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Rongping S.

Chengdu, China

$60/hr
5.0
169 jobs

Slow databases? Production outages? Performance bottlenecks affecting your business? I help organizations identify root causes, optimize database performance, and build reliable database platforms. I am a senior database administrator (DBA) with over 13 years of hands-on experience managing production database systems. I specialize in MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB adn Oracle, providing database troubleshooting, incident response, daily operations and maintenance, performance optimization, and reliable backup, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical environments. ๐Ÿ” Database Expertise: With over 13 years as a senior expert in MySQL/MariaDB/Percona/PostgreSQL/MongoDB/Oracle/SQL Server/DuckDB, Iโ€™ve managed over 5000 databases and 300 TB+ of data. My experience covers database architecture, performance optimization, backup and recovery, High availability, disaster recovery, and much more. I ensure every database solution I deliver is robust, scalable, high performance, and perfectly aligned with your business needs. ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Technology Stack: MySQL/Percona (Versions 5-9) MariaDB (Versions 5-12): Installationใ€High Availability, Replication, and Scalability Solutionsใ€InnoDB Clusterใ€Group Replicationใ€Workbench/Shell/Routerใ€Backup & Restoreใ€Galera Clusterใ€Percona XtraDB Clusterใ€XtraBackupใ€Toolkitใ€InnoDB/MyISAM/Binlogใ€Orchestratorใ€replication-manager. PostgreSQL (Versions 7-18): Installationใ€High Availability, Replication, and Scalability Solutionsใ€SQL Tuningใ€pgpool-IIใ€PostGISใ€TimescaleDBใ€ClickHouseใ€Patroniใ€Citusใ€pgvectorใ€Securityใ€Supabaseใ€Neon. MongoDB (Versions 3-8) / MongoDB Atlas : Installationใ€MongoDB Shell (mongosh)ใ€Aggregationใ€Indexesใ€Atlasใ€Time Seriesใ€Change Streamsใ€Replicationใ€Shardingใ€Storageใ€Administrationใ€Security. SQL Server (Versions 6.5 โ€“ 2025): Installationใ€High Availability and Disaster Recovery (Always On AG, FCI, Log Shipping, Replication)ใ€Distributed Availability Groupsใ€SQL Server Management Studio / Azure Data Studio / sqlcmdใ€Backup & Restoreใ€Failover Cluster / Always On Solutionsใ€PowerShell dbatools / First Responder Kitใ€Storage Engine / Transaction Log / Change Data Capture. Other Database : Oracleใ€DB2ใ€Redisใ€SQLiteใ€DuckDBใ€DocumentDB Cloud service providers: AWS RDSใ€AWS Auroraใ€Amazon DocumentDBใ€GCPใ€Azureใ€N8N creator. Certifications: I hold certifications from Cisco, Oracle, MySQL, AWS, ITIL, PMP, and TOGAF, ensuring I bring industry-recognized expertise to every project. ๐Ÿ“ˆ Why Choose Me? Proven Experience: Worked for leading ICT and IoT solution providers, supporting major operators, banking, and financial enterprises. End-to-End Solutions: From designing high availability architectures to delivering query optimizations and backup solutions, I offer complete database management expertise. Training & Support: I also provide course training for companies looking to empower their teams with database-related skills. ๐Ÿค Letโ€™s Collaborate: If youโ€™re looking for a seasoned database professional to tackle challenges in MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, or other database technologies, letโ€™s discuss how I can help streamline your operations and enhance performance. ๐Ÿ“ฉ Contact Me: Iโ€™m ready to dive into your project. Reach out, and letโ€™s unlock the full potential of your data infrastructure together!

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • MongoDB
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • SQL
  • Database Optimization
  • MySQL Programming
  • Database Administration
  • Database Design
  • Query Tuning
  • Database Maintenance
  • Amazon RDS
  • PostgreSQL Programming
Rizwana B.

Pune, India

$30/hr
5.0
50 jobs

Oracle : - Having rich experience in Oracle Database Installation, upgrades. - install and setup high availability e.g. RAC , DG , GG - Rich experience in migration from one platform to another .\ - Rich experience in migration from on-prem to AWS/Oracle cloud . - Experience in AWS DMS - Setup the backup and recovery standards. - DB and query tunning. - troubleshoot performance issues - Automation using shell/batch/python scripting - debugging users issues . - Automate repetitive task using python/shell/batch script. - Having fair hands on automation using Ansible for Oracle DBA repetitive task. Migration: =========== - Oracle EE/SE to postgres AWS RDS using AWS SCT & DMS services - Oracle EE/SE to Oracle Cloud using datapump. - Oracle EE/SE to MariaDB using Goldengate. - Migration from one platform to another platform - Migration from oracle to databriks Automation: good in shell scripting , batch , python and ansible. recently completed oracle grid and rdbms installation automation using Ansible . Good experience in upgrades and performance tunning. Experience DBA devops and automation expertise. Postgres : ======= - Installation, upgrade minor and major - AWS Auroa RDA - postgres - troubleshooting - performance analysis Replication: Using golden gate Shareplex Debezium log miner and Openlogreplicator

  • Database Administration
  • Linux
  • Amazon RDS
  • Oracle RAC
  • Oracle Upgrade
  • Oracle Data Guard
  • Oracle Database Administration
  • Cloud Migration
  • Performance Optimization
Anilkumar Patel D.

