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Dean Russell

Database Administrator

€405/day
Bridgend, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Dean

Experienced Database Engineer with 20 years working with relational databases, specialising in performance tuning, monitoring, and optimisation. I manage, troubleshoot, and improve complex database environments.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Tazio
    Database Engineer
    September 2022 - Today (3 years and 9 months)
    • Managing 130+ customer databases.
    • Query performance tuning and optimisation for production workloads.
    • Troubleshooting performance bottlenecks and data issues.
    • Amazon Aurora (MySQL-compatible), MySQL, Amazon CloudWatch.
    • Proactive monitoring of performance, availability, and capacity.
    • Database schema and design restructuring to improve scalability and efficiency.
    • Creating operational and performance reports for internal and customer use.
    MySQL Amazon Aurora Cloudwatch SQL Azure DevOps
  • Utiligroup
    Database Architect
    July 2018 - September 2022 (4 years and 2 months)
    Bridgend, UK
    • Designing an integration product for transforming and routing XML messages to other applications.
    • Creating and modifying queries to improve performance on SQL Server 2016/2019.
    • Creating Microsoft Azure DevOps pipelines to automate builds and deploys.
    • Working with multiple agile teams using Scrum.
    Azure DevOps XML SQL Server SSIS
  • Accelero Digital
    Software Engineer
    December 2011 - July 2018 (6 years and 7 months)
    • SQL Database design for a number of software applications working with SQL Server 2005/2008/2016.
    • Working very closely with customers, converting their complex requirements into deliverables.
    • Writing SSRS reports.
    • Using SSIS for data migration between 20+ databases.
    • Managing a help desk system answering support calls from customers using bespoke software products.
    • Designing digital forms for use with digital pens.
    SSRS SSIS SQL Server

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Education

  • Bachelor's Degree
    Swansea University
    2015
    Bachelor's Degree
  • HNC, Computing
    Bridgend College
    2010
    HNC, Computing

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