Tech Lead | Senior Database Administrator
Current- Led DBRE Team Initiatives: Directed the DBRE (Database Reliability Engineering) team, conducting personalized 1:1 technical sessions to drive continuous improvement and elevate the team's technical proficiency.- Knowledge-Sharing Platform: Created and facilitated the Data Train agenda, organizing weekly sessions to promote knowledge exchange on emerging database technologies and best practices.- SQL Performance Optimization: Enhanced SQL query performance using advanced tuning techniques, implementing best practices to achieve measurable gains in system efficiency and speed.- Automated Maintenance Routines: Developed automated routines for UPDATE STATISTICS and reindexing (rebuild/reorganize) using Elastic Jobs, ensuring consistent database health with minimal manual intervention.- Proactive Resource Monitoring: Established comprehensive monitoring metrics in Grafana, enabling proactive resource analysis and system tuning for optimal database performance.- Critical Incident Resolution: Managed and resolved high-impact incidents across SQL (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (Redis, Cassandra, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, MongoDB) environments, minimizing downtime and maintaining system stability.- Python-Driven Automations: Developed Python scripts to streamline operations, including TTL management in Redis and importing AuditLogs for root cause analysis in Azure SQL Database, enhancing operational efficiency.- Database Migration Expertise: Successfully migrated SQL Server databases to Azure SQL and transferred data between SQL and Cassandra, ensuring data integrity and seamless transitions across platforms.- In-Depth Azure SQL Knowledge: Leveraged advanced understanding of Azure SQL Database tiers and limitations, utilizing Database Watcher (preview) to monitor and optimize database performance.