Ahmedabad, India

$20/hr
5.0
58 jobs

SQL Server & Database Expert | 25+ Years of IT Experience Data Modeling | Design & Development | Data Analytics | Performance Tuning | Data Visualization With over 25 years of extensive IT experience, I specialize in SQL Server environments (from SQL Server 2005 to 2019). I deliver high-quality, scalable database solutions that ensure optimal performance, data integrity, and seamless integration. My expertise spans design, modeling, development, implementation, and support of SQL Server systems, with a focus on performance and efficiency. Key Skills & Expertise: T-SQL Proficiency: Creating complex triggers, tables, stored procedures, functions, and views to ensure seamless data management and integrity. Database Management: Extensive experience with normalization and RDBMS, optimizing structure and performance. SQL Server Services: Hands-on with SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS for integration, analysis, and reporting. Performance Tuning: Optimizing performance and query tuning for efficient database operation under heavy load. Data Modeling: Specializing in logical and physical modeling, using tools like Erwin for effective database design. Data Warehousing & ETL: Expertise in data warehouse design, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, and building star schema dimensional models. Business Intelligence & Reporting: Skilled in SSRS and Power BI for interactive dashboards, reports, and visualizations that turn data into actionable insights. Optimization Tools: Familiar with Index Tuning Wizard, SQL Profiler, and Performance Monitor to resolve bottlenecks. Database Administration: Proficient in MySQL and PostgreSQL database development, configuration, troubleshooting, and administration. Additional Expertise: DBA Tasks: Server maintenance, fail-over clustering, replication, backup/restoration, job scheduling, and error handling. Performance Monitoring Tools: SQL Sentry One, Grafana, and Spotlight for SQL Server. Collaboration & Teamwork: Strong in cross-functional collaboration to meet business objectives. Adaptability & Multitasking: Ability to handle multiple projects while adapting to new technologies and client needs. Quick Learner: Fast to pick up new technologies and deliver impactful solutions. Letโ€™s Build Scalable & High-Performing Solutions Together! If you're looking for a results-driven database expert to optimize your SQL Server environment, design robust data models, or create effective BI reports, letโ€™s connect. I'm passionate about helping clients achieve their goals through high-performance database solutions.

  • MySQL
  • Database Design
  • PostgreSQL Programming
  • MySQL Programming
  • Microsoft SQL SSAS
  • Microsoft SQL Server Programming
  • Microsoft SQL Server Administration
  • SQL Server Integration Services
  • Database Management
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
SHAIK A.

Haryana, India

$16/hr
5.0
2 jobs

Professional Summary 11+ years of experience as a Senior SQL Server Database Administrator (2008R2โ€“2025), specializing in High Availability (HA/DR), upgrades, consolidations, and migrations across global enterprise environments. Proven expertise in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and automation with consistent delivery of 99.99% uptime SLAs. Delivered $200,000 Azure SQL cost savings through optimization, scaling, and automation. Expanding into AI Automation Engineering, integrating intelligent dashboards, predictive monitoring, and AIโ€‘assisted troubleshooting to enhance DBA efficiency and reduce operational costs. Core Expertise: SQL Server Administration: Installation, configuration, upgrades, and migrations (2008โ€“2025). HADR Solutions: Always On, Failover Clustering, Replication, Log Shipping, Mirroring. Cloud Platforms: Azure SQL Managed Instances, AWS migrations, hybrid IaaS/PaaS. Performance & Automation: Capacity planning, baselining, tuning, and scripted automation. BI & Reporting: SSRS/SSIS installation, migration, security, and reporting automation. Dashboards: Unified monitoring for SQL & Oracle instances (engine, agent, RAC, tablespaces). AI Automation: SQL health dashboards, anomaly detection, backup monitoring, compute scaling, log parsing, and AIโ€‘assisted DBA troubleshooting. Technical Skills: Databases: MS SQL Server (2008R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, & 2025) Scripting: Tโ€‘SQL, PowerShell, Python OS: Windows Server (2003โ€“2022), Linux RedHat Tools: SSMS, Profiler, Jenkins, Perfmon, SolarWinds DPA, Zabbix, Redgate, GitHub Ticketing: ServiceNow, Remedy AI & Automation: Generative AI prompt engineering, GitHub Copilot, Agent GPT

  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • Database Administration
  • SQL Programming
  • Python
  • Backup & Migration
  • Performance Optimization
  • Amazon EC2
  • Data Management
  • Database Design Consultation
  • Data Migration
  • PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft Windows PowerShell
  • Microsoft SQL Server Administration
  • SQLite
  • Server Administration
  • MongoDB
  • SQL Server Integration Services
  • Transact-SQL
  • Automation
  • MySQL
Jayakumar B.

