Waqas Ahmed, Database & Middleware Admin

Waqas Ahmed

Database & Middleware Admin

NAMAA TECH.

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, M. IT (Master of Information technology)
Experience
17 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 8 Months

Database & Middleware Admin at NAMAA TECH.
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2022

• Expert in managing and maintaining Oracle databases, including installation, configuration, tuning, and performance optimization.
• Experience with various database objects like tables, indexes, views, and procedures.
• Skilled in backup and recovery strategies, including RMAN and Data Guard.
• Applied patches and upgrades as necessary for optimal system performance.
• Tested applications to ensure compatibility with databases.
• Configured high availability solutions such as clustering, replication.
• Developed disaster recovery plans for databases in case of failure.
• Identified, diagnosed, and resolved database errors.
• Performed backup and restore operations on databases using available tools.
• Assisted in troubleshooting complex problems related to database architecture.
• Administered database security by creating user logins to different project staff with appropriate roles.
• Implemented database changes according to established standards.
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Cloud Database Administrator at Waseel ASP
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2021 to January 2022

• Creating, managing & configuring Oracle Cloud Database System (DBCS).
• Creating, managing & configuring Oracle Autonomous database.
• Configuring & managing Oracle Cloud GOLDENGATE.
• Migrate database from DBCS to Autonomous database.
• Creating managing NoSQL database MongoDB.
• Creating Managing MS SQL database including high availability. Database & Middleware Admin: 2012 - 2021
EMPLOYEE OF:

Oracle Database & Middleware Administrator at Riyadh Municipality
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2012 to January 2021

Role: Oracle Database & Middleware Administrator.
Key responsibilities:
Riyadh City Project:
As a part of DBA team managing various tasks of Riyadh City project.
o Perform installation, configuration and troubleshooting of RAC & DATAGUARD on PRODUCTION\UAT\STAGE\DEVELOPMENT environment.
o Perform switchover between primary & standby.
o Created services at database level to manage difference applications.
o Schedule & Manage RMAN & DATAPUMP backup operations running on PRODUCTION environment.
o Weekly Clone UAT environment from PRODUCTION.
o Automate restore & recovery operations from backups to test the validity.
o Managing SNAPSHOT database & make it ready for read/write operations.
o Perform installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Oracle WebLogic (forms/Report).
o Perform Database, schema based & objects based recovery on demand.
o Implemented Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) as a part of team.
o Upgraded the Oracle Database Appliance from version 12 to 19 as part of team.
o Keep an eye on alert log file for any issue in database.
o Upgraded Oracle APEX from version 5 to 20.
o Routine tasks of DML/DDL & Compilation of forms/reports.
o Documenting activities of major operations to keep it for future and for knowledge sharing.
o Accomplish tasks assigned by ticketing system (SAMM).

Riyadh Region Project:

o Prepared 47 database & application servers for 47 municipalities outside Riyadh City.
o Schedule & manage backup operations (RMAN / DATAPUMP).
o Prepared centralized database to aggregate data from all 47 databases.
o Created Materialized Views & scheduled jobs to aggregate/refresh data into centralized database.
o Prepared & managing centralized backup server to hold backups of all 47 databases & application servers.
o Prepared TEST & DEVELOPMENT environments.
o Troubleshooting of issues.
o Upgraded database & application to 11g from 10g.
o Restore backups on demand of application & development team.
o Apply upgrade patches to Database & middleware servers.
o Perform routine tasks of DML/DDL operations & compilation of FORMS/REPORTS.
o Accomplish tasks assigned by ticketing system (SAMM).

Oracle Apps DBA/ DBA, Oracle Discoverer Administrator at Abaid ul Rehman Estb (Support in Delta Group, Tri-Star, Bin-Zafrah Group), NITCO( Al-Ostool, Al-Foza
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2011 to November 2012

Role: Oracle Technical Consultant (Oracle DBA/Apps DBA/Oracle Discoverer Administrator).

Responsibilities:

o Installation, configuration & managing of EBS R12.
o Clone application instance for TESTING, DEVELOPMENT & REPORTING environment.
o Perform database refresh for EBS R12.
o Apply Database & Application patches.
o Managing database security by creating multiple users, roles & assigned appropriate privileges.
o Managing & schedule backups.
o Routine check of log files for issue.
o Develop reports using Oracle Discoverer.
o Create, configure & manage databases & middleware (forms/reports) servers.

DBA\Apps DBA at ABAID UL REHMAN ESTABLISHMENT.
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2011 to January 2012

configuration, tuning, and performance optimization.
• Implementing and maintaining highly available and scalable database environments.
• Troubleshooting and resolving RAC-specific issues.
• In-depth understanding of Data Guard concepts like primary, standby, and failover.
• Experience in setting up and managing Data Guard environments for disaster recovery.
• RMAN for performing database backups, restores, and recovery operations.
• Experience in implementing user accounts, roles, and privileges.
• Managing & configuring middleware applications like Oracle forms & reports, Oracle ADF & Oracle OTD. DBA\Apps DBA: 2011- 2012
EMPLOYEE OF ABAID UL REHMAN ESTABLISHMENT.

Oracle Database Administrator at Masood Textile Mills Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • March 2009 to January 2011

Responsibilities:
o Install & configure database.
o Install Client software.
o Create & manage database objects (Tables, Views, Synonyms, Sequences, Materialized Views, Triggers, Function, and Database Link etc.
o Perform IMPORT/EXPORT using traditional export utilities.
o Manage backup jobs & operations.
o Checking alert log file for any issue.
o Manage users, roles and privileges.
o Manage form/reports servers & make compilation of form/reports & object libraries.

Junior Database Administrator at MASOOD TEXTILE MILLS LTD, FAISALABAD PAKISTAN.
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • January 2009 to January 2011

Education

Master's degree, M. IT (Master of Information technology)
  • at Virtual University of Pakistan
  • September 2024

• Masters Of Information Technology (M.IT) Continue Virtual University of Pakistan

Diploma, Oracle Database Administrator
  • at Oracle Corporation
  • January 2024

SQL Oracle DBA Administration I Oracle DBA Administration II Oracle OCA Developer

High school or equivalent, Matriculation (Science Group)
  • at Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education Gujranwala Pakistan
  • January 2024

Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education Gujranwala Pakistan • Matriculation (Science) 2002-2004

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at University of Punjab Lahore Pakistan
  • January 2024

B.Sc computer science

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science B.Sc.
  • at University of Punjab, Pakistan
  • January 2007

Specialties & Skills

Oracle Application Express
Weblogic
Oracle Application Server
Oracle RAC
ORACLE ADF
TROUBLESHOOTING (PROBLEM SOLVING)
MIDDLEWARE
OPERATIONS
ORACLE FORMS
USER ACCOUNTS
DISASTER RECOVERY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CLIENTS
DATABASE
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
DATABASES
Oracle Database Management.
Real application cluster
DataGuard
Oracle Cloud
Autonomous database
Oracle Database appliance
Private Cloud Appliance

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Oracle Certified Professional DBA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2009
Valid Until:
February 2010

Hobbies

  • Studying, watching & playing Cricket
    Studying, watching & playing Cricket