# Bhaskar Soma

Bhaskar Soma is a remote worker on Himalayas, Database Administrator at Fairfax Financial, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@bhaskarsoma

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SQL Server DBA at Rentokil PCI who supported production databases and migrated on-premises SQL databases to Azure.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 1188k+ INR |
| Job categories | SQL Server DBA |
| Skills | Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL Server Database Administration, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server Migration, Azure migration, Backup And Recovery, Database Performance Tuning, SQL Server High Availability Techniques, AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Log Shipping, Replication, SQL Server Mirroring, Failover Clustering |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m seeking a SQL Server DBA role where I can support production databases and work with SQL Server and Azure SQL.
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## About

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At Rentokil PCI, I worked as a Global Database Administrator supporting SQL Server production environments. I provided day-to-day database support and maintenance.

At Tech Mahindra, I worked as a Database Administrator for the Fairfax Financial project, supporting database operations and migrating on-premises SQL databases to Azure using DMA and DMS.

At Mphasis, I worked as a Database Administrator for the Rogers BMIT project. I supported SQL Server performance and high-availability solutions, and migrated databases to Azure.
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## Experience

### Database Administrator

Fairfax Financial. Jan 2023 - Mar 2026

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Managed SQL Server installations, configurations, and upgrades. Performed database maintenance, backup/recovery, and migration to Azure.
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Skills: SQL-Server, Azure-SQL, Database-Migration, Backup-And-Recovery, Performance-Optimization, High-Availability, Log-Shipping, SQL-Server-Mirroring, Replication, Failover-Clustering, DMA, DMS

### Database Administrator

[Rogers Communications](https://himalayas.app/companies/rogers-communications). May 2021 - Jan 2023

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Provided daily support, performance tuning, and high availability management. Handled backup/recovery, migrations to Azure, and on-call support.
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Skills: SQL-Server, Azure-SQL, Backup-And-Recovery, Performance-Optimization, High-Availability, Log-Shipping, Always-On, Replication, Index-Tuning, Incident-Management

## Education

### Yogi Vemana University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

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Completed B.Sc. in Computer Science from Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa.
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## Tech stack

- Microsoft SQL Server
- PowerShell
- Windows Server
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Azure Blob Storage
- ServiceNow

To contact Bhaskar, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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