Ashar Abbas
Principal Database Engineer @Motors
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WORK HISTORY
Principal Database Engineer @Motors
London, GB
As Principal Database Engineer, I lead the design and delivery of an enterprise-scale data platform on Azure, leveraging SQL Server on VM, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL DB, Azure PostgreSQL and Databricks to migrate, modernize, and optimize our database estate. I set the strategic vision for database governance, performance, and security, and drive cross-functional collaboration to align data initiatives with business objectives.Cloud Migration & Modernization: Architected and executed the transition of mission-critical databases from on-premises VMs to Azure SQL Managed Instance, ensuring zero data loss and sub-minute cut-over windows.Strategic Leadership: Established a robust database governance framework—policies, standards, and best practices—that scales across global teams and drives continuous improvement.Automation & Reliability: Built self-healing automation pipelines for backups, monitoring, and patch management, reducing manual interventions by 80% and proactively preventing outages.Emerging Tech Evaluation: Assessed and piloted next-generation data platforms (NewSQL, distributed database systems), providing ROI analyses and recommendations to executive leadership.Cross-Team Influence: Collaborate with architects, DevOps, and analytics teams to shape the organization’s data strategy, championing best-in-class security, performance tuning, and cost-efficient resource allocation.Cost Optimization: Implemented tagging, reserved capacity, and dynamic scaling practices in Azure, cutting DB hosting expenses by 30% while maintaining high throughput and availability.Key Achievements: Led migration of mission-critical SQL Server estates to Azure SQL Managed Instance with sub-minute cutovers and zero data loss, resulting in a 50% cost reduction while simultaneously improving performance by 40%.
EDUCATION
Microsoft Pakistan
SQL Server 2012 Performance Tuning Workshop , database
NED University of Engineering and Technology
Post Graduate Oracle Certificate, Oracle 9i
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Master in Computer Sciences, Computer
Oracle
Oracle 11g Performance Tuning Workshop , database
S.E College Bahawal pur
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Maths, physics
Microsoft Pakistan
SQL Server 2016 Advanced Features and Power BI, SQL Server
SKILLS
ABOUT ASHAR ABBAS
Principal Database Engineer with 24+ years delivering high-availability, high-performance data platforms and large-scale cloud migrations (Azure & AWS). Expert in Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Aurora and NoSQL like MongoDB, DynamoDB, DocumentDB and cloud-based data warehousing Like RedShift, Big Query.Proven track record of migrating mission-critical systems from on-prem to managed cloud services, building resilient database operations, and reducing operational cost while improving throughput and availability.Committed to staying current with emerging technologies and best practices in the database domain.
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