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Result-oriented and highly analytical Database Security Specialist with 9+ years of progressive IT experience, emphasizing over 8 years of core expertise in IBM Security Guardium. Proven mastery in architecting, administering, scaling, and maintaining complex database security structures across enterprise environments containing over 1,000 physical/virtual appliances and 12,000 database servers. Skilled in managing end-to-end lifecycles of Guardium agents (GIM/S-TAP), disaster recovery strategies, automation via shell scripting, and corporate compliance audit frameworks.

Assistant Manager — Database Security - MetLife

(2022-02)

• Administer and optimize IBM Guardium and SonarG platforms across global enterprise infrastructures.
• Architected and scaled robust infrastructure frameworks to securely onboard newly integrated country networks.
• Designed, customized, and scheduled enterprise compliance audit reports tailored to dynamic business and audit requirements.
• Implemented targeted whitelisting strategies for critical user accounts and traffic to minimize redundant log volume and enhance storage health.
• Utilized SonarG for proactive log reviews, security compliance enforcement, and incident remediation.
• Leveraged ServiceNow daily to streamline incident tracking, high-priority reporting, and formal operational workflows.

System Administrator — Database Security - HSBC Pvt. Ltd.

(2019-05 - 2022-02)

• Governed database security activities across a massive infrastructure containing ~1,000 appliances (400 v11 and 600 v10) monitoring 12,000 database servers.
• Successfully deployed, upgraded, and maintained enterprise-wide GIM and S-TAP agents across mixed platform OS environments (Windows, Linux, AIX, SunOS).
• Executed seamless, multi-version infrastructure upgrades for Guardium appliances (v9 → v10 → v11 → v12) alongside complete DBProtect console upgrades.
• Resolved high-complexity technical issues, including KTAP kernel faults, S-TAP inspection engine synchronization anomalies, and database space constraints.
• Rebuilt and scaled fresh physical/virtual appliances from ISO images and managed automated patch distributions (GPU/ESXi) through Central Managers.
• Led quarterly appliance health assessments, monitored tablespace thresholds, and conducted scheduled live production-to-DR aggregator role-swaps.
• Managed DBProtect Business-As-Usual (BAU) cycles, covering asset imports, Shatter Knowledgebase upgrades, data purging, and scheduled scan optimization.

SOC Analyst — Guardium Specialist - IBM Pvt. Ltd. (Vodafone Project)

(2018-08 - 2019-05)

• Delivered dedicated Level-2/Level-3 platform administration for the core Guardium framework on the Vodafone cellular account.
• Managed routine S-TAP/GIM agent rollouts, infrastructure updates, and critical operating system patching (GPU & ESXi).
• Analyzed Guardium logs to systematically locate system errors, anomalies, and potential database infrastructure performance drops.
• Ensured strict adherence to client SLAs by utilizing BMC Remedy for ticket workflows and resolution mapping.

System Administrator - IBM Pvt. Ltd. (MNP Project — Idea Cellular)

(2016-10 - 2017-12)

• Provided onsite high-level client application support and systems monitoring for a high-volume telecom environment.
• Engineered database automations and systemic health checks using advanced PL/SQL scripts and AIX UNIX Cron jobs.
• Governed release management procedures, including development testing, application deployment, bug fixing, and change requests.

B.E. - Bachelor of Engineering - Pune University (2015)

DIT - Diploma in Information Technology - MSBTE (2011)

H.S.C. - Maharashtra Board (2008)

S.S.C. - Maharashtra Board (2006)