Shafi Ahmad Syed
Oracle Database Administrator | RAC | Data Guard | GoldenGate | Performance Tuning | AWS
- Role
- Database Administrator at Genpx Inc
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shafi Ahmad Syed
Oracle Database Administrator with 10+ years of experience managing large-scale, mission-critical production databases supporting global enterprises across technology, telecommunications, and manufacturing sectors. Expert in Oracle RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate, ASM, and Multitenant architectures across Oracle 11g–21c environments. Proven ability to resolve P1/P2 incidents, perform advanced performance tuning using AWR/ASH, and execute zero-downtime upgrades and patching. Experienced managing Oracle workloads on AWS EC2 and implementing enterprise backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies using RMAN and Data Guard. Known for delivering 24×7 operational stability and database performance improvements.
Experience
Database Administrator
Feb 2024 — Present · Irving, TX, US
Administer Oracle 11g, 12c, 19c, and 21c databases supporting mission-critical applications hosted On Prem and AWS EC2 environments• Managed RAC and Data Guard configurations ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness• Resolved critical P1/P2 production incidents through analysis using AWR, ASH, & session diagnostics• Delivered database upgrades from 12c to 19c with zero unplanned downtime• Maintained Oracle GoldenGate replication for real-time data synchronization across environments• Implemented RMAN backups including full, incremental, & archive log backups to ensure recovery• Performed database cloning, refresh, and migrations to support development and QA environments• Automated routine DBA tasks through shell scripting and OEM monitoring• Conducted Data Guard switchovers and failovers during DR testing and maintenance windows• Reduced recurring blocking sessions through proactive monitoring and SQL tuning
Education
University of Madras
Master of Computer Applications - MCA
Skills
- Oracle
- Requirements Analysis
- Unix
- Sql
- Linux
- Weblogic
- Toad
- Appworx
- Unix Shell Scripting
- Integration
- Solaris
- Sitescope
- Pl/Sql
- Service Now
- Shell Scripting
- Ignite
- Uc4
- Bmc Remedy
- Itil
- Databases
- Oracle Sql Developer
- Data Migration
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