Khurram Rafiq, Principal Technical Specialist

Khurram Rafiq

Principal Technical Specialist

NHS Digital

Lieu
Grande Bretagne (UK) - Leeds
Éducation
Master, Computer Science
Expérience
10 years, 2 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :10 years, 2 Mois

Principal Technical Specialist à NHS Digital
  • Royaume Uni
  • Je travaille ici depuis avril 2014

Role: I have been working as Database Lead operations, providing DBA operational and strategical support and working on migrating databases across to AZURE with Mix of SQL 2008R2 and 2016 using Always on HADR and Hybrid solution.

Key Activities
• Providing support to key architecture decision across NHS.UK domain
• Managing team of database professional (Senior technical specialists)
• Databases Administration as per standard approved procedures
• SQL Server database Migration planning and implementation to Azure 2012 and 2016
• PowerShell script writing for centralized deployment and DBA administration
• OS patching and SQL server patching co-ordination and implementation
• Reviewing standards and best practices
• Data feed implementation and executions on regular basis to keep NHS.UK DB up-to-date
• Reviewing new database architecture for databases for improved performance and simplicity
• Administrating Mirroring, Log shipping across clustered environments
• Performance monitoring and troubleshooting of cluster environments using latest tools
• Reviewing daily DBA administration tasks and suggestion to automate process
• Database auditing planning, implementation and monitoring
• Scalearc Load DB load balance and caching software implementation and administration

Éducation

Master, Computer Science
  • à Al-Khair University
  • septembre 2001

Specialties & Skills

Reporting
Cloud Computing
Project Management
Database Management
Architecture
reporting

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Urdu
Langue Maternelle
Punjabi
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

MCTS - Microsoft certified Technical specialist – SQL Server (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2008
ITIL V3 Certification - IT Service Management (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2013
APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2017
AWS Certified Solution Architect (Associate) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2020
Azure Solution Architect Expert (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2021
Valide jusqu'à:
June 2024

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