Senior Lead Teradata Database Administrator (DBA)

In this role you will:
Manage, monitor, and maintain OnPrem Teradata hardware/software including patches, replacements, and upgrades with support from Teradata. Support data governance, metadata management, and system administration
Plan and execute tasks required to ensure the Teradata system is operational including occasional evening and weekend support for Teradata maintenance.

Provide direction to developers on Operational, Design, Development, and Implementation projects to ensure best use of the Teradata system including review/approval of database components (such as tables, views, SQL code, stored procedures). Performing database backup and recovery operations - using the BAR DSA and NetBackup. Developing proactive processes for monitoring capacity and performance tuning. Providing day-to-day support for the EDW users problems like job hands, slowdowns, inconsistent rows, re-validating headers for tables with RI constraints, PPIs, and configuration.

Maintaining rules set in the Teradata Active System Management (TASM) and supporting workload management. Maintaining the Teradata Workload Manager with the proper partitions and workloads based on Service Levels. Supporting the database system and application server support for the Disaster Recovery (DR) build/test, annual drill, and quarterly maintenance as needed. Actively monitoring the health of the Teradata system and Teradata Managed Servers (TMS) using Viewpoint and other tools and application servers and make preventive or corrective actions as needed.

Maintaining access rights, role rights, priority scheduling, and reporting using dynamic workload manager, Database Query Log (DBQL), usage collections and reporting of ResUsage, AmpUsage, and security administration etc. Coordinating with the team and customers in supporting database needs and making necessary changes to meet the business, contractual, security, performance, and reporting needs. Supporting internal or external audit process and address vulnerabilities or risk proactively. Prepare and support IRS and internal audit.

Coordinating with Teradata to perform Teradata system hardening and delivery of Safeguard
Computer Security Evaluation Matrix (SCSEM) Reports as needed, addressing issues in the hardening and vulnerability scan report. Generating and maintaining capacity management, Space, and CPU reports on analyzing the
Spool, CPU, I/O, Usage, and Storage resources and proactive monitoring to meet performance and growth requirements. Reviewing and resolving Teradata alerts and communicating any risk / issues or impact to the management, team, and business users through appropriate communication strategy.

Effectively reporting status, future roadmap, proactive process improvements, automation, mitigation strategies, and compensating controls to the management and clients. Leading database or data related meetings and projects/activities delivering quality deliverables with minimal supervision/direction. Sharing knowledge, coaching/mentoring other members in the team for backups. Performing additional duties that are normally associated with this position, as assigned. Responsible for front-end tool (OpenText Bi-Query) and model maintenance and administration