Senior WebSphere consultant

Integration consultant
KBC ICT Services, Prague, Czech Republic
February 2013 – Present
Administration and Consultation support to the bank integration layer based on WebSphere MQ and Message broker on AIX

- MQ v7, MB v7 High Availability installation and configuration
- MQ, MB administration, troubleshooting and failed messages analysis; support both developers and business end users
- MQ, MB topology security analysis and implementation
- MQ, MB monitoring implementation via TeamQuest
- MQ Cluster topology update and administration
- SSL certificate implementation and management
- WebSphere Process Manager V8 installation and configuration


WebSphere middleware administrator
IBM Global Services, Brno, Czech Republic
September 2008 – January 2013
WebSphere middleware administrator on distributed environment, mostly on AIX but also on Linux and Windows.

- WebSphere application server V6.0, V6.1 cluster administration, installation and deployment
- WebSphere MQ V6.0 administration, resource definition and automation
- WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 administration and deployment
- Oracle BEA Weblogic V10 and Tomcat administration
- IBM InfoSphere information server administration and deployment
- Connect:Direct administration, installation and STS setup
- Apache and IHS web server administration
- IBM HACMP failover cluster excercise support
- WAS cluster setup and WLM balancing via IHS
- SSL certificate management and renewal
- Architectural design documentation of request processing
- Participation in IBM Global initiative - New Version Exploitation for WebSphere MQ V7 and Message broker V8 where I created a document with best practices for MQ installation and MB security
- Focal point for middleware workload transfer to the team including documentation and education of the team members


CICS / MQ systems engineer
Affiliated Computer Services, Cork, Ireland
August 2006 – July 2008
CICS and MQ support engineer on z/OS and Windows

- WMQ V6.0 on Windows installation, configuration, resources definition, troubleshooting
- WMQ V6.0 on z/OS installation, configuration, resources definition, troubleshooting
- WMQ application problem support
- WMQ application design consultancy support
- WAS V6.0 on z/OS administration and troubleshooting
- CICS V2.2 installation, configuration, resources definition, troubleshooting
- CICS V2.2 upgrade to V3.1
- Omegamon V5.1 upgrade to V6.1
- CAFC V3.1 upgrade to V4.1
- Abend-Aid V4.4 upgrade to V5.1
- Xpediter V7.9 upgrade to V8.1
- Disaster recovery excercise support


CICS / MQ systems engineer
IBM Global Services, Brno, Czech Republic
July 2001 – August 2006
CICS and MQ support engineer on z/OS

- CICS/TS 1.3 installation configuration, resources definition, troubleshooting
- CICS/ESA 4.1 upgrade to CICS/TS1.3
- CICS/TS 1.3 upgrade to CICS/TS 2.2
- CICS Storage violation analysis using IPCS and IBM FA
- CICS transaction abend analysis
- CICS abend analysis
- WMQ V5.3.1 installation, configuration and administration
- Message Broker administration and trouble shooting
- WAS administration and trouble shooting
- DB2 installation and system maintenance
- Health checking


Support engineer
Sicurit CS, Brno, Czech Republic
November 1998 – June 2001 (2 years 8 months)
Technical support of security systems, CCTV systems and fire alarm systems, including their connecting and programming.