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About the Role

E-Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Teradata Administrator to join their team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on the comprehensive management and optimization of Teradata Vantage environments, ensuring their performance, security, and continuous availability.

Role Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for critical aspects of Teradata platform administration, including system monitoring, performance management, and robust backup and recovery strategies. The role also encompasses data movement, security implementation, patch management, and providing essential support for advanced analytics capabilities within the Teradata ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Teradata Vantage (** environments across IntelliFlex and virtualized platforms.
• Manage system components including Viewpoint, QueryGrid, Data Mover, Business Continuity Manager (BCM), and Data Stream Utility.
• Monitor system health, query performance, and resource utilization using Teradata Viewpoint, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks.
• Implement workload management (TASM) and query optimization strategies.
• Configure and manage backup and recovery using Teradata Data Stream Utility, and support disaster recovery setup with BCM.
• Manage data replication, migration, and refresh using Data Mover, and enable cross-platform data access via QueryGrid.
• Implement and manage database security, user roles, and access controls, ensuring compliance with enterprise security policies.
• Perform platform upgrades, patches, and system maintenance aligned with n-1 version standards.
• Provide L2/L3 support for production and non-production environments, troubleshooting system, database, and infrastructure issues.
• Support ClearScape Analytics and AI Nodes for advanced analytics and ML workloads, including integration with Python, R, and ModelOps frameworks.
• Manage CMIC and Service Workstation (SWS) for system diagnostics, monitoring, and service operations.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in Teradata platform support and database administration.
• Strong experience in Teradata Database Administration (Vantage 16/***
• Hands-on experience with Teradata Viewpoint, QueryGrid, Data Mover, and BCM.
• Proficiency with IntelliFlex platform and VMware environments.
• Experience with backup and recovery tools, specifically Data Stream Utility.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in SQL, performance tuning, and workload management.
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting.
• Experience with REST APIs, CLIv2, and various data integration tools.
• Ability to support integration with external systems via APIs, CLIv2, and S3 interfaces.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role requires close collaboration with application, ETL, and analytics teams to ensure effective issue resolution and optimal platform performance.