Faizan A.

With 17 years of experience as a Database Administrator and 4 years as a Red Hat OpenShift Administrator, I specialize in designing and managing enterprise database architecture and containerized environments. Currently working for IBM Pakistan as a Database and OpenShift Consultant, I provide end-to-end support, from system design to ensuring smooth operations. My expertise includes business continuity planning, disaster recovery, high availability solutions, security hardening, and data replication strategies. I have hands-on experience in deploying, configuring, and administering OpenShift clusters, troubleshooting performance issues, managing upgrades and patching, and optimizing workloads. Additionally, I have extensive experience in database migrations across multiple platforms, ensuring seamless transitions and system efficiency. My skills and expertise include: RedHat OpenShift Administration Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) Oracle ASM Oracle Data Guard Golden Gate Backup and Recovery tools (RMAN, Veritas NetBackup) IBM DB2 (LUW) IBM DB2 warehouse (MPP deployment on Docker container platform / IIAS) IBM DB2 HADR (with Tivoli System Automation) MongoDB (standalone and replica set on OpenShift platform) MongoDB Ops-manager setup and configuration MongoDB continuous backup via MongoDB Ops-Manager Microsoft SQL Server Shell scripting