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Teshita Kabeto

@teshitakabeto

Senior SQL Server Database Administrator specializing in Azure migrations, high availability, and HIPAA-compliant security.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to continue leading SQL Server and Azure database programs where I can own HA/DR, execute zero-downtime migrations, and strengthen performance and security/compliance—especially in regulated environments—with strong cross-functional collaboration.

I’m a results-driven Senior MS SQL Server Database Administrator with over 8 years of experience managing, securing, and optimizing mission-critical enterprise database systems across complex on-premise and Azure cloud environments. I design and execute robust High Availability and Disaster Recovery strategies—Always On Availability Groups and Failover Clustering—and I lead complex, zero-downtime cross-version migrations. I’m known for aligning database architectures with strict security frameworks and compliance standards in banking and healthcare.

In my current role, I manage SQL Server databases across the full lifecycle from staging through enterprise production clusters, maintaining high-availability infrastructures like Log Shipping, Replication, Failover Clustering, and multi-node Always On Availability Groups. I architect and execute database migrations to Azure SQL and Azure SQL Managed Instances, configure Always On Availability Groups directly within Azure, automate administrative workflows with advanced PowerShell scripting, and drive performance tuning using deep-dive PTO and enterprise monitoring tools. I also oversee end-to-end backup and disaster recovery integrity, build SSIS ETL packages, and enforce stringent data protection mechanisms safeguarding Protected Health Information (PHI) in compliance with HIPAA—supporting secure, zero-downtime deployments and incident resolution across cross-functional teams.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Database Administrator

Current

Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (IDoIT)

Sep 2022 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Managed SQL Server database environments across staging and enterprise production clusters, including high availability and disaster recovery configurations. Architected Azure SQL migrations and implemented security, performance tuning, backups, and SSIS-based ETL while automating administrative tasks.

Microsoft SQL Server Azure SQL Log Shipping Replication PowerShell Performance Tuning T SQL Backup Disaster Recovery SSIS ETL Security Audits Patch Management

Senior Database Administrator

HealthPartners

Sep 2021 - Aug 2022 (11 months)

Led a SQL Server migration from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2019 with rollback planning and near-zero downtime. Administered backup and monitoring tools, enforced encryption and access controls for HIPAA compliance, and supported SharePoint database environments.

Microsoft SQL Server SQL Server Spotlight Monitoring Encryption HIPAA compliance Cherwell Ticketing Platform

Database Administrator

TCF Bank

Aug 2019 - Sep 2021 (2 years 1 month)

Designed and administered high-availability database architectures for financial transaction processing using failover clustering and multi-subnet Always On Availability Groups. Managed monitoring, capacity planning, indexing/partitioning, Oracle-to-SSIS ETL integration, and backup/point-in-time recovery procedures.

Microsoft SQL Server Capacity Planning Partitioning Oracle SQL SSIS Point in Time Recovery

Database Administrator

Pioneer Natural Resources

Jun 2017 - May 2019 (1 year 11 months)

Administered large-scale SQL Server environments and optimized T-SQL queries and hardware resource utilization. Built high availability using database mirroring, delivered reporting and analytics with SSRS/SSAS, and maintained ETL pipelines and routine database maintenance.

Microsoft SQL Server SQL Optimization SSIS ETL

Technical Support Specialist

RefugeeOne

Dec 2015 - May 2017 (1 year 5 months)

Provided multi-channel technical support for hardware, software, and local area network connectivity. Deployed and maintained workstation images and drivers, supported infrastructure expansions and migrations, and created training guides and a centralized IT knowledge base.

Peripheral Driver Installation Knowledge Base