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Manoj Kavali

SRE/Devops/Middleware Architect
Austin,TX

Summary

With 15+ years of experience as a Senior Middleware/SRE Engineer, successfully automating, building, releasing, and configuring changes across different environments. Proficient in version control tools like Subversion (SVN) and GIT. Expertise in Middleware administration, extensively working with Hudson, Jenkins, and Team City for continuous integration and end-to-end automation of builds and deployments. Deep understanding of Software Configuration Management (SCM) principles and best practices. Ability to deploy code in application servers such as WebSphere/WebLogic, Apache Tomcat/JBOSS, and IIS. Experience configuring Oracle and SQL Server relational databases with the application server. Successfully performed configuration, deployment, and support of cloud services like Amazon Web Services. Skilled in creating new project services for load balancing in Openshift. Troubleshooting pods through SSH and logs, modifying Buildconfigs, templates, Imagestreams. Extensive knowledge of web application architecture, development, deployment, and maintenance ensuring scalability, security, and high availability in production environments. Managing OpenShift cluster by scaling up and down AWS app nodes. Implementing Blue/Green deployment strategy for Apigee. Hands-on experience with Ansible and Chef for continuous integration and continuous deployments. Working with monitoring tools like SiteScope and ManageEngine Applications Manager to ensure optimal server health. Managing AWS components through the AWS Console and API Integration with Puppet Code. Setting up JIRA as a defect tracking system and configuring workflows and customizations. Utilizing build utilities like Maven and ANT for building jar, war, bar, and ear files. Deploying Docker Engines for containerization of multiple applications. Experience with managed monitoring tools like Splunk and Nagios. Valuable asset to any organization seeking a highly skilled Senior Middleware/SRE Engineer.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
2006
2006
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

  • For automating, building, releasing, and configuring changes from one environment to another environment
  • Experience in using version controller tools like Subversion (SVN), GIT
  • Excellent experience in Middleware administration and administration
  • Extensively worked on Hudson, Jenkins, and Team City for continuous integration and for End-to-End automation for all build and deployments
  • In-depth understanding of the principles and best practices of
  • Ability to deploy the developed code in a WebSphere/WebLogic, Apache Tomcat/JBOSS, IIS
  • Experience in configuring Relational Databases like Oracle and SQL Server with the Application server
  • Performed configuration, deployment, and support of cloud services like Amazon Web Services
  • Conduct systems design, feasibility and cost studies and recommend cost-effective cloud solutions such as Amazon Web Services
  • SME on Openshift for creating new Projects services for load Balancing and adding them to Routes to be accessible from outside, troubleshooting pods through ssh and logs, modification of Buildcofigs
  • Templates, Imagestreams etc
  • Demonstrated extensive knowledge of web application architecture, development, deployment, and maintenance to ensure scalability, security, and high availability in production environments
  • Managing the OpenShift cluster that includes scaling up and down the AWS app nodes
  • Implement Blue/Green deployment strategy for Apigee
  • Worked on Ansible and Chef for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployments
  • Experience in working with various monitoring tools (Site scope, manage engine applications manager used by the monitoring team and configured the threshold values to variable parameters (threads, memory, server health, and garbage collection, Wily, Topaz))
  • Managed Amazon Web Services like EC2, S3 bucket, RDS, EBS, ELB, Auto-Scaling, AMI, IAM through AWS Console and API Integration with Puppet Code
  • Involved in setting up JIRA as defect tracking system and configured various workflows, customizations and plugins for the JIRA bug/issue tracker
  • Extensively used build utilities like Maven, ANT, for building of jar, war, bar and ear files
  • Deployed Docker Engines in Virtualized Platforms for containerization of multiple apps
  • Worked on Managed Monitoring Tools such as Splunk and Nagios
  • Extensive experience using MAVEN as build tool for the building of deployable artifacts from source code.

