PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 6+ Extensive experience in SOA Appliances WebSphere DataPower XS40, XI50, XI52 SOA appliances, Enterprise Service Bus ( ESB).
• Eminent in SOA, Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, WS Security, XSLT style sheets, XML Schema, LDAP, MPGW, WSRR, and AAA Policy.
• Worked on DataPower using WebGUI, command line interface (CLI), XML management interfaces, such as the Service - Oriented Management API (SOMA) or SOAP configuration Management and the Appliance Management Protocol (AMP).
• Hands on expertise in configuring & creating components of DataPower appliance such as Web Service Proxy, Multi Protocol Gateway, XML and Web Firewall 
• Proficient in developing message transformations using XSL including custom XSLs for various policies in DataPower including routing, protocol mediation and message enrichment 
• Experience in configuring & creating components of Data Power appliance such as Web Service Proxy, Multi-Protocol Gateway, and XML Firewall.
• Expertise in design and implementation of WMQ and WMB in huge and complex environments using High Availability Clustering.
• Experienced in working with different parsers of message Broker like DFDL, MRM, XML, XMLNS and XMLNSC
• Well versed with XML and WSDL related technologies like DTDs, XML Schema, XSL and XPATH. 
• Designed & implemented various SOAP & REST based web services using IIB and DataPower.
• Experience in collecting Requirements and developing Design documents.
• Worked closely with developers to define and Configure Application Servers, Virtual Hosts, Web Applications, Web Resources, Servlets, JDBC drivers, Servlet Engines and Deployment of EJBs across multiple instances of WebSphere.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

IBM Skills: WebSphere DataPower XI50, XI52, IIB 9.0, Message Broker 8.0, 7.0.x. 6.1,, MQ Series 7.x, 6.x, WTX 8.4.0.3, 8.3.0.4, WSRR

Programming: Framework, ESQL, Java, Shell scripting, Perl, Python, Ansible, Jenkins, Chef

OS: RHEL, AIX, Linux and Windows

Database: MySQL, DB2, Oracle and SQL Server

Tools: Clear Case, SVN, SOAP UI, Toad, SQL Developer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, MI

Sr. DataPower Developer

Environment: Datapower XI52, IIB 9.0, WebSphere MQ 7.5, WSRR, WTX, Java, DB2, Git, Ansible

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented Crypto solutions using WS-Sec encryption/decryption, WS-Sec Singing and used crypto maps to implement the crypto functions at SOAP header, body and element level.
• Designed and implemented WS-Trust by creating SAML assertion using authentication and attribute statements (collection of realm and role data associated with the user)
• Handled enhanced DataPower system level and message level logging.
• Experienced in configuring objects like WS-proxy, MPGW and XML Firewall using WebSphere DataPower XI50/52, XS40.
• Implement services to handle MQ backend by creating MQ Queue Manager Group and MQ Queue Manager.
• Write custom stylesheets to perform authentication, and audit at different levels, instead of using the AAA action, based on the source, transport and content of incoming message.
• Developed custom stylesheets for message transformation including Error handling and well versed with Data Power extensions.
• Implemented Multi-Protocol Gateways service to process messages from different protocols like MQ, JMS, Tibco EMS, (S) FTP, HTTP (S) using Front Side Handlers (FSHs) and Backside settings. Perform Installation, testing, implementation, maintenance and documentation of MQ Series and Message broker.
• LDAP was used for Authentication and Authorization which was integrated with the Data power 
• Worked on FSH's that include MQ, FTP, SFTP HTTP and HTTP(S) 
• Configured log targets (Syslog & SMTP), User Agents, and XML Managers 
• Developed style sheet (XML/XSD/XSLT) in routing, error handling, involving FSH using SOAP call and transformations. 
• Skilled in establishing SSL Profiles for MQ (MQ SSL), HTTP (HTTP(S)) and FTP (SFTP). 
• Worked on firmware 3.7.x & 3.8.x. also responsible for APAR on latest firmware 3.8.1.1 & 3.8.1.4 
• Established factory DataPower in DMZ network configured IP's (eth0, eth1 & mgmt port) over PCI network. 
• Skilled in upgrading firmware, creating and configuring multiple domains across the appliance, user and group access privileges, monitoring health, import/export configurations load balance as well as failover testing across the regions. 

