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Chandra Shekhar ~ Salary Growth Specialist

Co-Founder

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India11 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record of doubling salaries for clients
  • Expert in SQL Server administration and database management
  • Founder of a successful career mentoring hub
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned career strategist with extensive experience in database management and career development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Career Development CoachingSalary NegotiationSql Server AdministrationDatabase Performance TuningDatabase ManagementDatabase DesignSql DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceData AnalysisSql Programming

Other Skills

Approaching Multiple OffersCareer DevelopmentCareer Growth MentorshipCareer ManagementHandle HR ObjectionsInterview CoachInterview PreparationInterview Skills TrainingInterviewingJob CoachingJob SearchJob Search StrategiesLeadershipLinkedInLinkedIn Training

About

Struggling with a low-paying salary, interview job rejections, or domain switch issues? You are not alone... There are so many working professionals who are struggling with these problems. They are applying for job interviews or want to change their jobs, but are not able to crack the interview with a salary hike of 2X-3X times. So, how can I help you? I help working professionals land 2X-3X salary roles in the Top companies with a proven growth system that fixes what matters: → Profile positioning → Interview strategy → Salary negotiation → Rigorous follow-ups → Supreme Negotiation → High CTC Opportunities → LinkedIn Referral Machine → Approaching Multiple Offers With 10+ years in tech as a SQL Server DBA & career mentor. I’ve helped thousands+ professionals across India beat career stagnation, even with long notice periods or career gaps. I’m the founder of Shekhar Career Hub and creator of the Massive Growth Blueprint, designed to help you go: 🚫 From Ignored ➜ ✅Noticed 🚫 From Rejected ➜ ✅Shortlisted 🚫 From Under salaried ➜ ✅2X+ Salary Roles Join 1000s who’ve already transformed their careers through: - Real-world interview prep - Counter-offer mastery - Fail-proof job follow-up system - LinkedIn & recruiter magnet methods Message me "BREAKTHROUGH" to join the next free career strategy session( Limited spots) Cheers ❤️ Chandra Shekhar Founder, Shekhar Career Hub | Career Strategist | Salary Growth Specialist

Experience

11 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Cognizant

Senior SQL DBA(client - UBS)

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬*****
  • ☞ 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲: Designed and implemented high availability
  • solutions using Log Shipping, Database Mirroring, Replication, and Clustering to ensure minimal
  • downtime and data integrity.
  • ☞ 𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Managed installation, upgrades, patches, and configuration for both
  • clustered and non-clustered environments, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
  • ☞ 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Conducted extensive database performance tuning, query
  • optimization, and resolved issues related to index fragmentation and statistics updates using SQL
  • Profiler, PerfMon.
  • ☞ 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐩, 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 & 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: Implemented comprehensive backup strategies and disaster
  • recovery processes while maintaining strict adherence to database security protocols.
  • ☞ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: Regularly monitored database health and performance metrics,
  • executing maintenance plans and automating routine tasks to enhance efficiency.
  • ☞ 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define database
  • requirements and prepared thorough documentation of database architecture, processes, and
  • procedures.
  • ☞ 𝟐𝟒/𝟕 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: Proven experience in providing 24/7 production support for Microsoft SQL Server-
  • based databases. Comfortable managing large databases in an OLTP environment.
  • ☞ 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Competent in tracking database growth vs disk space,
  • and monitoring resources (I/O bottlenecks, memory, CPU).
  • ☞ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Provided training and mentorship to junior DBAs and development teams
  • on best practices in database management and SQL development.
SQL Server AdministrationDatabase Performance Tuning

Coforge

Senior Database Administrator(Client VOYA)

Mar 2021Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬*****
  • ☞ Provided 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐩, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 and 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲management, ensuring the 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬
  • and SQL Server operational systems.
  • ☞ Set up and controlled 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 across databases to 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚.
  • ☞ 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 to align with objectives established during the planning process.
  • ☞ 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬 and processes for 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.
  • ☞ 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 communication and organizational skills through 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 on group 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬.
  • ☞ Successfully 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 in a 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
  • ☞ 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, and security updates for SQL Server database environments.
  • ☞ 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝, and 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 existing 𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫
  • 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.
  • ☞ Managed permissions on 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 at the 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥.
  • ☞ Utilized the 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 to 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 existing SQL Server to 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞.
  • ☞ Set up 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 on production databases to create 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐬 based on Azure SQL
  • inheritance, resulting in significant 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 improvements.
  • ☞ Implemented physical and logical 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 structures.
  • ☞ 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Strong familiarity with Microsoft Azure SQL and other Azure components,
  • including Database Encryption.
  • ☞ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫(𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫): Extensive working experience on these SQL
  • Server Versions.
SQL Server AdministrationDatabase Management

