I'm Dipak Rijal — building reliable cloud platforms for enterprises across New Zealand and Australia. Oracle Certified Master, AWS PostgreSQL Subject Matter Expert, and an early adopter of AI-driven SDLC with AWS AgentSpaces and KIRO.
I'm a New Zealand permanent resident, currently working at Amazon Web Services as a Technical Account Manager. My career began as an Oracle DBA in Bangalore in 2010, then took me to manufacturing systems in Malaysia and Thailand, on-site delivery for AXA in Switzerland, and finally to New Zealand — where I led a 12-database Oracle upgrade for the government's housing platform with zero downtime, and have since become an AWS Subject Matter Expert in PostgreSQL.
What's different about me: I hold the Oracle Certified Master credential (one of the rarest in the world), I'm an internal AWS PostgreSQL SME, AND I'm now hands-on with Amazon's emerging AI agent frameworks — AgentSpaces and KIRO. Few engineers in this region combine all three.
A clear, evidence-backed case for why I should be your next senior engineering hire — written in plain language for both technical and non-technical reviewers.
I hold the Oracle Certified Master (OCM) credential — Oracle's highest certification — AND I'm an AWS PostgreSQL Subject Matter Expert. That combination is genuinely scarce in this region.
💼 What it means for you: I bridge legacy Oracle systems and modern AWS-native platforms without dropping the ball in either world.
At AWS I rescued a customer (Paciolan) whose PostgreSQL queries were running for 30+ days — bringing them down to 1.5 minutes. Featured in an internal AWS Customer Experience Win Story.
💼 What it means for you: When something serious breaks in production, I diagnose the root cause and fix it — calmly, quickly, with full audit trail.
I'm one of the few engineers in this region actively using Amazon's AI agent frameworks (AgentSpaces) and KIRO spec-driven development to accelerate the full software delivery lifecycle — not just experimenting, actually shipping.
💼 What it means for you: Faster requirements-to-production cycles, AI-assisted code review, automated runbooks. Real productivity, not a pitch deck.
Most engineers know one of these well. I deliver across all three — which is exactly what modern cloud platforms need.
From Oracle 9i through Oracle 19c, RAC clusters, Exadata machines, Data Guard DR and GoldenGate replication. From PostgreSQL 9.6 through Aurora PostgreSQL, with deep RDS internals expertise.
3.7+ years inside AWS as a Cloud Support Engineer (Databases) and now Technical Account Manager. Resolved 1,200+ enterprise escalations across the AWS database portfolio for ANZ customers.
Active hands-on use of Amazon's emerging AI agent frameworks. AWS AgentSpaces for orchestration; KIRO for spec-driven development. Combined with traditional CI/CD discipline.
Skills are abstract. Outcomes are concrete. Here's the practical value I bring to your organisation in plain language.
A real production crisis from my AWS work — one engagement, four big numbers, an internal AWS Win Story.
A botched PostgreSQL upgrade left customer queries running for 30+ days with effective costs running into the trillions. Business operations were grinding to a halt.
My approach: deep query plan analysis, strategic rollback guidance, vacuum and bloat resolution, surgical optimisation — under live customer pressure.
Officially assessed performance from my AWS Annual Review — measured against Amazon's high performance bar.
Solid Strength on Amazon Leadership Principles. L5 expectations for technical ownership and customer impact.
398 cases vs 306 goal · 3× Problem Resolver awards
Up from 92.75% prior year · 2 internal Win Stories
Quality across complex enterprise escalations
Highest-tier defect resolution effectiveness
12 NHTs · 2× Extra Mile · 2× Helping Hand awards
Bangalore Oracle DBA → Auckland AWS TAM. Each role hands-on, each outcome measurable.
Trusted advisor to enterprise customers on platform modernisation, disaster recovery architecture, cost optimisation and AI/ML enablement — aligning AWS capabilities to long-term business outcomes.
Resolved 1,200+ enterprise cases across Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, DocumentDB, DMS, RDS Proxy and Timestream. Earned the AWS PostgreSQL SME credential. Authored runbooks on slot bloat, publication drift and decoding lag. Featured in 2 internal Win Stories. 130.1% YTD productivity.
Led Oracle 12c→19c upgrade across 12 databases including Exadata with near-zero downtime. Implemented GoldenGate DR achieving <1 minute replication lag. Full SDLC ownership across the national housing platform.
Administered SQL Server Always On, Azure Data Factory, SSIS pipelines and Azure SQL backup/restore for cloud-native NZ enterprises.
Delivered ~70% performance improvement via SQL profiling on HA manufacturing systems. Executed near-zero-downtime migrations using SharePlex. Implemented Hadoop/Cloudera BI analytics. Designed SQL Server Always On.
Implemented Oracle RAC and Data Guard DR for US/European insurance clients with 24/7 production support. On-site delivery in Switzerland for AXA Bank Europe (Slovakia, Czech Republic). Earned Oracle Certified Master in 2014.
Real recommendations from senior leaders who directly managed me — verifiable on my LinkedIn profile.
Very talented and self-driven. Performed a great job handling business-critical activities — always well prepared, good communication skills and a professional manner. Always pro-active and delivers excellent results.
Dipak directly reported to me at AXA Bank Europe. Very impressed with his approach, excellent DBA skills, ready to go the extra mile for a client. A meticulous person who plans every detail to succeed in any IT project implementation.
Extremely hard working, very knowledgeable in the DBA field, constantly looking for ways to do things better. The go-to person for any kind of Oracle issue. I recommend Dipak to any company.
Real, verifiable certifications — independently confirmed on Credly.
Whether it's a senior full-time role, a critical database rescue, an AWS migration, or a full AI-SDLC transformation — let's talk. First consultation is free; reply within 24 hours.
Direct enquiries delivered to dipak.rijal5@gmail.com