SRE Architect/ Middleware Admin

Charles Schwab
09.2024 - Current
  • Led the design, development, and maintenance of scalable, secure web applications using Java, JavaScript, Python, and HTML/CSS—driving improvements in performance and user engagement
  • Configured and Installed IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • Proactively monitored and mitigated software vulnerabilities by implementing advanced security measures (SAML, JWT, OAuth, mTLS, NTLM), ensuring robust defense against emerging threats
  • Developed and integrated RESTful and SOAP web services in enterprise environments, efficiently leveraging platforms like MuleSoft ESB, Tomcat Application Server, and F5 LTM Load Balancers to optimize system reliability
  • Utilized a diverse range of programming and scripting languages (ANT, PowerShell, Bash, Windows Batch, HTML/CSS, Python, and Swift) to automate workflows and enhance development efficiency
  • Collaborated with both business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into robust technical specifications, and deliver user-centric solutions that align with strategic objectives
  • Configured SSO and deployed application on IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • Installed Chef Enterprise On-Premises/WorkStation/ Bootstrapped the Nodes using Knife
  • Responsible for installing WebSphere Application server 8.5/9.0 for Dev and test environments
  • Responsible for installing WebSphere Application server 8.5.0.0 for Dev and test environments
  • Developed Jython scripts for IBM WAS automation challenges
  • Configured WebSphere to produce and gather garbage collector logs, JVM performance metrics for different aspects of the application
  • Designed and maintained scalable Elasticsearch clusters to support high-volume log ingestion and real-time analytics, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance
  • Engineered custom Logstash pipelines to aggregate, parse, and transform data from diverse sources, streamlining data processing and reducing troubleshooting time
  • Integrated middleware components into web applications, ensuring seamless communication between frontend and backend systems, and enabling continuous delivery pipelines for rapid application deployment
  • Utilized Visio and other diagramming tools to design and model end-to-end data center infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration of network, storage, and compute components
  • Spearheaded new builds and updates across US-based and international data centers, ensuring projects met global operational standards
  • Applied automation tools and practices to optimize web application performance and infrastructure management, improving reliability and operational efficiency in the data center
  • Involved in applying fix packs 8.5.0.2 on WAS servers
  • Configured LDAP (Federated Repository) for Test environment
  • Expert in WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5/8.0/7.x/6.x installation, configuration, and management
  • Creating the Problem Management Record (PMR) with IBM, Updating fixing the unresolved bugs or issues
  • Installed and configured WebLogic on Linux servers
  • Written code in Ansible for automation of VM’s and Webservers
  • Installed and configured Tomcat Servers on Windows and Linux Servers
  • Worked extensively on many projects internally
  • Worked on automating WebLogic tasks using WLST scripting
  • Worked on Monitoring systems like Wily, Topaz
  • Resolved some service center Tickets
  • Environment, - WebSphere 8.5/9.0, Apache Tomcat 8.5/9.0, Apache 2.4.57, JBOSS, Apigee, Docker, Jenkins, RHEL 6/7, AWS, Linux 6/7/8, Windows Server 2016, Python, Ruby, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Splunk, Dynatrace.

