Waqar Ahmad

Senior SQL Server DBA and Cloud Solutions Lead @Nextex Ltd

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Waqar Ahmad is the Senior SQL Server DBA and Cloud Solutions Lead at Nextex Ltd., where he spearheads innovative database management and cloud integration strategies. With over a decade of experience in IT, Waqar excels in optimizing server performance and guiding teams through complex cloud migrations. Passionate about technology and problem-solving, he continuously seeks out cutting-edge solutions to enhance operational efficiency. Outside of work, Waqar enjoys hiking and exploring new tech trends.

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Director of IT & e-Commerce

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Cloud Solutions Architect

NEXTEX LTDCloud Solutions Architect

Sep. 2022London Area, United Kingdom

Senior MS SQL Server DBA EU Data Space

Enterprise HoldingsSenior MS SQL Server DBA EU Data Space

Feb. 2019 - Sep. 2022Egham, Surrey, United KingdomManage EU data space database administration, index and query optimisation, security, backups and recovery, troubleshooting, integrate CI/CD pipelines for database and BI solutions, replication, SSRS, SSIS, Powershell, Azure DevOps, ARM templates, develop and maintain web applications using C#, ASP.NET Core,.NET framework, Entity Framework RestAPIs and service PaaS/IaaS for one of the largest private companies in the world.

Systems Developer and MS SQL Server DBA

Sabre Insurance CompanySystems Developer and MS SQL Server DBA

Aug. 2011 - Feb. 2019Greater LondonSystems Developer: Integrating evolving business requirements of mapping EDI policy data, developing underwriting and rating procedures using RTM, Ratabase NG and vb.net framework. Developing MI and BI solutions exploiting MVC, C#, ASP.NET, VB.NET, HTML5, JQuery, JavaScript and SQL Server. SQL Server DBA: GDPR Compliance. TDE. Always Encrypted. AlwaysOn availability group. Sql-server failover management. DR mitigation planning using availability replicas and robust backup strategy, indexing and optimisation

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University of WestminsterSystems Developer

Jan. 2003 - Jan. 2009

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