Gedala Narsimha

Experienced Cassandra & MongoDB Database Administrator with 3.5 years of hands-on expertise in databases. I have been an integral part of PERSISTENT SYSTEMS since December 2020, contributing as a dedicated Cassandra Database Administrator. With an ongoing commitment to ensuring the optimal performance and reliability of the organization's data infrastructure, my role involves comprehensive database administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement.

 Installed, configured, and maintained database clusters in development and production environments  Managed database schemas, tables, indexes, and user permissions according to business requirements. 

 Conducted database backups, recovery, and restoration activities to ensure data integrity and availability.

  Monitored performance and health of clusters, and identified and resolved performance bottlenecks, slow queries, and resource utilization issues. 

 Optimized database configurations, query performance, and data modeling for improved efficiency and scalability.

  Estimated storage requirements, monitored database growth, and performed capacity planning to ensure adequate resources were provisioned.

  Configured and managed replication strategies to ensure data availability and durability.  Implemented data replication across multiple data centers, addressing challenges such as consistency and latency. 

 Implemented and enforced database security measures, including authentication, authorization, and encryption.

  Set up user roles and permissions to control access to databases and data, regularly reviewing and updating security configurations to address emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

  Set up database monitoring tools to proactively identify performance issues, errors, and anomalies, and configured alerts to notify relevant teams of critical database events.

  Responded to database alerts and took appropriate actions to resolve issues promptly

Bsc - physics

10th - Carmel Convent School 

12th -  Karliopotna college (CHSE)