Confidential, Chicago IL

WebSphere Developer

Environment: DataPower XI50, Message Broker 7.0, MQ Series, Java, MS SQL Server, SVN

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the definition, planning and execution of all infrastructure activities required to support the DataPower environment.
• Work with IBM DataPower devices to secure and integrate the web services.
• Develop XML Firewalls and WebService Proxy along with the required objects
• Creating network routes and configuring Ethernet interfaces on the device as part of the device deployment.
• Implement Crypto profiles, SSL proxy profiles as part of SSL implementation.
• Develop Load Balancer Groups to load balance the requests to multiple back end points.
• Develop AAA policies to authenticate and authorize user requests using LDAP.
• Develop and configured WSDL and XML proxies.
• Perform general operation tasks such as Firmware upgrade, User management etc.
• Work on XSLT and used XML Transformation node to transform an XML message to another form of XML message.
• Develop Subscriptions which make use of WSDLs deployed in WebSphere Service Registry & Repository(WSRR)
• Integrate DataPower with LDAP for User authentication & authorization
• Implement Syslog to store log files to external server
• Implement SNMP to monitor DataPower device alerts/traps
• Work on DataPower CLI, XML Management and Web Management
• Implement Certificate Monitoring alerts to notify on Certificates nearing expiry dates
• Implement SFTP to receive/send EDI files.
• Develop Log Targets to capture application level critical alerts
• Troubleshoot possible problems during message flows by verifying logs & probes

Confidential, Chicago IL

DataPower/ IIB Developer

Environment: DataPower XI50, IIB 9.0, Message Broker 7.0, MQ Series, WTX, Java, CSV, Oracle DB, Ant

Responsibilities:

• Handle Administration, Installation/Upgrade, Configuration and Support, Deployment and Development of WebSphere DataPower, WebSphere Message Broker v7.0, WTX and WebSphere MQ. 
• Create Crypto profiles, SSL proxy profiles as part of SSL implementation.
• Create Load Balancer Groups to load balance the requests to multiple back end points.
• Create AAA policies to authenticate and authorize user requests using LDAP.
• Inspecting incoming URI to dynamically identify and call the containing the list of objects created in Datapower, XSLT's used and their location paths.
• Designed and Developed ESQL, Message Flows, Message Sets using Toolkit. 
• Create both web service consumer and web service provider flows using SOAP/HTTP nodes. 
• Create a deployable broker archive (BAR) file.
• Configure and deployed the BAR files to a test as well as production environments. 
• Transformations from SWIFT files to XML and XML to SWIFT using WTX design studio and created custom message model. 
• Implement ESQL logic for database lookups, Message Validation/ Translation/Transformation,
• Exception Handling and Stored Procedures for batched code set lookups. 
• Develop Global catch in WebSphere Message Broker
• Create test plan, test suite and test cases
• Create high level and low level design documents.
• Tested various existing WMB and DataPower interfaces for the production roll over. 
• Debugging existing message flows and message flows in current development. 
• Providing technical and administrative support for Middleware systems in development, quality assurance and production environments. 

Confidential, Houston TX

Integration Developer

Environment: Message Broker 7.0, MQ Series, Java, Meditech, CSV, Ant

Responsibilities:

• Utilize IBM Health Care pack 2.0 and WMB to establish TCP/IP connection with remote servers and do the mapping of HL7 message standard.
• Developed and created additional logic to HL7 derivatives to ensure all required HL7 data is received into backend lab system 
• Implement publisher subscriber pattern for loose coupling (transaction coming from trading partner and posting processed messages to Meditech).
• Used Message Broker to implement inbound and outbound interfaces, implement exception handling, use log4j to create file logs, implemented and customized to create email notification up on message failure to the responsible departments.
• Analyze HL7 and architecture design for Results, ADT, Results, and CCDA, Work directly with client IT and network departments, EMR vendors, and hospital staff via phone, email and web ex for each implementation from the start of configuration until 2 weeks after Go-Live.
• Monitor EMR connections daily to ensure connectivity and proactively troubleshoot any connection issue for our clients and vendors 
• Manage and coordinated all EMR vendor relationships pertaining to our mutual clients, existing interfaces, and future projects 
• Scheduled and maintained interface project plans and managed both client and vendor expectations as well as project documentation 
• Provided ongoing technical support and guidance to both external and internal clients for IT and interface issues 
• Collaborated with sales and business partners to discuss project priorities and progress to facilitate growth of company
• Point of contact for Hospital staff, EMR vendors, and practice/3rd party technical resources to ensure completion of successful testing and Go-Live process.