Associate Database Administrator

The Associate Database Admin supports and evolves the Enterprise Data Warehouse ecosystem running Teradata on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role blends traditional database administration with modern data engineering and AI/ML enablement responsibilities.

The individual will contribute to platform reliability, performance optimization, data pipeline engineering, automation, and cloud cost optimization. The role also supports advanced analytics, AI/ML workloads, and scalable data architecture to enable enterprise-wide data-driven decision making.

This position is ideal for a technically curious professional who is building expertise across database administration, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, and AI/ML platform integration.

The culture of our organization places an emphasis on teamwork, so social and interpersonal skills are equally important as technical capability.

What You’ll Do:

Database & Platform Administration

• Support Teradata database operations including monitoring, performance tuning, backup/recovery, object deployment, and user provisioning
• Assist in implementing automation for routine DBA operational tasks using scripting (Shell/Python).
• Support Teradata NOS, QueryGrid, and cross-platform data movement capabilities.
• Participate in planned maintenance and rotational on-call support.

Cloud & Infrastructure (GCP-Focused)

• Support Teradata deployments on GCP, including integration with GCS, BigQuery, and other cloud-native services.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resource utilization to support FinOps initiatives and cost efficiency goals.
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD implementations for database object deployments and platform changes.

Data Engineering

• Collaborate with data architecture and integration teams to ensure adherence to enterprise data standards.
• Contribute to data quality, metadata management, and lineage initiatives.

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with architecture, integration, reporting, analytics, and data science teams.
• Communicate project status, risks, and technical findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement.”

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree preferred
• Less than 1 year of experience in a leadership role preferred
• Less than 1 year of experience in database administration preferred
• SQL Knowledge required
• Familiarity with GCP Services preferred
• Python and/or Shell Scripting required
• Service and Quality Excellence: Ability to demonstrate an uncompromising commitment to delivering exceptional care to create an unmatched value proposition for our patients required
• Honor our Mission and Values: Ability to build trust and act with authenticity to cultivate a culture of integrity, inclusion, and mutual respect required
• Effective Decision Making: Ability to make timely, informed decisions that are in the best interest of our patients, employees, providers, community and HCA required
• Attain and Leverage Strategic Relationships: Ability to develop and strengthen collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to advance the care of our patients and the growth of HCA required
• Lead and Develop Others: Ability to lead others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives; provide meaningful coaching and mentoring to increase the capabilities of individuals and teams and drive employee engagement required
• Communicate with Impact: Ability to deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results required
• Achieve Success through Change: Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation, remove barriers and resistance, and enable desired behaviors required
• Drive Execution and Financial Results: Ability to commit to the success and financial wellbeing of HCA by challenging others to excel and hold themselves and others accountable for achieving results required