Teradata Lead Administrator
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Newark
Job Title – Teradata Lead Administrator About the role The Teradata Lead Administrator is responsible for owning the end-to-end strategy, governance, and operational excellence of the Teradata ecosystem across on premise and cloud environments. This role combines deep technical expertise with architectural leadership, platform modernization, FinOps discipline, and cross functional collaboration. The administrator will drive platform reliability, performance, security, and scalability while guiding teams, managing vendors, and supporting enterprise data initiatives. In this role, you will: Platform Strategy & Architecture • • Develop and own the Teradata platform roadmap, including modernization, integration, and compatibility planning., • • Design and govern HADR architecture, capacity models, workload tiering, and cross cloud QueryGrid policies., • • Provide architectural support for Vantage topology, scaling strategies, observability, and cost control frameworks., • • Establish and enforce SLAs, SLIs, audit frameworks, and antipattern governance., • • Drive systemwide performance tuning and multi tier workload management policies., • • Define automation standards and support WLM as code governance, including code reviews and fixes., • • Support right sizing of compute and storage tiers, including FinOps planning and governance., • • Contribute to hybrid network architecture, DXTGW strategy, Security Hub, Config, Guardium, and enterprise IAM/RBAC governance., • • Monitor Teradata system health, performance, and resource utilization., • • Lead new environment setup, configuration, and platform migrations., • • Manage vendor relationships and coordinate with Teradata engineering teams., • • Mentor junior DBAs and foster a culture of continuous improvement. The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations. What you need to have to be considered • • Strong understanding of Teradata architecture, utilities, and tools (BTEQ, FastLoad, MultiLoad, TPT)., • • Solid knowledge of data warehousing concepts and enterprise data management., • • Experience with performance tuning, workload management, and system observability., • • Familiarity with cloud security, compliance frameworks, and hybrid network architectures. • New Teradata Accreditation (Required) Salary and Other Compensation: Applications will be accepted until March 21, 2025. The annual salary for this position is between $81,000 - $135,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans. Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: · Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance · Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off · 401(k) plan and contributions · Long-term/Short-term Disability · Paid Parental Leave · Employee Stock Purchase Plan Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.