Service Design
Resume:
Rajesh Sreeram, Integration Specialist
*********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Total experience of above 12 years with extensive experience of over 8 years in IBM WebSphere Message Broker/ IBM Integration Bus.
Proficient in analyzing and translating business requirements to technical requirements and architecture.
Extensively worked on IIB Design and development, Frameworks, Design Patterns, Best practices, Deployment patterns and Monitoring capabilities of integration applications.
Designed & developed complex integration solutions using IBM Integration Bus 10.x/9.x, WebSphere Message Broker 8.x/7.x/6.x, WebSphere MQ v7/v6.x/v5.3.x, Financial Transaction Manager 2.0, IBM BPM (ESB) 8.x and WebSphere Interchange server 4.x.
Extensive experience in Architecture & Design of integration modules using IBM WebSphere Suite.
Strong Middleware, SOA skills and development knowledge.
Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
Experienced in leading teams and onsite coordination.
Worked as Senior Designer and Technical lead at onsite customer locations – Westpac NZ, RBC Canada, Selective Insurance US, HBOS UK and AIG USA.
Executed software projects for Banking, Telecom and Automobile Domains.
Contributor of Message broker Assets which can be re-used in other ESB implementations by tailoring to their customer needs.
Contributed on solution design of ESB requirements in Response to RFP’s on IIB proposals.
Acknowledged for contributing in the areas of Training, Mentoring, Competency building and Business development.
Good communication and interpersonal skills, self-motivated, quick learner, team player.
Awards and Achievements
Felicitated with Bravo Award (Certificate of Appreciation) for my contributions in various customer assignments.
Received “Star Performer Award” from IBM.
Experience Details
Organization
Designation
Duration
Tech Mahindra Americas, USA
Integration SME
04/2014 – Till date
IBM India Pvt. Ltd, India
IT Specialist
04/2010 – 04/2014
HCL Technologies, India
Consultant
08/2007 – 04/2010
MSS, India
Senior Software Engineer
03/2005 – 06/2007
Skills
Primary Skill category
ESB
Domain Knowledge
BFSI, Telecom and Retail
Project Acquired skills
IBM Integration Bus v10.x/9.x, IBM WMB v8.x/v7.x/v6.x, FTM 2.0, IBM BPM (ESB) v8.0.1, WebSphere MQ series(WMQ) v7.x/v6.x, WICS/Server express plus v4.x, IBM Rational Software Architect v.8.x
Operating Systems
Windows, AIX, Linux
Languages
Java, ESQL
Databases
DB2, Oracle
Tools & Utilities
Clear case, Subversion, Jenkins, SOAP UI, Visio, Rational Clear Quest, Microsoft QC, JIRA, TFS etc.
Work Experience
12.
Client
Selective Insurance Company of America
Role
Integration SME
Organization
Tech Mahindra Americas Ltd
Duration
08/2016 – Till Date
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
IIB v 10.x, WebSphere MQ v7.5, Windows, TFS, Biztalk, MS Visual Studio 2008, F5 load balancer, Common Internet File System (CIFS)
Project Description
Selective Insurance Company of America provides property and insurance services to customers in United States. Selective is a super-regional property and casualty insurance provider with operations throughout the US. Microsoft Biztalk provides the integration platform to enable data exchange to and from Selective systems and with the external vendors for B2B integration. Architectural initiative is to migrate all existing Biztalk applications to IBM Integration Bus which provides an ESB platform based on SOA paradigm. All new integrations will be developed and deployed to IIB runtime.
Contribution
Analyze and provide migration plan for all the interfaces currently running on Biztalk to IBM Integration Bus embracing service oriented architecture.
Design and develop reusable libraries for monitoring, error handling, transformation and state management.
Design and develop new SOAP based integration services that provide connectivity between Kony presentation service layer and ACH using IIB.
Work with architecture team in finalizing the scope, technology goals, constraints and logical target business architecture of selective integration requirements.
Design, develop and migrate all existing integrations from Biztalk to IIB v10 in a phased approach.
Work with Selective admins and IBM to plan on the hardware and software sizing requirements and contribute on the initial setup of IIB and MQ infrastructure for failover and high availability.
Part of the design review board to review integration solutions across different lines of business in Selective and provide recommendations in terms of ESB Design and development best practices and standards.
11.
