AKURI KOTI REDDY

Directly took the KT from the client in the Client location (Noida) and prepared the AID\IID documents and shared with the offshore Team.

• Client Coordination & Documentation: Conducted knowledge transfer (KT) sessions at client locations, prepared detailed AID/IID documents, and shared with offshore teams for seamless collaboration.
• Database Installation & Configuration: Installed and configured MySQL servers across multiple versions in standalone and clustered environments, ensuring optimal setup for production and development needs.
• Database Management & Maintenance: Managed MySQL databases, including schema creation, object management (tables, views, indexes), and storage optimization.
• High Availability & Replication: Configured MySQL replication (Master-Slave, Master-Master), clustering, and automatic failover solutions to ensure continuous availability.
• Performance Tuning & Query Optimization: Conducted in-depth query analysis, index optimization, and system tuning to enhance database performance and reduce query latency.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Designed and implemented robust backup and recovery strategies, including point-in-time recovery, automated backup schedules, and storage management.
• Security & Access Management: Administered user roles, access controls, and security audits to safeguard database integrity and protect sensitive data.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Monitored servers for memory, CPU, and disk utilization using tools like PMM and Nagios, identifying and resolving production issues quickly.
• Infrastructure & Capacity Management: Collaborated with infrastructure teams to manage disk capacity, migrate storage mount points, and scale database resources as needed.
• Automation & Scripting: Developed shell scripts to automate routine database tasks, backups, and monitoring processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Version Upgrades & Migrations: Performed MySQL version upgrades, database migrations, and tested compatibility to ensure smooth transitions with minimal downtime.
• Cross-Technology Expertise: Worked with MySQL alongside MSSQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, handling multi-database environments with ease

• Database Monitoring & Alerts: Independently managed MySQL databases across multiple environments (development, test, UAT, training, validation, integration, and production) with continuous monitoring and alert configuration for proactive issue detection.
• Backup & Recovery Management: Designed and executed automated backup and recovery strategies, including DB refreshes, copies, and point-in-time recovery, ensuring minimal downtime and data safety.
• AWS Cloud Infrastructure: Managed MySQL databases in AWS through CloudFormation Templates (CFT), including DB instance creation, VPC configuration, Multi-AZ deployments, and security group management.
• Lock Management & Session Control: Identified and resolved locking issues, killed long-running or stuck user sessions, and optimized resource usage to maintain smooth database operations.
• Installation & Configuration: Performed installation and configuration of MySQL servers in various environments, both standalone and clustered, on Linux and Windows platforms.
• User & Access Management: Administered user accounts, roles, and permissions with strict security controls — creating, disabling, and managing users while performing regular security audits.
• Database Object Management: Created and managed database objects like tables, views, and indexes, optimizing object structures for performance and scalability.
• Schema & Data Management: Handled schema refreshes, data imports/exports, and space management, monitoring tablespace and data file growth to avoid capacity issues.
• Performance Optimization: Conducted database performance tuning, query optimization, index rebuilding, and schema reorganization to enhance system efficiency.
• CloudWatch & Resource Tuning: Configured AWS CloudWatch for real-time monitoring of database resources (CPU, memory, disk utilization), setting alarms and adjusting parameters for optimal performance.
• Storage & Capacity Management: Monitored and extended storage capacity, collaborated with infrastructure teams to adjust mount points and add resources as needed.
• Production Support & Troubleshooting: Provided 24/7 production support, diagnosing and resolving outages, failures, and performance bottlenecks to ensure continuous database availability.

• Independent DBA Management: Worked independently within a team to handle end-to-end DBA tasks, including database monitoring, alert configuration, backups, restores, DB refreshes, and resolving issues/outages across multiple environments (development, test, UAT, training, validation, integration, and production).
• Performance Tuning & Optimization: Conducted in-depth performance tuning of MySQL servers, optimizing queries, indexes, and configurations to enhance database speed and responsiveness.
• MySQL Installation & Version Upgrades: Installed and configured various MySQL versions on Linux environments, upgraded databases from lower to higher versions with minimal downtime, and validated post-upgrade performance.
• Replication & High Availability: Configured and troubleshot MySQL replication scenarios (Master-Slave, Master-Master) to ensure high availability and data redundancy.
• MySQL Tools & Monitoring: Utilized tools like MONyog, PMM, and Nagios to monitor MySQL health, diagnose issues, and maintain optimal database performance.
• Instance Management: Installed and managed multiple MySQL instances in testing and production environments, ensuring resource optimization and isolation.
• Storage Engine Management: Created and managed tables with different MySQL storage engines (InnoDB, MyISAM), selecting the appropriate engine based on performance and durability needs.
• Access Control & Security: Created user accounts, managed roles, granted/revoked permissions, and performed regular security audits to maintain database integrity.
• Backup & Restore Operations: Established robust backup and recovery mechanisms, including logical backups with MySQL dump, point-in-time recovery, and cross-environment data refreshes.
• Alert & Log Monitoring: Monitored alert logs, tracked system activity, and proactively resolved anomalies to prevent potential failures.
• Database Object Management: Created and managed database objects (tables, views, indexes, stored procedures), ensuring proper version control and implementation across environments.
• Data Integrity & Tracking: Managed data integrity, implemented tracking mechanisms, and ensured seamless data changes across different environments.
• Ticket Management & Issue Resolution: Handled ticket creation, prioritized issues, and collaborated with development teams to resolve critical database incidents quickly and effectively

• MySQL Installation & Configuration: Installed and configured various MySQL versions (5.x and latest releases) on both Linux and Windows environments, ensuring compatibility and performance optimization.
• Replication & High Availability: Configured and managed MySQL replication topologies (Master-Slave, Master-Master) to support high availability and failover strategies.
• Instance Management: Installed and maintained multiple MySQL instances on a single server, effectively isolating workloads and optimizing resource usage.
• Connectivity & Access Management: Managed MySQL client connectivity, configured access controls, and ensured secure user authentication and role-based access management.
• Database Refreshes & Migrations: Performed MySQL database refreshes and environment migrations, ensuring data consistency and minimal downtime.
• Backup & Recovery: Designed and executed comprehensive backup and recovery strategies, including scheduled backups, point-in-time recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Storage Engine Expertise: Managed databases with various storage engines like InnoDB and MyISAM, selecting the best engine for performance, durability, and workload requirements.
• Performance Tuning & Optimization: Conducted query optimization, index tuning, and schema-level adjustments, leveraging tools like PMM and MySQL Performance Schema to maximize efficiency.
• Capacity Planning & Resource Management: Monitored database growth, forecasted future resource needs, and worked with infrastructure teams to scale capacity proactively.
• Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution: Identified, diagnosed, and resolved complex database issues, including replication lag, query deadlocks, and system bottlenecks.
• Scripting & Automation: Developed basic shell scripts to automate routine tasks such as backups, health checks, and log monitoring.
• Collaboration & Team Coordination: Worked closely with cross-functional teams, developers, and stakeholders to implement database changes, share knowledge, and streamline processes.
• Adaptability & Continuous Learning: Quickly adapted to new environments, learned emerging technologies, and embraced evolving best practices in database management.
• 24/7 Support & On-Call Availability: Provided round-the-clock support in mission-critical environments, responding to and resolving production incidents to maintain high system availability