SENIOR DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Ngaberi Kongnyuy
@ngaberikongnyuy
Senior Database Administrator at Northwind Group who cut query execution time by 40% across production database workloads.
What I'm looking for
At Northwind Group, I administered production database environments supporting multi-tenant SaaS applications, with a focus on SQL Server and PostgreSQL. I optimized queries, execution plans, indexes, and database configurations, reducing query execution time by 40%.
At Infosys, I led the migration of more than 25 on-premises databases to AWS RDS and Amazon Aurora using AWS DMS, contributing to infrastructure and licensing cost optimization. I also managed and optimized mission-critical PostgreSQL and SQL Server databases.
Earlier, I supported database migration and modernization work at USAA and spearheaded migrations to Amazon RDS at TxDOT. Across my roles, I’ve worked with Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, as well as automation and cloud database operations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Database Administrator III
Northwind Group
Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (11 months)
Administered and supported high-volume production database environments for multi-tenant SaaS applications, focusing on Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL. Optimized queries and automated lifecycle tasks, reducing query execution time by 40% and manual effort by 45%.
Administered enterprise Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB environments. Led migration of 25+ databases to AWS RDS and Aurora, optimizing costs by 20% and managing 50+ critical databases.
Supported Sybase-to-Oracle conversion and banking database migration, focusing on data integrity and security. Coordinated migration lifecycle, performance tuning, and operational handover.
Cloud Database Administrator
TxDOT
Nov 2019 - Jul 2021 (1 year 8 months)
Administered Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and AWS databases. Spearheaded migration of 50+ databases to Amazon RDS and designed high-availability solutions, improving resilience by 20% and efficiency by 40%.
Cloud Database Administrator
Epsilon
Jan 2017 - Oct 2019 (2 years 9 months)
Administered production SQL Server and MySQL databases, improving query performance by 20% through tuning. Automated maintenance with Python and Ansible and designed multi-region AWS disaster recovery.
Database Administrator / System Administrator
Jun 2014 - Mar 2017 (2 years 9 months)
Administered Oracle databases and supported migration to AWS. Tuned performance using AWR, ADDM, and execution plans, and performed Linux server administration.
Facilitated Agile/Scrum ceremonies and coached teams on Agile practices. Used Jira metrics to improve delivery efficiency and coordinated stakeholder communication.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UNIYAO1
Bachelor's Degree, Linguistics
2000 - 2003
Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics from UNIYAO1 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 2000 to 2003.
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