Available for senior cloud & data roles

Ram Sharan Pynda

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Cloud Database & Reliability Engineer with 9+ years building highly available, distributed data systems on AWS. I specialize in large-scale cloud migrations, real-time replication, and AI-driven observability — designing systems that stay up when it matters.

~/ram/whoami.sh
$ cat profile.json
{
  "role": "Senior Cloud Database Engineer",
  "company": "Verizon",
  "experience_yrs": 9,
  "stack": ["AWS", "Oracle", "Postgres", "Python"],
  "certs": ["OCP", "AWS SAA"],
  "focus": "distributed_systems | HA | AI_observability",
  "uptime_sla": "99.99%"
}
$ _

Who I am

I'm a Cloud Database Engineer based in Texas, currently at Verizon — where I design and operate the distributed database systems that keep mission-critical applications running at scale.

Over the last 9+ years I've led enterprise Oracle → AWS migrations at Capital One and Fannie Mae, built high-throughput replication pipelines with Goldengate across RAC environments, and engineered HA/DR strategies aligned to strict RTO/RPO objectives.

Lately I'm focused on the intersection of reliability engineering and AI — using Python-based anomaly detection and predictive monitoring to catch problems before they hit production. My favorite kind of work is turning manual, error-prone database operations into self-healing infrastructure.

Outside the day job, I build side projects like PickStrike (full-stack, PostgreSQL) and an AI-powered job aggregation portal.

9+
Years in cloud & database engineering
~40%
Downtime risk reduction via reliability practices
2x
Industry certifications (OCP + AWS SAA)
24/7
Production systems supported at enterprise scale

Skills & tooling

Cloud & Platforms
AWS RDSAurora EC2DMS CloudWatchLambda Azure Cosmos DB
DB
Databases
OraclePostgreSQL MongoDBCassandra SQL Server
Distributed Systems
ReplicationSharding High AvailabilityMulti-AZ RAC
SRE
Reliability Engineering
SLA/SLOIncident Response ObservabilityFailover RTO/RPO
fx
Performance Engineering
Query TuningIndexing AWR / ASHPartitioning Workload Tuning
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Automation & DevOps
PythonShell TerraformCI/CD
Migration & Integration
AWS DMSGoldengate SCTCross-platform replication
AI
AI & Intelligent Systems
Anomaly DetectionPredictive Monitoring Log IntelligenceAI-assisted Observability

Experience

Sep 2025 — PresentCurrentIrving, TX
Senior Cloud Database Engineer
Verizon
  • Designed and operated highly available distributed database systems on AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2) for mission-critical apps with strict uptime SLAs.
  • Implemented monitoring, alerting, and incident response workflows — improving availability and reducing downtime risk by ~40%.
  • Built Terraform + Python automation with AI-driven alerting and anomaly detection to cut manual operational effort.
  • Designed DR & failover strategies using Multi-AZ, read replicas, and cross-region backups aligned with RTO/RPO objectives.
Jan 2025 — Sep 2025Plano, TX
Senior Cloud Database Engineer
Capital One
  • Led large-scale migration of enterprise Oracle systems to AWS using DMS and SCT with near-zero downtime.
  • Designed and implemented real-time Goldengate replication pipelines across RAC environments for high-throughput data systems.
  • Engineered cross-platform integration architectures across Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
  • Advanced SQL tuning, partitioning, and indexing for high-volume transactional workloads.
Jan 2023 — Dec 2024Plano, TX
Senior Cloud Database Engineer
Fannie Mae
  • Migrated legacy databases to AWS using RDS, IAM, and VPC networking with secure, scalable architectures.
  • Designed HA architectures using Data Guard and Goldengate active-active replication across distributed environments.
  • Automated database operations using AWS Lambda + scripting; ran deep performance diagnostics via AWR, ADDM, and SQL Trace.
Apr 2020 — Dec 2022Irving, TX
Database Engineer
Verizon
  • Supported large-scale production database systems with 24/7 reliability, ensuring stability and performance.
  • Built and maintained HA/DR architectures using Data Guard + Goldengate with automated failover strategies.
  • Optimized performance and resource utilization across AWS and on-prem environments.
Apr 2018 — Mar 2020Reston, VA
Database Engineer
Fannie Mae
  • Developed Python and Shell automation to streamline database maintenance and cut operational overhead.
  • Managed backup, recovery, and HA strategies using RMAN and Data Guard.
Dec 2016 — Mar 2018White Plains, NY
Database Engineer
Virani
  • Performed performance tuning, capacity planning, and database optimization for enterprise systems.
  • Implemented monitoring and automation solutions to improve stability and efficiency.

Projects

Cloud Migration
Enterprise Oracle → AWS Migration Platform

Designed and executed large-scale Oracle to AWS migrations using DMS and Goldengate with minimal downtime. Seamless data consistency across RAC environments and cross-platform targets.

AWS DMS · Goldengate · SCT · Oracle RAC
Distributed
Real-Time Data Replication Pipelines

Built high-throughput replication systems supporting distributed applications — active-active Goldengate topologies across geographically distributed sites.

Goldengate · Oracle · PostgreSQL · DMS
Automation
Database Automation Framework

Python-based tooling for monitoring, alerting, and full database lifecycle management — provisioning, patching, and backup validation without human hands.

Python · Terraform · AWS Lambda · Shell
Full Stack
PickStrike

Scalable PostgreSQL-backed application designed and deployed on a modern cloud stack — end-to-end ownership from schema design to deployment.

PostgreSQL · Python · AWS

AI-powered systems

AI · Observability
AI-Powered Database Monitoring

Python-based anomaly detection and predictive performance analysis — catches regressions, resource leaks, and failure patterns before they reach production, using historical telemetry and log intelligence.

Python · ML · CloudWatch · Log Intelligence
AI · Agents
AI Job Automation Portal

AI-powered job aggregation system with intelligent filtering and prompt-based matching against target titles and skills. Generates a daily Excel of relevant roles and refreshes weekly.

Python · LLM prompts · Excel automation
AI · Ops
AI-Assisted Incident Detection

Integrated AI-driven alerting layered on top of CloudWatch and log pipelines — surfaces correlated anomalies and predicted failures to on-call engineers with context, not noise.

AWS CloudWatch · Python · Anomaly Detection

Certifications & education

🅾
Oracle Database Administration 2019 Certified Professional
Oracle · OCP
AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate
Amazon Web Services · SAA
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M.S. in Computer Science
City College of New York
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B.Tech in Information Technology
GITAM University, India

Let's build something reliable.

Open to senior roles in cloud database engineering, reliability engineering, and data platform work. The fastest way to reach me is email.