We are seeking an Exadata DMA to design and optimizing infrastructure solutions that align with business goals. Your expertise in Linux Exadata DMA and Oracle will be crucial in ensuring seamless operations and enhancing system performance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions in a hybrid work model.

About Cognizant’s CIS Practice Cognizant’s CIS (Cognizant Infrastructure Services) Practice is a global leader in providing IT infrastructure services. We deliver innovative solutions to optimize and transform IT infrastructure, ensuring business agility and operational efficiency. Our services include cloud computing, data center management, network services, and cybersecurity. We focus on understanding client needs and delivering customized solutions to drive business success.

In This Role, You Will Exadata Administration Roles & Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Management: Install, configure, and maintain Exadata Database Machine (hardware and software)
• Performance Tuning: Optimize SQL, manage storage, and tune system performance

Patching and Upgrades: Apply quarterly Full Stack Download Patch (FSDP) and Infrastructure patches

• Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitor cell servers, compute nodes, and InfiniBand/RoCE switches, ensuring high availability

ZFS Storage Appliance Administration

• Storage Management: Configure, manage, and optimize ZFS storage pools, projects, and shares
• Data Protection: Implement snapshots, replication, and data integrity checks
• Performance Tuning: Monitor and tune storage throughput and latency
• Snapshots & Replication: Managing point-in-time snapshots and replicating data to secondary sites for Disaster Recovery (DR).

ZDLRA (Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance) Admin

• Backup Management: Configure and maintain ZDLRA systems to ensure continuous data protection.
• Recovery Operations: Perform rapid, validated recovery of databases.
• Onboarding: Onboard databases to ZDLRA, automating backup policies.
• Real-Time Redo Transport: Configuring databases to send redo logs to the ZDLRA instantly, ensuring zero data loss even if the production site fails.

Oracle Key Vault

• Oracle Key Vault (OKV) administrators are responsible for securing, managing, and auditing encryption keys, wallets, and credentials across enterprise databases.
• User Management: Creating and managing user accounts and roles.
• Endpoint Management: Adding, configuring, and managing endpoints (databases, application servers).
• System Configuration: Configuring network, SNMP, SMTP (alerts), and enabling/disabling FIPS mode.
• Cluster Management: Setting up, monitoring, and managing OKV clusters (replication, node addition/removal).
• Maintenance: Backing up and restoring OKV, patching, and starting/stopping services.
• Security Integration: Configuring hardware security modules (HSM).

Core Responsibilities Across Platforms

• Security: Implement role-based access, encryption, and compliance checks, Oracle key Vault
• Troubleshooting: Resolve critical incidents related to performance, storage, or availability.
• Scripting & Automation: Automate tasks using shell scripting, Python, or Ansible
• Documentation: Create standard operating procedures (SOPs) and disaster recovery plans
• Grid Infrastructure & RAC: Installing, configuring, and patching Oracle Clusterware and ASM
• Storage Management: Managing Cell Nodes and Grid Disks
• Performance Tuning: Monitoring I/O resource management (IORM) to ensure one database doesn't "hog" the storage from others
• Networking: Configuring InfiniBand or RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) fabrics for ultra-low latency
• Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitor cell servers, compute nodes, and InfiniBand/RoCE switches, ensuring high availability.

What You’ll Need To Succeed (required Skills)

• Possess strong expertise in Linux demonstrating the ability to optimize and manage systems effectively.
• Have extensive experience with Exadata DMA showcasing proficiency in database management and optimization.
• Proven track record of 8 or more years in infrastructure architecture with a dedicated focus on Linux, Oracle, and Exadata DMA.
• Excellent experience with ZDLRA and ZFS
• Display excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on improving infrastructure efficiency.
• Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in a hybrid work environment.
• Show a commitment to staying updated with industry trends and best practices.

Compensation: We are offering an annual salary of $94,000-110,000.

At Cognizant, we're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways! We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you an outstanding applicant and help us see how you'd be helpful to this role.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client office based in Mississauga, Ontario.

Note: 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.