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Position Title                     :  Teradata Operations DBA

Location                     :  Islamabad / Lahore

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Job Summary   

• Manage and support 24x7 production databases as well as development databases to ensure maximum availability of database resource for various applications
• Teradata Operations DBA requires specific technical knowledge about the administration and control of the data warehouse environment, including the database, operating systems and associated tools.
• Delivery responsibility includes Administration, maintenance and database performance optimization, capacity, security, configuration, scheduling, errors, and execution of maintenance utilities.
• Responsible for managing Teradata’s as-a-Service offering on public cloud (AWS/Azure).
• Delivery responsibilities in the areas of administration, security administration, installations, optimization of environment and third party software support.
• Implementing security best practices and ensuring system optimal utilization.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Manage Production/Development databases in the following areas

• User Management
• Security Management
• Space Management
• Backup and Recovery
• Workload Management
• Unix Shell and Batch Scripting
• Project Deliverables
• Manage Customer Meetings and Co-ordinating with Teradata GSC

Basic Qualifications:

• Computer Sciences Graduates or Masters degree holders
• 3+ years of post degree 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, Oracle or SQL Server.
• Should have worked in Linux/Unix platforms.
• Good presentation, communication skills.
• Good team player and ability to mentor small groups

Desirable Skills:

• Database administration best practices.
• Ability to write efficient SQL & exposure to query tuning.
• Understanding of Logical Data Model/Physical Data Model.
• Understanding of Normalization and De-normalization concept.
• Should have good working knowledge on UNIX shell scripting and Python skills.
• 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, Business Objects, SAS, and Microstrategy, Tableau, Power BI were an important part of the environment.
• Experience with Teradata in a cloud environment (public or private) a plus.