Senior Test Engineer - Database team

Requisition Number: 207996

External Description:

Senior Test Engineer – Database Engine team

Location : San Diego

 Our Company

Teradata empowers companies to achieve high-impact business outcomes through analytics. With a powerful combination of Industry expertise and leading hybrid cloud technologies for data warehousing and big data analytics, Teradata unleashes the potential of great companies.  Partnering with top companies around the world, Teradata helps improve customer experience, mitigate risk, drive product innovation, achieve operational excellence, transform finance, and optimize assets. Teradata is recognized by media and industry analysts as a future-focused company for its technological excellence, sustainability, ethics, and business value.  

The Teradata culture isn’t just about one kind of person. So many individuals make up who we are, making us that much more unique. It’s what sets apart the dynamic, diverse and collaborative environment that is Teradata. But even as individuals, there’s one thing that we all share —our united goal of making Teradata and our people, the best we can be.

Our Team

We are the database kernel team. What does that mean? We are responsible for the core part of the Teradata database and more. In the past, we designed and implemented such key database features such as Large Objects, Triggers, Stored Procedures, the NUMBER data type. We have done and are doing features that make expansions easier and allow users to reach into other platforms for their data.  We are also doing innovative work with different kinds of storage such as S3, Azure, and GCS. We will continue to do traditional database features as well as features that stretch the bounds of a traditional database.  

The Opportunity

You will be working with a team of the brightest analytical and engineering minds in the industry to understand and advance emerging technologies to invent the next wave of cutting-edge analytic data solutions.

You will be solving the world’s toughest business problems with data and analytics and leveraging the latest technologies with an emphasis on cloud.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for feature testing new features leveraging agile and continuous delivery methodologies.
• Help with functional and performance analysis of code defects and correction of defects. 
• Isolate problems and aid in debugging. 
• Performance test specific code areas
• Review design specs
• Write test specifications mapping tests to technical requirements 
• Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle by designing and implementing complex features for the product.
• Help perform competitive analysis of other database management systems, other data integration solutions

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience testing enterprise software 

• Understanding and designing test frameworks for test automation and testing technology trends
• Sound knowledge in CICD and DevOps tools

• Experience with SQL and database technologies
• Knowledge of other Big Data technologies such as Hadoop and Spark
• Strong analytical abilities involving complex software in a parallel processing environment
• Working knowledge of LINUX/UNIX operating systems
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Experience and Education

• MS in computer science/engineering with Database engine experience.

• 1 year of Teradata experience
• Nice to have Skills in at least one or more of the following areas:
• • Query Grid
  • DB Performance
  • Unity
  • PDE
  • AMP
  • Teradata File system
  • Performance
  • NOS/FS
  • Cloud Eco-System / APIs

CountryEEOText_Description: Teradata invites all identities and backgrounds in the workplace. We work with deliberation and intent to ensure we are cultivating collaboration and inclusivity across our global organization. ​ We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

City: San Diego

State: California

Community / Marketing Title: Senior Test Engineer - Database team

Job Category: Engineering

Company Profile:

Our Company

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. That’s why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data, trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our customers—and our customers’ customers—to make better, more confident decisions. The world’s top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the enterprise.

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