Azhagumuthu Muthu Esakkimuthu
Plainsboro,nj
Summary
Accomplished database professional with 20+ years of experience in Enterprise Database Strategy, Database Architecture & Optimization, and designing scalable solutions that drive business efficiency. Proven expertise in Performance Tuning & Monitoring, Automation & Scripting, and implementing cost-effective, high-availability systems across on-premises and cloud environments (Azure, AWS). Adept at leading large-scale migrations, strategic planning, and aligning database infrastructure with organizational objectives.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Database Engineer - Director
Cohen & Steers
10.2023 - Current
- Database Architecture & Optimization: Designed Azure SQL and on-premises architectures, reducing costs by 25% through elastic pools and Fabric-based data warehouse migrations
- Enterprise Strategy: Aligned database solutions with business goals, implementing DevOps-driven deployments, Azure Arc security assessments and DR strategies (Always on)
- Automation: Streamlined UAT/Dev restores using PowerShell and JAMS schedulers, cutting downtime by 30%
- Performance Monitoring: Leveraged Idera DM, Sumo Logic, and LogicMonitor for real-time insights
- Consistently delivered high-quality database solutions on time and within budget, earning recognition from management for excellence in job performance.
- Troubleshot and resolved critical database issues, minimizing downtime and maintaining business continuity.
Sr. Lead Infrastructure Engineer - VP
JPMorgan Chase
10.2022 - 10.2023
- Cloud Migration Strategy: Led migration of Sybase, MSSQL, and Oracle to AWS Aurora (MySQL/PostgreSQL) using Terraform and DMS
- Performance Tuning: Optimized RDS SQL Server and Aurora workloads, improving query speeds by 35%
- Automation: Deployed schemas to production via Liquibase and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring zero-error deployments
Database Reliability Engineer - Lead
Smarsh
06.2020 - 10.2022
- Architecture & Optimization: Migrated SQL Server (600TB→PB) and MySQL (5.8→8.11) with performance tuning for 20TB workloads
- Automation: Scripted EC2 instance builds and AlwaysOn AG configurations using PowerShell, reducing deployment time by 50%
- Monitoring: Implemented Datadog and Splunk for observability, resolving 95% of incidents proactively
Azure Cloud Administrator
EY (Remote)
03.2020 - 06.2020
- Cost Optimization: Saved 20% on Azure SQL costs via elastic pool migrations
- Automation: Deployed Azure DevOps pipelines for seamless CI/CD
Tech Lead / Cloud DBA
Refinitiv (Thomson Reuters)
09.2007 - 02.2020
- Enterprise Strategy: Directed cross-functional teams to design HA/DR solutions (AlwaysOn, replication) for global systems
- Architecture: Migrated on-prem databases to Azure/AWS, improving scalability and cutting storage costs by 40%
- Automation: Built monitoring tools and automated failovers, reducing incident response time by 50%
Production DBA Roles
Security Capital Assurance / Verizon
01.2001 - 01.2007
- Performance Tuning: Resolved critical production issues via RCA and query optimization
- Automation: Scripted routine maintenance tasks, improving operational efficiency
Education
MCA - Computer Science
Bharathidasan University
Skills
- SQL Server
- MySQL/Mariadb
- Oracle
- PostgreSQL
- Snowflake
- Azure/AWS
- Datadog/SolarWinds/Logicmonitor
- Azure Devops/Liquibase/Jenkins
- Docker
- PowerShell
- Terraform
Certification
AWS Certified Database – Specialty
Keywords
- Database Architecture
- Enterprise Strategy
- Performance Tuning
- Automation
- Cloud Migration
- CI/CD
- Scalability
- HA/DR
Timeline
Sr. Database Engineer - Director
Cohen & Steers
10.2023 - Current
Sr. Lead Infrastructure Engineer - VP
JPMorgan Chase
10.2022 - 10.2023
Database Reliability Engineer - Lead
Smarsh
06.2020 - 10.2022
Azure Cloud Administrator
EY (Remote)
03.2020 - 06.2020
Tech Lead / Cloud DBA
Refinitiv (Thomson Reuters)
09.2007 - 02.2020
Production DBA Roles
Security Capital Assurance / Verizon
01.2001 - 01.2007
MCA - Computer Science
Bharathidasan University
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