Solutions-focused professional with 6.5 years' experience providing rapid and in-house technical support in Database Administration. Adept in analyzing information system needs, evaluating end - user requirements, custom designing solutions & troubleshooting complex information systems management. Exceptional work ethic; routinely use available time to solve organizational problems, ability in multi-tasking and timely completion of all assignments. Well versed in a variety of common operating systems, database applications, and hardware with a proven ability to master new tools and technologies quickly. Capable of handling complete project work within the specified priorities and deadlines.
As a Senior Database Administrator I have successfully taken on various responsibilities to keep database systems online for internal applications also provides timely support for migrations from on - prem to cloud. Troubleshoot various SQL Performance issues and do query tuning. Works on T - SQL and Power shell to automate tasks.
• Performed SQL Server migrations for databases running on Windows OS 2012 to cloud or on-premises servers as a part of Tech Refresh project.
• Fixed differential backup failure issue due to LSN chain break by applying registry setting to VSS Writer to take copy only full backups on 500+ Azure VM's using PowerShell script.
• Created linked servers between Azure SQL and Azure Synapse also between Azure SQL and VM.
• Installed SQL Server 2019 on different cloud environments like AWS EC2, Azure VM, and GCP.
• Working on Red Gate for monitoring SQL Servers across all environments.
• Migrated databases from on premises to Azure SQL and Azure SQL MI.
• Created Always ON Availability Groups and configured listeners for Azure, AWS servers.
• Migrated databases from on premises to different cloud IAAS environments like Azure, AWS, GCP.
• Developed Power Shell scripts to run any TSQL scripts on multiple SQL Server at a time.
• Mainly involved in performance troubleshooting and configuration changes in cloud VM's after migrations.
I started as a database admin for SQL Server and supported client projects like SABIC and General Electric. I got involved in various activities, such as DR drills, maintaining backups, performing database restores, and script executions. I also worked on various monitoring tools for SQL Server. Implemented the SQL audit project and handled Azure and AWS database services.
• SQL Server installations on windows box.
•Configuration and Deployment of operational jobs, maintenance plans for monitoring databases.
• SQL Server security and upgrade of SQL Server and migration of databases.
•Used SQL profile to monitor the server performance, debug T-SQL and slow running queries
•Hands-on experience in creating logins and troubleshooting login related issues.
• Configured Log shipping, Mirroring on SQL SERVER Databases.
• Driven Disaster Recovery (DR) Drills successfully.
• Used Database consistency checks using DBCC utilities.
• Worked on applying the latest patches and service packs based on vulnerability reports.
• Performed backup and restore of databases.
• Good knowledge on Windows Clusters.
• Performed day to day activities such as monitoring SQL Server health checM
• Regular monitor of the server which includes Backup Jobs, Disk Space and Block monitoring,
• Monitor IDERA Services and SCOM alerts.
• A good idea in monitoring applications like SCOM, IDERA, SQL SAFE.
• Currently handling SQL SERVER databases in AWS RDS and Azure SQL, Azure VM, Azure SQL Managed Instance environments.
• Experience with Cloud database hosting providers AWS EC2.
• Troubleshoot performance related issues with respect to SQL SERVER.
• Basic knowledge of T-SQL and PowerShell scripts.
•AIso fixed issues related to T-SQL scripts in the database environment.
• Production support experience for critical database systems
• Monitor and optimize system performance
• Implement, configure, and troubleshoot database instances and replication, partitions, storage and security.
•Provide afterhours support for the SQL database/app infrastructure when required.
• Participate in Cost efficiency & Service improvement initiatives, Incident Management and RCA.
• Perform capacity planning and forecast of storage, database growth and server utilization.
• Knowledge of backups, restores, recovery models, database shrink operations, DBCC commands, Clustering
• Worked with Always ON Availability groups, clustering, replication, log shipping, mirroring and storage replication technologies like HORCM.