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Middleware Specialist

11/2011 – 11/2014
Automotiv
Middleware Support Analyst
Role as provider system responsible (PSR)
providing level 3 technical support within an ITIL v3 framework for over 200 mainly java based applications  from within the Daimler EDC.
Core tasks :
- to work closely with technical Project leads (TPL ), IT Business Partners and Daimler technicians (DSR\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s) to ensure timely build release deployments and to maintain operational stability.
- to provide technical assistance to level 1 and level 2 operations staff ( incident + change handling within defined SLA’s).
- to conduct problem analysis and to provide remediation in a timely manner.
Achievements :
- operational lead for Adobe CQ5 content management system with the EDC and providing coaching to offshore teams.
- Assisted in the knowledge transfer transition between the EDC service providers at Daimler AG.
- Enhanced exposure to IBM stack : Websphere 6.x, 8.x, Web security : Siteminder,  PAI framework. CMS – Adobe CQ5.x, introduction to BMC automation framework.

08/2011 – 12/2011
Telefonica o2 GmbH (Germany) c/o MOC , Munich, Germany
Middleware deployment specialist supporting oracle COM/SOA/OSB/JEE
Core tasks:
- runtime implementations within the Telefonica flagship CASE framework.
- responsible for all functional deployments in the development and integration test environments as well as providing day to day operational support to other technical competence centres.
Achievements :
- working knowledge of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g.

07/2010 – 06/2011
European Commission (DG JLS) c/o Steria Benelux SA/NV , Strasbourg, France
Middleware Integration specialist
- focusing on the implementation and deployment of SOA services for the schengen project ( EU visa information system).
- The handover phase involved the coaching and shadowing of operational staff in the functionality of the platform and to assist in the critical path to the “go –live” of this new Visa Information System (VIS ).
Additional tasks and responsibilities included :
- Support and facilitate deployment requests and issues assigned by development and integration test teams in Brussels.
- Assist quality control ( Unisys ) and other third parties in the pre-production test and verification cycle.
- Deployment of visa information system application configuration of  weblogic service layers , including JMS ( jdbcstore/fsstore) cluster singleton alignment, monitoring and troubleshooting ( java exceptions and stuck thread analysis).
- Assist db team with switch over procedure for Oracle dataguard and setup and configuration f HP service guard at the enterprise application server level.
- Performance monitoring and tuning of configuration files for production and pre-production clusters running Weblogic 10.0 MP1 and oracle RAC 10.2.5
- coaching, shadowing and mentoring of production support staff prior to initial “go live” and delivered fully documented weblogic operational and deployment procedures.
 

06/2009 – 05/2010
Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Unix Systems Engineer
- assigned to NITAS RCP team responsible for deploying advanced computing technologies and delivering specialised IT Infrastructure  support to pharma research groups and structured business units.
Core tasks:
- deployment of a virtualised  Red Hat  Linux based server infrastructure solution based on VMware and supported by  HP blade systems.
- supporting the migration to Oracle RAC 11g R2 and transitioning several web based application servers to Red Hat 5.x and Big-IP
 
02/2008 – 02/2009Vodafone Group Plc , Duesseldorf, Germany
Unix infotainment services specialist delivering multi opco hosted services
( music, games ,video streaming) support via “Vodafone Live”  portal.
Core tasks:
-  maintanence and support of all Digital Rights Media hosted by RealNetworks.
-  Familiarity with most aspects of web portal technologies deploying solutions based on ( Java, XML, JBoss, Tomcat, Apache, MySql, Vmware / ESX v3.5)  and combining that with critical live 24 x7 support of the wireless and web based application platforms
 
12/2006 – 04/2007Ericsson  LMI                     
Software Support Engineer
 
02/2005 – 11/2006Nokia  Networks 
Software Support Engineer
 
09/2004 – 02/2005UBS  Switzerland               
Unix Systems Engineer
 
11/2003 – 06/2004NTL  Networks UK            
OAM Software Engineer
 
06/2001 – 05/2003Nortel  Networks  Germany 
Senior Systems Engineer