• Senior Teradata Database Administrator

    DATAMAXIS (Springfield, IL)


    System Administration & Maintenance

    • Manage and maintain OnPrem Teradata systems including patches, upgrades, and hardware replacements.

    • Monitor system health using Viewpoint and other tools; perform preventive and corrective actions.

    • Support disaster recovery (DR) planning, testing, and quarterly maintenance.

    • Coordinate with Teradata and subcontractors for system hardening and vulnerability remediation.

    Database Operations & Optimization

    • Perform backup and recovery operations using BAR DSA and NetBackup.

    • Monitor and tune performance, capacity, and resource usage (CPU, I/O, Spool, Storage).

    • Maintain workload management using TASM and Workload Manager partitions.

    • Administer access rights, role rights, priority scheduling, and security reporting.

    Development Support & Governance

    • Guide developers on design and implementation best practices; review/approve database components.

    • Support EDW users with query optimization, job handling, and data integrity issues.

    • Maintain and administer OpenText BI-Query models and front-end tools.

    • Lead database-related meetings and deliverables with minimal supervision.

    Reporting & Compliance

    • Generate and maintain capacity and performance reports.

    • Support internal and IRS audits; address risks and vulnerabilities proactively.

    • Communicate system alerts, risks, and status updates to stakeholders.

    • Ensure compliance with SCSEM and other security evaluation frameworks.

    Collaboration & Leadership

    • Coordinate with teams and customers to meet business, security, and reporting needs.

    • Mentor team members and share knowledge on backup and database operations.

    • Participate in agile development environments and large-scale DDI projects.

    Required Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

    • 7+ years as a lead Teradata DBA (Version 15+).

    • Experience with on premises Teradata 6800/1800 or IntelliFlex systems.

    • Expert in SQL skills and Teradata utilities (FastLoad, Multiload, FastExport, BTEQ, TPT).

    • Proven performance tuning experience in large databases (>5TB).

    • Experience in database specification development and issue resolution.

    • Excellent communication, client-facing, and mentoring skills.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Teradata Vantage Certified Master.

    • Experience upgrading to IntelliFlex.

    • Data modeling experience (Erwin or similar).

    • Experience with OpenText BI-Query, metadata management, and data governance.

    • Familiarity with Medicaid/Medicare/Healthcare applications.

    • Experience in agile environments (Scrum, DevOps, GitHub).

    • Application server administration (Windows/Linux).