Position Title: Senior DBA

Location: Prague

Job Summary   

• Manage and support 24x7 production databases as well as development databases to ensure maximum availability of database resource for various applications
• 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
• Managing Project Teams, Mentoring, Client Co-ordination
• Project Deliverables
• Manage Customer Meetings and Co-ordinating with Teradata GSC

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.
• Ensure Teradata Polices, Procedures, Customer SLA’s are honored.
• Exposure to PDCR Reporting and Analysis.
• String debugging skills

 Basic Qualifications

• Engineering Graduate
• 8+ 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

• ITIL Foundation certificate and above.
• 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 large team.
• Ability to Manage Team Conflicts.
• Handle Customer Escalation.
• Transition Management.

Desirable Skills :

• 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.

What we offer:

• World-class technical training within Teradata University
• Every new hire gets a detailed training plan containing on-site training about Teradata Vantage architecture
• 25 days of holiday a year, 3 sick days and various other time off to enjoy special occasions
• Flexibility of working from home and from our fully equipped office in the 24th floor of the second tallest building in Prague
• Private medical care
• Meal vouchers
• Company’s contribution for the Pension fund
• Life insurance
• Company’s assistance in case of sickness (25% of your gross base salary) in addition to local regulations
• Employee referral program (4,000$ USD)
• Relocation bonus (if coming to Prague from abroad)
• Sports and activities membership program
• Language courses for employees
• Employee stock purchase program
• Contribution of 300$ USD for a mobile phone of your choice (every 2 years)