Software Quality Assurance Engineer Resume

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: Various HP Blade Servers, SGI Origin 3000 series, IBM Power 7 series, Sun Fire V490, E4800 servers, Various Intel - based servers and workstations

Operating Systems: VMware 4.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x, SGI Irix 6.5.x, AIX 5.2, Solaris 10

Database Systems: Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2008 R2/2014/6.5, Sybase ASE 15.x/12.x/11.x/10.x/4.9.x, MySQL 5.x, Oracle 12c/11g/10g/9i/8i, Informix IDS 10.0/9.40/9.21

Database Tools: Informatica PowerCenter 10.1.1/B2B 10.1, SQL Server Management Studio, Sybase PowerDesigner Data Architect 16.1, Embarcadero DB PowerStudio 3.5 (DBA Edition), Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Oracle SQL Developer, ERWin, Cast Workbench, SQL Power Tools

Languages: Unix shell scripting (csh, ksh, bash), PERL, Sybase T-SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, C, Ada

Professional Training: Security+ Certification Class o SQL Server Database Performance Tuning o Oracle Database 11g Administration Workshop I o Oracle Database 11g Administration Workshop IIFully trained on Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise, v. 11.5.x, Certified Sybase Professional, DBA, on Sybase 10.xOracle DBA and Performance Tuning classes, version 8.0.5

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Designed, developed, implemented, and executed tests for the Oracle Enterprise Data Warehouse(DW) and various Data Marts(DM). Utilized Informatica PowerCenter, B2B PowerCenter, and Oracle PL/SQL in the development and execution of the tests.
Worked closely with the Data Warehouse developers to resolve problems which arose while testing.
Consulted with the QA DW Lead to halp resolve any DBA-related issues which arose from the testing or the general environment in which the tests were performed.
Mentored other QA Engineers in the unique aspects of testing within the DW or DM environments.

Senior Database Administrator & Architect Hickory Ground Solutions

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Designed, installed, configured, and administered multiple SQL Server, MongoDB, Sybase, clustered MySQL servers, and PostgreSQL databases in Production, Staging, and Development environments for Defense Department clients in Virginia and Maryland
Responsibilities and accomplishments related to Database Administration:
Performed all aspects of database administration, including but not limited to: backups, ensuring index coverage, ensuring data integrity across disk spindles to ensure proper read and write performance, optimizing clustered indexes, and conducting annual and monthly data loads
Monitored production data load batch runs and tuned database servers and databases o Implemented and maintained maintenance plans, such as backups and database consistency checks, on multiple production SQL Servers
Coordinated SQL Server deployments and provided architectural feedback during redesign
Responsibilities and accomplishments related to Database Architecture:
Designed and implemented Sybase and MySQL database architectures and configured the PostgreSQL staging environment with primary and hot standby database servers o Managed a comprehensive database redesign and re-architecture effort for a SQL Server 2008 R2 instance utilizing the Sybase Power Designer data modeling tool o Created conceptual data models using the data dictionary for necessary entity attributes
Responsibilities and accomplishments related to team leadership:

Senior Engineering Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Oracle Database Administrator (10g) for UIM segment of the Geoscout Program
M601 DBA Lead
Performed and oversaw database migration and database server tuning
Managed and mentored group of five (5) DBAs and junior DBAs
Managed in excess of 20 Informix instances on various SGI servers
Performed various Informix benchmarks on SGI platforms ranging from 4 to 32 CPUs
Ensured daily backups of all Informix instances

Database & Data Warehouse Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities and accomplishments related to database management, migration, and server tuning:
Performed Sybase & Oracle database benchmarks on SGI servers ranging from 4 to 32 CPUs
Performed and oversaw database migration and database server tuning in support of customer benchmark for JP Morgan-Chase
Responsibilities related to team management, partnerships, and customer success:
Co-Manager of the SGI-Sybase relationship
Acted as internal consultant to other System Engineers on Business Intelligence and Database/Data Warehouse related sales
Consulted to various customers on Sybase and Oracle database/data warehouse in pre-sales, post sales, and professional services capacities

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