Coimbatore, India

$23/hr
5.0
60 jobs

โ€ข DBA ( RDBMS) MS-SQL ORACLE MYSQL IBM DB2 โ€ข DBA ( NoSQL) CASSANDRA MONGO โ€ข SQL Developer MSSQL IBMDB2 MYSQL โ€ข SSIS Package Developer โ€ข SSRS Report Developer โ€ข Automation Expert for DBA works โ€ข AZURE SQL Database & Azure SQL Data Factory Technical Skills โ€ข Scripting Language : T-SQL, PowerShell,Linux,CQLSH โ€ข SQL Tools: SSMS, Idera, Apex, Redgate, SP_Blitz, Solarwinds

  • IBM Db2
  • SQL
  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • Transact-SQL
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server Integration Services
  • Database Programming
  • Database Administration
  • Oracle
  • Datastax Cassandra
  • Database Development
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Firebird
Usman U.

Lahore, Pakistan

$30/hr
5.0
39 jobs

Stop overpaying for cloud resources and struggling with slow queries. I help companies achieve ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—.๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—% ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž and ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž-๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ for their most mission-critical data. ๐Ÿ†Top Rated Plus Freelancer ๐Ÿ†Elite SQL Optimization & Scalable Data Architecture Specialist ๐Ÿฅ‡Worked 9000+ hours with a 100% Job Success Score โœ…Expert Microsoft SQL Server | MySQL | Cloud Database Architect | Query Optimization | Azure | GCP | AWS | ETL & Data Warehousing | Big Data | High Availability | DevOps for Databases ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:- I'm Usman, a ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ with over ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž in SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. I specialize in architecting scalable, cloud-native data ecosystems that power high-growth SaaS, ERP systems, and global eCommerce platforms. I bring a rare blend of deep technical knowledge, enterprise-level implementation experience, and long-term client trust, having worked 9000+ Upwork hours with a 100% Job Success Score. ๐‘ด๐’š ๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’”๐’† ๐’”๐’‘๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’‚๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’”: โšก Enterprise-grade ๐’๐๐‹ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ฒ๐’๐๐‹ ๐š๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐Ÿ“Š Advanced ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. โ˜๏ธ Cloud database deployments, migrations, and administration on ๐€๐ณ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ (๐†๐‚๐), ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐–๐’ ๐‘๐ƒ๐’. ๐Ÿ”„ ๐„๐“๐‹ development using SSIS, Power BI, and modern data warehousing strategies. ๐Ÿ” Data integrity, backup/restore, disaster recovery planning, and replication. Zero-Trust data access, Row-Level Security (RLS), and ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ˆ๐๐€๐€/๐†๐ƒ๐๐‘ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž. ๐Ÿ“ˆ Implementing ๐‚๐ˆ/๐‚๐ƒ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ for scalable, automated database releases. ๐Ÿ” Monitoring & alerts using tools like ๐€๐ณ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐œ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐๐‹ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ. ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Real-time support for ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ architecture, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ . Iโ€™ve designed and optimized databases that power high-traffic SaaS products, ERP systems, and eCommerce platforms โ€” handling billions of records and complex business logic while maintaining peak performance. My approach is simple: ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ, then align data systems that are scalable, secure, and easy to maintain. Whether you need to: โœ… Fix slow queries โœ… Scale your infrastructure to handle growth โœ… Migrate from legacy systems โœ… Modernize your stack with cloud-native tools โœ… Automate your reporting & data pipelines ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:- โœจ"Experienced professional developer, very skilled. I can recommend him and I will use him again." โœจ "Usman is very knowledgeable and very skilled with SQL and Windows Server. I can recommend him and I will use him again." โœจ "Usman is an experienced SQL Developer. He helped with merging, changing, and fine-tuning queries. Good quality work." โœจ "Usman delivered good work. He had solutions to the project issues, and his skills were reasonably strong. I enjoyed working with Usman and will likely have additional work for him." โœจ "The stored procedure was delivered as expected. Thank you so much, Usman, for a job well done (and quick)!" โœจ "Usman delivered an amazing script to help us back up and restore our database. This automation will be a huge time-saving improvement to our manual process. Thank you, Usman, for a job well done." ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: * ๐‘ช๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’Š๐’†๐’… ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’๐’‡๐’• ๐‘ป๐’†๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’š ๐‘จ๐’”๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’† (๐‘ด๐‘ป๐‘จ) ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐‘จ๐’…๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’” * ๐‘ช๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’Š๐’†๐’… ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’๐’‡๐’• ๐‘ป๐’†๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’š ๐‘จ๐’”๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’† (๐‘ด๐‘ป๐‘จ) ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ต๐’†๐’•๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’” I can deliver fast, clean, and reliable results on time and within scope. ๐Ÿ“จ ๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค about how I can add value to your team or project. I'm available for consulting, long-term support, or complex one-off problem-solving.

  • Database Development
  • Database Optimization
  • Database Administration
  • SQL
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Database Architecture
  • Query Optimization
  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • Microsoft SQL Server Administration
  • Stored Procedure Development
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
  • MySQL
  • Microsoft SQL Server Programming
  • Transact-SQL
  • SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Database Maintenance
  • ETL
  • Database Management
  • Query Tuning
  • Performance Optimization

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