Role: DBA Service Line Manager
Location: Folsom, CA (Hybrid)
Job Description:
· Lead and manage end-to-end DBA service delivery operations across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and operational excellence.
· Provide technical leadership for Oracle database administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, capacity planning, and incident management activities.
· Drive Oracle Cloud and database migration initiatives, including on-premises to cloud transformation programs, ensuring minimal business disruption.
· Manage and support Oracle Exadata platforms, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, patching, and operational stability.
· Oversee ticket, incident, problem, and change management processes while ensuring adherence to SLAs, operational metrics, and customer commitments.
· Lead and mentor DBA teams working across multiple shifts, providing guidance, resource planning, escalation management, and delivery governance.
· Collaborate with customers, project managers, and cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and successfully deliver database-related projects and strategic initiatives.
· Prepare and present governance reports, operational dashboards, service reviews, risks, and improvement plans to leadership and customer stakeholders.
Skill Matrix:
Mandatory Skills (Top 5 Keywords or skills) | Skill Proficiency | ||||
Years of Experience | Basic Knowledge | Medium | Expert | ||
DBA Service Line Delivery | 10 | N/A | N/A | Expert | |
Oracle Exadata/SQL Management | 8 | N/A | N/A | Expert | |
Dataguard | 8 | N/A | Medium | N/A | |
Replications | 8 | N/A | N/A | Expert | |
Azure/AWS Cloud DBA Management | 9 | N/A | N/A | Expert |
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $100,000 to $110,000 yearly depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Acerca de Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) es un creador de soluciones de IA y proveedor de servicios tecnológicos que conecta la inversión en IA con el valor empresarial mediante el desarrollo de soluciones de IA full‑stack para sus clientes. Su profundo conocimiento de la industria, junto con su experiencia en procesos e ingeniería, permite incorporar el contexto único de cada organización en sistemas tecnológicos que amplifican el potencial humano, generan resultados tangibles y mantienen a las empresas a la vanguardia en un entorno en constante cambio. Más información en cognizant.ai o @cognizant.
Información adicional sobre el empleo
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