shahid hussain
@shahidhussain12
I manage secure, high-availability SQL Server and Oracle database environments.
What I'm looking for
I've managed SQL Server database environments for HealthStream, Arthur Lawrence, and Khawarizmi International College, supporting enterprise, healthcare, and education systems across the US and GCC.
At HealthStream, I monitored clusters serving more than 150 customers, handled on-call database issues, installed SQL patches, performed failovers through SSMS and Azure, and restored log-shipping databases for disaster recovery.
I've led SQL Server migrations, including SIS migrations across SQL Server versions and data migration to Oracle PeopleSoft. My work covers AlwaysOn Availability Groups, failover clustering, replication, security hardening, query optimization, indexing, SSIS, and reporting.
I also bring ASP.NET development experience and train professionals in SQL Server 2022 administration and security.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Responsibilities:
- Delivered SQL Server 2022 administration and security training to 5 Pakistan Air Force candidates (February 2025)
- Conducted one-on-one online SQL Server 2022 training for a candidate based in Lahore (May 2025 to June 2025)
- Conducted one-on-one online SQL Server 2022 training for a candidate based in Islamabad (June 2026 to Present)
Responsibilities:
- Managing pagers as an Offshore DBA on call resource
- Monitoring Clusters of servers (more than 150 customers) to check for errors using SQLDM
- Responsible for performance and security issues of any DB server
- Responsible for documentation of DB alerts and their resolutions.
- Handled weekly downtime windows to install patches
Responsibilities:
- Handled on call Db related issues.
- Supervised a DBA on call team at night shift (EST Time)
- Managed ticketing system in ERP
- Trained staff about technical upgrade process workflow of ERP through zoom calls
- Documented SOPs for customer queries and their resolutions
Sql Server Database Administrator
Mar 2016 - Aug 2021 (5 years 5 months)
Responsibilities :
- Installation and Configuration of SQL Server 2016
- Migrated SIS from SQL Server 2008 to 2012 then to 2016
- Responsible for Database backup, security and disaster recovery
- Responsible for Providing Crystal Reports on daily and monthly basis for KPIs
- Providing User Support to SIS Users (Students and Staff)
- Responsible for Database Troubleshooting and performance
- Respon
Maintaining and updating students online record portal
- Updating University Website portal and created Live Chat Help windows on
website to assist Admission Department to respond queries asked by
applicants
- Helping students to execute programming labs such as OOP,
C#(ASP.NET) and Database
- Administering and maintaining University Database
-Administered and maintained Database in following roles
Assigned roles to users
Backups
Recovery
Monitoring
Created SQL Reports
Modeling of database
Created Stored Procedures
Built new databases
Import/Export to/from Excel
Handled Organization’s Database containing 1000
employee’s records
- Technical support to ERP users in following
Quotations
Sales Orders
Invoices
In
Worked in ASP.NET C#.
Learned JQuery, JavaScript, AJAX, Bootstrap
Work in a project "Care flow" an online web based health care system for the boarding schools in US.
Worked using platform of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and SQL Server 2008
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Bsc computer engineering, Software Engineering
2009 - 2013
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Bachelor of Science, Software Engineering
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with a focus on Software Engineering.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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