Jayanta Chandra Chandra

Bangalore

Summary

Cloud and Database Engineering leader with 19+ years of experience in the Investment Banking industry, specializing in designing, building, and operating mission-critical database platforms and cloud-native services at scale. Proven track record of delivering innovative, highly available, and secure cloud database solutions using AWS services, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices with Terraform. Experienced in leading global engineering teams in fast-paced DevOps environments, driving automation, reliability, performance optimization, and operational excellence. Strong collaborator with product, engineering, and business stakeholders, combining deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to solve complex problems, accelerate cloud adoption, and deliver scalable solutions that support evolving business needs.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President, Cloud Database Engineering

Transaction Banking, Goldman Sachs

05.2022 - Current

Designed, developed, and maintained reusable Terraform modules to automate provisioning and management of AWS database and caching services, including Aurora PostgreSQL, Oracle RDS, ElastiCache (Redis/Valkey), and DynamoDB, covering database provisioning, parameter management, backup/restore, monitoring, and operational tooling.
Led the implementation, migration, and modernization of AWS database platforms, including Aurora PostgreSQL and RDS features, Redis-to-Valkey migrations with RBAC, and major/minor version upgrades with minimal or zero downtime.
Architected and implemented highly available, scalable, and resilient cloud database solutions, including Aurora Global Database, ElastiCache Global Datastore, multi-region disaster recovery, Maximum Tolerable Data Loss (MTDL), and DRO/cyber recovery/repaving strategies.
Developed secure database platforms by leveraging AWS IAM policies, Secrets Manager, and enterprise security best practices while supporting compliance, risk management, and audit requirements.
Provided database engineering leadership and technical solutions for business-critical applications operating in large-scale, multi-account AWS environments across production and non-production workloads.
Defined, communicated, and promoted database engineering standards, cloud adoption patterns, and Infrastructure-as-Code best practices to simplify and standardize application team onboarding and deployments.
Collaborated with AWS Technical Account Manager, application teams, operations, security, risk, and audit stakeholders, representing the organization in Risk Committee meetings, internal reviews, and external audits.
Leveraged DevOps practices, including version control, CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and infrastructure automation, to support complex production environments and accelerate cloud platform delivery.
Demonstrated strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, effectively translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and commercially viable technical solutions.

Vice President, DBA Operations Manager

Core Engineering,Goldman Sachs

05.2011 - 05.2022

Led DBA operations as India Lead and Global Co-Lead, managing geographically distributed teams and delivering production database administration services across multiple business units and database technologies.
Automated database provisioning, administration, and operational processes, reducing manual effort, improving operational efficiency, and accelerating incident response times.
Managed end-to-end database lifecycle activities including installation, configuration, upgrades, provisioning, backup and recovery, capacity planning, space utilization management, and database health monitoring for large-scale enterprise environments.
Designed and implemented cross-platform and Sybase replication solutions, including Replication Server deployment, configuration, and support for high availability and disaster recovery requirements.
Built and provisioned new database environments, including Sybase ASE installations, device and user database creation, replication setup, and production readiness validation.
Led database migration, upgrade, and platform modernization initiatives while ensuring system stability, performance optimization, and minimal business disruption.
Diagnosed and resolved complex database issues, including corruption recovery, performance bottlenecks, and critical production incidents, ensuring high availability and reliability of business-critical systems.

Senior Specialist Systems

HCL Comnet

05.2009 - 05.2011

Provided expert Sybase DBA services to Goldman Sachs, ensuring stability and performance of critical financial systems.

Software Engineer – Sybase DBA

Satyam Computer Services

11.2006 - 05.2009

Administered and supported mission-critical Production Sybase ASE and Replication Server environments for Merrill Lynch, ensuring high availability, performance, and operational stability.
Managed database provisioning, backup, recovery, and restore operations while maintaining data integrity and business continuity.
Implemented and supported homogeneous replication solutions to enable reliable data synchronization and disaster recovery capabilities.
Performed proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning to optimize database health and minimize production incidents.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Computer Science Engineering

West Bengal University of Technology

Institute Of Technology And Marine Engineering

07-2006

Skills

Cloud Platforms & Services: AWS IAM, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, KMS, RBAC, Database Migration Service (DMS)
Cloud Databases: AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache
Infrastructure as Code & DevOps: Terraform, CI/CD Automation, Infrastructure Provisioning
Database Technologies: Sybase ASE, Sybase Replication Server, Sybase IQ, IBM UDB DB2

Operating Systems: Linux
Database Administration: Backup & Recovery, Performance Tuning, High Availability, Replication, Database Migration
Leadership & Management: Project Management, Vendor Management, Resource Planning, Team Leadership, Incident Management, Stakeholder Coordination

Awards

Awarded by Red Hat and IIT, Bombay or outstanding performance in the B.Tech final-year project on Centralized Network Monitoring Systems.
Recognized as Best Performing Employee of the Quarter at HCL Technologies for exceptional contributions and performance.

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