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Aravind Chagantipati

Bengaluru

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience at Societe Generale, excelling in disaster recovery planning and IT infrastructure management. Proven ability to enhance service delivery through strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration. Skilled in risk assessment and fostering relationships, ensuring operational resilience and continuous improvement in complex environments.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead SERVICE ANALYST - RESILIENCY MANAGER

Societe Generale Global Solutions Center Pvt Ltd, Bangalore | Bangalore, INDIA
08.2021 - Current
  • Developed and revised detailed disaster recovery plans to meet business goals.
  • Analyzed disaster scenarios to determine their impact on business continuity.
  • Led disaster recovery drills to assess recovery plan effectiveness.
  • Evaluated disruption effects on essential business operations to focus recovery strategies.
  • Ensured disaster recovery plans adhered to industry standards and regulations.
  • Facilitated alignment and effective communication among IT, operations, and business units during disasters.
  • Trained staff on disaster recovery procedures.
  • Managed execution of recovery strategies to achieve seamless incident resolution.
  • Reported disaster recovery readiness and testing outcomes to stakeholders.
  • Created comprehensive recovery protocols tailored to diverse situations.
  • Set recovery objectives and timelines.
  • Implemented robust backup and recovery protocols.
  • Performed routine risk assessments to identify potential threats.
  • Conducted regular service reviews with clients, gathering feedback to drive continuous service improvement.
  • Participated in change management processes, assessing potential service impact and recommending mitigation strategies.
  • Organized and led service strategy meetings, aligning team efforts with organizational objectives.

Lead Database Administrator

Societe Generale Global Solutions Center Pvt Ltd, Bangalore | Bangalore, INDIA
08.2014 - 08.2021
  • Analyzed and developed migration plan for eligible applications to cloud solution.
  • Evaluated application design to ensure optimal performance and scalability.
  • Resolved deployment, configuration, and setup issues efficiently.
  • Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills in various settings.
  • Developed comprehensive documentation for business continuity and disaster recovery.
  • Cultivated strong connections with senior technical leaders within customer organizations to promote cloud advocacy.
  • Collaborated with various teams to design and implement intricate cloud solutions for global systems.
  • Applied knowledge of shell scripting and Python for efficient task automation.
  • Integrated security measures into every cloud architecture solution.
  • Applied expertise in outsourcing best practices, transition, and ITIL to enhance service offerings.
  • Showcased proficiency in virtualization and cloud delivery models, encompassing IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
  • Showcased ability to handle various infrastructure elements, including firewalls and load balancers, effectively.
  • Managed multiple RDBMS platforms, such as PostgreSQL and Oracle.
  • Guided and facilitated tasks related to planning, analysis, and design of cloud IT assets and infrastructure.
  • Collaborated with vendors and IT staff to resolve issues.
  • Monitored system performance to detect bottlenecks and tested for optimization.
  • Implemented multiple replication techniques within PostgreSQL environments.
  • Oversee backup and recovery operations for PostgreSQL.
  • Implemented advanced replication strategies with and without repmgr.
  • Executed cloning of standby database utilizing repmgr.
  • Implemented automatic and manual failover using repmgr.
  • Monitored and maintained development, testing, and production environments.
  • Demonstrated strong understanding of PostgreSQL database architecture.
  • Performed database backups utilizing Pgdump and Cluster Backup methods.
  • Collaborated with team to deliver round-the-clock database support.
  • Creating a new cluster and upgrading the cluster to another PostgreSQL server.
  • Utilized pgAdmin, PuTTY, Barman, and repmgr for efficient tool management.
  • Installed and configured hot streaming replication.
  • Oversaw transition of database infrastructure to cloud environment.
  • Ensured reliability of standby databases through effective switch over and failover management.
  • Implemented and maintained database security by creating users, roles, and assigning privileges.
  • Analyzed production logs to detect and address database issues.
  • Utilized pg_dump, pg_dumpall, and pg_basebackup for efficient data backup.
  • Designed database architecture, data structures and tables to project specifications.
  • Compiled and maintained detailed documentation for database configurations and procedures.
  • Performed regular data validation and cleansing, optimising database quality standards.
  • Worked closely with various departments to verify database operation maintains alignment with company standards.
  • Managed capacity planning efforts, forecasting future needs and making recommendations to avoid resource constraints.
  • Reduced downtime during migrations by effectively planning and executing database upgrades.

