Exadata Architect: Cloud@Customer, HA & Performance

Cognizant; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Cognizant Academy access

NS Business Card for public transport

25 paid holidays per year

Laptop and smartphone

Pension scheme

International environment

Job summary

Cognizant in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is seeking an experienced Oracle Exadata Architect / DMA to design, migrate, and manage Exadata platforms with a focus on high availability and performance. You will collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, and application teams to deliver end-to-end solutions for mission-critical environments.

You will lead deployment, capacity planning, and modernization efforts, oversee patching and upgrades, and mentor DBA and Cloud ops teams while driving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required.
• 10+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience with strong Exadata exposure.
• 5+ years of Oracle Exadata administration/architecture experience is essential.
• Hands-on Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC) experience is required.
• Expertise in Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, and OEM is expected.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Linux and OCI; experienced with patching/upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement Exadata and ExaCC solutions for enterprise workloads.
• Lead deployment, onboarding, commissioning, and platform lifecycle management.
• Develop sizing, capacity planning, and modernization strategies.
• Lead migrations from on-premises/legacy databases to ExaCC.
• Design High Availability and DR solutions using Oracle best practices.
• Manage patching, upgrades, RU, and technology refresh activities.
• Performance assessment, capacity forecasting, and workload balancing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve critical Exadata infrastructure and RAC issues.
• Drive incident, change, and service continuity management for mission-critical platforms.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and dashboards using OEM/OCI.
• Automate operations with Shell, Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Collaborate with Oracle Support and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Establish standards and governance across Exadata environments.

Skills

Oracle Exadata

Oracle RAC

Data Guard

RMAN

OEM

Oracle Linux

OCI

Exadata patching

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

10+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience

5+ years of Oracle Exadata administration/architecture experience

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Shell scripting

Job description

Cognizant in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is seeking an experienced Oracle Exadata Architect / DMA to design, migrate, and manage Exadata platforms with a focus on high availability and performance. You will collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, and application teams to deliver end-to-end solutions for mission-critical environments.

You will lead deployment, capacity planning, and modernization efforts, oversee patching and upgrades, and mentor DBA and Cloud ops teams while driving