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Ritika Malik

@ritikamalik

I’m a Senior Technical Lead specializing in database engineering, cloud migrations, and production support for mission-critical systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead database and cloud migration work where I can own production releases, improve performance, and coordinate stakeholders through Agile/CI-CD—so we deliver reliable, high-impact identity and data solutions.

I’m a result-oriented Senior Technical Lead with 17+ years of experience across application and database systems—administering, monitoring, analyzing, and delivering production application support. I bridge the gap between stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver high-impact identity and data solutions.

I’m well versed in all stages of SDLC and Agile methodology, creating user stories and driving project success through requirements analysis, technical design documentation, and backlog management. I’m comfortable owning end-to-end production release cycles and coordinating with DevOps on CI/CD processes for seamless database and application deployments.

On the data engineering side, I support AWS migrations of SQL Server databases, including deploying and configuring SSIS packages and SQL Agent jobs across AWS environments. I also handle schema comparisons, post-migration testing, data loads, and production database troubleshooting—covering backups/recovery, performance tuning, stored procedures/triggers, and SSRS report stabilization, plus Power BI report creation and maintenance.

My career has consistently focused on dependable delivery under pressure: facilitating large-scale migrations and high-traffic production monitoring, resolving critical defects, and improving efficiency through scheduled jobs (e.g., statistics gathering and index rebuilds). I bring strong project coordination, process improvement, and technical leadership—always aiming for continuity, quality, and measurable outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Database Developer & Coordinator

Current

ASRC Federal

Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 11 months)

Led requirements analysis and project planning for USDA NRCS cloud migration, ensuring 100% alignment between technical specifications and business goals. Served as the technical point of contact, managed CI/CD release cycles, deployed SSIS packages and SQL Agent jobs on AWS, and supported production deployments, testing (UAT/A-B), and reporting (SSRS/Power BI).

SQL Agent CI CD Deployment Production Support Power BI API Testing UAT Testing

Senior Technical Lead

MTA

Jun 2023 - Apr 2024 (10 months)

Facilitated requirements-gathering workshops with product owners and developers to clarify functional needs and prioritize features for the UTS application. Managed production deployments and monitoring alerts for high-traffic systems and supported Oracle administration including backups/recovery, stored procedures/triggers, report support, and performance tuning.

Oracle Administration Backup Performance Tuning

Senior Technical Lead

TCS

Sep 2020 - Jun 2023 (2 years 9 months)

Led requirements gathering and analysis for client applications, database schema enhancements, and downstream data/testing needs. Resolved critical production defects for Kemper Systems and improved customer satisfaction through proactive performance tuning and database service improvements, including scheduled statistics and index maintenance jobs.

Requirements Analysis Oracle & SQL Server Support Performance Tuning Scheduled Jobs (Stats Index Rebuilds)Agile Collaboration

Senior Database Specialist

Swiss Re

Nov 2013 - Sep 2020 (6 years 10 months)

Facilitated requirements workshops with product owners and developers to clarify complex functional needs and prioritize application features. Directed database server build/implementation for Thomson Reuters in a Wells Fargo high-security environment and managed full-lifecycle server deployments and legacy Oracle/Sybase migration and recovery, coordinating risks and dependencies across stakeholde

Database Administration Oracle Migrations Sybase Stakeholder Management

Database Developer

Swiss Re

Feb 2012 - Jul 2013 (1 year 5 months)

Created and maintained Oracle PL/SQL test scripts and test cases, and developed SQL Server objects including tables, views, procedures, packages, functions, and triggers. Built and ran Informatica PowerCenter mappings/jobs and diagnosed daily batch errors to keep processing on track.

Oracle PL SQL SQL Server Development Informatica Batch Processing Test Script Development

Programmer Analyst

Morgan Stanley

Apr 2011 - Oct 2011 (6 months)

Translated stakeholder needs into actionable features and user stories for insurance-related initiatives. Collaborated with stakeholders to ensure requirements were clearly captured for delivery.

User Story Development Agile Delivery Documentation Business Analysis

Programmer Analyst

Commerce Insurance

Oct 2010 - Mar 2011 (5 months)

Performed requirements gathering and customer communication to support delivery of application needs. Executed unit testing and participated in UAT to validate functionality against business expectations.

Requirements Gathering Customer Communications Unit Testing UAT Testing Test Case Documentation Agile Collaboration

Associate Consultant

Shen Milsom Wilke

Aug 2009 - Mar 2010 (7 months)

Created, maintained, analyzed, and troubleshooted PL/SQL scripts, functions, and queries. Supported ongoing reliability of database logic through script-level debugging and query investigation.

Pl SQL SQL Queries Troubleshooting Databases Debugging Script Maintenance