Akash Sharma Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Greater Seattle Area

Automation:Led automation efforts for mission-critical systems. Implemented CI/CD using shell/PLSQL scripts, Ansible, and Git to apply database changes, reducing maintenance windows and eliminating human errors.Migration:Migrated telecom applications with over 100K TPS from virtual to cloud-native environments.Spearheaded zero-downtime application and data migrations, implementing optimizations such as residence connection pooling techniques to save 20% in CPU costs.Led high-impact projects for non-SIM platforms, including on-premises data migrations to hybrid cloud and AWS, new functionality releases, and product updatesIncident Management:Monitored incident metrics (MTTR, MTTA), user impact, and conducted root cause analysis (RCA).Proactive Monitoring:Implemented essential measures to safeguard against security threats, creating policies for proactive monitoring and patching using AWS CloudWatch, AWS Inspector, OEM, Splunk, and CyberArk.Leadership:Oversaw operations of application supporting 90million users with over 120k TPS.Partnered with solution directors to create strategic proposals aligning business and technology objectives.Working closely with development and product teams in rolling new features and grooming priorities. Creating stories, epic and maintaining scrum dashboard.Established program structures, prioritized backlogs, engaged teams, coordinated with partners, and implemented automation.Pre-Sales:Participated as a Database SME in numerous presales activities, authored HLDs, LLDs, and SOWs.Led several POCs to migrate from enterprise to open-source databases like Postgres and Cassandra, and from on-premises to cloud, including Exadata X6 to X10.Technical Program Management:Certified Agile PM led teams from project initiation to closure.Created ballpark budgets, burn rate projections, hiring plans, and presented progress and risk reports to stakeholders.

Greater Seattle Area

• Data Modelling:Created IAM data model in RDBMS for a Tier 1 telecom operator in the US, successfully migrating existing customers from a previous LDAP structure.Network and Infrastructure:Architected database hardware and network design for hosting over 200 million digital subscribers, achieving maximum performance and availability in a fresh implementation.Data Migration:Migrated over 100 million telecom subscribers from commodity hardware to purpose-built Exadata X6 with zero downtime, ensuring seamless service continuity.Consolidation:Led cross-functional teams in designing and delivering data consolidation for multiple products on a single database environment across multiple availability zones, resulting in significant operational cost savings of over $5 million.Data Architecture:Collaborated with development teams and customers to create a master data catalog (MDM), develop SQL reporting scripts for monitoring telecom subscribers, and manage data anomalies.Created ETL scripts to migrate data to reporting servers, ensuring efficient data flow and accuracy.

Noida Area, India

• Led application and database lifecycle management and cloud migration projects for major clients like T-Mobile USA. Directed large-scale cloud database modernizations, ensuring high availability and scalability. • Developed strategic roadmaps for database migrations, reducing system downtime and ensuring • seamless cloud integration. • Design and deploy content management for suppliers.• Design and implemented Oracle iSupplier and online inventory system in DMZ for prominent telecom operator in Middle East.• Supported deployment and integration of LDAP database Oracle unified Directory running on web server.• Worked Oracle E-business suite DBA for HRMS application.

• Responsible for conducting pre-study and implementation for new products in Data center. • Deploy Governance risk compliance (GRC), ERP, IBM Maximo, IBM CDC and Oracle Goldengate for multiple requirements.• Implemented multiple high-profile oracle database programs for Bharti Airtel, including Oracle database upgrades, CRM and HRMS system integration, and performance optimization. • Managed budgets and resources across various projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and timelines. • Integration of Oracle GRC, Oracle DB, Oracle EBS, Stellent (Content Server), IIS, Tomcat Apache. • Deployment of IBM Maximo application on WAS (Web Server).

• Provided engineering support for Oracle Applications Databases used in critical retirement planning systems for US-based organizations. • Engineering support to OAB (Health and Other Benefits Service) used by several US organizations for retirement plans. • Executing weekend Tech-window and monthly installation on production. This includes co-ordination with different teams which work for OS and hardware.

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