Soundar Mahendran is an Oracle Database Administrator with over 8 years of experience. He is currently working as an Oracle DBA at Deutsche Bank through Manpower Staffing Services Singapore, where his responsibilities include Oracle database administration, maintenance, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and monitoring. Previously, he has worked on various projects as an Oracle DBA at companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Keane Inc, and Accenture. He holds an Oracle Certified Professional certification in Oracle 11g Database Administration.

1. Soundar Mahendran
Mobile: +65 93737857
soundar.mech@gmail.com
A competent Software Engineer, specializing in Oracle Database Administration, is having 8 years
4months of experience in software industry.
Current Position
• Working as a Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) in Deutsche Bank under Manpower
Staffing Services Singapore since March 2016.
Technical Expertise
• 8 years 4 months of experience in the IT industry as Oracle database administrator,
Experience in handling Oracle Database activities such as Oracle Database Maintenance
and Installation
• Involved in implementing backup strategy using RMAN.Have good understanding of Backup and
Recovery concepts.
• Database Performance Tuning. Providing recommendations for SQL tuning/Instance tuning.
• Cloning of Production Instances to Test/Support Environments.Experience working on datapump.
• Applied one-off and PSU patches for oracle binaries in both test and production environments
• Monitoring Production Databases, Sizing DB tablespaces for effective space management and
optimal performance.
• Administration of Automatic Storage Management (ASM) in 10g and 11gR2 Envionment.
• Administration of RAC and Dataguard environments. Performed Dataguard switchover and
created physical standby databases.
• Handled critical databases and delivered optimal performance to meet business requirements.
• Good Analytical, Communication and Troubleshooting skills.
• Applying Grid Level Patching and performing database upgrade.
• Exadata Storage Cell Maintenance.
• Good Knowledge on ITIL Service Management Standards for effective Service Delivery to client.
Training Attended and Certifications Done
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2. • Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) in Oracle 11g Database Administrator.
• ITIL Certified.
• Attended Oracle 12C Training.
Education
B.E (Mechanical Engg – 74 %) - 2007
Sri Ramakrishna Engg.College, Tamil Nadu, India
Professional Experience with Project Details
Period: Mar 2016 – Current At: HP Inc,Singapore.
Project Details
PROJECT NAME /
DESCRIPTION
Deutsche Bank.
Deutsche Bank is a German global banking and financial services company with its
headquarters in the Deutsche Bank Twin Towers in Frankfurt. It has more than
100,000 employees in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the
Americas, Asia-Pacific and the emerging markets.
ENVIRONMENT Solaris, Linux.
DURATION From March 2016 To Present
ROLE /
RESPONSIBILITY
Team Member / DBA
CONTRIBUTIONS
Roles and Responsibilities
• Providing L2 and L3 production administration for Oracle databases
( 8x, 9i, 10g & 11g) running on Solaris, AIX, HP-UX and Redhat Linux
operating system
• Managing and administering ASM file system interface for Oracle database
file management to reduce the administrative overhead on database
storage.
• Performing data refresh through export/import and data pump utility.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting issues arising in database backups taking
through RMAN.
• Creation of tablespaces, data files, users etc., for the project requirement
Cloning of Production Instances to Test/Support Environments using
RMAN.Rman Backup configuration for oracle database
• Database Backup monitoring and troubleshooting backup issues.
• Performing and co-coordinating periodic database maintenance activity.
• Create and maintain users and roles, assign privileges
• Performing Database restore and recovery for business needs using Rman.
• Installation of Oracle database binaries in Oracle 10g and 11g versions.
• Configuring the Oracle Instances for Backups using RMAN and testing the
backup is successfully configured.
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3. • Configuring Oracle parameter files for the instance as per the requirement.
• Applying PSU and One-off patches to the oracle binaries.
• Applying Grid Level Patching and performing database upgrade.
• Working on Database level changes and provide support for Application
team.
Period: Feb 2011 – Mar 2016 At: Tata Consultancy Services
Designation: Software Engineer
PROJECT /
DESCRIPTION
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Corporation is a leading provider of investment management,
asset and fund administration and banking solutions and for corporations,
institutions and affluent individuals worldwide.
ENVIRONMENT Oracle /9i/10g/11G / Linux and solaris
DURATION From Feb 2011 – Till date
ROLE /
RESPONSIBILITY
Team Member / Oracle DBA
CONTRIBUTIONS
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Providing L2 and L3 production administration for Oracle databases
( 8x, 9i, 10g & 11g) running in Windows, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX and
Redhat Linux operating system
• Managing and administering ASM file system interface for Oracle
database file management to reduce the administrative overhead on
database storage.
• Performing data refresh through export/import and data pump utility.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting issues arising in database backups
taking through RMAN.
• Cloning of Production Instances to Test/Support Environments using
RMAN.Rman Backup configuration for oracle database
• Database Backup monitoring and troubleshooting backup issues.
• Performing and co-coordinating periodic database maintenance
activity.
• Create and maintain users and roles, assign privileges
• Performing Database restore and recovery for business needs using
Rman.
• Troubleshooting the database performance issues such as long running
queries etc.Gathering schema, table stats based on
requirement.Creating Table partition in production databases as per
needs monthly/yearly etc.
• Generating Stats pack / AWR reports in order to analyze the
performance of the production databases.