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

Apple, Shiro
12.2023 - 08.2024
  • Migrated Apple SAP system applications from old data centers to new IS cloud Data centers
  • Installing, configuring, and maintaining the SOA 11g environment on Linux Servers and setting up Cluster SOA environment
  • Conducting performance tuning, monitoring and configuration of Oracle SOA Suite and working on customer reported issues related to Oracle SOA suite
  • Tuned Elasticsearch indices and queries to improve search response times by up to 30%, enhancing overall system performance and reliability
  • Implemented security best practices—including role-based access control and data encryption—for the ELK stack, ensuring compliance with data privacy and regulatory standards
  • Integration & Automation: Integrated the ELK stack with CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure), automating log management and alerting systems to support continuous deployment
  • Collaborating with the Database Team for Schema purging and troubleshooting
  • Configure node manager, associating manage servers to a machine to control/monitor manage servers on various physical boxes
  • Spearheaded new builds and updates across US-based and international data centers, ensuring projects met global operational standards
  • Involved in performance tuning of WebLogic server by fine tuning various parameters like JDBC connection pools, JMS parameters, JVM
  • Integrated Python scripts with Elastic Load Balancer and Auto Scaling mechanisms to automate horizontal scaling of middleware environments based on demand, ensuring optimal resource utilization and cost efficiency
  • Developed and implemented a secure login authentication system using Java Spring Security, protecting sensitive user data and preventing unauthorized access
  • Designed and built a RESTful API using Java and Spring Boot, facilitating seamless communication between front-end and back-end systems
  • Optimized database queries and improved application performance by 30% through advanced Java Hibernate techniques and query tuning
  • Designed and implemented end-to-end data center infrastructure solutions that support mission-critical web applications, utilizing best practices for scalability, redundancy, and disaster recovery
  • Integrated web applications with cloud-based infrastructure, managing hybrid environments that connect on-premises data centers to cloud services, ensuring scalable and cost-effective solutions
  • Collaborated in the design and management of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for web applications, ensuring automated testing, validation, and seamless deployment into production
  • Utilized tools like Terraform and Ansible alongside Visio for infrastructure planning and automation, streamlining provisioning and reducing manual intervention in data center operations
  • Developed Python modules for managing dnf packages on UNIX servers, enabling streamlined package installation and updates while adhering to security best practices
  • Invoke WLST scripting and create JDBC connection pools and enroll the node manager using WLST command line
  • Integrated Python scripts with Ansible playbooks to orchestrate complex configuration management tasks for SOA 11g environments on Linux servers, enhancing deployment consistency and scalability
  • Collaborate with development and operations teams to deploy and configure applications on JBoss platform
  • Conduct performance tuning and optimization of JBoss server settings for improved application performance and response times
  • Integrated Python scripts into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, enabling automated testing and deployment of middleware applications on various platforms, including WebSphere and JBoss
  • Manage and administer JBoss application server instances in both development and production environments
  • Led the migration of company's on-premises infrastructure to AWS cloud, resulting in a cost reduction of 30% and improved scalability
  • Implemented AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda to optimize application performance and enhance reliability
  • Developed infrastructure as code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation templates, reducing deployment time by 50% and ensuring consistent environments across development, testing, and production
  • Implemented security best practices, including encryption at rest and in transit using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and SSL/TLS certificates
  • Developed Terraform configurations to automate the provisioning of AWS infrastructure, including EC2 instances, VPCs, subnets, and security groups, resulting in a reduction of provisioning time by 70%
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with AWS Code Pipeline and Code Deploy to automate application deployment processes, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced manual errors
  • Implemented modular Terraform codebase using best practices, such as reusable modules, variable files, and state management, ensuring consistency and scalability across multiple environments
  • Orchestrated the deployment of multi-tier applications on Microsoft Azure using Terraform, managing dependencies and ensuring proper resource allocation for optimal performance
  • Leveraged Terraform workspaces and remote state management to facilitate collaboration among distributed teams and maintain version control integrity
  • Managed Terraform configurations with Git version control, utilizing branching strategies and pull requests to streamline collaboration and code review processes
  • Implemented Terraform state locking mechanisms to prevent concurrent modifications and maintain data consistency across multiple concurrent operations
  • Worked on local load balancer setups like shield for setting up load balancing of application servers running on JBOSS
  • Collaborated with a cross-functional team to deliver a scalable microservices architecture using Java and Docker, enabling rapid deployment and efficient resource utilization
  • Conducted code reviews and provided constructive feedback to junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the Java development team
  • Used tools like PMD & Jococo remove any duplicates and coverage in the code
  • Automated system management tasks like user account creation, file system monitoring, monitor system resources and system maintenance using shell scripts
  • Responsible for setting up cron jobs on the servers
  • Installing dnf packages on the UNIX servers
  • Environment: - WebLogic 12C, Oracle SOA Suite 12C, Oracle 12C, Ansible, Jenkins, Elastic Load Balancer, Auto Scaling, WebSphere, JBOSS, Apache and Tomcat, UNIX, PMD, Jococo.

