Freelancer Profile

I am a Senior / Principal Database Administrator and Platform Engineer with 11+ years of deep production experience designing, automating, and operating mission-critical database platforms across SQL Server, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. I architect and deliver automation-first database platforms—from Terraform-based SQL Server VM deployments on GCP to fully automated Always On Availability Group and Distributed AG failover. My work eliminates manual DBA effort while improving availability, performance, recovery confidence, and compliance. My expertise spans: SQL Server (on-prem, GCP, Azure, AWS) – HA/DR, performance tuning, migrations, lifecycle automation MongoDB Atlas – architecture, backup/restore, audit-ready recovery PostgreSQL (Cloud SQL – GCP) and Oracle production environments Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, DR testing, observability, and FinOps I operate at the intersection of database engineering, cloud architecture, business continuity and cloud/database certifications from Microsoft and Google Cloud. I am known for setting standards, building scalable platforms, and acting as a trusted technical authority for complex database and modernisation initiatives.