Giriteja Nidigonda
Hyderabad
Summary
Dynamic database professional with extensive experience at HCLTECH, specializing in MS SQL Server administration and high availability solutions. Proven track record in optimizing database performance and implementing robust backup and disaster recovery strategies. Strong communication skills complement technical expertise in PowerShell scripting and cloud services, ensuring seamless operations and data integrity.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Specialist
HCLTECH
Hyderabad
02.2025 - 12.2025
- Configured Always-on high availability and resolved related issues effectively.
- Upgraded SQL Server environment from 2016 to latest versions 2017, 2019, and 2022.
- Managed database backups and restored databases from test environments to production servers.
- Addressed orphan user issues following database refreshes for seamless access.
- Executed failover and failback processes in Always-on and cluster environments efficiently.
- Ensured database consistency through regular DBCC checks and maintenance.
- Developed comprehensive database maintenance plans, including integrity checks, statistics updates, and re-indexing.
- Conducted daily SQL Server health checks and generated detailed reports.
Database Engineer
Buchanan Technologies India LLP
Hyderabad
12.2022 - 02.2025
- Administered and maintained MS SQL server ensuring data integrity and security.
- Ensure 99.99% availability of all Database environments, and provide Weekly and Monthly Reports to the Management.
- Proficient in RDBMS with expertise in Database Backup/Recovery, Installations, Upgrades, Configurations, Maintenance, Migrations.
- Deployed, configured, and maintained SQL Server.
- Experience in Creating Email Alerts using SQL Mail along with HTML & CSS in T-SQL & PowerShell scripts.
- Strong Communication, Management & Reporting skills.
- Experience in T-SQL Querying, Programming and Automation tasks.
- Rebuilding indexes on various tables.
- Assisting in SQL Server optimization including indexing and query optimization.
- Understanding complex SQL Queries and Procedures.
- Conducted regular database health checks and applied patches.
SQL Database Administrator Associates
Infosenseglobal
Gandhinagar
08.2018 - 12.2022
- Perform maintenance tasks such as backups (Full/Diff/T-log), restores and recovery policy.
- Monitor and optimize database performance, resolving bottlenecks.
- Maintain documentation for configurations, procedures, and disaster recovery plans.
- Stay up to date with SQL Server best practices and emerging trends.
- Manage, monitor, and optimize PostgreSQL databases on AWS.
- Design and implement databases, including schema design and data partitioning.
- Develop and execute database scripts to automate routine tasks and streamline operations.
- Daily, weekly and monthly system maintenance tasks such as database refresh, patch installations with minimal downtime.
- Responsible for SQL Server and Database encryption and security policies.
- Rebuild indexes on various tables, & for creating databases, tables, view and Store procedure as per the business need.
- Experience SQL expertise, with hands on Query optimization and performance tuning.
- Collaborate with development teams on Testing the Index Tuning on non-production environments.
- Created alerts for successful or unsuccessful completion of scheduled jobs.
- Developed ad-hoc queries for end users.
- Implement and enforce database security best practices.
- Manage user accounts and permission at SQL server (DB).
- Identifying and resolving Blocking and Deadlocking issues by using Performance Monitor, Activity Monitor, Profiler, System Stored Procedures and DMVs.
- Experience of high availability and disaster recovery options Clustering, Mirroring, Replication MS SQL Server.
- Maintain Database architecture standards.
- Experience with BI tools like SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Satavahana University
Ramakrishna 03.2016
Skills
- MS SQL Server administration
- AWS and Azure cloud services
- Backup and disaster recovery
- Database performance tuning
- PowerShell scripting
- Database security and access control
- High availability solutions
- Monitoring and alerts
- PostgreSQL management
- Data replication
References
References available upon request
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Telugu
- English
- Hindi
Certification
AZ-900
Timeline
Senior Specialist
HCLTECH
02.2025 - 12.2025
Database Engineer
Buchanan Technologies India LLP
12.2022 - 02.2025
SQL Database Administrator Associates
Infosenseglobal
08.2018 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Arts -
Satavahana University