.
• Worked on Racking, Mounting, Configuring Installing the New XI52 Datapower Integration Appliances in Datacenter.
• Worked on Creating LB rules to allow the traffic from Frontend to Datapower.
• Worked on creating static routes to route the traffic on specific interfaces.
• Worked on Configuring sys-log targets to communicate with Qradar for logging the events from all Datapower appliances.
• Worked on Encrypting and Decrypting the Creds before sending the request to Backend Server.
• Worked on Admin Activities like creating User’s and User accounts.
• Worked on upgrading the Firmware version on the XI 52 Appliances.
• Created documentation on services like Web Service proxy, Multi-Protocol Gateway and XML Firewall.
• Configured HTTPs Front Side Handlers, and Back Side Settings, processing policies for request and response rules with various actions
• Excellent coordination & communication skills working with other team members like DEV, OPS, Operations, Networking,QA and BA’
• Involved in Daily Scrum meetings with team Manager and team members
• Created Deployment policies to move the code from one Environment to other.
• Worked on exporting and importing configurations between the domains.
• Worked on creating AAA policy and authenticating the users with TAM Client
• Involved in several Team meetings regards to current and future projects.
• Involved in workshop after completion of first phase of the project.
• Worked closely with IBM Websphere team and WSSR teams in getting WSDL for WSP
• Worked on Error handling to create Customized Soap faults.
• Involved in creating CRQ’s for code Promotion.
• Involved in Raising PMR with IBM on unsolved issues.

Confidential, IRVING, TX

Data Power Developer

Responsibilities:

• Created Design documents for the project.
• Developed several Proofs of concepts on various Datapower services like Web Service proxy, MPGW and XML Firewall.
• Created ADT SHARED MPGW for Retrieving the WSDL in WSP
• Developed few XSL's for dynamic routing in MPGW like URI mediation for Inbound/Outbound traffic to Datapower.
• Created documentation on services like Web Service proxy, Multi-Protocol Gateway and XML Firewall.
• Configured MQ, HTTP/HTTPs Front Side, and Back Side Handlers, processing policies for request and response rules with various actions
• Excellent coordination & communication skills working with other team members like DEV, OPS, Operations, Networking,QA and BA’
• Involved in Daily Scrum meetings with team Manager and team members
• Created Deployment policies to move the code from one Environment to other.
• Worked on exporting and importing configurations between the domains.
• Worked on creating AAA policy and authenticating the users with TAM Client
• Worked on Authorizing the users based upon the user group in LDAP
• Involved in several Team meetings regards to current and future projects.
• Involved in workshop after completion of first phase of the project.
• Worked closely with Message Broker resources in getting WSDL for WSP
• Worked on Error handling to create Customized Soap faults.
• Involved in creating CRQ’s for code Promotion.
• Involved in Raising PMR with IBM on unsolved issues.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created MQ related objects in Datapower including SSL proxy profiles for Forward and Reverse directions.
• Developed several Proofs of concepts on various Datapower services like Web Service proxy, MPGW and XML Firewall.
• Created Load Balancer groups for HIGH Availability on the backend application servers like WebSphere Application Server etc.
• Developed few XSL's for dynamic routing in MPGW like URI mediation for Inbound/Outbound traffic to Datapower.
• Created documentation on proof of concepts on services like Web Service proxy, Multi-Protocol Gateway and XML Firewall.
• Configured MQ, HTTP/HTTPs Front Side, and Back Side Handlers, processing policies for request and response rules with various actions.
• Excellent coordination & communication skills working with other team members like DEV, QA, Operations, Networking, DBA groups.
• Involved in weekly meetings with operations team to improve the handover of tasks to perform and support in production environment.
• Developed several documents and uploaded them to team wiki and created various documents for operations team to support the application.

Environment: IBM Websphere Datapower Appliance XI50, WMQ6.1/7.0,WMB 6.1/7.0, soapUI, Curl, CVS IBM DB2

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Middleware consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed various XSL’s for dynamic routing based on context, error handling in various processing rules.
• Created various domains based on the application interfaces, users with appropriate authorizations, configured log targets.
• Good knowledge in developing the SOMA based scripts for various administration tasks.
• Proficient in executing CLI commands along with Web GUI and XML Management Interface for IBM Datapower administrative tasks.
• Very good at troubleshooting the issues, by using Logs and enabling probe as required.
• Created and configured a MPGW with Https FSH, MQ backend for an interface.
• Strong knowledge in using the CLI commands for configuration, test TCP connection, trace route etc.
• Proficient in creating the MQ objects like local, remote Queues and channels, Listeners etc.
• Strong in using MQSC commands, MQ Explorer for WebSphere MQ administration tasks.
• Integrating Datapower Appliance with WSRR and Poll WSDL’s From WSRR to Data power Appliances whenever required.

