Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Accomplishments
Interests And Abilities
Softwares And Tools
Motorcycling
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Furquan Ahmad

Senior Database Administrator
New Delhi

Summary

Experienced Senior Database Administrator with 13 years of expertise in managing, optimizing, and securing enterprise-level databases across platforms like Oracle, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. Skilled in performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, and cloud services . Proven ability to lead database projects, ensure data integrity, and support business-critical applications in fast-paced environments.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Senior Database Administrator

Osttra
02.2024 - 09.2024
  • Installation , configuration of Oracle databases .
  • Migration of Oracle databases from on premise to AWS .
  • Worked on performance issues .
  • Improving the backup and recovery processes.
  • Managing DR databases .

Senior Database Administrator

Gulf International Bank
05.2022 - 02.2024
  • Company Overview: Through HCL Tech
  • Responsible for oracle (RAC, Non-RAC) database administration and maintenance activities.
  • Work with Development/application support teams for releases and deployments.
  • Resolving performance issues.
  • Installation/Configuration of different databases versions and technologies.
  • Refreshing different database environments.
  • Database upgrades from 12c to 19c.
  • Grid upgrades from 12c to 19c/18c.
  • Installation, Administration and maintenance of Oracle RAC databases.
  • Refreshing databases from pod to QA/DEV/UAT environments.
  • Through HCL Tech

Senior Information Security Engineer (DBA)

Wells Fargo
07.2021 - 05.2022
  • Company Overview: Bank, Hyderabad Research Center
  • Administration and management of SQL Server, Oracle and Mongo databases.
  • Backup and restoration of SQL server databases.
  • Creation of new databases.
  • Managing and monitoring several internal tools for monitoring.
  • Monitoring performance of databases and working with Application teams to improve the performance.
  • Documentation of various activities related to databases and improving internal knowledge base of the organisation.
  • User management, space management and health management of databases.
  • Bank, Hyderabad Research Center

Senior Database Administrator

Ericsson
04.2020 - 07.2021
  • Managed multiple Oracle prod/UAT databases with RAC, Golden Gate, Data Guard, OEM, ASM etc.
  • Worked on tuning of critical issues of performance and streamlined various processes to be followed in future to avoid issues.
  • Guided team for documentation of issues and creating processes to monitor performance and rectifying them before it creates any issues.
  • Managed Mongo DB environment on local DC and on GCP/Kubernetes etc.
  • Addition of replica sets/shards.
  • Leading knowledge sharing sessions with team to improve technical hands-on Mongo DB.
  • Worked on Postgre SQL database, on premise and on Google cloud with Kubernetes.
  • Worked on Cassandra clusters for monitoring and some basic administration activities. Routine repair of tables.

Database Administrator

IHS Markit Ltd.
06.2016 - 04.2020
  • Installation, Configuration and Administration of Oracle 11G, 12c RAC.
  • Implementation of High Availability solutions with Oracle 12c Real Application Clusters and Data Guard.
  • Currently driving project of upgrading grid infrastructure from 12c to 18c.
  • Worked on testing of GI upgrades and downgrading failed upgrades in lab environments for several issues and worked for improvements in our procedure and documentations of upgrade.
  • 24
  • 7 Production database administration support.
  • Clone databases using RMAN Duplication and storage level copy.
  • Troubleshoot performance related issues.
  • Worked on several scenarios of restoration and recovery.
  • Resolution of Gaps in Oracle Dataguard (Physical Standby) Worked on service based recoveries introduced in Oracle 12c.
  • Worked with storage/Sysops admins to get disk space for Oracle ASM Diskgroups.
  • Managing disks and disk groups with ASM.
  • Worked on snapshot standby databases for purpose of testing.
  • Generated ASH, AWR, ADDM reports and worked with app teams on performance.
  • Testing of new features on Lab environment and introducing to live environments for improvements.
  • Cloning of oracle database/Grid binaries.
  • Migrated RMAN backup jobs to OEM from cron.
  • Working on improvements of backup jobs.
  • Tuned backup jobs for more than 100 TB databases.
  • Worked on DR tests.
  • Worked on migration of characterset using DMU tool.
  • Knowledge of data modelling and worked on slow running SQLs.
  • Applied patches to production QA/UAT/DEV databases and Grid.
  • Worked on creation of Physical standby databases.
  • Stats Gathering of tables/schemas/database on weekly/monthly basis.
  • Worked on migration to PURE storage of databases from 3 PAR.
  • Worked on database upgrades from several versions of 11g to 12c.
  • Worked on performance issues.

