Teradata DBA

Atria Group LLC
Houston, TX, United States
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Server Applications Databases Data Warehousing Database Design Software Debugging Linux Software Product Management Shell Script Software Engineering SQL Stored Procedures SQL Databases Teradata SQL
+5 more
Macros Database Optimization Database Backup Database Monitoring Physical Design

Job description

  • Review physical database structures using complex technical skills based on physical design for development, test, and production environments.
  • Responsible for complex database performance tuning, security, database backup/recovery strategy, and implementing monitoring procedures to maximize availability of the database.
  • Activity in security design, which includes designing and implementing roles, profiles and accounts.
  • Manage/tune workload management, which involves designing and setting up workload groups and assigning priorities, throttles, etc.
  • Creating stored procedures in support of data warehouse continued development.
  • Mentoring and training of other database administrators, managing task assignments for associate database administrators, reviewing work and providing input to Manager.
  • Implement monitoring procedures to maximize availability and performance of the database, while meeting defined targets.
  • Provide consultation to application development teams on DBMS product technical issues, techniques and SQL review.
  • Coordinate with system engineers to configure servers for DBMS product installation and complex database creation.
  • Configure and maintain DBMS product software on complex database and application servers.

Requirements

  • 5 years experience as a Teradata DBA
  • 7-10 years of experience as a developer/DBA/etc in an IT field
  • Experience leading projects/teams in a large, 24x7 environment.
  • Experience managing a large user base in a multi-terabyte, multi-application database system.
  • Ability to lead the development and management of database design standards.
  • In-depth experience in security administration using roles and profiles., * Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to present to audiences to include various levels of management.
  • Proven ability to lead projects across multi-departmental teams.
  • High degree of skill with database commands and Teradata utilities such as Manager, Administrator, SQL Assistant, TSET, Visual Explain, arcmain, TASM, etc.
  • Advanced knowledge of database administration tasks such as Database Console utilities, security, work-load management.
  • Previous experience with issues around database, client tool, and hardware upgrades.
  • Ability to write, debug and tune sql, macros, procedures, implementation of multi-value compression, etc.
  • Experience with database monitoring and tuning tools such as Teradata Manager and PMON

· Experience with the Linux operating system and command set as well as competence with shell scripting

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