Senior Database Consultant

• Jan 2021 - Present

• Supervise and analyze database performance. • Adjust or suggest improvements to database or server configuration as appropriate.• Work with the development teams on product design, decisions and troubleshooting.• Maintain and improve the development team's ability to rapidly and safely deploy database updates.• Disaster recovery design, testing, and execution.• Participate in brainstorming sessions with the development teams and contribute ideas to our technology, infrastructure, and processes.• Recommend best practices for reconfiguring existing databases• Improve system performance and experience with performance tuning of queries• Analyze root cause and address performance problems• Recommend solutions to improve new and existing database systems• Experience with very large databases and data warehousing• Supporting Enterprise customers with pro-active solutions• Provide guidance and knowledge of handling data sources from different databases.• Experience with developing large scale , high performance database system.• Experience with Agile and Lean philosophies• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving with clear communication • Maintain and enhance the existing data warehouse database• Participate in hardware capacity planning; and recommend ways to optimize as requested. Show less

Team Lead - Database Administration Group

• Jun 2016 - Jan 2021

• Administration of over 500+ Microsoft SQL server’s on Core banking and DWH environments for Denizbank Financial Services Group and multiple independent banks.• Experienced in installation, configuration, maintenance and administration of Mictosoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019• MSSQL Server Performance monitoring and tuning • Daily database operations • Reviewed DB Scripts from the development team before releasing them into the production• Installed and configured new SQL Servers • MSSQL Version upgrades • Expert in 24x7 DWH and Online Banking environment management & support • Worked closely with IT business analysts, Development teams and other project leads to understand requirements to deliver OLTP, Data Reporting & Warehouse systems related projects• Participated in work product, code reviews and maintained quality • Administered Informatica Power Center, Integration and BI platforms that underpin the Data Warehouse • Responsible for Database and ETL support, troubleshooting, planning and migration• Performed troubleshooting the SQL Servers, Informatica PowerCenter, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and ETL• Maintained and add to an extensive set of SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS) packages for Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) data manipulation.• Managed and provided guidance to junior members of the team. Projects • Denizbank • MetLife • Turkcell • OdeaBank • Denizbank AG • Albaraka Türk Katılım Bankası • Abank • Burgan Bank • Standard Chartered Bank • Société Générale • Sberbank Europe AG • Ziraat Katılım • Ziraat AG • Bank of China Turkey A.Ş. • HSBC • Belbim • PTT • Bank Audi • Denizbank-Moscow • The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ • Dilerbank • Rabobank • Pasha Bank Show less

Database Administrator

• Nov 2009 - Jun 2016

Database Administrator

• Mar 2005 - Jun 2009

Database Administrator

• Jan 2004 - Aug 2004