
Nithin Deekonda
Oracle DBA | Production Database Administrator | Oracle 19c · RAC · RMAN · Data Guard · MS SQL Server
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Oracle DBA with 2.6 years of hands-on production support experience administering Oracle 11g/12c/19c databases in Standalone, RAC, and high-availability environments. Proven track record supporting mission-critical operations for FedEx (via DXC Technology), managing a 50+ database estate across 24x7 production environments. Core strengths include RMAN backup & recovery, Oracle RAC cluster management, SQL performance tuning using AWR, and Shell scripting.
Dual Oracle and MS SQL Server DBA experience with hands-on production support, including database monitoring, alert handling, incident management, and support for SQL Server Always On Availability Groups. Holds 3 Oracle Cloud certifications. Available for immediate joining.
Experience
Production Database Administrator – Analyst II - DXC Technology - Hyderabad, India
(2023-03 - 2025-09)
Client: FedEx Environment: Oracle 19c/12c/11g, MS SQL Server 2019, Oracle RAC, RMAN, OEM, Data Guard, Linux/Windows
- Administered 50+ Oracle 19c/12c/11g databases across Standalone and RAC environments supporting FedEx mission-critical shipment and logistics operations in 24x7 production.
- Managed Oracle RAC cluster operations including Grid Infrastructure, node management, cluster services, VIP/SCAN configuration, and listener administration using srvctl and crsctl.
- Supported Oracle Data Guard physical standby configurations; participated in switchover/failover drills validating RPO/RTO SLAs and DR readiness across production environments.
- Designed and maintained RMAN backup strategy (full + incremental level-0/1 with archivelog) for 50+ Oracle 19c databases; performed PITR and cross-platform restores — achieving zero backup SLA failures over 18-month monitoring period.
- Resolved critical database incidents by analyzing alert logs, database health metrics, performance bottlenecks, and system-generated alerts, ensuring high availability and restoring services within SLA-defined recovery timelines.
- Handled Oracle database user access requests, role and privilege modifications (GRANT/REVOKE), and password reset requests in accordance with FedEx security and access management policies.
- Performed tablespace management, segment space analysis, redo log group management, archivelog mode administration, and flashback database configuration across production environments.
- Resolved P1/P2 production incidents within SLA timelines using ServiceNow; performed root cause analysis and prepared post-incident reports for FedEx and DXC stakeholders.
- Coordinated with application, middleware, and infrastructure teams during planned maintenance windows, database deployments, schema changes, and change management processes.
- Worked with Infrastructure teams for Tablespace and File system feasibility requests to Increase/add additional space to the tablespaces/Filesystem.
- Involved in Linux reboot & patch + reboot activity from Database end and performed stop/start activity of DB services.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Mechanical Engineering - Vignan Institute of Technology & Science (2019 - 2022)
