Remote Oracle DB Cloud Migration Architect

Cognizant; Concord (NH); Remote; USD 137,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Oracle DBA Lead to drive end-to-end migration from on-premises to AWS, primarily rehosting to Oracle on EC2. You will own discovery, sizing, cutover planning, and post-migration stabilization while coordinating with application, network, and security teams.

The role demands deep Oracle experience (RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, Data Pump) and strong migration leadership. Remote work flexibility is offered with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable database environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience including production support and migration responsibilities.
• Experience migrating Oracle databases from on-premises to AWS or another cloud environment; AWS rehost is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, Data Pump, and recovery techniques.
• Familiarity with Oracle Enterprise Manager and AWS monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end migration of Oracle databases from on-premises to AWS with rehost patterns on EC2.
• Assess database versions, editions, OS, storage, interfaces, dependencies, backups, and DR configurations.
• Define migration approach, prerequisites, sizing, outage requirements, data-transfer, cutover, rollback, and handover.
• Build and configure Oracle environments on AWS EC2 including installation, creation, listeners, storage, and tuning.
• Perform schema and data migrations using RMAN, Data Pump, transportable tablespaces, Data Guard, or GoldenGate.
• Plan mock migrations, production cutovers, connectivity changes, validation, and post-cutover stabilization.
• Provide post-go-live hypercare, rapid triage, root-cause analysis, and remediation for issues across OA, performance, and backups.

Skills

Oracle DBA

AWS migration

Oracle RAC

Data Pump

GoldenGate

Oracle ASM

Cloud migration

SQL performance tuning

Leadership

Tools

RMAN

Data Pump

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Oracle DBA Lead to drive end-to-end migration from on-premises to AWS, primarily rehosting to Oracle on EC2. You will own discovery, sizing, cutover planning, and post-migration stabilization while coordinating with application, network, and security teams.

The role demands deep Oracle experience (RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, Data Pump) and strong migration leadership. Remote work flexibility is offered with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable database environments.