Shikhar Sharma
New Delhi
Summary
Accomplished SQL Database Administrator with extensive experience at Kyndryl, specializing in SQL Server management and Azure migrations. Proven expertise in T-SQL and PowerShell automation, coupled with strong problem-solving skills. Successfully enhanced database performance and reliability while overseeing large-scale data center migrations and implementing robust backup strategies.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
Work History
SQL Database Administrator
Kyndryl
Gurgaon, Haryana
03.2022 - Current
- Extensive hands-on experience with SQL Server versions 2008 through 2022, including installation, patching, and upgrades in both standalone and clustered environments.
- Strong expertise in designing backup strategies, validating restores, and configuring new SQL Server instances.
- Skilled in database migrations to Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL VMs using tools such as DMA, Azure Data Studio, DMS, and traditional backup/restore methods.
- Proficient in onboarding servers to Azure Arc, enabling Arc features, and configuring Extended Security Updates (ESU).
- Advanced PowerShell automation skills for database refreshes and Availability Group monitoring, with seamless integration into Ansible workflows.
- Set up and managed Azure-based SQL environments.
- Adept at troubleshooting job failures, blocking, deadlocks, replication issues, database mirroring, log shipping, and AlwaysOn availability groups.
- Skilled in production-to-test refreshes, resolving disk space challenges, and conducting performance analysis using SQL Profiler.
- Strong background in user and security administration, maintenance plan automation, and scripting for routine operational tasks.
- Experienced in incident and change management, thorough documentation, and supporting database migrations, upgrades, and decommissioning activities.
- Managed SQL code deployments (DDL only) and database refreshes using Native and Rubrik methods.
- Handled SQL security tasks including access management, custom and standard role creation.
- Performed regular database health checks across standalone, AOAG, and clustered environments.
- Resolved blocking and deadlock issues, ensuring smooth server performance.
- Maintained SQL environments across Production, Development, and Test servers, including file movements and VMware storage additions via vSphere.
- Oversaw data and backup mountpoint space management.
- Administered SQL Server Agent jobs—creation, configuration, modification, and monitoring (Full, Log, Integrity Check, Differential).
- Managed backup strategies (Full, Differential) across all environments.
- Addressed schema errors during DB refresh to ensure successful execution.
- Supported change management processes and CTASK handling for production systems.
- Renewed SSL certificates for standalone servers using Venafi.
SQL Database Administrator
Vision Media
Pune, Maharashtra
02.2019 - 01.2022
- Served as an SQL Database Administrator at Media Vision, managing core database operations with Microsoft SQL Server. Handled tasks such as writing basic SQL queries, organizing tables, and performing routine database activities.
- Assisted with database setup, regular backups, and fundamental troubleshooting to maintain data reliability and system stability.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Instrumentation And Control Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering
New Delhi, India11-2021
Matriculation & Intermediate - PCM
Mount Abu Public School
Sector-5, Rohini, New Delhi, India05-2016
Skills
- T-SQL
- PL-SQL
- Stored procedures
- Database monitoring
- Backup and recovery
- Database management
- Schema management
- MS SQL
- MS AZURE
- SQL Server management
- SQL server reporting services
- Ansible
- Service Now
- Change management
- Running backups
- Document management
- Database security
- Incident management
- End-user training
- SQL proficiency
- Database troubleshooting
- Microsoft powershell
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Certification
AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer Associate.
Affiliations
IoT-Based Lock System: Research Paper Published by IJRASET.
Timeline
SQL Database Administrator
Kyndryl
03.2022 - Current
SQL Database Administrator
Vision Media
02.2019 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Technology - Instrumentation And Control Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering
Matriculation & Intermediate - PCM
Mount Abu Public School