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Azam Syed, Lead DBA & Data Engineer

Azam Syed

Lead DBA & Data Engineer·Quara Finance

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Computer Sciences

Work experience

Total years of experience: 21 years, 8 months

Lead DBA & Data Engineer

February 2022 - Present

Quara Finance

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

February 2022 - Present

• Leading enterprise data and database operations, managing Oracle RAC, MS
SQL, PostgreSQL, and MySQL environments.
• Spearheaded migration of on premise data warehouses to Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure, improving scalability and reducing operational costs by 40%.
• Designed and implemented real-time data streaming architecture using
Apache Kafka.
• Automated data-intensive reports using Python and SSIS, improving reporting
efficiency and data accessibility.
• Ensured compliance with IT security standards, implemented audit and
security policies as per SAMA CSF, and optimized licensing costs.

Company industry:
Financial Services

DBA Consultant

January 2021 - January 2022

Real Estate Development Fund,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2021 - January 2022

• Led database and application operations for Oracle E-Business Suite and
WebLogic-based environments.
• Directed DR site implementation and Exadata migration (X5-2 to X8M-2).
• Upgraded multiple Oracle databases from 12c to 19c, enhancing performance
and security.
• Supervised a cross-functional team ensuring SLA adherence and operational
excellence.

Company industry:
Public Administration

Senior Application DBA

January 2019 - January 2021

AlYusr Leasing & Financing Co.,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2019 - January 2021

• Led application DBA team managing Oracle EBS R12.2.8 and SQL Server
environments.
• Key contributor in the companys digitalization project integrating third-party
systems (SADAD, SIMAH, SIJIL).
• Optimized database licensing and upgraded Oracle from 11g to 19c, MS SQL
from 2008 to 2016.
• Oversaw performance tuning, capacity planning, and disaster recovery
strategies.

Company industry:
Financial Services

Applications Operations Manager

January 2017 - January 2019

Abdullatif AlIssa Group Holding,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2017 - January 2019

• Lead a team of professionals in order to maintain all operational applications.
• Instance planning, instance strategy, Capacity planning and server sizing.
• Oracle Database Upgrade from 11.1.0.7 to 11.2.0.4.
• MS SQL Server database upgrade from 2008 to 2016.
• Oracle Exadata Machine Administration.
• Cloning of EBS R12 for various environments and supervising Unix
Administration.

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor

Senior Applications DBA

January 2015 - January 2017

AlMajal AlArabi Group Holding,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2015 - January 2017

• Database upgrade from 11.1.0.7 to 11.2.0.4
• Cloning of EBS R12 for various environments.
• Applied patches with adpatch and opatch utility.
• Configuration of NetBackup with Oracle RMAN, Plan and implement Backup
and Restore strategy for Oracle EBS.
• Installation and configuration of printers/pasta with Oracle EBS.
• Installation and configuration of OEM12c & implementation of Oracle High
Availability Architecture.

Company industry:
Administration Support Services

Senior Applications DBA

January 2011 - January 2015

Tata Consultancy Services,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2011 - January 2015

Client Name:
• Project: Maaden Support; Period: 2015;
• Transportation Management (OTM), Data Guard for EBS R12.1.3, OBIEE,
Oracle Hyperion, OEM 12c
• Day to Day support for all environments, Configuration of two data guard
environment for Oracle EBS R12 on various sites
• Client The
• Implementation of DMZ with Reverse proxy in Apps R12.1.3, Configuration of
E-Learning and iSupplier modules in DMZ, Configuration content server in
DMZ configuration, Configuration of Non-SSO login for external users and SSO
login for internal users, Cloning of EBS R12.1.3
• Client Yamama Cement
• Implementation of Oracle EBS R12.1, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise
Edition (OBIEE), Identity and Access Management Suite
• Client Name: Ministry of Interior
• Upgradation of Oracle Database and Oracle EBS Applications along with
implementation of Oracle Stretched RAC between two data centers.

Company industry:
IT Services

Senior Applications DBA

December 2009 - January 2011

Sale for Distribution & Communication Co. Limited,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

December 2009 - January 2011

• Environment: Sun Solaris SPARC 5.10 operating system, Two nodes
Application servers 11.5.10.2 with PCP and Hardware Load Balancer, Two
nodes RAC DATABASE on ASM Disk Groups, OBIEE and Informatica Repository
on Windows o/s and Oracle Retail Application on OEL.

Company industry:
Construction & Building

Oracle Apps DBA

November 2007 - January 2009

Infinite Solutions,

Hyderabad, India

November 2007 - January 2009

• Implementation and support or Oracle EBS Suite

Company industry:
IT Services

Oracle DBA

December 2003 - October 2007

Pre-Eminent Solutions,

Hyderabad, India

December 2003 - October 2007

• Implementation and support of Oracle databases

Company industry:
IT Services

Education

Mesco College of Management and Computer Sciences

March 2003

March 2003

Bachelor's degree, Computer Sciences

India

GPA (percentage): 70%

GPA (percentage): 70%

Bachelors of Computer Application
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Osmania University

January 2003

January 2003

Bachelor's degree, Computer Applications

India

Skills

HP
Expert
HP
Expert
Groups
Expert
Groups
Expert
Integration
Expert
Integration
Expert
Installation
Expert
Installation
Expert
RISC
Expert
RISC
Expert
Oracle RAC
Expert
Oracle RAC
Expert
Oracle Applications 10g
Expert
Oracle Applications 10g
Expert
EBS 11i/R12
Expert
EBS 11i/R12
Expert
Prince2 Practitioner
Expert
Prince2 Practitioner
Expert
ITIL foundation
Expert
ITIL foundation
Expert
Oracle Supply Chain Management
Expert
Oracle Supply Chain Management
Expert
RISC
Expert
RISC
Expert
Installation
Expert
Installation
Expert
Integration
Expert
Integration
Expert
Groups
Expert
Groups
Expert
HP
Expert
HP
Expert
COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Intermediate
COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Intermediate
COST MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
COST MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
DATA ENGINEERING
Intermediate
DATA ENGINEERING
Intermediate
DATA MODELING
Intermediate
DATA MODELING
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Intermediate
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Intermediate
ORACLE APPLICATIONS
Intermediate
ORACLE APPLICATIONS
Intermediate
RELATIONAL DATABASES
Intermediate
RELATIONAL DATABASES
Intermediate
SCALABILITY
Intermediate
SCALABILITY
Intermediate

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Hindi
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Python & Tableau, SSIS, SQL Server Administration
ITIL Foundation
Prince2 Certified Practitioner
Oracle 10g Certified Administrator (OCA)
Certified Oracle Cloud Infrastructure