Experience

Tuva

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Oracle Middleware Engineer/DBA

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Provide Oracle 12c WebLogic Server support to multiple mission-critical applications for the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) of Food and Drug Administration (FDA).- Architecture planning, web application deployments, installation and configuration in web application and data tiers for performance and high availability- OEM Grid Control 12c Agent installation & configuration- Create new and update existing Oracle database accounts for frontend application users; troubleshoot account issues- Stand up new Dev and Test environments based on application requirements (App & Web tiers)- Participate and/or lead troubleshooting and tuning sessions with development teams, end users and any other required parties in response to functionality or performance issues- Plan and implement middleware upgrades and patches to stay current and on supported patchsets and versions- Create and update documentation for new and existing applications including Technical Systems Design (TSD), Version Design Document (VDD), Installation and configuration guides, etc.



Northrop Grumman

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Oracle Application Administrator

  • Jan 2012 - Nov 2015

  Provided WebLogic/OAS application server support to Defense Operational Environmental Health & Readiness System (DOEHRS)- Install, configure, and troubleshoot clustered environment, performance tuning, deployments, security hardening, Single Sign-on (SSO) Authentication integration, automate routine administration tasks using shell scripts- Perform software installations, configuration, application migrations, and maintenance of J2EE software products (Business Objects, Informatica, Oracle Client) on UNIX and/or Windows platforms in all Test and Production environments for the - Troubleshoot application issues and provide ongoing middleware support to the application development cycle involved with application design, deploying code, and resolve any infrastructure problems; Analyze server and application logs for Help Desk ticket resolution- Monitor application/database servers for issues with disk space, CPU usage, memory problems or other system issues that may impact the end-users; investigate and provide a resolution- Provide support to the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) Network and OS System Administrators for scheduled and unscheduled maintenances- Coordinate and implement security vulnerability or quarterly patch updates (CPUs) per annual security reviews and risk assessments; respond to ad-hoc requests from the Defense Health Service Systems (DHSS) for information to remediate security concerns- Create and maintain project documentation for all new processes, including application deployment, configuration, troubleshooting and resolution path for knowledge integration- Identify and implement process improvements; mentor and provide guidance to less experienced personnel- Participate in project release and deployment planning activities to support component and integration testing initiatives; Attend weekly DHSS/DISA meetings to discuss upcoming maintenance activities



Accenture

• Ireland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Oracle Middleware Engineer, US Treasury (IRS.gov)

  • May 2006 - Jan 2012

  Provided WebLogic/OAS application server support and maintenance on a diverse range of subsystems, including infrastructure architecture, software installs, application deployments, systems integration and security for J2EE applications for the US Treasury (IRS.gov) website.- Build, configure and administer Oracle WebLogic Application Servers, Sun One Web Servers, Apache Web Server (Windows), Autonomy Search Engine on a Solaris 10 and AIX OS platform- Provide on-call rotational support to diagnose and troubleshoot all web middleware services in a production environment of the IRS.gov website, ensuring production systems are online and available- Work with technical/functional leads and developers to implement/troubleshoot new and existing applications and provide ongoing middleware support, capacity planning, and performance tuning; assist with transitioning final application to Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team- Work with internal vulnerability management team on identification and remediation of security issues; Apply application/web server quarterly and security vulnerability patches- Administer Windows Server 2003 (user accounts) for 200 internal users and Version Control System (PVCS) including troubleshooting application errors, configuration management, and user accounts- Responsible for mentoring new team members with migration process, weekly O&M tasks, system infrastructure, build and deployment process- Develop and maintain shell scripts and cron jobs to automate new and existing processes for more streamlined deployments- Participates in Design Review Board (DRB) meetings to provide technical expertise and guidance to ensure quality standards and functional/technical requirements are met; make recommendations on technical improvements to the application- Create and update reusable process and procedures to ensure rapid reconstruction (disaster recovery) of services in the event of an outage or loss