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The organization maintains an Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) built on the Teradata ecosystem. The Senior Systems Engineer will serve as a Platform Administrator for the EDW, supporting Production, Test, and Development/Disaster Recovery environments.
The EDW supports multiple state agencies with a large user base and high-volume data, enabling high-performance analytics, data mining, and enterprise decision support.
Required Skills & Experience (3 years each):
Teradata Database Administration
Teradata upgrades, provisioning, software maintenance
Scripting: BASH, Perl, Python, Glink
Teradata ecosystem health monitoring
Teradata node management
Teradata Viewpoint administration
Teradata Tools and Utilities (TTU)
PSIM (Platform Service Intelligent Monitoring) administration
Teradata vendor upgrades
Teradata workload management
Teradata backup & recovery
Performance tuning and resource optimization
ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)
Firewall concepts
Unix/Linux administration
Cloud computing fundamentals (resource allocation, networking – preferably Microsoft Azure)
Statistics
Audits & security planning
Federal compliance requirements (NIST 800-53, IRS Pub 1075, SSA, Medicaid, etc.)
Responsibilities:
Provide platform administration for the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
Support multiple agencies and a large internal/external user base
Coordinate long-term EDW strategy with stakeholders and vendors
Lead technical planning, implementation, and delivery of EDW services
Manage vendor communication, escalated troubleshooting, and release/patch management
Provide OS guidance and EDW security expertise
Advise agencies on disaster recovery planning related to EDW and business applications
Monitor platform performance and resolve performance issues
Provide technical guidance and support to DBAs and specialists across the enterprise
The organization maintains an Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) built on the Teradata ecosystem. The Senior Systems Engineer will serve as a Platform Administrator for the EDW, supporting Production, Test, and Development/Disaster Recovery environments.
The EDW supports multiple state agencies with a large user base and high-volume data, enabling high-performance analytics, data mining, and enterprise decision support.
Required Skills & Experience (3 years each):
Teradata Database Administration
Teradata upgrades, provisioning, software maintenance
Scripting: BASH, Perl, Python, Glink
Teradata ecosystem health monitoring
Teradata node management
Teradata Viewpoint administration
Teradata Tools and Utilities (TTU)
PSIM (Platform Service Intelligent Monitoring) administration
Teradata vendor upgrades
Teradata workload management
Teradata backup & recovery
Performance tuning and resource optimization
ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)
Firewall concepts
Unix/Linux administration
Cloud computing fundamentals (resource allocation, networking – preferably Microsoft Azure)
Statistics
Audits & security planning
Federal compliance requirements (NIST 800-53, IRS Pub 1075, SSA, Medicaid, etc.)
Responsibilities:
Provide platform administration for the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
Support multiple agencies and a large internal/external user base
Coordinate long-term EDW strategy with stakeholders and vendors
Lead technical planning, implementation, and delivery of EDW services
Manage vendor communication, escalated troubleshooting, and release/patch management
Provide OS guidance and EDW security expertise
Advise agencies on disaster recovery planning related to EDW and business applications
Monitor platform performance and resolve performance issues
Provide technical guidance and support to DBAs and specialists across the enterprise