Teradata DBA Administrator & Hardware Support

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Role

My client is looking for an experienced Teradata DBA Administrator & Hardware Support Engineer to take ownership of the administration, monitoring, performance, maintenance and L2/L3 support of their Teradata Vantage platform.

You will work across production and non-production environments, supporting Teradata Vantage 16/17.x, IntelliFlex, VMware and the wider Teradata ecosystem, while ensuring high availability, performance, security and operational stability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure and administer Teradata Vantage 16/17.x across IntelliFlex and VMware environments.
• Manage and support Viewpoint, QueryGrid, Data Mover, BCM and Data Stream Utility.
• Monitor system health, query performance and resource utilization using Teradata Viewpoint.
• Perform performance tuning, query optimization and TASM/workload management.
• Manage backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes using Data Stream Utility and BCM.
• Support data migration, replication and refresh activities using Data Mover.
• Configure and support QueryGrid for cross-platform data access.
• Manage database users, roles, permissions and security controls.
• Perform patching, upgrades and platform maintenance, ensuring compatibility across the Teradata ecosystem.
• Provide L2/L3 production and non-production support, troubleshooting database, platform and infrastructure issues.
• Support ClearScape Analytics and AI Nodes, including integration with Python, R and ModelOps environments.
• Manage CMIC and Service Workstation (SWS) for diagnostics, monitoring and system operations.
• Work closely with application, ETL, infrastructure and analytics teams to resolve technical issues.
• Maintain operational documentation, system inventories, logs and diagnostic information.

Required Experience:

• 5-10 years of hands-on Teradata DBA / platform administration experience.
• Strong experience with Teradata Vantage 16/17.x.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Teradata Viewpoint
• QueryGrid
• Data Mover
• Business Continuity Manager (BCM)
• Data Stream Utility
• IntelliFlex
• VMware
• Strong SQL, performance tuning and workload management/TASM capabilities.
• Experience with Linux/Unix and shell scripting.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, CLIv2 and data integration technologies.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale production environments and resolving complex infrastructure/database issues.

*** Only successful candidates will be contacted ***

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