Abhishek Jain
About Abhishek Jain
Abhishek Jain is a Principal Database Administrator specializing in Database Reliability Engineering at DealerSocket in Bengaluru, India. He has extensive experience in database technologies, cloud services, and infrastructure management, with a career spanning over 18 years in various prominent organizations.
Work at DealerSocket
Abhishek Jain has been employed at DealerSocket as a Principal Database Administrator - DBRE/SRE (Database Reliability Engineer) since 2021. His role involves managing database reliability and ensuring high availability solutions. He applies his expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform and Ansible to enhance database management processes. His work contributes to the overall efficiency and reliability of database operations within the organization.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current position, Abhishek Jain worked at Red Hat as a Senior Database Administrator from 2014 to 2021. He also held roles at various organizations including Yahoo! as a Tech Lead DBA, IBM Global Business Services as an Oracle Database Administrator, and Mportal Inc as a Senior Oracle Database Administrator. His diverse experience spans multiple companies and roles, reflecting a strong background in database administration.
Education and Expertise
Abhishek Jain holds a Bachelor's degree from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, which he completed from 2000 to 2003. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master in Computer Science (M.Sc.) from Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication between 2020 and 2022. His educational background supports his expertise in various database technologies, including RDBMS and No-SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and MongoDB.
Technical Skills
Abhishek Jain possesses a comprehensive skill set in database administration and management. He is proficient in high availability solutions like PGpool, Oracle RAC, and MongoDB replica sets. His experience includes utilizing monitoring tools such as Nagios, Grafana, and Prometheus. He is also skilled in using DevOps tools including Jenkins, Git, Puppet, and Ansible for effective database and infrastructure management.
Cloud Services and Virtualization
Abhishek Jain has experience with cloud services, particularly with AWS, where he works with EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC. His familiarity with virtualization technologies includes VMware ESXi and Red Hat Virtualization. This knowledge enhances his capability to manage and optimize database environments in cloud and virtualized settings.