Teradata Administrator

Overview

On Site
$80,000 - $100,000
Contract - W2

Skills

"Teradata Administration"
SQL Query Tuning
Performance Optimization
Teradata Utilities
FastLoad
MultiLoad
BTEQ
TPT
ETL Support
Linux/Unix
Shell/Python
Workload Management
Backup & Recovery
Troubleshooting Production Issues
Teradata Vantage
Tableau/Power BI/SAS
Data Warehousing
Big Data Ecosystem

Job Details

Title: Teradata Administrator Location: Peoria, IL (Day-1 Onsite) Duration: 1 Year Total Experience Required: 10+ Years
Top Must-Have Skills:
Teradata Administration, SQL Query Tuning, Performance Optimization, Teradata Utilities (FastLoad/MultiLoad/BTEQ/TPT), ETL Support, Linux/Unix Scripting (Shell/Python), Workload Management, Backup & Recovery, Troubleshooting Production Issues.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
Teradata Vantage, Tableau/Power BI/SAS, Data Warehousing, Big Data Ecosystem.

Job Description (Condensed):
Seeking a skilled Teradata Administrator with strong expertise in performance optimization, upgrades, support, and development. Responsible for managing Teradata environments, ensuring system availability, optimizing queries, and supporting business-critical data applications. Role requires advanced technical capability, analytical judgment, and cross-team collaboration.

Summary:
Senior Teradata Administrator with extensive experience in database administration, performance tuning, workload management, ETL support, and Linux/Unix scripting. Supports production environments, ensures system stability, and drives continuous improvements for enterprise-level data platforms.

Skillset:
Teradata Administration SQL Performance Tuning Teradata Utilities (FastLoad, MultiLoad, BTEQ, TPT) ETL & Data Integration Linux/Unix & Shell/Python Scripting Performance Monitoring Workload Management Backup & Recovery Data Modeling Security & Compliance.

5 Lines of Roles & Responsibilities:
  1. Administer, upgrade, monitor, and optimize Teradata systems for performance and availability.
  2. Analyze and tune SQL queries while implementing workload management and scalability improvements.
  3. Support production systems, troubleshoot issues, and maintain disaster recovery readiness.
  4. Develop automation scripts, ETL workflow support, and contribute to schema and data modeling.
  5. Manage user access, ensure compliance, and implement robust backup/recovery strategies.
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