Sanjiv J. Gore
Pune
Summary
Enterprise Platform & Database Engineering Leader with 24 Years of IT Experience: AWS & Azure Certified Solutions Architect, MCITP & MCTS - Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle-certified Database Administrator and Pursuing - Certificate Programme in IT Project Management from Indian School of Business with experience driving IT operations and driving project end to end , enterprise database management in MS SQL, AWS Aurora and RDS, cloud migrations and platform reliability across Microsoft and Expedia environments.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Database Administrator (Data Engineer III)
Expedia Group
Gurgaon
11.2018 - 02.2026
- Architected enterprise-wide full-stack monitoring solutions, significantly enhancing observability and accelerating incident detection across critical platforms.
- Commanded resolution of high-severity PO/Code RED outages, restoring services rapidly and protecting revenue and customer trust.
- Spearheaded AWS cloud cost optimization initiatives, driving measurable savings while maximizing infrastructure efficiency.
- Led end-to-end data center-to-cloud migrations, elevating scalability, availability, and operational resilience of core systems.
- Improved platform reliability with SRE through automation, optimized alerting, and proactive risk mitigation.
- Drove operational excellence through process optimization, performance tuning, and business alignment.
Enterprise Integration Engineer - Enterprise Platform Services
08.2017 - 11.2018
- Headed enterprise B2B cloud transformation, replacing BizTalk with Azure Integration Services to enhance scalability and automation.
- Owned SOX compliance strategy, strengthening access governance and control enforcement across enterprise platforms.
- Led GDPR compliance initiatives and reinforced data governance standards.
- Enhanced security and efficiency by enforcing Azure Baseline Controls and automating integration environments.
SDE 2
Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
11.2016 - 11.2018
- Owned and optimized operations of the IT Authorize Enterprise Platform, safeguarding secure access for Microsoft’s global external partner network and ensuring uninterrupted business enablement.
- Drove cross-geo collaboration with Redmond and engineering stakeholders to deliver high-impact feature enhancements that strengthened platform capability and scalability.
- Strengthened security and compliance through robust access governance and proactive risk mitigation.
MSIT Service Engineer
Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad
Hyderabad
11.2012 - 10.2016
Senior Support Engineer (MS SQL Server Product Group)
Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
Bangalore
05.2007 - 11.2012
Oracle DBA
AESSEAL India Pvt Ltd, Pune
Pune
08.2004 - 04.2007
Junior Oracle DBA
Digital Group Infotech Pvt Ltd, Pune
Pune
07.2004 - 08.2004
Trainee Oracle DBA
Suma Soft Pvt Ltd, Pune
Pune
05.2004 - 07.2004
Software Programmer
Esteem Techno Solutions Pvt Ltd, Pune
Pune
01.2004 - 05.2004
Trainee Oracle Database Administrator
Inxis Information Services Pvt Ltd, Pune
Pune
02.2002 - 12.2003
Education
Oracle 9i Database Administration Certification -
SQL Star International Ltd.
Pune01-2004
Sun Solaris 9 System Administration Certification - undefined
Accel IT Academy
Pune01-2004
Post Graduate Diploma - Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)
C-DAC ACTS
Pune01-2002
Bachelor of Physical Education - undefined
Dadasaheb Divekar College of Physical Education
Maharashtra01-1997
Skills
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) - Oracle 9i DBA
- MCITP & MCTS - Microsoft SQL Server (2005 & 2008)
- Microsoft Certified: Implementing Azure Infrastructure Solutions
- ITIL V3 Certified
- Operating Systems: Windows x, HP-UX 11i and Sun Solaris 9
- Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2005/08/12/14/16/22, AWS Aurora and RDS & Oracle 8i/9i/10g
- Monitoring: Datadog & Splunk
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Marathi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Senior Database Administrator (Data Engineer III)
Expedia Group
11.2018 - 02.2026
Enterprise Integration Engineer - Enterprise Platform Services
08.2017 - 11.2018
SDE 2
Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd
11.2016 - 11.2018
MSIT Service Engineer
Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad
11.2012 - 10.2016
Senior Support Engineer (MS SQL Server Product Group)
Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
05.2007 - 11.2012
Oracle DBA
AESSEAL India Pvt Ltd, Pune
08.2004 - 04.2007
Junior Oracle DBA
Digital Group Infotech Pvt Ltd, Pune
07.2004 - 08.2004
Trainee Oracle DBA
Suma Soft Pvt Ltd, Pune
05.2004 - 07.2004
Software Programmer
Esteem Techno Solutions Pvt Ltd, Pune
01.2004 - 05.2004
Trainee Oracle Database Administrator
Inxis Information Services Pvt Ltd, Pune
02.2002 - 12.2003
Sun Solaris 9 System Administration Certification - undefined
Accel IT Academy
Post Graduate Diploma - Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)
C-DAC ACTS
Bachelor of Physical Education - undefined
Dadasaheb Divekar College of Physical Education
Oracle 9i Database Administration Certification -
SQL Star International Ltd.
Core Competencies
Cloud Architecture (Implementing cloud-based best practices) & Migration | Database Administration | Platform Operations & Critical Incident Management (CIM) | Site Reliability Engineering & Monitoring | Infrastructure & Database Performance Optimization | Database Security & Compliance I Problem solver with real time incidents I Mentoring.