Judgement Munki

SQL Server and PostgreSQL Database Administrator with 6+ years keeping production databases available, secure, and fast across on-premises and Azure. Strong in high availability and disaster recovery (Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, replication, log shipping, mirroring), backup and point-in-time recovery, performance tuning, and version migrations. Experienced with sensitive data under HIPAA controls, PowerShell and T-SQL automation, and 24x7 production support alongside developers, infrastructure, and security teams.

Database Administrator at Cognizant (2026-01 – Present)

Administer SQL Server and PostgreSQL across production, QA, development, and staging for enterprise client applications, including Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance as part of ongoing cloud migration work.

• Monitor Always On Availability Groups and run failover testing and troubleshooting to keep business-critical systems available.
• Run full, differential, and transaction log backups and handle restores and point-in-time recovery during testing and production support.
• Troubleshoot performance using Query Store, execution plans, and blocking and long-running query analysis; perform index and statistics maintenance, DBCC checks, and SQL Server Agent job management.
• Automate routine administration and monitoring with PowerShell and T-SQL; manage logins, roles, and AD/Azure AD access; support SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI, and track deployments through Git.

MS SQL Server & PostgreSQL Database Administrator at Florida AllStar Public Adjusting Inc. (FAPA) (2024-01 – 2025-12)

• Helped migrate 50+ legacy SQL Server databases to 2019/2022 standalone and clustered environments, running MAP Toolkit and Upgrade Advisor assessments to catch compatibility issues before cutover.
• Built high availability and DR with Always On Availability Groups in a Windows Failover Cluster, plus transactional replication and log shipping (including Litespeed).
• Automated SSIS data migration to cut manual effort and speed up loads in tight maintenance windows; applied service packs and hotfixes and upgraded SQL Server versions with minimal downtime.
• Tuned slow queries with SQL Profiler, Performance Monitor, and Redgate SQL Monitor; handled index rebuilds, partitioning, and memory-optimized and temporal tables.
• Managed security with AD-mapped logins and roles and protected sensitive claims data under internal compliance controls while providing 24x7 production support.

Junior SQL Server Database Administrator at HandicapDocs (2022-03 – 2023-04)

• Installed and configured SQL Server 2012/2014 Enterprise and migrated 2012 to 2014 across dev and test for a telehealth platform handling patient data under HIPAA.
• Set up transactional replication, database mirroring, and standby log shipping to improve failover and disaster recovery.
• Automated daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance (backups, integrity checks, indexing, statistics), tuned stored procedures, resolved recurring blocking and locking, and provided 24x7 monitoring and troubleshooting across SQL Server environments.

SQL Server Database Administrator (Internship) at MTN Cameroon (2019-01 – 2021-02)

• Installed and configured SQL Server 2012/2014 and assisted with the 2012-to-2014 migration in dev and test for a high-volume telecom environment, setting up automated maintenance jobs for backups, integrity checks, indexing, and statistics.
• Helped implement transactional replication, mirroring, and standby log shipping for DR; managed logins, roles, and permissions and supported daily monitoring and query tuning.

Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology / Database Specialist – Tidewater Community College