Christabel Nyambod

About Christabel Nyambod

SQL Database Administrator with over 8 years of experience managing complex databases…

Experience

1. Sql Server Database Administrator

   Akamai Technologies

   Sep 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Led migration of 100+ SQL Server 2012/2016 databases to Azure SQL Managed Instances using DMA and BACPAC strategies, resulting in 35% reduction in infrastructure costs and improved scalability. • Architected and implemented multi-subnet Always On Availability Groups across Windows Failover Clusters, achieving 99.99% uptime for critical production workloads.• Automated database refreshes across PROD to DEV/STG environments using PowerShell and SQL Server Agent Jobs, saving 70% manual effort.• Developed DR strategy utilizing Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup, ensuring RTO < 30 mins and RPO < 5 mins across tier-1 apps.• Built centralized alerting systems using SQL Sentry and DBSmart, reducing P1 incident response times by 40%.• Refactored 100+ stored procedures to eliminate redundant logic and optimize indexing strategies, improving reporting workloads by 65%.• Conducted proactive health checks and remediation for high CPU/memory scenarios; average query duration reduced by 60%.• Standardized deployment pipelines using Redgate Change Automation integrated into Azure DevOps CI/CD, improving release accuracy and rollback capability.• Collaborated with DevOps, Security, and Compliance teams to enforce audit logging, TDE, and access policies during audits.• Authored over 20 SOPs, architectural diagrams, and recovery runbooks, enabling faster team onboarding and consistent incident response.• Reduced SQL licensing cost by $40K/year by consolidating legacy instances into fewer optimized clusters.Key Projects:• Azure Hybrid Migration: Migrated legacy SQL Server workloads to hybrid Azure SQL solutions, balancing cost, latency, and regulatory needs.• Availability Group Expansion: Expanded AlwaysOn AGs to 3-node clusters across regions, supporting BCP and improving failover times.• Monitoring Modernization: Replaced fragmented alerting with SQL Sentry dashboards, increasing proactive remediation rate by 50%.

Education

• University of Buea

  Bachelor's degree

  2011 — 2014