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Applying to Teradata: need details
Job Description
Job Summary
Manage and support 24x7 production databases as well as development databases to ensure maximum availability of database resource for various applications
He should perform the DBA related tasks in key areas of System Administration, Database Administration, Backup, Archive & Restore Management, Performance Management & Reporting
Perform Performance monitoring and tuning, Strategies defined for backup/recovery techniques, and problem determination and resolution.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Manage Production/Development databases in the following areas
User Management
Security Management
Space Management
Backup and Recovery
Workload Management
Performance Tuning& Performance Reporting
Unix Shell and Batch Scripting
Teradata DBAs
System Performance monitoring using Teradata Viewpoint.
Exposure to Teradata tools like Teradata Administrator/SQL Assistant /TSET etc.
User, Objects and Security management as per Teradata Best practices.
Exposure to backup and restore process using Veritas netBackup(TARA)/netvault/Tivoli etc.
Exposure to manage the Development/QA boxes.
Exposure as an Development DBA.
Well conversant with various ticketing system/production change request/ Teradata Incident management.
Exposure to MVC, Capacity planning and performance Management.
Exposure to troubleshoot the FastLoad / Multiloading/ FastExport/ BTEQ/ TPT and should be good at error handling.
Exposure to TASM/TDWM.
Exposure to DWH Env (Knowledge of ETL/DI/BI Reporting).
Exposure to Teradata Utilities.
Coordinate Software/Hardware Upgrade Activities.
Exposure to Unix Shell and Batch Scripting.
Exposure to PDCR Reporting and Analysis.
Basic Qualifications
Engineering Graduate
5+ years of DBA experience.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in the English language.
Must be willing to provide 24x7 on-call support on a rotational basis with the team.
Must be willing to travel – both short-term and long-term
Skills & Attributes
Working experience as an DBA in Teradata or Oracle
Should have worked in Unix platforms.
Good presentation, communication skills.
Good team player and ability to mentor small groups
Should be able to lead a small team.
Desirable Skills :-
ITIL Foundation Certification
Understanding of Logical Data Model/Physical Data Model.
Understanding of Normalization and De-normalization concept.
Ability to write efficient SQL & exposure to query tuning.
Should have good working knowledge on UNIX shell scripting.
Should have good understanding of data archive/restore policies.
Should be good at automating various processes.
Should be good at users/objects/rights management.
Some experience in an environment where ETL/BI tools such as Informatica, DataStage, OWB, Hyperion, Business Objects, SAS, and Microstrategy were an important part of the environment.
Experience with Teradata in a cloud environment (public or private) a plus.
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