- Enhanced WebSphere Transformation Extender (WTX) maps and core WMB flows to enable Cash ISA processing.

- Performed analysis of live defects pertaining to WMB/WMQ and communicating proposed resolutions to Architects and Senior Management.

- Resolved defects involving Java/Voice Recognition front-end applications, WMB/WMQ/WTX middleware and VISA/CICS backend systems.

- Implemented additional functionality and performance fixes against existing ESQL and core WMB flows.

- Investigated failures in WTX maps using debugging techniques within WebSphere TX Design Studio and on Solaris hosts.

- Provided best practise advise regarding WMB functionality, ESQL coding and WMB flow design.

- Responsible for developing some of the core code that forms the basis for the Enterprise Service Bus.

- Designed business services from Use Cases to enable integration between WebSphere Portal and SAP.

- Enhanced existing code to use additional functionality offered by latest product version.

- Providing technical query resolutions regarding business service design documents to the team of offshore developers.

- Implemented defect fixes.

- Developed SQL scripts to provide the underlying requirements for successful code deployment.

- Devised and implemented the SIBus/MQ infrastructure required to support SOAP/JMS messaging between WPS and WMB.

- Responsible for configuration of WPS, WAS, and WMB to allow SOAP/JMS messaging using WS-Security username authentication.

- Responsible for installation and configuration of the development Message Broker domain.

- Ensured coding standards by reviewing micro-design and Message Broker flows/code and advised on best practices.

- Designed, developed and implemented core message flows for the Enterprise Service Bus in an MQ/HA clustered environment.

- Implemented code fixes and enhancements for exception handling and message replay flows, and general bug fixing for message flows.

- Responsible for developing code and configuring infrastructure for integrating Government agencies systems with the Enterprise Service Bus.

- Ensured team coding standards by performing peer reviews on micro-design and code.

- Configured WebSphere Application Server/ WebServices Gateway to enable external access to the Enterprise Service Bus.

- Provided messaging infrastructure support (WMQ/Mercator) at one of the largest Systems Integration Architectures in Europe.

- Implemented Mercator, WMQ, and bespoke adapter configuration changes to enable data connections between applications.

- Responsible for WMQ upgrades and general administration of WMQ environment.

- Responsible for pro-active WMQ checks to highlight potential non-delivery of critical messages.

- Provided reactive support for operational problems pertaining to the AstraZeneca messaging infrastructure.

- Executed and submitted computer validation tests on component changes and performed security health checking to ITCS104 standards.

- Created, tested, documented and implemented the methodologies for recovering critical applications in the event of a disaster on site.

- Responsible for application and operating system upgrades including - testing, implementation, communications with users, change control.

- Produced technical knowledge documents for distribution to team members and addition to Intellectual Capital database.

- Evaluated and implemented process control interfaces (OPC,FRRNI) to enable central collection and analysis of chemicals production data.

- Trained offshore resource to a level that enabled them to support chemicals production/despatch applications off-site and out-of-hours.