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

JPMorgan Chase
10.2019 - 11.2023
  • Developed and implemented an automated Linux infrastructure using Ansible
  • Used Terraform as Infrastructure as code (Iac) for spinning virtual machines on AWS
  • Responsible for installing IBM WebSphere Application server 8.5./9.0 as well as IBM HTTP Server on Development to Production environments for all major applications
  • Directed new build and upgrade projects across both US-based and international data centers EMEA&APAC, coordinating cross-functional teams and aligning strategies with global standards
  • Leveraged advanced Visio features to automate diagramming processes, resulting in reduced project design times and overall cost efficiencies during data center expansion projects
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams in diverse time zones to streamline project execution and achieve timely delivery
  • Written Shell scripts to automate CI/CD process for pushing binaries in S3 Bucket
  • Worked on setting up Tomcat on Kubernetes environment
  • Worked on setting up automated WebSphere environment using AAAS Ansible
  • Developed Python scripts using the BOTO SDK for efficient AWS resource management through API calls, complemented by hands-on experience with AWS CLI
  • Administered and managed critical AWS services (EC2, VPC, S3, ELB, Route 53, and ASG) to optimize our Apache CI/CD pipeline
  • Designed a solution for deploying Tomcat applications, integrating Splunk for logging, and incorporating Dynatrace for monitoring within the internal PCF Kubernetes environment
  • SSL certificate renewals and resolve server middleware vulnerabilities
  • Doing the deployments in DEV and Staging env and assisting the deployment related issues from DEV to PROD env and troubleshooting the issues irrespective of all env’s and also working very closely with various teams based on the issues from DEV to PROD env
  • Installing IBM Http Server and WebSphere Plug-in and configuring the same with WebSphere Application Server
  • Managed Security and Performance optimizations for IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, and Apache Web Server
  • Configured IBM HTTP Server with SSL for communication between Plug-in and Application Server
  • Making configuration changes like changing virtual host, jndi names, JDBC username/password (J2C alias), setting environment variables like log location enabling Verbose GC, changing the Heap sizes based on the requirements from lower env to higher env’s
  • Involved in Federating the Nodes with Deployment Manager (dmgr)
  • Develop and maintain configuration manuals, procedure manuals and standards for WebSphere & IBM HTTP Servers
  • Worked on installation/administration and configuration of IBM WebSphere Portal Server
  • Worked on JBOSS POC implementation
  • Configured Splunk to one of JPMC internal product SCLM
  • Configured Rabbit MQ and Celery for task orchestration to automate SSL certificate provision
  • Installed AppDynamics Agents for Apache Tomcat, JBOSS and WebSphere
  • Created custom dashboards for Application teams in AppDynamics
  • Configured Dynatrace to one of JPMC internal product GWP
  • Managing and Monitoring the JVM performance by WebSphere Heap Size, garbage collection, JDBC Pools, Thread pool Responsible for Architectural Design, Implementation and periodic testing and support of Web Environments with respect to High Availability and Disaster Recovery
  • Configured IBM HTTP Server with SSL for communication between Plug-in and Application Server
  • Involved in assisting Application development team in Load and Integration testing of J2EE applications on WebSphere Application Server
  • Responsible for supporting Troubleshoot problems on the various environments involving the integration of WebSphere and IBM HTTP Server
  • Successfully imported business models from IBM WebSphere Business Modeler (WBM) into WebSphere Integration Developer (WID) and Rational Software Architect (RSA) to streamline service development and integration
  • Developed and managed complex service orchestrations using Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), ensuring efficient process automation and workflow management
  • Enhanced existing business processes by leveraging BPEL for orchestrating web services, thus improving system interoperability and reducing operational overhead
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications and executable BPEL processes
  • Working on the API lifecycle (API creation, versioning, publishing, and retirement) and developing documentation (Standard Operating Procedure) throughout the lifecycle
  • Create and maintain operational procedures for API platforms (Apigee), Automate health monitors for API platforms
  • Monitor and optimize the performance of APIs
  • Implement caching, load balancing, and other techniques to enhance API efficiency
  • Built Apache, Janus and SiteMinder also pushed the binaries to S3 Bucket
  • Provided load/stress, Performance testing and troubleshooting on issues such as Out of Memory, 100% CPU Usage, hung Thread sessions, session replication, JVM Crashes for WebSphere App Server
  • Integrating Jenkins with docker for web pipeline automation
  • Secure the administrative tools for WebSphere Application Server, analyze performance of J2EE applications running in WebSphere, Application Server Address performance issues of J2EE applications
  • Environment: - WebSphere 8.5/9.0, Apache Tomcat 8.5/9.0, Apache 2.4.57, JBOSS, APIgee, Docker, Jenkins, RHEL 6/7, AWS, Linux 6/7/8, Windows Server 2016, Python, Ruby, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Splunk, Dynatrace.

