Job Title: Teradata DBA



Location: St. Louis, MO or Charlotte, NC (Onsite)


Job Details:



Responsible for design, development and implementation of Teradata Server
Database systems.  Oversee,  perform and manage Teradata Server  Projects and
operations. Resolves issues regarding development, operations, implementations,
and system status.  Research and recommend options for department direction on
Teradata Management Systems, automated solutions,server-related topics. 
Provide technical leadership on complex projects and research new technology
for use by the department.



MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:





Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the
customer experience.

Assist Project Managers, Managers, Architects, Directors, and VPs in
setting strategies and tactical implementing procedures along with the budget
planning.

Strong Knowledge in Teradata Architecture and its implementation.

Develop long term roadmaps for Teradata Environment.

Strong understanding of best practices in maintaining medium to large scale
Teradata database systems.

Design and Maintain Compliance and Audit Security Controls in alignment
with Enterprise Security policies.

Monitor system utilization / performance for capacity planning purposes and
provide recommendations and action plan to management; plan for business
continuity

Define and Develop strategy  by identifying  technology/tools and keep up
to date with latest industry trends and make recommendations  to management.

Automate repeatable administrative procedures like Installation, database
health checks, database fragmentation and patching to improve the operational
efficiency.

Develop method of procedures by performing proof of concept or testing of
new technologies  and guide the team to ensure successful implementation.

Clear understanding of Enterprise Architecture & Strategy and IT Governance
procedures and policies.

Extensive experience in implementing  Master Data Management, Data
Governance methodologies.

Extensive experience in design and maintaining Operational Data Store and
Data Warehouse.Configure, tune and maintain databases.

Perform backup and recovery strategies to meet or exceed defined business
SLA?s for the Teradata Databases.

Design and perform disaster recovery plans.

Troubleshoot alerts and  performance issues.

Assist Developers, Architects, System Administrators and Software Analysts
as needed.

Develop Cost Effective Design Models.


Required Skills:





8+years of IT experience. 

Proficient in setup/using Teradata tools monitoring and diagnostics tool
and also to identify/resolve the Performance issues.

Experience in Database Design for OLAP applications.

Strong  knowledge on SDLC (Software Development LifeCycle) and provide
direction on Projects.

Define and develop strategy and methodology in identifying ETL processing
tools.

Good knowledge on applications and their integration in the Communications
Industry.

Experience in leading and mentoring the other DBA?s.

Knowledge of Multiple RDBMS and Windows/Linux/Solaris Operating Systems and
shell scripting.

Good understanding and experience of SAN  and Tape Backup

Excellent presentation skills(MS Project, Visio and Powerpoint) with the
ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and management.


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