Vijay Chintu

Senior SQL Server & PostgreSQL DBA with 6+ years of experience supporting enterprise production, development, QA, and cloud database environments. Strong experience in SQL Server 2017/2019/2022, PostgreSQL, AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, DMS, S3, AWS Glue, performance tuning, HA/DR, backup/recovery, security, and production troubleshooting.

Database Administrator / PostgreSQL DBA at Dealer-FX (2023-07 – 2026-08)

• Administered SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases across production, development, QA, reporting, and integration environments
• Managed AWS RDS SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, including backups, monitoring, storage, configuration, maintenance, and production support
• Supported AWS DMS migrations and data movement using S3 and AWS Glue; performed migration troubleshooting and post-migration validation
• Troubleshot production issues including slow queries, application/database errors, blocking, deadlocks, connectivity, storage, and performance problems; performed root cause analysis
• Tuned SQL Server and PostgreSQL queries using execution plans, Query Store, Extended Events, wait statistics, indexing, and PostgreSQL performance tools
• Worked with Development, DevOps, QA, and Scrum teams on database design, stored procedures, schema changes, deployment scripts, and application releases
• Supported Always On Availability Groups, backup/recovery, failover testing, disaster recovery, database security, SQL Agent jobs, and DBA automation

Senior SQL Server & PostgreSQL DBA at Jonas Software Solutions (2020-09 – 2022-09)

• Administered SQL Server and PostgreSQL production databases supporting business-critical applications, reporting, and integrations
• Managed SQL Server 2017/2019 environments including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, maintenance, backup/recovery, security, and capacity planning
• Managed AWS RDS SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL environments, including monitoring, backups, storage, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• Performed on-premises to AWS database migrations using AWS DMS, native backup/restore, S3, SSIS, and data validation
• Troubleshot production incidents involving slow queries, blocking, deadlocks, failed jobs, connectivity, and database errors; performed root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Performed SQL Server and PostgreSQL performance tuning using execution plans, Query Store, Extended Events, wait statistics, indexing, EXPLAIN ANALYZE, and pg_stat_statements
• Reviewed stored procedures, tables, indexes, schema changes, and deployment scripts; supported database design, production deployments, Always On, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery

SQL Server / PostgreSQL DBA at GoodLife Fitness (2019-09 – 2020-08)

• Supported SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases across production, development, and QA environments for business-critical applications
• Installed, configured, patched, and upgraded SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases based on application and security requirements
• Managed backup and recovery processes, including full, differential, transaction log, and PostgreSQL backups with restore validation
• Troubleshot SQL Agent jobs, SSIS packages, blocking, deadlocks, connectivity issues, storage growth, and database performance problems
• Optimized queries using execution plans, Query Store, indexes, statistics, parameter-sniffing analysis, and query tuning techniques
• Created and maintained tables, views, stored procedures, functions, triggers, indexes, and database deployment scripts

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering