RAGHU VIKAS

SINGH
E-Mail: [email protected]
Contact: +61-450179513(Australia)
+91-888-42742-33(India)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raghu-vikas-
singh-sql-server-dba-and-devops-engineer/

In quest of senior level assignments in Database technology with an organization of high repute.

PRECISE

 A technocrat with over 13+ years of professional experience in many aspects of Traditional RDBMS Server
Database and with good knowledge of cloud computing and DevOps.
 Providing SQL scalable solutions for ORM applications.
 Certified Microsoft Azure Developer, Azure Fundamentals and Microsoft Data Fundamentals.
 Comprehensive experience in Index Tuning, Query Tuning and Server Tuning of MSSQL Databases.
 Well versed with the knowledge concerning Analysis, Database Design, Database Archiving and Data
Warehouse, Resource/Capacity Planning, Documentation, and Implementation.
 Comprehensive experience of working on different database environments (Cluster, Log Shipping and Always-
On Group).
 Adept at all phases of SQL troubleshooting including locking, blocking, deadlocks, Parameter Sniffing, etc.
 Proven track record of successfully resolving complex SQL performance issues and demonstrated abilities in
comprehending new technologies with ease.
 Providing training and technical support to developers to ensure database performance, integrity, and security.
 Comprehensive experience in reducing the Microsoft SQL server cost, especially through consolidation in Hybrid
environment, and increasing performance of SQL Databases.
 Automatic tasks using Azure DevOps through DBATools.
 Major role in providing data analysis to make business decisions.

NOTEWORTHY HIGHLIGHTS

 Successful implementation of:

- Provided a scalable solution for an ORM application from 60K to 250K users.
- Disaster Recovery architecture
- 7/24/365 production support model.
- DBA guidelines, troubleshooting repository/wiki.
- Architecture to have nearly zero downtime for small database maintenance.
- Major DBMS Applications at financial, manufacturing, service, software development services.
 Successfully performed crash recovery for critical and time constrained cases.
 Reduced SQL Server licenses count from 907 to 380, and saved ~50 million without impacting business.
 Implementation of GMSA on 600+ instances within 9 months.
 Resolved many complex database outage issues for mission critical applications.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Database Administrator, Azure Data Services Consultant

 Certified Azure Fundamentals and Azure Data Fundamentals with hands-on experience of Azure cloud.
 10+ years of experience in Information Technology as a Microsoft SQL server Database Administrator.
 Installation, migration, and upgradation of SQL on-prem as well as on Azure Cloud servers.
 Monitoring and maintenance of SQL Clustering, AG and Database Log shipping.
 Implementation of SQL server standard guidelines for a reliable environment.
  Provide index creation strategy for improving the query runtime, especially for ORM applications in Azure
cloud.
 Provide solutions for the anti-pattern queries.
 Implementation of SQL server changes according to the applications’ workload for resolving performance
issues.
 Prepare the Power BI reports for recurrence incident analysis, vulnerability, inventory, health check, and
capacity metrics.
 Good skills in developing TSQL Queries to make business decision.
 Responsible for MSSQL service during the site shutdown activity.
 Hands on experience in handling very large database issues using Columnstore indexes and Partitioning.
 Manage 7k+ production databases with monitoring log space, disk space, deadlocks and blocking etc.
 Provide 24/7 On-Call support for critical production databases.
 Work well independently or as a part of a team, quick-learner, able to meet deadlines.

AWARDS RECEIVED

 Received DRA award (Department Recognition Award) thrice for reducing the project cost by implementing
the right SQL solution.
 Received numerous customers’ recognitions for reducing query runtime.
 Received MVP (Most Valuable Person) multiple times for providing DB solutions to customers.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE PREVIEW

 Software, Database : MSSQL/MySQL

 Cloud Computing : Azure
 Visualization : Power BI and MS Office 365 Applications

ACADEMICS AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

 Microsoft Azure DP-300 planned to certify by April,2023.

 Microsoft Azure Developers certified on Jan 19,2023.
 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals certified on Sep 12, 2022.
 Microsoft Azure Fundamental certified on Aug 22,2022.
 Achievement of SQLskills IE0 on 20th September 2021.
 Completed Brent Ozar’s Fundamental and Mastering Online Training in Oct 2021.
 B. Tech (Information Technology) from I.K. GUJRAL PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, JALANDHAR
2008 – 2012

ORGNANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Intel India Private Limited (BANGALORE) – From 3 August, 2011 – 18 Oct, 2023
I started my career in Intel in 2011, since then I have worked on different SQL projects as below.

Project #1 Scale up the application from 60K to 250K users

Role DBA
Duration 01/2022 – 10/2023
Team Size 8
Environment Database: SQL Server 2017, 2019 and 2022

Description: An ORM application’s database is split into 2 to allow with a few changes in the application.

Role and Responsibility: Lead the project under client’s supervision from convincing them on the solution to
coordinating with developers to build the solution to implementing the solution on the production DB.

Project #2 MSSQL Cost Saving by 40%

Role DBA
Duration 04/2019 – till date
Team Size 4
Environment Database: SQL Server 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019

Description: Reduce the SQL Server license cost by consolidating SQL instances.
Role and Responsibility: Make a migration plan, communicate with customers, perform the migration, and EOL
the existing servers.

Project #3 225 Instance Migration from SQL Server 2012 to 2016

232 Instance Migration from SQL Server 2008 to 2016/2019
Role DBA
Duration 05/2017 – till date
Team Size 4
Environment Database: SQL Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019

Description: SQL DB migration to get continue support from MS.

Role and Responsibility: Make a migration strategy and coordinate with customers to perform the migration.

Project #4 GMSA Implementation on 600+ Instances

Role DBA
Duration 07/2017 – 03/2018
Team Size 2
Environment Database: SQL Server 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019

Description: Making SQL instance complaint with security policies.

Role and Responsibility: Explore GMSA solution, test it, get technical review team’s approval and then
coordinate with customers to perform the changes.

PERSONAL DETAILS

 Visa Status : Permanent Residency (NSW 190 Skilled VISA)

 Address : 4A Tulip Court, Dubbo, NSW
 Global Location preferences : Australia, Sydney