Performance Engineering & Optimization (Core Focus)

• Lead advanced performance tuning using:

• AWR/ASH analysis

• SQL tracing

• Execution plan deep analysis

• Wait-event methodology

• SQL Monitor & Real-Time ADDM

• Diagnose systemic issues (I/O bottlenecks, latch contention, memory pressure, CPU saturation).

• Optimize:

• Indexing strategies

• Partitioning strategies

• Query rewrites

• PL/SQL optimization

• Connection pooling patterns

• Establish performance baselines for OLTP-heavy core banking workloads.

2. High Availability & Disaster Recovery

• Architect and manage:

• Oracle RAC (multi-node clustering)

• Data Guard / Active Data Guard

• DR drills & failover simulations

• Own RPO/RTO alignment with banking regulatory requirements.

• Design backup & recovery frameworks (RMAN, incremental merge, backup validation).

• Ensure DR readiness with periodic validation and audit documentation.

3. Banking Domain Alignment

Leads client situations in crisis management,



valuable executive communication and cross-functional leadership to Leadership Competencies, e.g. Lead crisis resolution for Sev1/Sev2 database incidents and delivers executive-ready RCA reports.

Aligns with cross-functional stakeholders (IT, business, audit) in large banking teams

Communicate complex database risk and strategy to C-suite executives and regulatory auditors.

• Support mission-critical systems such as:

• Core Banking (CBS)

• UPI / Payments / Switch systems

• Treasury systems

• Risk & Compliance platforms

• Data Warehouse & Regulatory reporting

• Ensure compliance with RBI/central bank guidelines and audit standards.

• Support high transaction throughput environments (large OLTP systems).

4. Security & Compliance

• Implement database hardening and security best practices:

• Role-based access control

• Privilege minimization

• Database Vault (if applicable)

• Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

• Data masking for non-prod environments

• Support audit requirement

📌 Core DBA (Bengaluru)
🏢 NTT DATA Services
📍 Bengaluru