Database Administrator Sql Server

IMRAN ALI

484-***-**** New York City Area ******@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/immisjc

Objective

Experienced Cloud Database Professional with expertise in database administration, architecture and engineering across AWS/Azure/GCP cloud and on-prem environments. Skilled in high availability, performance optimization, cloud migrations and automation. Seeking a senior-level role in cloud databases technology, data platforms, or reliability engineering, where I can drive efficiency, security and innovation.

Summary

Cloud Database Administrator & Architect with over 10+ years of experience managing mission-critical database infrastructures across AWS/Azure and on-prem systems. Adept at leading several cloud migration projects, automation initiatives and database reliability improvements while ensuring high availability, performance, security, and scalability.

Areas of Expertise

Databases: Oracle 18/19c/23ai, MS SQL Server 2016/2019, MySQL/Aurora/MariaDB, MongoDB, Redshift

Operating Systems: Linux OS, Solaris, AIX, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows Server

Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Tools: OEM Grid Control, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Profiler, T-SQL, Foglight, OSwatcher, Oracle Exadata, SQL Developer, Goldengate, Jenkins, Ansible, ServiceNow, Snowflake

Security & Compliance: Database patching, Firmware upgrades, VPC Authentication, Data Masking, SOX Compliance (IT Audioboard), SSL deployment, Disaster Recovery

Automation & Scripting: Python, PowerShell, Shell Scripting, Terraform, CI/CD Pipelines, CloudWatch

Professional Experience

RingCentral – Senior Cloud Database Administrator (Dec 2020 – Feb 2025)

Managed Oracle, SQL Server, Mongo DB environments, ensuring 99.99% uptime & high availability

Deeply involved in the application development lifecycle, designing database structures, writing complex SQL queries, and optimizing performance to ensure smooth application functionality

Close collaboration with application development teams to translate application requirements into database design and implementation, ensuring data consistency and accuracy through proper data validation and constraint management

Restore & Recover databases using RMAN technology with Veritas NetBackup appliance

Implemented and managed backup strategies to protect critical application data and simulate business continuity plan to evaluate recovery scenarios, identify gaps and improves runbooks

Prioritizing database performance to ensure smooth application operation, optimized performance by tuning queries, indexes and database configurations, improving response times by 30%

Installed, configured and managed several Oracle databases, GoldenGate, Enterprise Manager Grid Control, Oracle Exadata, etc.

Led AWS migration project for the entire infrastructure stack for Oracle/SQL Server and Mongo DB

Participated in CMRs/JIRAs for new releases and db-patches, routine 24x7 DBA on-call activities

Implemented database security policies and automated CloudWatch alerts, reducing manual intervention by 40%

Collaborated with DevOps teams to streamline database deployments, reducing downtime by 50%

Bill.com – Senior Cloud Database Administrator/Architect (Dec 2018 – Dec 2020)

Designed and led the architecture of Oracle, MySQL/Aurora databases in AWS environments

Developed and automated ETL pipelines using Jenkins and cron jobs, improving data pipeline efficiency by 50%

Executed AWS migration strategies, ensuring zero downtime and optimizing costs

Working closely with developers to design logical database structures that align with application requirements

Integrated AWS CloudWatch alarms with PagerDuty, enhancing proactive issue resolution

Identifying and resolving database performance bottlenecks by optimizing queries, indexes, and database configurations

Defining and enforcing database security policies to control user access and protect sensitive data

Implemented a data masking framework, ensuring secure handling of sensitive production data

Working with JIRA for RTBs, project updates, configuration management and deployment tasks

Intuit – Senior Database Administrator Consultant (May 2017 – Nov 2018)

Managed Oracle and SQL Server environments for QuickBooks Online

Led AWS migration efforts, enhancing security with multi-factor VPC authentication

Automated database deployments with Jenkins and Ansible, reducing deployment time by 60%

Writing complex SQL queries to retrieve, manipulate, and update data within the application data

Implemented proactive CloudWatch monitoring, cutting incident response times significantly

Managing database schema changes and updates while minimizing disruption to applications

Optimized SQL queries, improving reporting performance by 40%

Cisco – Senior DBA Consultant (July 2015 – May 2017)

Administered Oracle and Cassandra databases for Cisco WebEx supporting millions of users

Led a large-scale Oracle 12c migration using Data Pump, reducing upgrade downtime

Developed shell scripts for RMAN backups, integrating with EMC Data Domain storage

Trained engineering teams on SQL query optimization, reducing execution times by 45%

Automated database archiving to AWS Glacier, cutting long-term storage costs by 40%

Education

MS in Information Science – Pennsylvania State University

BS in Computer Engineering – Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

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