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

State of Michigan, MDHHS
06.2017 - 09.2019
  • Deployed Java/J2EE applications JBOSS servers
  • Responsible for web services, SSL certificates, web server security, and server configurations of web applications
  • Written Shell scripts for automated deployment of Java code in JBOSS servers
  • Worked on container-based technologies like OpenShift
  • Administer Openshift Enterprise V2 and V3 for Cloud Operational Service
  • Provide operation and support of OpenShift Enterprise and Docker cloud Services
  • Managed Red hat Satellite Server, implementation of patch management and system configuration
  • Responsible for implementation of Apigee API management platform, Configure and customize Apigee to meet the specific needs of each organization
  • Address and resolve issues related to APIs
  • Provide support for developers and other stakeholders using the Apigee platform
  • Security and Compliance: Implement security measures to protect APIs and ensure compliance with industry regulations
  • Implement OAuth, API keys, and other security mechanisms
  • Install and configured Tableau on Windows 2016 servers
  • Used Ansible to automate services & Applications
  • Installed Client certificates and Intermediate certificates on different web servers
  • Worked on JBoss EAP6 for troubleshooting most important tasks and issues which were in the team for long time
  • Utilized WID and RSA to design, implement, and optimize automated business processes, contributing to significant improvements in efficiency and accuracy
  • Integrated disparate systems and applications through BPEL-based orchestrations, resulting in seamless data flow and process synchronization across the enterprise
  • Conducted thorough testing and validation of BPEL processes to ensure robustness, reliability, and compliance with organizational standards
  • Worked on automating certificate management, rotation and deployment through CI/CD pipelines for API platforms, APIs/Proxies
  • Migrating manual deployments to an automated CI/CD build and deployment process by using Jenkins and IBM uDeploy
  • Build code using tools like MAVEN, Sonar, uDeploy and move code from one environment to another environment
  • Deployed .Net applications on IIS servers
  • Used monitoring tools like Dynatrace
  • Install and configured Docker setup for MDHHS applications
  • Participated in 24/7 ON-Call rotations, troubleshooted lot of issues to help State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services customers
  • Migrated some audited and compliance certified on-premises servers to Azure Gov Cloud
  • Environment: - JBOSS, IIS 8.5, Docker, apigee, Jenkins, Korn Shell, C Shell, Bash Scripts, RHEL 6/7, Windows servers 2008/2012, Python, Ruby, Docker, uDeploy, Ansible, OpenShift, Unix, Linux
  • Client

