SHAIK JAVEED
Associate Database Administrator
Hyderabad
Summary
SQL Server DBA with 5+ years of experience in database administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, and Azure cloud technologies. Seeking a challenging role where I can utilize my expertise in SQL Server, Azure IaaS, Always On Availability Groups, and troubleshooting to improve database performance, reliability, and business continuity.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Database Administrator
Datavail Infotech Pvt.Ltd
KADAPA, ANDHRA PRADESH
10.2024 - Current
- Diagnosed database synchronization issues causing replication failures from primary replica to secondary replica, then resolved underlying problems.
- analyzed scenarios where primary replica went down yet automatic failover did not activate, verifying availability mode and failover configuration
- applications fail connecting via availability group listener while direct server connections operate.
- Resolved SQL Server and WSFC lease timeout issues through log analysis of SQL Server error logs and cluster logs, pinpointing CPU or I/O bottlenecks and stabilizing the instance to avoid unnecessary failovers.
- Resolved quorum loss events in Always On availability groups by restoring cluster services, ensuring no split-brain scenario, and sustaining database availability.
- Managed large database migrations to minimize downtime by deploying varied implementation strategies.
- Managed SQL Server edition and version migrations across in-place upgrades and side-by-side migrations, ensuring compatibility verification and continuity between environments.
- Executed successful migration of large production databases from on-premises SQL Server to cloud environments.
- in use.
- experience installing SQL Server on cluster node; installation fails during cluster validation.
- investigated SQL Server installations with completion but SQL Server Agent service unavailable.
- Automated SQL Server installation across multiple servers simultaneously using PowerShell.
- Investigated performance degradation issues reported after SQL Server patch application and resolved root causes
- Began SQL Server patching, assessed whether progress stalled, and fixed the issue
- Applied patches to multiple SQL servers in production through automation, maintaining minimal downtime.
- Troubleshot SQL Server patch failures related to MSI and MSP package conflicts, restoring successful patching.
- Investigated patch failure causes on passive nodes across SQL Server failover cluster instances.
Technical Lead
HCL Technologies
02.2022 - 09.2024
- Managing and administering Microsoft SQL Server databases in production, development, and test environments.
- Monitoring database health, performance, blocking, deadlocks, and troubleshooting SQL Server issues.
- Performing database backup, restore, recovery, and disaster recovery activities.
- Configuring and maintaining High Availability solutions such as Always On Availability Groups, Log Shipping, Replication, and Clustering.
- Managing database security, user permissions, roles, and access controls.
- Performing SQL Server installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and migrations.
- Troubleshooting performance issues using execution plans, indexing strategies, wait statistics, and query tuning techniques.
- Managing Azure IaaS virtual machines and SQL Server workloads hosted in Azure.
- Working with Azure services related to database infrastructure and storage management.
- Automating routine DBA tasks using PowerShell scripting and SQL Server Agent jobs.
- Monitoring database growth, storage utilization, and capacity planning.
- Supporting production deployments, release activities, and critical incident management.
- Coordinating with application teams, infrastructure teams, and developers for database-related activities.
- Implementing database maintenance activities including index rebuild/reorganize, statistics updates, and integrity checks.
- Ensuring database availability, reliability, security, and compliance with organizational standards.
- Preparing technical documentation, SOPs, and operational reports for database environments.
Analyst
Optum Global Solutions
12.2017 - 02.2022
- Administered and maintained Microsoft SQL Server databases across production, UAT, and development environments.
- Executed database backup, restore, recovery, and refresh activities to ensure data integrity and availability.
- Monitored SQL Server performance metrics, identifying and resolving blocking sessions, deadlocks, and long-running queries to enhance system reliability.
- Managed database security, user accounts, permissions, and role-based access.
- Performed database backup, restore, recovery, and refresh activities as per business requirements.
- Performed SQL Server installation, patching, upgrades, and configuration activities.
- Worked on index maintenance, statistics updates, and database integrity checks to improve performance.
- Troubleshot database connectivity, login failures, job failures, and storage-related issues.
- Collaborated with application and infrastructure teams to streamline deployment and maintenance processes, ensuring minimal downtime.
- Created and maintained SQL Server Agent jobs, maintenance plans, and monitoring scripts.
- Participated in disaster recovery testing and failover activities.
- Maintained database health and availability in 24/7 production support environments.
Education
BBA -
Yogi Vemana University (YVU)
Andhra Pradesh05-2017
Skills
PERFORMANCE TUNNING
MS SQL DBA
AZURE DBA
POWERSHELL
TSQL
Certification
Azure 104
Timeline
Associate Database Administrator
Datavail Infotech Pvt.Ltd
10.2024 - Current
Technical Lead
HCL Technologies
02.2022 - 09.2024
Analyst
Optum Global Solutions
12.2017 - 02.2022
BBA -
Yogi Vemana University (YVU)