Description
Oracle-Exadata Database Administrator
COGNIZANT OVERVIEW
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH) is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming customers’ business, operating, and technology models for the digital economy. With annual revenues of ~$16 billion and a market value of ~$35 billion, the company aids prominent clients in adapting to shifts and disruptions within their markets. Cognizant has a 25-year record of industry-leading growth (both organic and through acquisitions) and was recently named to the top 20 of the Fortune Future 50 list – a ranking of U.S. companies with the best prospects for breakout growth.
At Cognizant, we give organizations the insights to anticipate what customers want and act instantly to deliver on those demands so our clients can achieve the goal of every modern business: staying one step ahead of a constantly evolving world. In addition to honors such as being listed #194 on Fortune’s 2022 Fortune 500, Cognizant was again named on Fortune’s List of the Global Most Admired Companies for 2022.
About the group:
Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.
Location – Remote (within USA)
Role and responsibilities:
• Exadata Patch and release management (database, storage node, server, network, Oracle Exadata)
• Develop and maintain system documentation related to your Oracle Exadata and software configuration.
• Establish appropriate procedures and guidelines to pursue, track, and document service requests.
• Evaluating overall Exadata system performance and providing recommendations for improving performance
• Monitor and maintain critical hardware information for the compute nodes.
• Monitor and address database machine alerts For Oracle Exadata New database instance creation, backup.
• and recovery procedures implementation, Database administration, Performance
• tuning of the database
• Monitor and manage infiniband/ROCE performance.
• Set up alerts and threshold criteria in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
• Database upgrade from 19C to later. Proficient in database refresh, RMAN backup, database migration and the likes
Required experience:
• Experience with Oracle RAC 19c and later (Administration/Upgrade/Patching).Oracle ASM (Administration/Upgrade/Patching).
• Disaster Recovery Oracle DataGuard (Administration/Upgrade/Patching).
• Oracle Enterprise Monitoring 13C
• Excellent knowledge of Oracle Database and Exadata Administration.
• Oracle Database Upgrade/Patching
• Oracle Database backup and recovery tools (exp/imp, datapump, RMAN etc).
• Excellent Database performance tuning skill is desired.
• Administering Oracle DB on Unix environment.
• Knowledge of shell scripting.
Salary and Other Compensation :
The annual salary for this position is between $110,000- $125,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Qualifications
Technical Skills
SNo
Primary Skill
Proficiency Level *
Rqrd./Dsrd.
1
CommVault HyperScale
PL1
Required
2
Batch Optimization
PL1
Required
3
MIPS Optimization
PL1
Desired
4
Switching & Routing Arista
PL1
Required
5
Couch DB Administration
PL1
Desired
Domain Skills
SNo
Primary Skill
Proficiency Level *
Rqrd./Dsrd.
1
Portals and Systems
NA
Required
* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level
Generic Reference
PL1
The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2
The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3
The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4
The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.