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Senior Teradata Database Administrator / Remote

Senior Teradata Database Administrator / Remote

AB2 Consulting, Inc.Springfield, IL, United States
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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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