Data Engineering Sql Server

Aravind Akkamma

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EXPERIENCE

Accounting Solutions Worcester, MA

Director of Data Services July 2020 - Present

● Oversaw installation, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise databases including Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, ensuring optimal performance, stability, and scalability across environments.

● Experience in working with Cloud technologies including AWS, Azure and OCI. (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) and data migrations.

● Led the team in executing daily database health checks, patch management, and version upgrades, while overseeing enterprise-wide backup, recovery, and high availability strategies, ensuring data integrity, operational continuity, and compliance with organizational SLAs.

● Defined and enforced user access policies and role-based permissions in alignment with corporate Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) standards, ensuring secure, auditable, and compliant database access controls.

● Implemented enterprise-grade data encryption, masking, and auditing tools to safeguard sensitive information, ensuring adherence to industry regulations including GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX as part of a comprehensive database security and compliance strategy.

● Monitored critical database performance metrics including CPU, memory, and I/O utilization, and led efforts in query optimization, index tuning, and storage planning using tools such as AWR, SQL Profiler, Extended Events, and Oracle Enterprise Manager to ensure peak system performance and scalability.

● Led and mentored a team of DBAs and database developers, fostering technical growth and aligning team efforts with organizational goals while collaborating closely with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless project execution.

● Reviewed third-party vendor database and software products, evaluated technical fit and compliance with enterprise standards, and provided recommendations to support informed decision-making and strategic adoption.

● Reviewed and approved database designs, change requests, and deployment plans to ensure performance, scalability, and adherence to best practices and compliance standards. State Street Corporation Boston, MA

Database Manager August 2018 - July 2020

● Enforced change management processes and automated database release workflows using custom scripts, reducing manual errors and deployment time.

● Managed cloud-native databases across platforms including Azure SQL, AWS RDS, and Oracle Cloud, ensuring high availability, security, and performance in multi-cloud environments.

● Implemented hybrid architecture and cloud migration strategies from on-premises systems to cloud platforms, while monitoring cost, usage, and performance to optimize resource allocation and ROI.

● Designed and implemented robust backup strategies using RMAN, SQL Server (Full, Differential, Transaction Logs) and native database tools to ensure data integrity and availability across enterprise environments.

● Managed failover configurations and conducted regular restore testing and disaster recovery simulations using tools like Oracle Data Guard, SQL Server Always On, and Log Shipping to validate system resilience and minimize downtime.

● Participated in daily Agile stand-up meetings to provide status updates, identify blockers, and ensure alignment with sprint goals, contributing to improved team collaboration and project visibility.

● Provided on-call support as part of rotation and assisted in deploying application release database scripts across development, UAT, and production environments, ensuring timely issue resolution and smooth, error-free deployments.

IBM Boston, MA

Database Manger July 2007 - August 2018

● Supported database deployments throughout application release cycles, ensuring smooth rollouts by coordinating with development and operations teams to minimize disruption and maintain data integrity.

● Maintained comprehensive documentation for database architecture, recovery procedures, configurations, and operational workflows to support consistency, compliance, and team knowledge sharing.

● Generated audit logs, compliance reports, and performance summaries, delivering key operational metrics and insights to management and auditors to support governance and regulatory requirements.

● Provided on-call production support as part of the team’s routine operations, ensuring timely issue resolution and maintaining system uptime and service reliability.

● Supported deployment of application release database scripts across Development, UAT, and Production environments, ensuring smooth rollouts and minimizing deployment-related issues, resulting in stable and consistent releases.

● Created logical and physical data models using Erwin Data Modeler, ensuring alignment with corporate naming conventions and metadata standards, while serving as a data steward to uphold data quality, consistency, and governance across enterprise systems.

● Monitored SQL Server performance metrics including CPU, memory, and disk I/O usage using built-in tools and dashboards,enabling proactive issue detection and system health optimization. SKILLS

Operating Systems: Linux, Windows.

Databases: Oracle, Azure SQL Server,MySQL,MySQL,PostgreSQL Cloud Technology:AWS LAMP stack, Azure Cloud Services, Docker Languages: PL/SQL, SQL, C, Shell script,PowerShell, C#, Python Tools: Jira, Confluence, Erwin,ServiceNow, Apache Kafka Certificate:Oracle certified DBA

Training:Oracle Exadata and Database Machine Administration, Oracle Goldengate Advanced Configuration and tuning. Oracle RAC Setup and tuning, OEM Grid Control. Oracle Performance Tuning. Linux System Administration training.

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Boston, MA

GBEP in Business Administration

Bapuji College of Engineering

Davanagere, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

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