Client
Westpac New Zealand Bank
Role
Senior Designer
Organization
Tech Mahindra Ltd
Duration
06/2015 – Till Date
Team Size
8
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
WMB v 8.x, Rational Software Architect v9.x, WebSphere MQ 7.5, Linux, Jenkins
Project Description
Westpac NZ Limited (WNZL) uses WBC Sydney GPP Payment hub to have access to the Swift FIN gateway to send, receive and settle high value NZD payments including both cross-border and domestic same day cleared payments with other NZ banks. As part of emerging compliance issue in relation to RBNZ’s outsourcing policy WNZL has given the RBNZ an undertaking to deploy a domiciled HVT processing hub in New Zealand and add Swift FIN full backup capability. Global Pay Plus-Services platform will be used as the strategic payment processing hub deployed to Auckland data centers and migrate HVT functionality from WBC Sydney to WNZL Auckland. WMB will integrate GPP-SP with WNZL’s Host systems for Enrichment, Account lookup, Forex deal, Balance inquiry, Posting ledger entries, Advising and Feeder channel integration work.
Contribution
Assess current WBC and WNZL GPP-SP payment hub implementation to implement new service request interfaces between GPP-SP and the integration bus.
Solution design of new feeder channel interfaces from WNZL integration bus to GPP-SP.
Supporting the solution architect in integration of GPP-SP with WNZL Host CRS and Accounting/Ledger systems via current version of Integration Bus embracing service oriented architecture.
Work with Enterprise and Solution architects in finalizing the scope, technology goals, constraints and Logical Target Business architecture of HVT program.
Design and Migration all existing GPP related services and service orchestration of use cases from WMB v6 to WMB v8.
Design and Migration of application interfaces for existing business functionality in GPP-TIBCO interfaces to the WNZL integration bus.
Refactoring of around 300 HVT accounting use cases and business rules implemented using WMB v6 monolithic architecture solution to GPP-SP.
10.
Client
YES Bank
Role
Integration Architect
Organization
Tech Mahindra Ltd
Duration
02/2015 – 05/2015
Team Size
N/A
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
IIB V9
Project Description
Yes bank is India’s fifth largest private sector bank with major presence in Corporate, Retail, Branch Banking and Wealth Management business lines. Current core banking functions are directly exposed as API’s allowing bank’s applications and third party applications to communicate using point to point connections. Bank has decided to use IBM Integration bus as the integration hub to have a middle architecture based on SOA and ESB standards.
Contribution
Perform due diligence and prepare ESB roadmap for bank’s integration requirements incrementally for identified channels and produce related artifacts.
Assess as-is point to point connections and recommend to-be reference architecture using IBM Integration Bus by using range of methods including one-on-one discussion, workshops and brain storming sessions.
Design solution architecture for different YES bank channel integration requirements with core banking systems built on OFSS.
Introduce design methodology, patterns, naming conventions and best practices for IIB implementation.
Recommend initial deployment patterns for load balancing, high availability and disaster recovery.
Identify non-functional requirements during design to assess sizing requirements, logging, auditing, monitoring, performance, recoverability etc.
9.
Client
Philips
Role
Integration SME
Organization
Tech Mahindra Ltd
Duration
05/2014 – 01/2015
Team Size
10
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
BPM 8.0.1 (ESB)
Project Description
Philips is a diversified technology company serving attractive markets with a dynamic portfolio of 40 businesses. The end to end program is a major transformation program to redesign the Philips organization by adapting to the changing environment by redesigning customer value chains and breaking down functional silos to provide more relevant products and services to customers. IBM BPM is used in Philips Integrated Landscape (PIL) for the strategic ESB, BPM and SOA implementation in three core processes of idea to market, market to order and order to cash in Lighting and Health care segments.
Contribution
Document best practices, guidelines and procedures for Philips integrated landscape.
Prepare High level design documents based on business requirements solution outline for B2B EDI program.
Review and analyze existing ESB design, code and configuration for conformance to non-functional requirements.
Walkthrough of review analysis with relevant stakeholders and provide expert guidance for identified risks, deviations from best practices and plan for closure.
Drive improvement by suggesting remediation to known design and build problems to deliver robust and sustainable ESB solutions.
Prepare technical specification for logging framework and gateway components.
8.
