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Jawid Hussaini

Senior Database Administrator
Germantown,MD

Summary

Experienced and results-driven Database Administrator with over 8+ years of expertise in designing, implementing, and optimizing database systems. Strong expertise in installation, configuration migration, security, data modeling in SQL Server.Automating database infrastructure, repeatedly successful in navigating complex environments. Proven track record of managing, and monitoring databases to ensure the servers and databases run reliable and stable. Driving efficiency improvements and establishing data integrity and security. Seeking to leverage technical skills and leadership experience to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications

Work History

Senior Database Administrator

Churchill Downs
02.2019 - Current

Managed performance and reliability for critical servers and databases, tuned queries, identified bottlenecks and expensive operations

Designed, implemented, and maintained mission-critical database systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Created custom tools for monitoring and managing SQL Server.

Developed monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify performance issues and mitigate potential risks.

Collaborated with software development teams to optimize database schemas and queries,improving application performance and user experience.

collaborated with other IT professionals, such as software developers, system administrators, and network engineers, to ensure that database systems meet the requirements of applications and infrastructure.

Configured SQL Server feature Always on High Availability Group for disaster recovery and high availability.

Installed, configured SQL Server and troubleshooted to solve issues.

Recommended modernization and standardization for better database performance.

Developed monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify performance issues and mitigate potential risks.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate databases with applications and infrastructure, ensuring seamless operation and data consistency.

Automated SQL Server installations, configuration through Powershell.

Managed and monitored PostgresSQL and SQL Server in RDS AWS.

Migrated BI databases from on premises to snowflake used Fivetran.

Designed dashboard for report through Xtraction in Ivanti for vendors, used data model tool for designing and extracting data report in Xtraction.

Created and managed EC2 instances in AWS,configured elastic load balancer for distributing traffic.

Managed and monitored servers and databases backups through Rubrik.

Configured SQL Server replication remotely and locally for large databases.




Database Administrator

First Bank, Charlotte, NC
04.2015 - 12.2018

Established monitoring, alerting, performance tuning and diagnosing issues for production databases.

Designed and build databases for production and developed environment used SQL (SQL Query Language).

monitored database performance, troubleshooted issues, and performed regular maintenance tasks such as database backups, software upgrades, and patch installations to keep the database systems running smoothly.

created data models that represent the relationships between different data elements and entities within the database, ensuring data integrity and consistency.

Implemented security measures to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and industry standards, used Transparent Data encryption and column security.

developed and implemented backup and recovery strategies to ensure data availability and integrity in case of system failures, disasters, or human errors.

Migrated databases from sql server to Azure SQL database used DMS

Configured always on high availability group for disaster recovery and load balancer.

Partitioned large tables for better performance and maintenance tasks.

UsedSQL Server Profiler, Extended Events, Management Views (DMVs) to monitor query performance.




Education

Bachelor of Computer Science -

Kateb University
Kabul
05.2001 -

Skills

    Performance Tuning and Optimization

Data Modeling and Design

SQL Server Replication

Cloud: AWS, Azure

Database Management systems: SQL Server Oracle, Mongo DB

Tools: Rubrik, Spotlight, Redgate

Always on High availability Group

PowerShell, T-SQL Writing

Data Security

High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Backup and Recovery

Ivanti Data Extraction

Snowflake, Fivetran

Certification

Microsoft Database Administrator (MCSA)

Timeline

Senior Database Administrator

Churchill Downs
02.2019 - Current

Database Administrator

First Bank, Charlotte, NC
04.2015 - 12.2018

Bachelor of Computer Science -

Kateb University
05.2001 -
Jawid HussainiSenior Database Administrator