Teradata DBA Administrator & Hardware Support

About the role

Our client is looking for an experienced Teradata DBA Administrator and Hardware Support Engineer to take ownership of administration, monitoring, performance, maintenance and L2/L3 support of a Teradata Vantage platform in Jeddah. The role covers both production and non‑production environments, working with Vantage 16/17.x on IntelliFlex and VMware while ensuring high availability, 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, Business Continuity Manager (BCM) and Data Stream Utility.
• Monitor system health, query performance and resource utilization using Teradata Viewpoint.
• Perform performance tuning, query optimization and workload management (TASM).
• Handle backup, recovery and disaster‑recovery processes with Data Stream Utility and BCM.
• Support data migration, replication and refresh activities using Data Mover.
• Configure and maintain QueryGrid for cross‑platform data access.
• Administer database users, roles, permissions and security controls.
• Apply patches, upgrades and platform maintenance ensuring ecosystem compatibility.
• Provide L2/L3 production and non‑production support, troubleshooting database, platform and infrastructure issues.

Required profile

• 5–10 years of hands‑on Teradata DBA or platform administration experience.
• Strong experience with Teradata Vantage 16/17.x.
• Proven ability to support enterprise‑scale production environments and resolve complex infrastructure/database issues.
• Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems and shell scripting.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, CLIv2 and data integration technologies.

Required skills

• Teradata Vantage 16/17.x
• Teradata Viewpoint
• QueryGrid
• Data Mover
• Business Continuity Manager (BCM)
• Data Stream Utility
• IntelliFlex
• VMware
• SQL
• Performance tuning and workload management (TASM)
• Linux/Unix
• Shell scripting
• REST APIs
• CLIv2
• Data integration technologies