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Ashish Kothalkar

@ashishkothalkar

Oracle Solution Technical Architect at LTM – Microsoft, delivering Oracle Database@Azure and an OCI AI patching orchestrator that cut manual effort by ~80%.

United States

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At LTM – Microsoft, I provision Oracle Exadata Infrastructure and databases on Oracle Database@Azure, and execute database migrations using Zero Downtime Migration. I also built a production-grade agentic AI patching orchestrator on LangGraph and OCI Generative AI, reducing manual patching effort by ~80%.

At Wipro (Helmerich & Payne), I delivered OCI provisioning and migration for mission-critical Oracle databases, and configured high-availability and disaster-recovery environments. My work spans OCI and Azure architecture, Oracle database platforms, security, and cloud cost optimization.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Oracle Solution Technical Architect / Azure OCI Architect

Current

LTM – Microsoft

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Provisioned and configured Oracle Exadata Infrastructure and databases on Oracle Database@Azure, designed secure networking, implemented Key Vault, and led cost optimization reducing spend by 20%. Built a production-grade Agentic AI Patching Orchestrator on LangGraph and OCI Generative AI, reducing manual patching effort by ~80%.

Senior Principal Cloud Engineer / Oracle Cloud Architect

Worldpay

Feb 2025 - Jun 2025 (4 months)

Provisioned PaaS and SaaS instances, implemented Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence, managed user lifecycle, and authored 75+ OCI security policies. Designed O&M architectures and implemented OCI Vault and Check Point security.

Oracle PaaS Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence Oracle Fusion EPM OIC Autonomous Databases OCI Vault Checkpoint OCI Security PGP Encryption

Lead Oracle Apps DBA / Cloud Architect

Wipro (Helmerich & Payne)

May 2021 - Dec 2024 (3 years 7 months)

Enabled OCI tenancy, migrated mission-critical databases to Oracle DBaaS, configured SSO, and implemented OCI Security Zones and Cloud Guard. Provided production support for Oracle Applications and upgraded databases from 11g to 19c.

OCI Oracle DB As A Service SSO IDCS Azure AD VCN Compute Load Balancers FastConnect IPsec VPN Cloud Guard Security Zones Oracle Applications Oracle Database Goldengate ODI OBI

Cloud Architect

Wipro (PO Connect & Buyers Connect on Azure)

May 2021 - Dec 2024 (3 years 7 months)

Designed and deployed Azure IaaS for Oracle databases, implemented Data Guard and RMAN for HA/DR, and migrated applications to Azure. Managed AKS clusters and implemented monitoring with Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Azure IaaS Dataguard Oracle RMAN azure monitor VPN Gateways ExpressRoute Azure Key Vault Microsoft Defender for Cloud Docker Kubernetes AKS Prometheus Grafana RBAC

Lead Oracle Apps DBA / Technology Architect

Cognizant (Mattel)

Sep 2020 - May 2021 (8 months)

Provided DBA and production support, performed R12.2.x ADOP patching, and installed Oracle EBS 11i, 12.1.3, and 12.2. Analyzed database performance using AWR, ADDM, and OSWatcher.

Oracle EBS Oracle R12.2 EBS Ad Ops Oracle RMAN AWR ADDM OSWatcher Web Logic

Senior Oracle DBA

Cognizant (Trane Technologies)

Apr 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year 5 months)

Provided DBA and production support, patched Oracle Applications, and upgraded Oracle Database from 11g to 19c.

Oracle Database Oracle Applications Oracle R12 Ad Ops Patching

Senior Oracle DBA

Cognizant (Ingersoll Rand)

Dec 2018 - Apr 2019 (4 months)

Provided sizing recommendations, DBA support, and patched Oracle Applications. Upgraded Oracle Applications from 12.1.3 to 12.2.4 and migrated an Oracle database from AWS to OCI.

Oracle Database Oracle Applications Oracle R12 Patching AWS OCI

Senior Oracle DBA

Cognizant (Comcast)

May 2012 - Dec 2018 (6 years 7 months)

Implemented Oracle R12 and GRC modules, upgraded Oracle Database and Grid, and configured PCP and load balancing. Upgraded Oracle Application Server and implemented UPK and SOA.