Consultant (Senior Oracle Database Administrator)

GENPACT India, Hyderabad , India
08.2013 - 08.2014
  • Managed installation, administration, and upgrade of Oracle RAC Grid Infrastructure.
  • Delivered round-the-clock on-call support for production database issues.
  • Ensured timely execution of online and offline backups.
  • Facilitated database version transitions, progressing from 9.2.0.8 to 10.2.0.5, 10.2.0.5 to 11.2.0.2, and 11.2.0.2 to 11.2.0.3.
  • Designed and maintained standby databases to ensure disaster recovery readiness.
  • Demonstrated expertise in configuring stand-by databases for failover scenarios.
  • Configured and executed level 0 and level 1 incremental RMAN backups.
  • Conducted routine health assessments of databases using established backup and recovery protocols.
  • Refreshed DEV, UAT, and additional environments as requested by business.
  • Ensured operational stability through proactive log monitoring and issue resolution.
  • Followed up with Oracle support for unresolved issues.
  • Resized data files of tablespaces as needed.
  • Resolved issues with unsuccessful backups.
  • Refreshed test databases utilizing hot backup, cold backup, and RMAN.
  • Conducted thorough reviews and maintained records of SOPs.
  • Coordinated job schedules based on specific needs.
  • Managed user access and maintained database security.
  • Handled service requests in collaboration with Oracle Support.
  • Tailored Oracle database environments to align with unique application needs.
  • Implemented strategies for efficient data retrieval.
  • Directed cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
  • Designed and implemented disaster recovery strategies to ensure database data integrity.
  • Implemented tuning techniques to improve Oracle database operations.
  • Refined database change management workflows, decreasing risk and guaranteeing stability across environments.

Sr. Engineer - Remote Infrastructure -Oracle DBA

Cambridge Technology India (P) Ltd
11.2011 - 08.2013
  • Managed installation and maintenance of Oracle 10g and 11g databases on Sun Solaris and Linux platforms.
  • Established and maintained user accounts and profiles.
  • Guaranteed timely execution of online and offline backups.
  • Granted and revoked privileges to manage access effectively.
  • Conducted oversight of database objects such as rollback segments, temp segments, and table spaces.
  • Managed storage and space allocation to optimize database performance.
  • Monitored database performance through alert log files and trace files.
  • Monitored database growth and data fragmentation.
  • Established backup protocols with daily hot backups.
  • Compiled and forwarded periodic growth and backup data reports to supervisors.
  • Enhanced efficiency by deploying shell scripts for daily operations.
  • Refreshed DEV, UAT, and additional environments based on business requests.
  • Monitored alert logs to identify and resolve issues.
  • Coordinated with Oracle support for unresolved issues.
  • Prepared comprehensive technical reports highlighting project milestones, obstacles, and resolutions.
  • Updated project leaders on progress consistently.

Education

M.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Kakinada, India
12-2010

B.Tech - Computer Science & Information Technology

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad
05-2007

Skills

  • Resilience Exercises
    Disaster Recovery Planning
    Risk Management
    ITIL process
    Testing and exercises
    Business Impact Analysis
    Compliance
    Communication and coordination
    Training and Awareness
    ITIL framework
    Service Management
    Reporting
    Restoration test
    Continuous Improvement Process
    Communication strategies
    Time-management
    Decision making
  • IT infrastructure
  • Cross-functional coordination

Certification

  • AWS CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT ASSOCIATE
  • ORACLE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL 11g

Languages

English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Beginner (A1)

Timeline

Lead SERVICE ANALYST - RESILIENCY MANAGER

Societe Generale Global Solutions Center Pvt Ltd, Bangalore | Bangalore, INDIA
08.2021 - Current

Lead Database Administrator

Societe Generale Global Solutions Center Pvt Ltd, Bangalore | Bangalore, INDIA
08.2014 - 08.2021

Consultant (Senior Oracle Database Administrator)

GENPACT India, Hyderabad , India
08.2013 - 08.2014

Sr. Engineer - Remote Infrastructure -Oracle DBA

Cambridge Technology India (P) Ltd
11.2011 - 08.2013

M.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

B.Tech - Computer Science & Information Technology

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

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