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

NBME
08.2016 - 05.2017
  • Creating the automated build and deployment process for application, re-engineering setup for better user experience, and leading up to building a continuous integration system for all our products
  • Implementing new projects builds framework using Jenkins & maven as build framework tools
  • Build and Deployed Java code to WebLogic servers in an Agile continuous integration environment and automated the whole process
  • Worked on Oracle SOA and BPM systems
  • Implement Blue/Green deployment strategy for Apigee and Mulesof
  • Monitored and analyzed the performance of BPEL processes, identifying bottlenecks and implementing optimizations to enhance throughput and reduce latency
  • Generated regular reports on the performance and status of BPEL orchestrations, providing insights and recommendations to stakeholders
  • Used Puppet to automate Configuration management & Applications
  • Deploying the composites in SOA OSB environments
  • Providing expert troubleshooting for isolating technical problems in SOA/OSB systems including WebLogic application servers, OHS web servers and dehydration databases on RAC
  • Complete understanding of the SOA 11g/Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g architecture for high availability
  • Gave full length Participation in Team discussions, new ideas implementations for the growth of the team
  • Wrote Python Script for automating WebLogic deployment using Bamboo
  • On boarded several application logs to Splunk for continuous monitoring of error and performance issues
  • Involved in editing the existing ANT/MAVEN files in case of errors or changes in the project requirements
  • Experienced in setting up Continuous Integration environment using Jenkins, Nexus
  • Administration and support of JIRA, Confluence, and related plug-ins and products
  • Enhanced Configuration Management using (PUPPET) to assist with automated, repeatable, and consist of configuration and application deployments, treating infrastructure-as-code
  • Involved as a Splunk Admin in capturing, analyzing, and monitoring front end and middle ware applications Logs
  • Wrote MSBUILD scripts for building and deploying .Net code from SVN to the Production servers
  • Troubleshoot the build issue during the Jenkins build process
  • Environment: - Weblogic10c, IIS, RHEL 6/7, Puppet, Jenkins, Mulesoft, Apigee, Eclipse IDE, Python, Ruby, Ansible

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

S&P Global
04.2015 - 07.2016
  • Worked on Managed Monitoring Tools such as Splunk and Nagios
  • Installed Client certificates and Intermediate certificates on different web servers
  • Deployed applications using Jenkins, Team City and GitHub
  • Install, configure, and update Jira for enterprise level usage
  • Deployed Java applications to JBOSS servers in an agile continuous integration environment and automated the whole process
  • Worked on F5-BigIP for load balancing the servers by taking them out of service and keeping them in service depending on the requirements
  • Gave full length Participation in Team discussions, new ideas implementations for the growth of the team
  • Worked on ITIL process like change management and incident management
  • Participated in 24/7 ON-Call rotations, troubleshooting lot of issues during that time to help Markit on Demand customers
  • Written Shell scripts to apply the Integration label to all the files, which needs manual labelling of files
  • Deployed Puppet, Puppet Dashboard and Puppet DB for configuration management to existing infrastructure
  • Environment: - JBOSS EAP 7, AWS, Docker, Puppet, Chef
  • TeamCity, Jenkins, Windows Server 2008 r2/2012, Linux, Python, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Ansible.

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware

JPMorgan Chase
12.2012 - 03.2015
  • Configured and Installed IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • Configured SSO and deployed application on IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • Installed Chef Enterprise On-Premises/WorkStation/ Bootstrapped the Nodes using Knife
  • Responsible for installing WebSphere Application server 8.5/9.0 for Dev and test environments
  • Responsible for installing WebSphere Application server 8.5.0.0 for Dev and test environments
  • Developed Jython scripts for IBM WAS automation challenges
  • Configured WebSphere to produce and gather garbage collector logs, JVM performance metrics for different aspects of the application
  • Involved in applying fix packs 8.5.0.2 on WAS servers
  • Configured LDAP (Federated Repository) for Test environment
  • Expert in WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5/8.0/7.x/6.x installation, configuration, and management
  • Creating the Problem Management Record (PMR) with IBM, Updating fixing the unresolved bugs or issues
  • Installed and configured WebLogic on Linux servers
  • Written code in Ansible for automation of VM’s and Webservers
  • Installed and configured Tomcat Servers on Windows and Linux Servers
  • Worked extensively on many projects internally
  • Worked on automating WebLogic tasks using WLST scripting
  • Worked on Monitoring systems like Wily, Topaz
  • Resolved some service center Tickets
  • Setup Load Balancer’s for many applications using CSS and GSS load balancer requests
  • Deployed .NET applications on IIS 7.5 and IIS 8.0 servers
  • Installed Jenkins/Plugins for GIT Repository, Setup SCM Polling for Immediate Build with Maven and Maven Repository (Nexus Artifact) and Deployed Apps using custom ruby modules through Puppet as a CI/CD Process
  • Worked on Firewall for servers located in DMZ
  • Worked on Cisco and F5 BIG IP Load balancers
  • Supported Continuous Deployment model orchestrated by Jenkins and IBM uDeploy
  • Worked on PowerShell Scripting for Installation, Deployments and Automation
  • Worked on Website monitoring using tools like Tivoli
  • Involved in debugging database performance issues and CPU utilization
  • Debugged IIS issues like memory leakage, security issues, and IIS logs using Log Parser tool
  • Installed and Configured Apache Tomcat on Linux servers
  • Automated log rotation of tomcat logs using shell Scripting
  • Worked on configuring SQL database connections on Windows 2008 Servers so that it can connect to database server
  • Installed and Configured SiteMinder (Single Sign on) on IIS, Apache, IHS servers
  • Installed and Configured SSL certs on IIS, Apache Server
  • Installed and Configured Wily on IIS, Apache servers
  • Apache Tomcat 6/7, IBM WebSphere 7/8, WebLogic 10c, IIS 7.5, Windows Server 2003/2008 R2/2012, SQL Server 2008/2005, Wily, SSL, SSO, NDM, Linux, F5BigIP, Linux, DNS, PowerShell, WLST,Jython

