William ***

CAREER SUMMARY

Database Administrator with 10 years of experience managing, securing and optimising enterprise database environments across on-premises and cloud infrastructure. Experienced in database administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, disaster recovery and database security. Strong technical background across Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Oracle, with hands-on experience supporting business-critical production environments and collaborating with development, infrastructure and cloud engineering teams.

EDUCATION

Monash University, Melbourne VIC
Bachelor of Information Technology, February 2012 – December 2015

CERTIFICATIONS

Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, 2021
Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate, 2018
AWS Certified Database – Specialty, 2023

EXPERIENCE

Enterprise Data Services, Melbourne VIC — Senior Database Administrator, January 2021 – Current

Manage and support highly available production database environments across Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Oracle platforms.
Monitor database performance, availability and capacity across business-critical applications and identify potential issues before they impact production services.
Perform database performance tuning including query optimisation, indexing, execution plan analysis and configuration improvements.
Design and maintain backup, recovery and disaster recovery strategies to support business continuity and recovery objectives.
Configure and maintain high-availability environments using SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, replication and other database resilience technologies.
Manage database security including user access, roles, permissions, encryption and auditing in accordance with organisational security policies.
Support database migrations and upgrades across on-premises and cloud environments, coordinating activities with application and infrastructure teams.
Automate recurring database administration tasks using PowerShell, Python and SQL scripts, reducing manual operational effort.
Develop monitoring and alerting solutions to track database health, storage capacity, replication status, backup completion and performance metrics.
Lead database incident investigations and work with development and infrastructure teams to resolve complex production issues.
Mentor junior database administrators and contribute to database standards, operational procedures and technical documentation.

Technology Services Australia, Melbourne VIC — Database Administrator, January 2018 – December 2020

Administered Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases supporting enterprise applications and internal business systems.
Performed database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades and ongoing maintenance across development, testing and production environments.
Monitored database performance and investigated slow queries, blocking, deadlocks and resource utilisation issues.
Designed and maintained automated backup and restore procedures and regularly tested database recovery processes.
Managed database users, roles and permissions while applying security and access-control policies.
Assisted with database migrations, schema changes and application deployments in collaboration with software development teams.
Created SQL scripts for database maintenance, reporting, data validation and operational automation.
Maintained database documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures and recovery runbooks.
Participated in on-call support and incident response for production database environments.

Melbourne Business Systems, Melbourne VIC — Junior Database Administrator, January 2016 – December 2017

Assisted senior database administrators with the daily operation and maintenance of SQL Server and Oracle database environments.
Monitored database availability, storage capacity, scheduled jobs and backup processes.
Supported routine database backups, restoration testing and maintenance activities.
Assisted with user account creation, permissions management and database access requests.
Investigated basic database performance issues including long-running queries and resource utilisation.
Developed SQL queries and scripts to support data validation, reporting and database administration tasks.
Maintained technical documentation and operational records for database environments.
Worked with application support and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot database-related incidents.
TECHNICAL SKILLS

Database Platforms: Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, MySQL, Azure SQL Database, Amazon RDS

Database Administration: Installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, database maintenance, user management, permissions and access control

Performance: Query optimisation, execution plans, indexing, statistics, performance monitoring, blocking and deadlock analysis

High Availability & Disaster Recovery: SQL Server Always On, replication, database clustering, backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning, business continuity

Cloud Databases: Microsoft Azure, Azure SQL Database, AWS RDS, cloud database migration and management

Security: Database security, encryption, auditing, access control, privileged access management, security monitoring

Automation & Scripting: SQL, PowerShell, Python, Bash, scheduled jobs, database automation

Monitoring & Tools: SQL Server Management Studio, Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, Grafana, Redgate, Git

Professional Skills: Incident management, technical documentation, stakeholder communication, problem-solving, change management, mentoring and team collaboration

Education

2012-02 to 2015-12
Bachelor of Information Technology
Monash University, Melbourne VIC

Certifications

Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate — 2018
Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate — 2021
AWS Certified Database – Specialty — 2023

Skills

Database Administration | Microsoft SQL Server | PostgreSQL | Oracle | MySQL | Azure SQL | AWS RDS | Database Performance Tuning | Query Optimisation | Indexing | Backup & Recovery | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | SQL Server Always On | Database Security | Cloud Databases | Database Migration | SQL | PowerShell | Python | Database Monitoring | Incident Management | Automation

Occupation: Database Administrator

Experience: 10 years

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Skills: SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle

Experience: 10 years

Daily rate: AUD 650

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