Ravi Chandra

Mail:[email protected] Phone: +91-7569114939

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Over 4.2 Years of experience in SQL Server Administration, Maintenance and Implementation of databases
in Microsoft SQL Server. I was actively engaged in database administration and proficient in use of
administrative tools. My expertise includes Setting up Disaster Recovery Plans, High Availability
Configurations and Database Performance Monitoring, Backup Strategies, Database Job Scheduling,
Troubleshooting and Debugging skills.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Experience in the field of Database Administrator for large and complex databases in SQL Server
2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012.
 Extensive experience in Installation and configuration of SQL Server 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012.
 Administering the MS SQL Server by creating logins with appropriate roles, dropping and unlocking
the logins, monitoring the user accounts, creation of groups, granting the privileges to users and
groups.
 Monitor Scheduled Jobs, Live Production Environment and other automation Jobs.
 Good experience in configuring the various backups and scheduling them.
 Export & import the data Transfer from access, Excel, Access, flat files to SQL Database.
 Refresh the databases from prod to test environment.
 Hands on experience in implementing the high availability techniques like Log shipping, Mirroring
and Fail-over Clustering and Always on.
 Good experience in managing the Indexes and managing rebuild index and reorg jobs.
 Configuring and managing the Transaction replication and verifying Replication Monitoring
(Maintenance of Agents and Publisher, Subscribers and Distributors)
 Performing the Cluster installation and adding the nodes in the respective servers in SQL Server
2012, 2014 and performing failover activities and patching activities.
 Analysing the growth, CPU and memory utilization trend of all PROD DBs and giving capacity
proposal as required.
 Experienced in identifying the performance bottlenecks at database and server level by monitoring
CPU usage, I\O statistics, Memory usage with DMVs, DBCCs, SQL activity monitor, Performance
monitor, SQL profiler.
 Configuring, automating DBA maintenance and monitoring tasks like Standard DBA maintenance
jobs (Backups, Index optimize and Integrity checks), Alert and DB mail.
 Good experience in migration and up gradation activities.
 Good experience in configuring and maintaining always on.
 Good Experience in Applying the DR activities using Backup and restore and log shipping.
EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

Working as Senior Associate Database Administrator in NTT DATA, Chennai Dec 2023 to Present.
Working as Professional Database Administrator in DXC Technology, Chennai Dec 2021 to Mar 2023.
Worked as Jr.DBA in ATOS, Pune since Oct 2019 to Nov 2021.

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 EDUCATIONAL DETAILS:

 Completed Masters from J.N.T UNIVERSITY, Ananthapuram in Year 2013.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OS Windows Family 2012,2016 and 2019

RDBMS MS SQL Server ( 2012,2014,2016,2019)
Programming Languages T-SQL,Basic knowledge on PowerShell
Performance Monitoring Tools Windows Perf MON, SQL Profiler, DTA, Index Tuning wizard.
Tools Service Now,Remedy
High Availability techniques Log shipping, Mirroring, Replication, Clustering and Always ON

PROJECT DETAILS:

Client 1 : NSE (National Stock Exchange)

Company : NTT DATA
Role : Senior Associate Administrator
Period : Dec 2023 – Till Date
Team size : 12

The National Stock Exchange was initially founded in Cincinnati in the year of 1885. It was previously
known as the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, but moved to Chicago in 1995 and distorted its name in 2003.
The National Stock Exchange can also refer to stock in India or Australia. Now, NSE is one of the most
significant and most superior stock markets in India. NSE is the third biggest stock exchange in the
world.

 Managing around 800 servers and 2200 databases and supporting max size of 2 TB.
 Installing, configuring and upgrading SQL server 2012 and 2014,2016,2019 in prod and development
and testing environments.
 Resolving Blocking and Deadlocks by using SQL command.
 Administering database processes; establishing and maintaining backup and recovery policies &
procedures on the SQL Server .
 Good experience in configuring the various backups and scheduling them.
 Configuring and troubleshooting in Mirroring, Replication, Always On & Log shipping.
 Monitoring Disk Space of all the servers and shrink the data and log files.
 Applying Service Packs in different versions of MS SQL servers.
 Adding space on standalone database, principal and mirror databases.
 Migration and up gradation of servers and databases.
 Good experience in configuring and maintaining always on.
 Daily checking the issues like backup failures, failed logins and resolve the issues.
 Daily checking the assigned tickets and resolve the tickets depends on the priority levels.

Client 2 : Deutsche Bank

Company : DXC Technology
Role : Database Administrator
Period : Dec 2021 – Till Date
Team size : 14

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 Deutsche Bank AG is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company
headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The bank's network spans 58 countries with a large presence in
Europe, the America and Asia. The company is a universal bank with four major divisions: Investment
Bank, Corporate Bank, Private Bank and Asset Management (DWS). The object of the company is to
transact banking business of all kinds, to promote and facilitate trade relations between Germany, other
European countries and overseas markets. SQL Server team provides database administration for all
applications that use SQL Server as backend. Performed database monitoring and ensure high
availability of database(s) and hence-forth the applications.

Responsibilities:

 Administering database processes; establishing and maintaining backup and recovery policies &
procedures on the SQL Server.
 Participating in daily DBA meeting; following up with the pending tickets and task.
 Resolving Blocking and Deadlock issues by using SQL command.
 Rebuilding the indexes at regular intervals for better performance.
 Executing database administration activities such as backup & recovery, failover clustering,
configuration failure, apply patches to instances.
 Configuring and troubleshooting in Mirroring, Replication, Always On & Log shipping.
 Monitoring Disk Space of all the servers and shrink the data and log files.
 Applying Service Packs in different versions of MS SQL servers.
 Adding space on standalone database, principal and mirror databases.
 Providing 24x7 technical database supports for SQL Database system, rendering support and resolving
queries as per the SLAs.

Client 3 : WELLPOINT HEALTHCARE, USA.

Company : ATOS
Role : Junior DBA
Period : Oct 2019 – Nov 2021
Team size : 8

WellPoint is a Health Care project that handles 400 GB of database on more than 1000+ servers. WellPoint,
Inc. is the largest health benefits company in terms of commercial membership in the United States. This
project includes providing security to users database related to Hospitals aspects.

Responsibilities:-

 Involved in Installation and configuration of MS SQL Server 2019,2016,2014 and 2012 in Windows
environment.
 Applying SQL Server patches and hot fixes.
 Configuring and maintaining Database Backups.
 Responsible for setting up the Transaction Replication for the high availability purpose.
 Daily checking and resolving the tickets depends on the priority levels.
 Responsible for performing Database Maintenance activities like rebuilding/reorganizing indexes
update statistics, checking database integrity and clean up history on regular intervals.
 Enrolling users, controlling and monitoring User Access to the database, and maintaining system
security.
 Applying patches to Test/Dev/Productions servers.

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  Doing Weekly Refresh of Database from Production to Test Environment.
 Executing scripts in prod environment.
 Working on blocking and disk space issues and query slowness issues.
 Able to perform the Failover and Failback activities in Cluster environment.

PERSONAL DETAILS

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 Languages : English, Telugu

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