SURYA CHAKRABARTI
Bangalore
Summary
Database Manager with over 10 years of experience in designing and securing high-availability database platforms for transactional and financial systems. Proficient in MS SQL Server, Azure, AWS, and PostgreSQL, with a strong focus on automation and high availability/disaster recovery architectures. Demonstrated ability to optimize performance, implement robust security controls, and ensure operational reliability in critical business environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Hybrid Cloud SQL Database Administrator
Siemens Healthineers
Bangalore, India
04.2024 - Current
- Owned and operated mission-critical SQL Server and Azure SQL platforms, supporting 24/7 enterprise workloads.
- Designed and maintained high-availability and disaster recovery architectures, achieving over 99.99% availability.
- Reduced high-severity database incidents by 35% through proactive monitoring and performance optimization.
- Led query tuning and indexing initiatives, enhancing critical workload performance by 40 to 60%.
- Implemented backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies aligned with business RPO/RTO objectives.
- Enforced database security, encryption, auditing, and access governance in regulated environments.
- Automated provisioning, maintenance, and compliance processes using PowerShell, Terraform, and Azure DevOps.
- Conducted real-time monitoring, lock analysis, and root cause analysis for production incidents.
Senior SQL Server Database Administrator
Infosys Limited
Bangalore, India
06.2023 - 04.2024
- Managed large-scale SQL Server environments for financial and transactional workloads.
- Designed and supported Always On Availability Groups, enhancing system resiliency.
- Delivered performance tuning for OLTP and reporting systems, reducing query latency by over 30 percent.
- Led database security reviews, user access governance, and audit support initiatives.
- Automated database operations to streamline hybrid cloud deployments.
SQL Server Database Administrator
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Kolkata, India
10.2015 - 05.2023
- Supported high-traffic production databases for multiple global clients.
- Resolved complex blocking issues, deadlocks, and performance bottlenecks in 24/7 environments.
- Implemented high availability and disaster recovery architectures with automated backup and restore strategies.
- Developed operational runbooks to enhance database management practices.
- Mentored junior DBAs to improve team capabilities in handling transaction-heavy systems.
- Ensured strong data integrity and consistency across transaction-heavy environments.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Computer Science & Engineering
Skills
Database management: MS SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL
High availability and disaster recovery: Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Replication, Log Shipping, Geo-Replication
Performance optimization: Query Optimization, Indexing Strategies, Locking and Blocking Analysis
Cloud solutions: Microsoft Azure, AWS, Hybrid Cloud Architectures
Security measures: Encryption, Role-Based Access Control, Auditing
Automation tools: PowerShell, Azure DevOps, Terraform
Monitoring systems: Performance Monitoring, Alerting, Incident Management
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
https://www.linkedin.com/in/surya-chakrabarti-83137588/
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Designed and maintained 24/7 high-availability database platforms with strict uptime SLAs
- Led incident response and RCA for critical production outages
- Improved query performance by up to 40–60% through indexing and query tuning
- Automated certificate management and security processes across multiple SQL Servers
- Implemented scalable architectures supporting business growth and peak workloads
TECHNOLOGY STACK
- Databases: SQL Server 2008R2-2022, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL
- Cloud: Azure, AWS
- Automation: PowerShell, Terraform
- DevOps: Azure DevOps
- Reporting: Power BI
- Monitoring: Native SQL Monitoring, Azure Monitor, Custom Alerting
Timeline
Senior Hybrid Cloud SQL Database Administrator
Siemens Healthineers
04.2024 - Current
Senior SQL Server Database Administrator
Infosys Limited
06.2023 - 04.2024
SQL Server Database Administrator
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
10.2015 - 05.2023