Neha Rastogi
Database Administrator
Electronic City, Bangalore
Summary
Proactive and results-driven SQL Server Database Administrator with 2 years of hands-on experience managing production and staging databases, automating maintenance tasks, tuning performance and ensuring data availability.
Took a planned one-year professional break from May 2024 to focus on upskill and certification.
Database professional with extensive experience in database management and optimization. Proven ability to enhance system performance and ensure data security. Known for strong collaborative skills and adaptability to evolving project needs, leveraging deep knowledge of SQL, database tuning, and data backup processes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Database Administrator
Dhruvathara India Corporation
03.2024 - 07.2024
- Administer and maintain 15+ SQL Server instances across production and development environments.
- Configure and manage database backups (full, differential, transaction log).
- Perform index maintenance (rebuild/reorganize) to optimize performance.
- Monitor server health using DMVs and proactively resolve issues.
- Assist in troubleshooting blocking, deadlocks, and slow-running queries.
- Implement and review security best practices (logins, users, roles).
- Work closely with application teams for query performance tuning and data modeling.
SQL Server DBA
Staj India Pvt ltd
03.2020 - 04.2022
- Managed over 20 production and non-production SQL Server databases across environments.
- Implemented automated backup strategies and health check routines using SQL Server Agent jobs.
- Tuned high-impact queries, reducing average response time by up to 40%.
- Monitored server performance and resolved deadlocks, blocking, and space issues using DMVs and extended events.
- Collaborated with developers and QA for schema deployments and release support.
- Key Contributions: Reduced manual efforts by automating 80% of daily DBA tasks.
- Created documentation for standard operating procedures and DR drills.
HR Business Partner
Staj India Pvt.Ltd
03.2019 - 03.2020
Senior Consultant - Recruitment
People Connect Placements Pvt. Ltd.
12.2014 - 10.2016
Education
MBA -
Amity University
Masters in SQL
Intellipat
Bengaluru, IndiaSkills
Microsoft SQL Server 2016
Microsoft SQL Server 2019
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
SQL Profiler
Database Tuning Advisor
Full Backups
Differential Backups
Transaction Log Backups
Point-in-Time Recovery
Index optimization
Query tuning
Monitoring wait types
Login/User management
Role-based security
Auditing
AlwaysOn Availability Groups
Log Shipping
T-SQL
PowerShell
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
SQL Server Agent
Third-party monitoring tools
Database management
Certification
Masters SQL Program, Intellipat
Core Skills
Microsoft SQL Server 2016/2019, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), SQL Profiler, Database Tuning Advisor, Full, Differential, Transaction Log Backups, Point-in-Time Recovery, Index optimization, Query tuning, Monitoring wait types, Login/User management, role-based security, auditing, Basic knowledge of AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Log Shipping, T-SQL, basic PowerShell, Windows Server 2016/2019, SQL Server Agent, basic knowledge of third-party monitoring tools
Timeline
Database Administrator
Dhruvathara India Corporation
03.2024 - 07.2024
SQL Server DBA
Staj India Pvt ltd
03.2020 - 04.2022
HR Business Partner
Staj India Pvt.Ltd
03.2019 - 03.2020
Senior Consultant - Recruitment
People Connect Placements Pvt. Ltd.
12.2014 - 10.2016
MBA -
Amity University
Masters in SQL
Intellipat
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