Paul Zgondea is a highly experienced and accomplished DBA and AWS Architect with over 13 years of experience in Microsoft SQL Server databases. He also possesses extensive knowledge of AWS infrastructure, networking, and security. His expertise lies in high availability groups, mirroring, SSIS maintenance plans, and extensive performance tuning skills. Paul has a performance-oriented approach and is skilled at scale-out architecture planning using Microsoft SQL Server solutions. With his automation-oriented mindset, Paul is adept at automating any predictable event, and his security-oriented approach is crucial in managing multiple AWS accounts with complex architecture. He has worked in various organizations and has led database teams as a team leader. Paul is proficient in T-SQL, PowerShell scripting, Linux, VPSA storage as service, and Python coding. He holds a Bachelor of IT Sciences with a specialization in computers from Transilvania University of Brasov. Currently, Paul is working as DBA/Architect at Toptal.