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware

JPMorgan Chase
06.2011 - 11.2012
  • Installed and configured Tomcat Servers on Windows and Linux Servers
  • Installed and configured WebLogic on Linux servers
  • Worked on Monitoring systems like Wily, Topaz
  • Configured and Installed IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • Configured SSO and deployed application on IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • Responsible for WebSphere Application server 8.5 as well as IBM HTTP Server Administration on AIX 5.2/5.3
  • Managing and Monitoring the JVM performance by WebSphere Heap Size, garbage collection, JDBC Pools Responsible for Architectural Design, Implementation and periodic testing and support of Web Environments with respect to High Availability and Disaster Recovery
  • Package, build, Integrate and deploy enterprise J2EE applications on Web Sphere 8.5 that involves EAR (Enterprise Archives) and WAR (Web Archives) using deployment scripts as well as Admin console
  • Build configure debug and support SOA 10.X 11g and fusion middleware applications such as OSB and IDM in multi-instance hosting environment
  • Complete understanding of the SOA 11g/Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g architecture for high availability
  • Involved in applying fix packs on WAS and HTTP servers
  • Involved in working on Incident management to solve various issue related to the environment
  • Involved in configuring the WebSphere load balancing using WebSphere workload management like horizontal cloning and vertical cloning
  • Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data sources, connection pooling and Java Mail sessions
  • Troubleshoot problems on the various environments involving the integrations of WebSphere and IBM HTTP Server
  • Well versed in Workload management (WLM), clustering and Configuration of web application
  • Provided 24/7 support for systems and resolved most critical tickets
  • Worked on setting up local and global Load Balancing
  • Troubleshooted the performance issues on IIS
  • Installed and Configured SiteMinder (Single Sign on) on IIS, Apache servers
  • Installed and Configured SSL certs on IIS, Apache Server
  • Setup Load Balancer’s for many applications using CSS and GSS load balancer requests
  • Environment: WebSphere 7/8, Apache Tomcat 7/8, IIS 7.5, Apache 2.4.39, Wily, SSL, SSO, NDM, Linux, F5 Big IP, Linux, DNS, SQLProfiler, .NET, PowerShell
  • Client

