As Teradata Database Administrator, you will:

• Perform the DBA related tasks in key areas of Database, Performance Management & Reporting for a variety of customers
• Configure and maintain backup and recovery procedures
• Be responsible for deploying best practices in the operational support of complex customer databases
• Manage users and permissions based on the level of roles and security matrix
• Monitoring of database performance and implementation of optimisation techniques (tuning performance (monitoring CPU usage and Disk I/O activity via Viewpoint, creating and maintaining indexes & partitioning, statistics collection, Teradata active workload management optimization)
• Working at the customer’s site or remotely from either the Teradata office or home where appropriate
• Incident handling and troubleshooting
• Gain certification in Teradata technology as agreed with the head of the unit
• Working alongside consulting teams where appropriate to ensure those teams adopt best practices to maximise robustness of deployed applications

What you need to be successful in this role:

• Good communicator with the ability to communicate with stakeholders, both internal and external
• Process driven, proactive attitude to maximise up time of the production environments
• Database Administrator expertise preferably in Teradata technology although other technologies that will be considered include Oracle, SQL SERVER, etc. 
• Linux/UNIX administration and shell scripting knowledge (at least basic)
• Ability to write complex and performant SQL & undertake performance tuning
• Teradata maintenance experience will be a plus
• Ideally knowledgeable in ITIL though not essential
• Cloudera or Hortonworks maintenance experience will be a plus but not essential