Senior Oracle DBA

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Oracle DBA with 10 to 12 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Linux, Oracle Golden Gate, and other Oracle databases. The Senior Oracle DBA will play a crucial role in designing and implementing infrastructure solutions that support our business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Actively and consistently supports all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.

• Expert in database & SQL performance tuning for oracle databases

• Designs and maintains access and security administration.

• Designs, implements and maintains backup and recovery strategies on Database Management Systems.

• Supports multiple services and multiple databases of medium complexity with multiple concurrent users, ensuring control, integrity and accessibility of data.

• Designs, installs, configures and maintains High Availability (RAC, RAC One Node, Data Guard etc.) Database solutions.

• Expertise in setup using OEM as a monitoring and diagnostics tool and identifies/resolve performance issues.

• Troubleshoots alerts (alert log, Jobs, Disk Group, Tablespace etc.) and performance issues.

• Performs capacity planning of Oracle server environment and provides recommendations to management to sustain business growth.

• Designs, implements, maintains Disaster Recovery (DR) methodologies and creates documentation.

• Gathers business requirements and designs, implements multiple projects along with the production support.

• Creates standard operational procedures and templates.

• Acts as mentor for Database Administrators and Associate Database Administrators.

• Performs research and provides plans to remediate complex business problems.

• Assists the development teams to improve database design and procedures on PL/SQL best practices etc.

• Lead the design and implementation of infrastructure solutions to meet business requirements.

Qualifications

• Possess extensive experience in Linux administration and management.
• Have in-depth knowledge of Oracle Golden Gate for data replication.
• Demonstrate strong expertise in Oracle database administration.
• Show proficiency in infrastructure design and implementation.
• Exhibit excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Have a solid understanding of security best practices.
• Display strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Be capable of working independently and as part of a team.
• Have experience in documenting infrastructure configurations and procedures.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Be able to mentor and guide junior team members.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Possess a proactive and results-oriented mindset.

Certifications Required

Oracle Certified Professional Linux Professional Institute Certification

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until 02/17/2025

The annual salary for this position is between $73,350 - $133,500 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.

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