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

Nvidia
01.2011 - 05.2011
  • Planning, Design, Installation, and Integration of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 6.x/5.x, IBM Http Server 6.x/1.x and Apache 2.x on Linux
  • Worked as Release Engineer that involved with different development teams which has multiple simultaneous software releases and implemented Continuous Integration Process
  • Installed and configured Tomcat Servers on Linux Servers
  • Involved in editing the existing ANT/MAVEN files in case of errors or changes in the project requirements
  • Imported and managed multiple corporate applications into Subversion (SVN)
  • Worked on F5-BigIP for load balancing the servers by taking them out of service and keeping them in service depending on the requirements
  • Involved in raising tickets to Microsoft for any issues in their products and worked with them for problem solving
  • Installing, configuring and managing VMware machines in web farms
  • Configured monitoring for CPU, memory, physical disk, Hardware and Software RAID, file systems, network using NAGIOS monitoring
  • Maintained the applications among run-time processes in a cluster of application servers
  • Created users, roles and groups for securing the resources using local operating system authentication
  • Environment: WebSphere 7, Apache Tomcat 6, Shell, Windows Server 2003/2008, IBM WebSphere AppServer 6/7, F5 Big IP, XML, Win2K, DNS, VMware.

Web Engineer

Microsoft
05.2010 - 12.2010
  • Worked on PowerShell scripts to automate deployments Windows Virtual Machines
  • Build the source code using ANT build tool and deploy the applications into IBM WebSphere application servers
  • Installing IBM Http Server and WebSphere Plug-in and configuring the same with WebSphere Application Server
  • Configured directory structure in IIS and installed Application server plug-in in IIS
  • Deploying EAR files onto CLUSTERS using Administrative Console and using Build Forge for automated deployments for IBM WebSphere Application Server
  • Worked with Load balancing/networking team to configure IIS clusters
  • Configured hardware load balancers and software load balancers like NLB and F5 Big IP
  • Used the SCOM monitoring tool to know all the server’s health and alerts
  • Configured hardware load balancers and software load balancers like F5 Big IP
  • Responsible for debugging SQL performance issues, Good experience in using SQLProfiler tool
  • Creation of SSL and Digital Certificates for requesting, generating and implementation for the communication between Web server and the Application Server
  • Installing, configuring and managing Hyper-V machines in web farms
  • Installed .net framework on windows platform and configured the development environment
  • Logs file analysis for troubleshooting to resolve issues
  • Involvement with the customer care and deployment teams in trouble shooting and fixing day-to-day problems of the applications in production on 24/7 schedule
  • Provided support for teams in activities such as Load testing, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
  • Supported on call schedule for Production support
  • Configured Data base-connectivity parameters in configuration files using SQL queries
  • Involved in trouble shooting and fixing day-to-day problems of the applications in production
  • IBM WebSphere AppServer 6.1/5.1, IIS 7.5, Windows Server 2003/2008, SQL Server 2008/2005, F5-BigIP, Ant1.5.1, Win2K, DNS, ASI, SCCM, Hyper-V, SCVMM, SQLProfiler, SCOM.

Education

Bachelor’s degree -

JNTU

Master’s degree - undefined

University of South Alabama

Skills

  • LINUX6/7(RHEL)

  • Ubuntu

  • Centos6/7

  • Windows 2003/2008/2012

  • Apigee API Management

  • Jenkins Automation

  • Shell scripting

  • PowerShell Development

  • SQL

  • Proficient in Python

  • Ruby on Rails

  • WebLogic Administration

  • WebSphere Administration

  • Apache Tomcat Administration

  • JBoss Application Server

  • Nginx Configuration

  • IIS Server Administration

  • Puppet Management

  • Ansible Automation

  • Oracle Database Management

  • SQL Server Management

  • DB2

  • Cloud Solutions with AWS

  • Azure Cloud Services

  • OpenStack Expertise

Certification

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKAD)

Timeline

SRE Architect/ Middleware Admin

Charles Schwab
09.2024 - Current

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

Apple, Shiro
12.2023 - 08.2024

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

JPMorgan Chase
10.2019 - 11.2023

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

State of Michigan, MDHHS
06.2017 - 09.2019

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

NBME
08.2016 - 05.2017

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

S&P Global
04.2015 - 07.2016

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware

JPMorgan Chase
12.2012 - 03.2015

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware

JPMorgan Chase
06.2011 - 11.2012

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer/ Middleware Admin

Nvidia
01.2011 - 05.2011

Web Engineer

Microsoft
05.2010 - 12.2010

Master’s degree - undefined

University of South Alabama

Bachelor’s degree -

JNTU

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