pawan kumar
@pawankumar12
Database Administrator specializing in PostgreSQL, cloud platforms, and reliability.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m an Enterprise Database Administrator with 9 years of expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Oracle, delivering 24x7 production and development support across PostgreSQL versions 9 through 18. I handle database installation, configuration, monitoring, replication, performance tuning, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, and security management with a strong focus on reliability and uptime.
I’ve managed cloud-based database environments on Google Cloud, AWS RDS/Aurora, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), including migration, administration, monitoring, and high-availability solutions. I’m hands-on with PostgreSQL internals (MVCC architecture), encryption, shell scripting and automation, and proven backup/PITR workflows using pg_dump/pg_dumpall and PgBackRest—supporting multi-TB infrastructures and fast, confident troubleshooting.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Managed PostgreSQL (9–18) database installations, configuration, monitoring, upgrades, replication, and backup/recovery across on-prem and cloud environments. Supported high-availability and disaster recovery using pgBackRest and point-in-time recovery, and tuned database performance using query and configuration analysis.
Provided database SRE support for production environments, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational management of PostgreSQL-based systems. Implemented and validated backup/restore and DR practices to meet availability objectives.
Administered PostgreSQL databases (9–18) including streaming replication, hot standby, and disaster recovery operations. Refreshed development/test environments from production and performed point-in-time recovery using standard PostgreSQL backup tooling.
Associate DBA
Path Infotech Ltd
May 2017 - Oct 2020 (3 years 5 months)
Supported enterprise database administration and migrations across PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB. Performed upgrades, performance monitoring, backup/restore, and assisted with migrations from on-prem to AWS/GCP cloud environments.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Electronics and Communication Engineering
Earned a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from DCRUST Murthal, completed in 2015.
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