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. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
What We Offer
At Cognizant, we believe in taking care of our people. For this role based in the Netherlands, you can look forward to:
- Competitive salary
- Access to Cognizant Academy for continuous learning
- NS Business Card for public transport
- 25 paid holidays per year
- Laptop and smartphone
- Pension scheme
- International environment with an open team spirit
- Work within a technology-driven organization at the forefront of innovation
À propos de Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) est un AI Builder et une entreprise de services numériques (ESN) élaborant des solutions complètes d’IA maximisant les investissements pour des résultats concrets. Sa profonde expertise des métiers, des processus et des technologies lui permet d’intégrer dans les systèmes technologiques le contexte unique de chaque organisation de l’ingénierie à la production à l’échelle. Son objectif: améliorer l’efficacité des équipes, créer de la valeur et permettre aux grandes entreprises de rester performantes dans un monde qui évolue rapidement. Pour en savoir plus: cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.
À savoir avant de postuler
- Autorisation de travail: Cognizant ne prendra en considération que les candidats à ce poste qui sont légalement autorisés à travailler au Canada sans avoir besoin d'un parrainage de l'employeur, aujourd'hui ou à l'avenir.
- Mesures d’adaptation: Si vous avez un handicap qui nécessite des mesures d’adaptation raisonnable pour effectuer une recherche d’emploi ou poser une candidature, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [email protected] avec votre demande et vos coordonnées.
- L’IA dans notre processus de recrutement: Nous utilisons des outils d'intelligence artificielle (IA) pour trier et évaluer les candidatures efficacement. Notre équipe examine ensuite les candidatures et décide qui passe à l’étape suivante.
- Poste à pourvoir: Sauf indication contraire, ce poste est actuellement vacant et nous cherchons à le pourvoir.
- Exigences linguistiques: Nous demandons à tous les candidats de posséder une connaissance de base de l’anglais afin de faciliter les communications internes. Pour les postes au Québec, la capacité à communiquer efficacement en anglais est requise car vous fournirez des services à et collaborerez avec des parties prenantes anglophones situées hors de la province.
- Inclusion: Cognizant est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Votre candidature et votre dossier ne seront pas examinés en fonction de la race, de la couleur, du sexe, de la religion, des croyances, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité de genre, de l'origine nationale, du handicap, des renseignements génétiques, de la grossesse, du statut d'ancien combattant ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois fédérales, provinciales ou locales.
