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Sofia Bhanu Pattan

Summary

Having over all 6.8+ years of IT experience with relevant of 5.8+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA, RAC, ASM, Data guard on 11g, 12c & 19c environment on various platforms. Having 4 years of experience on udb ,Sybase, SQL on Linux platforms. Having knowledge in Postgres SQL

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DBA

  • Working in a 24x7 production environment with a team of 8+ members.
  • Worked on various database versions of Oracle (10g/11g/12c) on Linux/windows platform.Working experience in Oracle 12c, 19c DATAGUARD, ASM, and RAC.
  • Configuring the database parameters, creation, reorganization, extending tablespaces, network services, administer database security, create users, grants/revoke roles, privileges, extended database storage capacity, performance, and monitor, reduce db fragmentation, manage database-related files (datafiles, onlinelogs, controlfiles & archive logs), rebuilding indexes.
  • RMAN configuration (Backups, Cloning, Catalog, Auxiliary, Recovery etc.).
  • Planning and scheduling Backups Logical Backups (Datapump utilities), RMAN.
  • Perform database cloning based on schedules (RAC to RAC, non-RAC to RAC).
  • Dumping the data from Prod to Dev or Test environments using Data pump and Database Links.
  • Applying security patches like PSU, CPU, RU patches using Opatch utility.
  • Hands-on experience in configuring Physical Standby Servers.
  • Worked on archive gap issues.
  • Perform DR-Drill (Switchover & Switchback) activity (Between Production & Standby).
  • Perform role transactions using the manual method, Dataguard broker.
  • Monitoring/Administrating RAC instances using SRVCTL, CRSCTL and OCRCONFIG.
  • Performed ASM alias creation and adding disks to existing diskgroups.
  • Troubleshooting various database level errors with the help of Oracle support.
  • Resolving any performance issue related to the database & instances.
  • Monitoring and tuning of databases using AWR, ASH, ADDM, tkprof and other utilities.
  • Working with application teams in order to enhance the performance of the database with the help of AWR, Explain plan and other performance reports.
  • Implementing new environments and changes as per the change management process.
  • Installed, configured and maintained PostgreSQL 11,12 and 13 versions.
  • Creation of databases, Tablespaces, schemas, users.
  • Experience on database creation manually and DBCA.
  • Experience in handling of tablespace management, user management and Undo management
  • Supported the OS patching on Sybase
  • Worked on Blocking and log utilization
  • Installing and configuring sybase servers
  • Adding users and giving /modifying permissions
  • DBCC checks
  • Patching activity on failover mode and start and stop the services on server level
  • Granting and revoking permissions to the users.
  • Taking backup of the system tables (bcp in/out)
  • Transaction log full , backups, reorgs, troubleshooting the issues based on the alert.
  • Designation: DBA
  • Operating system: Linux, windows
  • Databases: 12c, 19c, UDB, SYBASE, SQL

Lowes
06.2019 - Current

Organization 2:

Designation : DBA

Operating system : Linux,windows

Databases : 12c,19c, UDB,SYBASE,SQL


Responsibilities:

v Working in a 24x7 production environment with a team of 8+ members.

v Worked on various database versions of Oracle (10g/11g/12c) on Linux/windows platform.Working experience in Oracle 12c, 19c DATAGUARD, ASM, and RAC.

v Configuring the database parameters, creation, reorganization, extending tablespaces, network services, administer database security, create users, grants/revoke roles, privileges, extended database storage capacity, performance, and monitor, reduce db fragmentation, manage database-related files (datafiles, onlinelogs, controlfiles & archive logs), rebuilding indexes.

v RMAN configuration (Backups, Cloning, Catalog, Auxiliary, Recovery etc.).

v Planning and scheduling Backups Logical Backups (Datapump utilities), RMAN.

v Perform database cloning based on schedules (RAC to RAC, non-RAC to RAC).

v Dumping the data from Prod to Dev or Test environments using Data pump and Database Links.

v Applying security patches like PSU, CPU, RU patches using Opatch utility.

v Hands-on experience in configuring Physical Standby Servers.

v Worked on archive gap issues.

v Perform DR-Drill (Switchover & Switchback) activity (Between Production & Standby).