Client
ANZ
Role
Designer
Organization
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Duration
09/2013 – 04/2014
Team Size
35
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
WMB v8/v7, WMQ v7.x, Z/os, Data Power, WAS
Project Description
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, commonly called ANZ, is the third largest bank by market capitalization in Australia with major presence in commercial and retail banking. IBM WebSphere Message Broker is used as Channel Integration Middleware along with other WebSphere suite of products for the strategic ESB platform and SOA implementation in retail domain for end to end integration architecture.
Contribution
Participate in business requirements gathering.
Prepare business service design documents based on HLD solution outline.
Developing and finalizing the solution with different stake holders like PM, BA, enterprise architects etc
Access and recommend migration strategy to upgrade middleware platform running on WebSphere message broker to IIB V9.
Work as a team with other domain leads to understand and deliver cross domain initiatives.
Prepare technical mapping specifications for identified business services using canonical formats.
Identify opportunities of reuse in service design to realize SOA implementation.
Lead and mentor team members for delivery.
Advise on patterns and frameworks for different business service requirements.
7.
Client
Lloyds Banking Group
Role
Tech Lead
Organization
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Duration
07/2013 – 09/2013
Team Size
18
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
WMQ v7, WMB v7, Oracle, DB2, AIX
Project Description
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is the largest financial group operating in the United Kingdom. It has a total market share of over 30% which provides services in Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Insurance and Mortgage. IBM Message Broker is the strategic platform (ESB) chosen to integrate its diverse and disparate applications.
Contribution
Participate in business requirements gathering and translation to technical requirements by preparing high level design documents.
Assess WMB framework components and make recommendations on the current framework limitations which were taking a severe hit on throughput of interfaces.
Involving in Resource Planning, Architecture and Estimation.
Lead and mentor offshore team members.
Participate in Business use case, Non-functional requirements and Solution architecture reviews and provide inputs where necessary.
Participate in review of team deliverables for quality and completeness.
6.
Project Name : Royal Bank of Canada – Payments
Client
RBC
Role
FTM Designer/ Onsite Lead
Organization
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Duration
06/2012 – 06/2013
Team Size
22
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
WMQ v7, WMB v7, Rational Software Architect, Financial Transaction Manager 2.0 (FTM), DB2, Z/os, MKS.
Project Description
Royal Bank of Canada is one of Canada's largest banks as measured by assets and market capitalization. RBC Commercial Payments stream uses IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) in the payment service hub (PSH) layer to provide a platform which manages integration of existing and new applications and services through a 'financial markets-aware' integration platform.
Payment Infrastructure Upgrade program:
Introduce FTM on existing interfaces for process control, monitoring UI and payments data store.
Decouple application into payment services which allows higher level of monitoring and control over payment flow.
Enable tracking and tracing for transactions throughout the integrated process.
Built on the industry standard of ISO 20022 that aids the integration with new and existing applications.
Contribution
Participate in business requirements gathering and translation to technical requirements.
Prepare High level design documents based on business requirement use cases and solution outline.
Design and implement orchestration flows by integration of various end systems and legacy applications using FTM Development Methodology.
Participate in Business use case, Non-functional requirements and Solution architecture reviews and provide Inputs where necessary.
Identify repeatable business activities and expose them as services using FTM Standards to make the customer realize the benefits of Service oriented architecture.
Perform integration testing and load testing to meet the non-functional requirements.
Co-ordinate development and testing activities with offshore.
Participate in peer review of team deliverables for quality and completeness.
Created message broker unit-test packs for testing functionality
5.
Project Name : CRM-T Solution Center
Client
TCOM
Role
Middleware Specialist
Organization
IBM India Pvt. ltd
Duration
04/2010 – 06/2012
Team Size
24
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
WMQ v7, WMB v7/v6.1, DB2, Oracle, Siebel v7.3, AIX, Clear Case
Project Description
T-Com, a largest telecommunications service provider in Europe, offers the entire spectrum of telecommunication services which includes Internet, fixed-network services, digital content and IP TV services. The absence of an integrated process led to multiple issues. Business imperatives demanded the need for a flexible and open architecture. The idea is to introduce service-oriented architecture (SOA), expose CRM functionalities as services using ESB and also sow the seeds for a standards-based approach and improve the IT architecture.
Contribution
Design and implement message broker flows to integrate various partner systems and legacy applications at T-Com by facilitating exchange of business data.