Associate Consultant-DBA

Path Infotech Ltd.
02.2015 - 05.2016
  • Installation, Configuration and Administration of single instance and Oracle RAC (Versions used 10g and 11g).
  • Maintaining database health check reports.
  • Cloning of Schemas and other database objects using datapump.
  • Involved in monthly test drives of restoration and recovery of databases.
  • Stats Gathering of tables/schemas/database on weekly/monthly basis.
  • Creation and configuration of physical standby (Oracle Data Guard).
  • Resolving Archive Gaps and rolling forward standby databases using incremental backups.
  • Worked with development team for performance improvements.
  • Creation and maintenance of tablespaces and datafiles including review and expansion.
  • Monitoring database activities, monitoring Alertlogs.
  • Worked on Oracle EBS. Creation of users granting roles.
  • Knowledge of Patching using ADOP utility.
  • Monitoring concurrent managers.
  • Duplication of database using RMAN backups and active clone.

Oracle DBA

ICSIL
04.2012 - 01.2015
  • Installation, Configuration and Administration of Oracle 10g single instance databases.
  • Creation of users, roles. Granting roles and privileges.
  • Installation of oracle 10g AS.
  • Creation of table spaces, Addition of datafiles.
  • Monitoring database activities and Alert logs.
  • Monitoring and scheduling backups as cron jobs.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Computer Engineering

MACET
04.2012 - 01.2015

Skills

Oracle RAC

Data Guard

ASM

OEM

Mongo DB

PostgreSQL

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Websites

Accomplishments

  • Awarded with Pat on the Back for outstanding performance in IHS Markit Ltd.
  • Awarded with ACE award for outstanding contribution in Ericsson.

Interests And Abilities

  • Enjoy new challenges and willing to take on extra responsibilities.
  • Learning and working on implementation of new technologies.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Open minded, flexible and willing to adapt to changing situations.
  • Focused on delivery.
  • Willingness to collaborate and develop with other team members.
  • Good team member, positive attitude and result oriented.

Softwares And Tools

  • Oracle 18c
  • Oracle 12c
  • Oracle 11g
  • Oracle 10g
  • Putty
  • PCM
  • Centreon
  • Toad
  • Winscp
  • Mobaxterm
  • VNC Viewer
  • SQL Developer
  • Pgpool
  • Bart
  • Pg Badger
  • Pg Admin
  • JIRA
  • Service Now
  • BMC
  • Zabbix
  • Nagios
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Python
  • Atlas
  • Compass
  • OCI
  • Robot 3T
  • No SQL booster
  • Linux
  • AIX
  • Windows

Motorcycling

Passionate about motorcycling as both a recreational activity and a means of exploring new places. Enjoy long-distance rides, learning about motorcycle mechanics, and participating in local riding groups. Motorcycling helps cultivate focus, discipline, and a strong sense of awareness—skills that translate well into professional life.

Timeline

Senior Database Administrator

Osttra
02.2024 - 09.2024

Senior Database Administrator

Gulf International Bank
05.2022 - 02.2024

Senior Information Security Engineer (DBA)

Wells Fargo
07.2021 - 05.2022

Senior Database Administrator

Ericsson
04.2020 - 07.2021

Database Administrator

IHS Markit Ltd.
06.2016 - 04.2020

Associate Consultant-DBA

Path Infotech Ltd.
02.2015 - 05.2016

Oracle DBA

ICSIL
04.2012 - 01.2015

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Computer Engineering

MACET
04.2012 - 01.2015

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