Technical Accuracy
Resources written by someone who has run the systems they describe — PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server.
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Career Journey
A career built on precision.
From Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL administration in Lahore to high-availability PostgreSQL in a live banking environment — and now to IT and Information Systems learning resources at Career Calling International.
The Record
Where the technical depth was formed
Current Role
Instructional Designer & Resource Writer
Career Calling International
Learning resources for Information Technology and Information Systems — advanced technical concepts translated into clear, engaging, learner-friendly material.
Focus areas
- Designs and writes learning and assessment resources for IT and Information Systems.
- Translates intricate technical concepts into formats learners at all levels can follow.
- Keeps every resource aligned with current industry standards and practice.
- Draws on working database experience so the material stays technically robust.
2024 – Present
Senior Database Administrator
SecureMax — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
High-availability PostgreSQL in a live banking environment, where clustering, recovery and tuning are daily practice rather than theory.
Focus areas
- High-availability PostgreSQL clusters built on Patroni, etcd and HAProxy.
- Database migrations carried out with zero data loss, and centralised performance monitoring.
- Disaster-recovery switchover and failback in a live banking environment.
- Performance assessment and tuning, connection pooling and service discovery.
- Backups, point-in-time recovery, WAL archiving and version upgrades.
2022 – 2024
Database Administrator
Systems Limited — Lahore, Pakistan
PostgreSQL and MySQL administration across production estates, with round-the-clock monitoring.
Focus areas
- Backups and restoration, streaming replication, patching and version upgrades.
- Point-in-time recovery and routine maintenance.
- Performance tuning at operating system, query and database level.
- 24/7 production monitoring.
2021 – 2022
Technical Analyst — Oracle
Techaccess Pakistan — Lahore, Pakistan
Oracle clustering, standby databases and recovery work across client environments.
Focus areas
- Oracle Real Application Clusters and ASM administration.
- Data Guard configuration and maintenance.
- Backup and recovery, and Data Pump operations.
- Patching and health-check scripting.
2019 – 2021
Junior Technical Analyst
Arcana Info — Lahore, Pakistan
The multi-platform grounding — Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL administered side by side.
Focus areas
- Installation and upgrades across Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL.
- Security policies and user management.
- SQL and PL/SQL scripting, high availability and capacity planning.
- Backup strategy and disaster-recovery planning.
2015 – 2019
Bachelor of Science, Computer Software Engineering
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
The engineering foundation beneath every database administered and every resource written since.
What the Journey Built
The capabilities
What production database work adds up to at the resource-writing desk.
Availability & Recovery
Clustering, replication, switchover and point-in-time recovery handled as everyday practice, not textbook theory.
Performance Discipline
Tuning at operating system, query and database level, and the habit of measuring before changing anything.
Clear Explanation
A talent for making complex subjects accessible to learners at all levels, in plain and precise language.
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The credentials behind the practice
A Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering, and certifications in Running Redis at Scale, Redis Security and Data Masking Service.