Oracle Exadata Consultant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Udemy access

Cognizant Academy

International work environment

Open team culture

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Oracle Exadata Architect to design, implement, migrate, and manage Exadata platforms with a focus on high availability, security, and performance. You will collaborate across teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions for mission‑critical environments.

You will lead architecture, sizing, capacity planning, and modernization initiatives, plus drive patching, upgrades, and incident management while mentoring DBA and cloud operations staff.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Hands-on experience with Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC).
• Expertise in Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, and OEM.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Linux, OCI, and Exadata patching/upgrade activities.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement Oracle Exadata and Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC) solutions for enterprise workloads.
• Lead Exadata/ExaCC deployment, onboarding, commissioning, and platform lifecycle management.
• Develop architecture, sizing, capacity planning, and infrastructure modernization strategies.
• Lead migration and consolidation initiatives from on-premises and legacy databases to ExaCC.
• Design and implement High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions using RAC, Data Guard, and Exadata best practices.
• Manage Exadata and ExaCC patching, upgrades, RU, and technology refresh activities.
• Perform performance assessment, capacity forecasting, workload balancing, and database optimization.

Skills

Oracle Exadata architecture

Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC)

Oracle RAC

Data Guard

RMAN

OCI

Oracle Linux

Education

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

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Shell scripting

Python

Job description

About the Role

As an Oracle Exadata Architect / DMA, you will make an impact by designing, implementing, migrating, and managing enterprise-scale Exadata platforms with a strong focus on high availability, performance, security, and operational excellence. You will be a valued member of our Cloud & Database Engineering team and work collaboratively with infrastructure, network, security, and application teams to deliver end-to-end solutions for mission‑critical environments.

In This Role, You Will

• Architect, design, and implement Oracle Exadata and Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC) solutions for enterprise workloads.
• Lead Exadata/ExaCC deployment, onboarding, commissioning, and platform lifecycle management.
• Develop architecture, sizing, capacity planning, and infrastructure modernization strategies.
• Lead migration and consolidation initiatives from on-premises and legacy database platforms to ExaCC.
• Design and implement High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions using Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, and Exadata best practices.
• Manage Exadata and ExaCC patching, upgrades, release updates (RU), and technology refresh activities.
• Perform performance assessment, capacity forecasting, workload balancing, and database optimization.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of critical Exadata infrastructure, storage, RAC, and database issues.
• Drive incident, problem, change, availability, and service continuity management for mission‑critical platforms.
• Implement proactive monitoring, observability, logging, and operational dashboards using OEM and OCI services.
• Automate operational processes using Shell Scripting, Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Collaborate with Oracle Support, infrastructure, network, security, and application teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Establish operational standards, governance processes, and engineering best practices across Exadata environments.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, solution reviews, and guidance to DBA and Cloud operations teams.
• Support customer engagements, architecture reviews, assessments, RFP responses, and transformation initiatives.

Work Model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring multiple days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work‑life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What You Need to Have to Be Considered

• Excellent communication skills.
• 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.
• Hands‑on experience with Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC).
• Expertise in Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, and OEM.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Linux, OCI, and Exadata patching/upgrade activities.

These Will Help You Stand Out

• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Shell, or Python.
• Certified Oracle Exadata Implementation Specialist and/or OCI certifications.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways.

What we offer (Netherlands)

• Competitive salary
• Access to Udemy and Cognizant Academy
• Technology‑driven organization with an open team spirit
• International work environment