Create low design documents for message flows.
Implement non-functional requirements by putting them as part of common framework.
Identify repeatable business activities and expose them as services using Business object model (BOM) standards to make the customer realize the benefits of Service oriented architecture.
Co-ordinate development and testing activities with respect to defect resolution management.
Participate in peer review of team deliverables for quality and completeness.
Involve in delivering Message broker Assets (EMBRIC) to the organization which can be re-used in other ESB implementations by tailoring to their customer needs.
Involve in Migration strategy to upgrade T-Com middleware platform running on WebSphere message broker 6.1 to 7. Execute POC's to access the impact of migration and foresee any migration issues.
Involve in Pro-active maintenance activities of middleware environments by monitoring and identifying potential issues affecting a release and provide resolution for the same.
Implement macros to automate the configuration activities for message broker environments.
Create message broker unit-test cases (created for testing functionality of message broker flows).
4.
Client
LBG (Halifax Bank of Scotland)
Role
Technical Lead
Organization
HCL Technologies Ltd
Duration
01/2008 – 04/2010
Team Size
35
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.0, IBM WebSphere MQ v6.0, UNIX, Quality Center, DB2, Oracle 10g, AIX, Harvest
Contribution
Design and develop business services using IBM WMB 6.0
Technical design and review of BTD’s, ISD’s and Data dictionaries.
Develop message models for model driven message formats such as COBOL data structures, XML Schema using MRM domain.
Develop reusable routines and sub-flows.
Develop framework components for initialization, message processing, auditing, logging and error handling.
Prepare environment scripts (MQ/DB) to set up the configuration of business services.
Perform unit and integration test to record the results.
Ensure proper documentation for handover to RAT/OAT/Warranty.
Support migration of modules across test environments to resolve middleware issues.
3.
Project Name : AIG
Client
AIG- American General
Role
Sr. Consultant
Organization
HCL Technologies Ltd.
Duration
09/2007 – 12/2007
Team Size
6
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
IBM WPS 6.0.2.3, IBM WID 6.0.2.2, IBM WBI Adapters (JText 5.6.5, MQ 2.8.2), IBM WebSphere MQ v6.0.2.2, IBM DB2,Solaris
Contribution
Recommend latest versions of IBM WebSphere Software after analyzing the topology of AIG.
Suggest changes to be incorporated in applications with respect to upgrade.
Upgrade of middleware infrastructure involving WPS, WID, WESB, WebSphere MQ, WBI Adapters, IBM packaged Data Handlers on Solaris.
Build and deployment of Applications in WebSphere Process Server.
Configure the Integration components for Dev, Test and Production.
Upgrade and Support of Production environment to resolve middleware issues.
2.
Client
Daimler Chrysler Australia
Role
Application Developer
Organization
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
Duration
11/2005 – 06/2007
Team Size
12
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
Microsoft Windows 2003, IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus v4.4, IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere MQ v5.3
Contribution
Installation and Configuration of WBI Server Express Plus.
Technical design and review.
Configure JText, JDBC, Email, MQ adapters according to Server Express Plus functionality.
Develop the integration components namely BO’s, Maps and Collaborations using WBI Server Express Plus toolset.
Design and Customize Delimited and Fixed Width Data Handlers for conversion from Business Objects to serialized data and vice-versa.
Perform Unit and Performance Test.
Configure the Integration components for SIT, UAT and Production.
Ensure proper documentation for UAT handover.
1.
Client
SuperValu
Role
Application Developer
Organization
Miracle Software Systems
Duration
03/2005 – 11/2005
Team Size
25
Environment
(with skill versions)
Software
Microsoft Windows 2000, IBM WebSphere InterChange Server v4.3, IBM WebSphere MQ v5.3
Contribution
Installation and Configuration of WebSphere InterChange Server.
Low level design of interfaces.
Configure JText, JDBC, Email, MQ adapters according to InterChange Server functionality.
Develop the integration components namely BO’s, Maps, Relationships, Connectors and Collaborations using WebSphere InterChange Server toolset.
Perform Unit and Performance Test.
Education
Degree
University
Year of Passing
B.E
VTU
2003
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Z2609877
Valid Upto : 10-June-2023
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Name
Rajesh Sreeram
Personal Email ID
*********@*****.***
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