Remote Oracle to AWS Migration Architect

Cognizant; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 137,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Oracle – On Prem to AWS Migration Architect for a full-time remote opportunity in the United States. The role focuses on rehosting Oracle databases from on-prem to AWS, ensuring performance, security, and operability after cutover.

Leading end-to-end migrations, you will coordinate with application, AWS, network, and security teams, build Oracle environments on EC2, and guide post-migration hypercare while maintaining robust recovery and availability strategies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience, including production support and database migration responsibilities.
• Strong administration experience with Oracle 11g, 12c, 18c, 19c, and preferably 21c, across Windows, Linux/Unix.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end migration of Oracle databases from on-premises to AWS, primarily rehost to Oracle DB on EC2.
• Perform discovery and assessment of versions, OS, storage, interfaces, dependencies, and security controls.
• Define migration approach, prerequisites, sizing, outage requirements, cutover, rollback, and handover.

Skills

Oracle DBA

AWS rehost experience

Oracle RAC

Oracle Data Guard

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Migration planning

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

RMAN

Data Pump

GoldenGate

Oracle Enterprise Manager

AWS Migration Hub

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Oracle – On Prem to AWS Migration Architect for a full-time remote opportunity in the United States. The role focuses on rehosting Oracle databases from on-prem to AWS, ensuring performance, security, and operability after cutover.

Leading end-to-end migrations, you will coordinate with application, AWS, network, and security teams, build Oracle environments on EC2, and guide post-migration hypercare while maintaining robust recovery and availability strategies.