Contractor Netezza Database Administrator

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Netezza Database Administrator with 8+ years of hands-on expertise in managing and supporting Netezza Data Warehouse environments. The candidate should be proficient in administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and maintain Netezza appliances across environments.
• Perform daily monitoring, performance tuning, and health checks of the Netezza environment.
• Manage database security, users, roles, and permissions.
• Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Optimize SQL queries and workload management (WLM) for better performance.
• Monitor system capacity, identify bottlenecks, and ensure high availability.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and business teams to support data warehouse operations.
• