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Azmat M.

Azmat M.

Database Architect | HADR & Migration

I help businesses keep critical databases fast, available, secure, and recoverable and I can also deliver complete web, desktop, and business software solutions when a project needs more than database work. With 20 years of hands-on experience, I work across Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Greenplum, Redis, and MariaDB, including enterprise environments in banking, fintech, telecom, and other business-critical sectors. DATABASE ARCHITECTURE & DBA • Oracle RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, performance tuning, upgrades and migrations • PostgreSQL HA/DR, repmgr, streaming replication, pgBackRest and optimization • SQL Server Always On, clustering, log shipping, backup/recovery and tuning • MySQL HA, replication, ProxySQL, backup/recovery and performance • Redis HA/Sentinel, Greenplum, DWH/OLAP and database security • Cross-platform database migrations, health checks, troubleshooting and automation SOFTWARE & WEB DEVELOPMENT • Web applications, business portals, dashboards and database-driven systems • Desktop and web-based software development • Backend/API development and database integration • Workflow automation, reporting tools and custom internal applications • Responsive website development and ongoing maintenance GRAPHIC & DIGITAL DESIGN • Logo and brand identity design • Business stationery, letterheads, envelopes, brochures and marketing material • Social media graphics, web assets and presentation design • Clean, professional UI-oriented visual design SELECTED RESULTS • Built and supported multi-node Oracle RAC and Data Guard environments with high availability • Implemented PostgreSQL HA/DR clusters with repmgr and automated backup strategies • Designed Redis HA using Sentinel and replicated DR architecture • Migrated SQL Server/MySQL workloads to PostgreSQL while preserving data integrity • Improved large DWH/reporting query performance by up to 60% CERTIFICATIONS • Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Foundations Associate • Oracle Data Platform Foundations Associate • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 AI Foundations Associate You can hire me for a focused database task, a complete HA/DR or migration project, or an end-to-end software/web solution involving application, database, and visual delivery. I communicate clearly, document my work, and focus on solutions that are stable, maintainable, and ready for production.

🇵🇰Islamabad, Pakistan$100/hr100% JSS5.00 (2)Since Nov 2015

Earnings and projects

MRR
$371

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#89,940 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#11,531 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $2.2k

Total earnings
$2.8k

Billed in all: $2.8k

World#303,221 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#36,290 / 52.9k
Per project
$947

$2.2k in the last 6 months

World#128,128 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#11,770 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
1
100% fixed0% hourly
World#128,095 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#22,565 / 52.9k
Projects in all
3
100% fixed0% hourly
World#304,142 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#46,019 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$2.8kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$2,750$2,800$2,850$2,900Oct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 17% in MySQL

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  8. #2,416MySQL14,471 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #354Top 17%