Working on Change management (CR) tickets as per the required
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4. changes in production databases.
• Installation of Oracle database binaries in Oracle 10g and 11g versions.
• Installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure binaries and configuring ASM
instance as a part of installation.
• Installation Oracle Grid Control Agent and configuring the agent with
Grid Control Server.
• Configuring the Oracle Instances for Backups using RMAN and testing
the backup is successfully configured.
• Configuring Oracle parameter files for the instance as per the
requirement.
• Applying PSU and One-off patches to the oracle binaries.
• Configuring the oracle instance and ASM for Monitoring purpose using
BMC patrol Console.
• Scheduling Jobs through Cron tab entries.
• Servicing the customer’s tickets and resolve the issues within the SLA
defined
Period: 2007 Dec – 2010 July At: Keane Inc (1), Chennai, India
Project Details
PROJECT NAME /
DESCRIPTION
Performance Fibers, USA.
The engagement will be based on a staff augmentation model. Off-shore database
engineering resources will be deployed to perform Oracle database maintenance
and Support Activities related to the development and quality assurance (QA)
environments in North Carlina .Keane resources would be proficient in Oracle DBA –
Schema management.
ENVIRONMENT AIX, Linux.
DURATION From MAY-2008 To July 2010
ROLE /
RESPONSIBILITY
Team Member / DBA
CONTRIBUTIONS
Roles and Responsibilities
• Maintaining and administering Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i and Oracle 10g database.
• Refreshing of database instances using export/import utility.
• Creation of Database manually and using DBCA for Production environment
on Demand.
• Backup and recovery through Recovery Manager (RMAN) and duplicating
databases using production backups to test databases.
• Monitoring oracle alert log file and trace files.
• Monitor tablespace growth and file system size in operating system.
• Create/Drop schema, Add/Remove Tablespaces when Required.
• Granting privileges and creating roles.
• Ensuring Daily backups and validating backups through periodic restoration.
• Analyze database objects and gathering statistics periodically (using
DBMS_STATS).
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5. • Tuning Instance parameters for better performance.
• Installation of oracle database software in Linux.
• Tested migration of database from oracle 8i to 10G using export/import.
• Periodic checking of invalid objects in the database.
• Database Performance Tuning.
• Verify Backups by doing Recovery tests in Development Server.
• Scheduling Jobs through Cron tab entries.
• Have conceptual understanding on Oracle Database upgrades.
• Hands on experience on Oracle Enterprise Manager and TOAD.
• Resolving tickets within the SLA defined.
2.
PROJECT /
DESCRIPTION
Keane Infrastructure Database Administration services.
Keane is a global technology solutions provider headquartered in San Ramon,
California with operations across the world, uses world class people, processes
(CMMI Level 5(1.2), PCMM 5, SEI CMM 5, BS7799, ISO 9001) and
infrastructure with a focus on translating vision to measurable value.
CLIENT Keane Certido Services
ENVIRONMENT Linux
DURATION From JAN - 2008 To APR-2008
ROLE /
RESPONSIBILITY
Team Member / Oracle DBA
CONTRIBUTIONS
Roles and Responsibilities
• Maintaining and administering Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i Databases such as
creating databases for various projects, tablespace management.
• Refreshing of database instances with the Production dump.
• Granting privileges and creating roles to schema and perform any
database changes on request from the users.
• Creation of users, monitoring file system size of the Operating system.
• Monitoring oracle alert log file and trace files.
• Maintaining the backups of the database using RMAN and logical
backups.
• Preparing weekly and monthly reports.
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6. Period: July 2010 – January 2011 At: Accenture Services Ltd
Designation: Software Engineer
PROJECT /
DESCRIPTION
Shell BluePrint Focus
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies. Shell helps to
meet the world's growing demand for energy in economically, environmentally
and socially responsible ways.
ENVIRONMENT Linux
DURATION From July 2010 – Jan 2010
ROLE /
RESPONSIBILITY
Team Member / Oracle DBA
CONTRIBUTIONS
Roles and Responsibilities
• Maintaining and administering oracle 9i,10g Database.
• Refreshing of database instances of development databasesusing
export/import.
• Monitor tablespace growth and file system size.
• Creation of users and granting privileges and creating roles.
• Monitoring oracle alert logs
• Resolving Tickets as per SLA defined.
Personal Details
• Sex: Male
• Passport Number : G4910066
Declaration
I hereby certify that the particulars above are true to the best of my knowledge.
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7. Period: July 2010 – January 2011 At: Accenture Services Ltd
Designation: Software Engineer
PROJECT /
DESCRIPTION
Shell BluePrint Focus
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies. Shell helps to
meet the world's growing demand for energy in economically, environmentally
and socially responsible ways.
ENVIRONMENT Linux
DURATION From July 2010 – Jan 2010
ROLE /
RESPONSIBILITY
Team Member / Oracle DBA
CONTRIBUTIONS
Roles and Responsibilities
• Maintaining and administering oracle 9i,10g Database.
• Refreshing of database instances of development databasesusing
export/import.
• Monitor tablespace growth and file system size.
• Creation of users and granting privileges and creating roles.
• Monitoring oracle alert logs
• Resolving Tickets as per SLA defined.
Personal Details
• Sex: Male
• Passport Number : G4910066
Declaration
I hereby certify that the particulars above are true to the best of my knowledge.
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