Environment: IBM Websphere Datapower Appliance XI50, WMQ6.1,WMB 6.1, soapUI, CVS.

Confidential, NJ

Middleware consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in designing interfaces using Datapower XI50, WebSphere Message Broker, MQ for protocol mediation, transformation
• Developed XSL, XSLT, SOAP’s for message transformation including Error handling and well versed with Datapower extensions
• Strong in developing mapping rules using WebSphere Transformation Extender and deployed the rules in Datapower
• Created multiple web service proxies, XML Firewalls, multi protocol gateway including MQ, HTTP’s, FTP Front and Back side handlers
• Implemented mutual authentication between Datapower Appliances and various application servers like WAS ND
• Created AAA action in incoming processing policy for validating various clients in Datapower appliance
• Configured dynamic routing based on content using custom XSL’s for connecting to multiple data sources
• Handled exceptions using on error action in processing rules to capture schema validation, back end errors etc. Responsible for developing technical design documents for various Interfaces based on functional designs
• Strong in configuring SLM including shape, notify, throttle for maintaining service level agreements between partners
• Strong knowledge in Datapower extensions including developing custom XSL’s for transformation, routing
• Implemented the packet captures to check the connection hang-ups or network issues in on flow traffic.
• Troubleshooting various problems in different stages of development using log files and with coordination from other development teams.
• Documented all procedures and any other important issues. Monitoring the server logs, error logs and resolved production issues.
• Proficient in executing CLI commands along with Web GUI and XML Management Interface for IBM Datapower administrative tasks
• Configured Datapower appliance from initial setup including mgmt console, eth0 and SSH and saving the configuration
• Strong in debug, troubleshooting various issues by using logs, probes and problem determination tools which are available in Datapower device
• Created and managed log targets including user management, device configurations including domain creation, updating latest firmware versions
• Provided 24x7 production support, best practice trouble shooting, monitoring and maintenance

Environment: IBM Websphere Datapower Appliance XI50, WMQ6.1/7.0,WMB 6.1/7.0, soapUI, Curl.

Confidential, CA

Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in team meetings and management meetings to resolve issues related to the various environments.
• Responsible for documenting the various procedures involved in the day to day maintenance of the various environments
• Working Knowledge of Web services proxy (WSP) to provide virtualization to various services across the enterprise.
• Implemented securing external Web services using several authentication schemes in Datapower WS-Security, Digitally Signing SOAP message, SAML and SSL mutual authentication.
• Configured multi-protocol gateway (MPGW) to support various message types with different protocols.
• Configured Protocol Handlers Front Side, Back Side Handlers to interact with multiple data sources.
• Configured Cryptographic keys and SSL Policies in Web Service proxies, Multi Protocol Gate Way
• Working knowledge of XML, including the development of XSL’s for message transformation with various formats
• Sign and validate messages with digital signatures for message level security including transport level security.
• Implement XML threat protection.
• Implement Authentication, Authorization and Auditing (AAA) including XML threat protection for messages
• Create a backup of the device and the application domains using SOMA including monitoring Logs

Environment: IBM Websphere Application Server, DataPower XI50, IBM HTTP Server, JBoss, Tomcat, clear case & ANT

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating a set of JSP’s (Java server Pages) and Servlets
• Actively involved in analyzing and collecting user requirements.
• Participated in Server side and Client side programming.
• Analyzed user requirements developed conceptual data model, prepared process data flow diagrams.
• Wrote functional specifications, designed screens, prepared documentation for coding and front-end validations.
• Written stored procedures (PL/SQL), prepared statements.
• Contributed to the Logical Data Model design.
• Extensively used Eclipse for application development.
• Used JDBC to connect to database.
• Created user Interfaces through HTML and JSP.
• Involved in developing various Servlets.
• Participated in unit testing and integration testing.
• Tested and validated the application on different testing environments.
• Deployed the application on WebSphere application server.