Teradata DBA

Job Description :

• Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Maintain and support databases/instances required by application  

- Monitor incident ticket queue and resolve database incidents within SLAs

- Monitor backup results and resolve/troubleshoot failed database backups

- Provide daily development support to application teams including database connectivity, configuration (index creation, database layout, schema changes) and Data migration

- Monitor database and server performance and identify current and potential bottlenecks

- Provide performance monitoring during all phases of the Application’s development lifecycle

- Responsible for troubleshooting Database issues including collecting information through traces and other logging facilities

- Provide database and SQL Tuning expertise through recommendation to application developers, vendors and other core Application teams

- Provide Database configuration for optimal performance including Database Partitioning

Update runbook documentation

- Review and support installations of database maintenance and security patches and upgrade to supported release levels

Qualifications: 

-7-9 Years of hands-on experience with Teradata database administration experience handling big size databases, providing support to EDW applications and databases

- Experience in the use of Partitioning and indexing and Data models

- Solid and proven skills in managing database lifecycle – builds, patching, backup and recovery

- Experience with Linux (Redhat or SUSE), Solaris and Unix AIX is desired

- Demonstrated use of scripting, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Cursors, Logins and Views

- Results oriented, willing to take responsibility and accept accountability for action

- Strong communication and leadership skills with the demonstrated ability to lead and influence technical professionals across the enterprise

- Comfortable with ambiguity as needs change on a regular basis with a high degree of initiative and sense of urgency

- Excellent oral and written skills with the ability to interact with senior management, technical subject matter experts, and business customers are essential in this role

- Ability to work on multiple initiatives and projects simultaneously

- Ability to operate in a support role, assuming on call responsibilities

- Ability to work with offshore teams