Senior Teradata Database Administrator-Complete Remote

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Senior Teradata Database Administrator



System Administration & Maintenance
  • Manage and maintain OnPrem Teradata systems including patches, upgrades, and hardware replacements.

  • Monitor system health using Viewpoint and other tools; perform preventive and corrective actions.

  • Support disaster recovery (DR) planning, testing, and quarterly maintenance.

  • Coordinate with Teradata and subcontractors for system hardening and vulnerability remediation.

Database Operations & Optimization
  • Perform backup and recovery operations using BAR DSA and NetBackup.

  • Monitor and tune performance, capacity, and resource usage (CPU, I/O, Spool, Storage).

  • Maintain workload management using TASM and Workload Manager partitions.

  • Administer access rights, role rights, priority scheduling, and security reporting.

Development Support & Governance
  • Guide developers on design and implementation best practices; review/approve database components.

  • Support EDW users with query optimization, job handling, and data integrity issues.

  • Maintain and administer OpenText BI-Query models and front-end tools.

  • Lead database-related meetings and deliverables with minimal supervision.

Reporting & Compliance
  • Generate and maintain capacity and performance reports.

  • Support internal and IRS audits; address risks and vulnerabilities proactively.

  • Communicate system alerts, risks, and status updates to stakeholders.

  • Ensure compliance with SCSEM and other security evaluation frameworks.

Collaboration & Leadership
  • Coordinate with teams and customers to meet business, security, and reporting needs.

  • Mentor team members and share knowledge on backup and database operations.

  • Participate in agile development environments and large-scale DDI projects.

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

  • 7+ years as a lead Teradata DBA (Version 15+).

  • Experience with on premises Teradata 6800/1800 or IntelliFlex systems.

  • Expert in SQL skills and Teradata utilities (FastLoad, Multiload, FastExport, BTEQ, TPT).

  • Proven performance tuning experience in large databases (>5TB).

  • Experience in database specification development and issue resolution.

  • Excellent communication, client-facing, and mentoring skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Teradata Vantage Certified Master.

  • Experience upgrading to IntelliFlex.

  • Data modeling experience (Erwin or similar).

  • Experience with OpenText BI-Query, metadata management, and data governance.

  • Familiarity with Medicaid/Medicare/Healthcare applications.

  • Experience in agile environments (Scrum, DevOps, GitHub).

  • Application server administration (Windows/Linux).
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