Arsalan Khan

Application Integration Middleware Specialist(Mainframe/Distributed)

- Rich experience in end-to-end management of IT Infrastructure, IT Operations, Service Delivery

Profile Summary

• Over 12 years of experience in IT Infrastructure Management, System Administration.

• Certified in IBM System Z Entry Level for Z/OS System Programmer.

• Currently associated IBM India Pvt Limited as Application Integration Middleware Specialist for State Street Corporation Client.

• Led infrastructure projects which included design, installation, configuration of various file transfer products and their integration in multiple platforms like Unix, Windows, Mainframe etc.

• Resolved high-severity incidents to ensure service availability with minimal delay and impact towards ensuring smooth operations of file transfer infrastructure environment; proved successful in handover process from TEST to LIVE environment.

• Expertise in:

System Administration of CONNECT:Direct (Sterling Commerce), Secure+,Axway Secure Transport,Sterling Integrator, File Agent (Sterling Commerce), PGP on Distributed and Mainframe platforms

Production Control and scheduling on Distributed/Mainframe platforms using Autosys,Zena, Zeke, Control-M

Mainframe Security Administration on RACF

• Developed, maintained and tested disaster recovery plans; performed security audit compliance checks on file transfer systems.

• Possess strong planning, communication, analytical & negotiation skills.

Key Impact Areas

~Disaster Recovery ~Manage File Transfer Integration & Migration ~Incident & Problem Management

~Business Continuity Planning ~Installation, Configuration & Troubleshooting ~Team Management

~ IT Infrastructure Management

Work Experience

IBM India Pvt Limited as Application Integration Middleware Specialist

Client: State Street Corporation

Role:

• Provide advice & guidance to different application/platform team for different project to setup file transfer connectivity as per their requirement.

• Coordinating with Infrastructure Designer to integrate file transfer specification inside the application design.

• Liaise with platform team to perform the pre-requisites for new installation.

• Installation & Configuration of Connect Direct on newly procured servers on varied platforms

• Successfully aligning existing documentation and standards to ITIL process enabling smoother production control process

• Configuration work for new connections on existing infrastructure.

• Mainframe,Unix /Batch and autosys batch scripting to initiate file transfer from source system.

• Successfully configuring and deploying Connect Direct, SFTP, FTP transfer setups on Axway Secure Transport and other in-house products.

• Onboarding of external 3rd parties on Axway Secure Transport, Connect Direct Secure+.

• Customized scripting as per application team linked to file transfer delivery.

• Drove resolution of pre and post implementation issues and conducted post action reviews including root cause analysis to identify gaps and improve MFT processes

• Remediation of existing Connect Direct server estate, upgrading UNIX, Windows Connect Direct Nodes to the latest audit approved versions and covering an estate of thousands of multi OS nodes.

• Successfully delivered multiple middleware internal/external 3rd party projects for Connect Direct, SFTP, FTPS transfers, File Agent, Autosys on UNIX (Solaris/AIX), Linux (REDHAT), Z/OS

• To renew the expiring Connect Direct certificates before time to make sure there are no issues related to this.

• To help the application team in performing DR tests to ensure BCP is in place.

• Monitor Incident queue and resolve them at the earliest for test environment and live proving test.

• Documentation & Review of deliverable as part of project i.e. handover details, project completion report & status report,BCP report.

• Secure Transport administration

• Troubleshooting on file transfer failures in Secure Transport.

• Configuration of Secure Transport in terms of user creation, Transfer site and subscription.

• Supporting in house products like LFG, EFG which uses FTP,SFTP, Connect Direct protocols for communication.

HCL Technology India, Noida as Mainframe System Specialist.

Role:

Worked in 2nd line support of Production Control & Scheduling, roles and responsibilities includes.

• Setting op Job Schedules in scheduler tool

• Running Adhoc jobs

• Setting up of new standard JCLs as per application requirements.

• Automation using REXX sripting

• Setting up and support of NDM/Connect scripts as per requirements.

• Move-It support, creating new accounts and file transfer setups

• Mainframe security Administration and access control using RACF.

• Administration of CICS online files in event of adhoc runs and interface issues with websites.

IT Skills

Operating Systems : Windows, Linux, ZOS

File Transfer Tools/Products : CONNECT:Direct (Sterling Commerce),

File Agent (Sterling Commerce),Axway Secure Transport, Move-IT etc.

Protocols : FTP, FTPS, SSH, SFTP, TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS etc.

Scheduling Tools : Autosys,Zeke,Zena, Control-M,OPC

Education

• B.Tech in Computer science from UPTU in 2008.

Certifications

• Certified in IBM System Z Entry Level for Z/OS System Programmer.

Personal Details

Date of Birth : 29th May 1985

Marital Status : Married

Nationality : Indian

Languages Known : English, Hindi

Address : Omaxe Palm Greens, Sec-MU,Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

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