John Brownlee

Principal Data Engineering @Optum

London, GB

Optum / UnitedHealth Group is the most diversified health care company in the United States and a leader worldwide in helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone.Troubleshooting incidents to keep the Production systems up and running as much as possible.Working on root cause analysis to solve the problems rose from incidents.Providing offshore on call support on a regular basis.Patching Manager - keeping the current infrastructure at the latest patch level (SQL Server Upgrades) using PowerShell scripts.Upgrading from SQL Server 2008 & SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2017 & SQL Server 2019 (developed a process to deal with missing MSI files).Proof of concept on new releases of SQL Server on various platforms.Deploying structure changes into staging and production environments.Performance tuning applications.Building and executing PowerShell scripts.Assisting with the rollout of DevOps structure and procedures through the company.Mentoring and coaching other members of staff in various locations around the world.