About

Sumit Sarkar is a highly experienced Director of Database DevOps with over 18 years of experience in Platforms Data Engineering. He has extensive knowledge of all major relational databases, primarily Oracle and SQL Server, as well as NoSQL databases like MongoDB. Sumit has considerable experience in Big Data technologies such as Spark and Hadoop. He has a strong background in both architectural and management roles, making him an excellent communicator both orally and in writing. Sumit has been responsible for designing and managing Data Platforms from scratch based on stakeholder requirements. He is an outstanding communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and manages a team of highly motivated individuals who support mission-critical databases and applications at Oracle. He effectively communicates with stakeholders with timely reports and aligns his team's commitments with organizational goals and responsibilities. Sumit's specialties include Database Cloud (Oracle/AWS), Database Architect (Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB), Solution Architect, Platform Data Engineering, Information Security Management, Exadata Appliances, Handling VLDBs, Service Delivery, People Management, IT Infrastructure Management, Vendor Management, and Incident Management. Currently, Sumit is working as a Director at Oracle, where he is responsible for Oracle Database Architect at PeopleSoft Development Team. He has experience working on Oracle Big Data Appliance, Hadoop File System, Oracle NoSQL Database, Oracle Loader for Hadoop, Oracle TimesTen, and Exadata Technologies. Sumit's past experience includes working as a Senior Principal Software Engineer (Senior Database Architect) at Oracle, where he was responsible for implementing new enhancements with respect to database products. He has also worked as a Senior Database Architect at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). Sumit holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology. He also has a strong educational background, having completed his schooling from Chittaranjan English Medium School and Public School Visakhapatnam. Sumit's technical skills include SQL, Hadoop, Senior Software Engineer, Big Data, DevOps, Data Engineering, NoSQL, MongoDB, AWS, HDFS, MapReduce, Spark, infra, and Software Engineer. Sumit has relevant experience of 21.62 years in the field of database architecture and management.