// about

About Me

I'm a Software Engineer and Database Administrator with 7+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale and AI-enabled applications. I specialize in database systems, cloud infrastructure, and full-stack development.

Currently working as a Database & DevOps Engineer at Evozn Inc, where I build CI/CD pipelines, manage cloud databases across AWS, and ship production-grade platforms. My background spans relational and NoSQL databases, AWS cloud deployments, container orchestration, and SRE practices.

I care deeply about reliability, performance, and the human side of engineering — writing clean systems that people can trust. I document everything I learn on my blog Focus on DB — a running journal of database internals, backend engineering, and problems I solve day-to-day.

7+

Years Experience

9+

Projects Built

40TB+

DB Managed

100+

DB Migrations

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Work Experience

Database & DevOps Engineer

Evozn Inc · Dallas, TX, USA

CurrentJun 2025 – Present
  • Architected CI/CD pipelines for Node.js microservices using GitHub Actions, AWS Lambda, and Docker with blue-green deployments.
  • Provisioned and managed AWS RDS instances (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server) with Multi-AZ for high availability and DR.
  • Configured AWS CloudWatch monitoring with custom metrics, automated alerting, and performance dashboards.
  • Managed database migrations from legacy on-premise systems to AWS cloud with zero data loss.
  • Implemented HA strategies using AWS Multi-AZ RDS, read replicas, and Oracle Data Guard.

Cloud Engineer

Deloitte India Ltd · India

Nov 2020 – Jun 2023
  • Migrated 100+ databases from HP-UX to RHEL using Oracle Data Pump and RMAN with minimal downtime.
  • Performed on-prem to AWS Cloud migrations using AWS DMS for scalable, cost-efficient environments.
  • Upgraded Oracle databases (10g/11g → 19c) and administered 5-node Oracle RAC clusters with ASM storage.
  • Managed end-to-end Exadata lifecycle including patching, storage cell management, and performance optimization via AWR, ASH, OEM.
  • Provided 24×7 production support, mentored junior DBAs, and managed capacity planning for 40TB+ environments.

Database Engineer

Epayslip.com · India

Oct 2018 – Jan 2020
  • Installed and managed Oracle (10g–12c), PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB on Linux/Windows.
  • Administered AWS EC2-hosted databases with CloudWatch alarms for real-time monitoring.
  • Developed RMAN backup/recovery plans and implemented SQL Server TDE for data security.
  • Supported full lifecycle DB migrations from dev to production in 3-tier architectures.

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Tech Stack

Languages & Scripting

PythonGoJavaScriptNode.jsSQLPL/SQLBashPowerShell

Databases

OraclePostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBMSSQLRedisExadata

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSAzureOCITerraformCloudFormationAWS CDKDockerKubernetes

CI/CD & Observability

GitHub ActionsJenkinsArgoCDPrometheusGrafanaELK StackDatadogCloudWatch

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