Richal Vishwakarma

About Richal Vishwakarma

Cloud & Data Modernization Architect with 15+ years of experience in Oracle database engineering, high-availability architecture, enterprise cloud migration, and analytics platform modernization.Extensive expertise in Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, GoldenGate, RMAN, performance tuning, and zero data-loss DR architectures across large-scale global environments (300+ to production databases).Specialized in Oracle to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) migration strategy, workload assessment, infrastructure modernization, and analytics-ready data platform design.Core Technical Expertise:• Oracle RAC (2–12 Node), Exadata, ASM, Data Guard, GoldenGate• Oracle to GCP Migration (GCE, Bare Metal Solutions)• BigQuery Data Warehousing & Query Optimization• LookerML Semantic Modeling & Dashboard Development• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)• CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)• DevSecOps Automation• Unified Auditing & PCI DSS Compliance• Cloud Security & IAM Architecture• HA/DR Strategy & Capacity Planning• TCO Benchmarking & Cloud Cost OptimizationAt Sabre Corporation, led cloud engineering initiatives for Oracle workloads hosted on GCP, implementing Infrastructure as Code provisioning, BigQuery data pipelines, LookerML-based compliance dashboards, and DevSecOps automation for secure database lifecycle management.Conducted Proof of Concept (POC) and cost benchmarking analysis for:• Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer (Dedicated Infrastructure)• Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale InfrastructureDelivered enterprise-level TCO comparison, licensing model evaluation (BYOL vs License Included), workload consolidation assessment, and migration roadmap documentation for modernization from legacy Oracle RAC to cloud-native Exadata architectures.Previously at Visa Inc, managed and modernized 300+ RAC databases across APAC region, executed Solaris-to-Linux migration, implemented security remediation programs, and ensured high availability with strict compliance standards.Experienced across Banking, Payments, Travel, and Enterprise IT domains with strong exposure to ITIL frameworks, change management, and global 24x7 production support models.I architect solutions that integrate:Database ModernizationCloud Infrastructure (GCP / OCI)Data Platform Engineering (BigQuery)BI & Semantic Modeling (LookerML)Security & ComplianceCost GovernanceOpen to roles in:• Oracle to GCP Migration Architect• Cloud & Data Architect• Exadata Modernization Architect• BigQuery / Analytics Platform Architect• Enterprise Cloud Transformation

Experience

1. Lead Cloud Engineer

   Sabre

   Apr 2023 — Present

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master’s Degree, Systems Engineering

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Microsoft Sql Server
• Oracle
• Sql
• Unix
• Database Administration
• Team Management
• Cms
• Databases
• Oracle Database Administration
• Ibm Db2
• Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Shell Scripting
• Html
• Linux
• Pl/Sql
• Java
• Oracle Rac
• Oracle Golden Gate
• Oracle Dataguard