v Perform role transactions using the manual method, Dataguard broker.

v Monitoring/Administrating RAC instances using SRVCTL, CRSCTL and OCRCONFIG.

v Performed ASM alias creation and adding disks to existing diskgroups.

v Troubleshooting various database level errors with the help of Oracle support.

v Resolving any performance issue related to the database & instances.

v Monitoring and tuning of databases using AWR, ASH, ADDM, tkprof and other utilities.

v Working with application teams in order to enhance the performance of the database with the help of AWR, Explain plan and other performance reports.

v Implementing new environments and changes as per the change management process.

v Installed, configured and maintained PostgreSQL 11,12 and 13 versions.

v Creation of databases, Tablespaces, schemas, users.

v Experience on database creation manually and DBCA.

v qExperience in handling of tablespace management, user management and Undo management

v Supported the OS patching on Sybase

v Worked on Blocking and log utilization

v Installing and configuring sybase servers

v Adding users and giving /modifying permissions

v DBCC checks

v Patching activity on failover mode and start and stop the services on server level

v Granting and revoking permissions to the users.

v Taking backup of the system tables (bcp in/out)

Transaction log full , backups, reorgs, troubleshooting the issues based on the alert

Oracle Database Administrator

TCS
01.2017 - 06.2019
  • Working in a 16x5 production environment with a team of 12+ members.
  • Managed over 200+ Oracle databases (including production and non-production environments) from 2 GB to 80 TB in size.
  • Working experience in Oracle 19c DATAGUARD, ASM, and RAC.
  • Configuring the database parameters, creation, reorganization, extending tablespaces, network services, administer database security, create users, grants/revoke roles, privileges, extended database storage capacity, performance, RMAN monitor, reduce db fragmentation, manage database-related files (datafiles, onlinelogs, controlfiles & archive logs), rebuilding indexes.
  • RMAN configuration (Backups, Cloning, Catalog, Auxiliary, Recovery etc.).
  • Planning and scheduling Backups Logical Backups (Datapump utilities), RMAN.
  • Perform database cloning based on schedules (RAC to RAC, non-RAC to RAC).
  • Dumping the data from Prod to Dev or Test environments using Data pump and Database Links.
  • Applying security patches like PSU, CPU, RU and Combo patches using Opatch utility and opatchauto.
  • Hands-on experience in configuring Physical Standby Servers for high availability.
  • Worked on archive gap issues.
  • Perform DR-Drill (Switchover & Switchback) activity (Between Production & Standby).
  • Perform role transactions using the manual method, Dataguard broker.
  • Monitoring/Administrating RAC instances using SRVCTL, CRSCTL and OCRCONFIG.
  • Performed ASM alias creation and adding disks to existing diskgroups.
  • Performed storage migrations as per schedules and monitor rebalance operations.
  • Troubleshooting various database level errors with the help of Oracle support.
  • Resolving any performance issue related to the database & instances.
  • Monitoring and tuning of databases using AWR, ASH, ADDM, tkprof, explain plan and other utilities.
  • Working with application teams in order to enhance the performance of the database with the help of AWR, Explain plan and other performance reports.
  • Implementing new environments and changes as per the change management process.
  • Managing snapshot backups and restore if needed.
  • Worked on OEM agents install and upgrades and fixing issues with agent and targets configuration.
  • Worked on defragmentation and released space from ASM to save storage cost to client as a cost saving activity and performance improvements.
  • Worked on performance issues which faced by application team and do recommend best methods to improve performance.
  • Designation: Oracle Database Administrator
  • Operating system: Linux
  • Client: TCS

Education

M.Tech -

JNTU University

Skills

  • Oracle DBA
  • Installations and configurations
  • Datapump
  • RMAN
  • Patching
  • ASM
  • Dataguard
  • RAC
  • Performance Tuning
  • Upgrades and Migrations
  • Goldengate
  • PostgreSQL knowledge
  • UDB/Sybase/SQL

Certification

  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
  • Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
  • Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Generative AI Certified Professional

Timeline

Lowes
06.2019 - Current

Oracle Database Administrator

TCS
01.2017 - 06.2019

DBA

M.Tech -

JNTU University
Sofia Bhanu Pattan