Shekhar career hub private limited

Career Mentor For Working Professionals | Salary Growth Specialist

Feb 2020Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • From Rejected to Recruited
  • I help job seekers and working professionals get hired with 2-3x salary hikes in top companies. Prepare for interviews with confidence, refine your resume to attract top recruiters, learn how to negotiate better salaries, and develop a clear career growth plan.
  • Whether you're a fresher or a working professional, I’ll guide you step-by-step to land your dream job and grow faster.
Resumes ReviewInterview Skills TrainingLeadershipCareer Growth MentorshipSalary NegotiationJob Search Strategies+17

Denave

Senior Database Engineer

Aug 2018Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • 𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 *****
  • ☞ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐓-𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠: Expertise in creating objects like Stored Procedures, Views,
  • User Defined Functions (UDF), and Triggers.
  • ☞ 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Skilled in using Temp Tables, CTEs, and Table Variables to enhance
  • performance.
  • ☞ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 & 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Experienced in database design principles, Query Optimization,
  • Index Management, Integrity checks, Statistics, and Isolation levels.
  • ☞ 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Proficient in understanding and enhancing existing Stored
  • Procedures, UDFs, and Views.
  • ☞ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 & 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Developed and maintained data analytics protocols, standards,
  • and documentation.
  • ☞ 𝐄𝐓𝐋 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Collaborated on ETL tasks, maintaining data integrity and pipeline stability.
  • ☞ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Contributed to overall process improvements, efficiencies, and innovation
  • within the team.
  • ☞ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬: Designed and implemented effective database solutions and
  • models for data storage and retrieval.
  • ☞ 𝐒𝐒𝐑𝐒 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞: Skilled in installation, configuration, migration, and deployment of SSRS.
  • ☞ 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐩 & 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:Scheduled backups, restore, and security management to
  • ensure database availability, including Log Shipping and Maintenance plans.
  • ☞ 𝐒𝐐𝐋 & 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Deep understanding of SQL and database management
  • systems with excellent troubleshooting skills.
  • ☞ 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Reporting Services Development: Created and deployed
  • various types of reporting services reports, such as Drilldown and Matrix reports.
Database DesignSQL Development

Cognition group

Software Engineer

Oct 2017Jul 2018 · 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 *****
  • ☞ 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞: Translated complex business requirements into BI contexts,
  • designing data models to transform raw data into actionable insights.
  • ☞ 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐈 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Designed, created, and implemented advanced BI solutions to support
  • business goals.
  • ☞ 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐈 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲:Utilized Power BI to develop interactive and visually compelling dashboards and
  • reports.
  • ☞ 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Developed visual reports, KPI scorecards, and dashboards using Power BI
  • Desktop to facilitate data-driven decision-making.
  • ☞ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬: Analysed data and presented insights through detailed reports, aiding strategic
  • decision-making.
  • ☞ 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:Translated business needs into technical specifications, and
  • established timelines for project completion.
  • ☞ 𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Leveraged SQL skills to mine data, providing valuable insights and information to
  • the company.
Business IntelligenceData Analysis

Gcell

Software Engineer

Sep 2013Sep 2016 · 3 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 *****
  • ☞ 𝐓-𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞: Proficient in T-SQL programming, including Stored Procedures,
  • Views, User Defined Functions (UDF), and Triggers.
  • ☞ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 & 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Knowledgeable in database design principles, Query
  • Optimization, Index Management, Integrity checks, Statistics, and Isolation levels.
  • ☞ 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐩 & 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Skilled in providing Backup, Restore, and Security Management,
  • ensuring the availability of SQL databases.
  • ☞ 𝐄𝐓𝐋 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒: Experienced in designing, developing, and implementing data exchange
  • solutions using SSIS, including creating and deploying ETL packages.
  • ☞ 𝐒𝐐𝐋 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐒𝐑𝐒: Proficient in designing, creating, and testing SQL reports using SSRS.
  • ☞ 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Worked closely with customers through a customer advocate to develop
  • new report requirements, make changes to existing reports, and identify and rectify reporting
  • errors.
SQL ProgrammingDatabase Management

Education

Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak

Bachelor of Technology — Computer Science

Jul 2009Jun 2013

Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Education (UPMSP)

12th with Physics

Jul 2007Jun 2009

Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Education (UPMSP)

10th with Common Subject — Science Education

Jul 2005Jun 2006

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