Sauras Pandey
Bangalore
Summary
Seasoned Database Engineer with a solid technical foundation in data services and infrastructure automation, aspiring to leadership | Driving Reliability, Automation, and Cross-Team Delivery.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Database Administrator
BLACKLINE
Bangalore
08.2023 - Current
- Experienced Database Engineer with a strong technical foundation in data services and infrastructure automation, poised to lead Blackline's Database Engineering team.
- Proven track record of managing end-to-end projects - from data center deployments to migrations - by collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Skilled in designing and executing automated deployment strategies using Terraform, Ansible, and in writing high-impact PowerShell automation and instrumental in writing python code.
- Deep expertise in database technologies, including performance tuning in T-SQL and PostgreSQL, schema design, indexing, and query optimization, as well as administrative knowledge of MongoDB.
- Played a pivotal role in the successful execution of complex SQL Server migrations and upgrades to SQL and MongoDB. I was instrumental in ensuring platform stability and the timely completion of these critical projects.
- A hands-on leader who owns on-call incident response, drives root-cause analysis, and ensures reliability and scalability .
- Highly experienced in mentoring and growing team members, conducting design reviews and code reviews, and setting strategic direction for long-term platform improvements.
- Committed to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions in a fast-paced, agile SaaS environment.
Principal Database Engineer
RWS Technologies
Bangalore
01.2019 - Current
- Experience in database re-designing, cost optimization, and capacity planning.
- Adept at automating repetitive tasks using PowerShell and SQL to improve efficiency and shorten data delivery times.
- Expertise in migrating on-premise databases to cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, alongside planning and supporting heterogeneous migrations.
- Skilled in customer-facing roles, including new customer on-boarding, providing hosting solutions, and handling customer concerns to ensure satisfaction.
- Proficient in performance tuning, optimizing storage, and analyzing queries, indexes, and stats to provide suggestions for performance improvements.
- Possesses strong SQL development skills, including writing procedures, functions, and triggers, and re-writing existing code for better performance.
- Experienced in people management, performance reviews, escalation management, and collaborating with R&D, development, and support teams.
- Additionally experienced in MongoDB replica and shard deployment.
Database Engineer
IPSOFT GLOBAL Service Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
12.2017 - 11.2018
Principal Database Engineer
First American India
01.2016 - 11.2017
Database Engineer
Talisma Corporation
08.2014 - 12.2015
DBA
SumTotal Systems
Hyderabad
05.2011 - 07.2014
Education
B. Tech - Electronics and Communications Engineering
UPTU - AKGEC
07.2010
Skills
- Data management solutions
- MSSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL databases
- Automation scripting tools
- PowerShell and Terraform scripts
- Orchestration tools
- Ansible and Docker containers
- Software development language
- Python programming language
- Cloud infrastructure tools
- AWS CLI and GCP CLI commands
- Version control systems expertise
- Git repository management
- IT service frameworks knowledge
- ITIL methodologies
- Team management skills
Certification
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Microsoft Certified Professional in administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases
- Terraform Certified Associate
- Associate Cloud Engineer, Google Cloud
- ITIL 4 Foundation
Websites
Hobbies and Interests
YouTube: SQLDepository - Creating training videos on SQL server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and AWS topics
Timeline
Senior Database Administrator
BLACKLINE
08.2023 - Current
Principal Database Engineer
RWS Technologies
01.2019 - Current
Database Engineer
IPSOFT GLOBAL Service Pvt. Ltd
12.2017 - 11.2018
Principal Database Engineer
First American India
01.2016 - 11.2017
Database Engineer
Talisma Corporation
08.2014 - 12.2015
DBA
SumTotal Systems
05.2011 - 07.2014
B. Tech - Electronics and Communications Engineering
UPTU - AKGEC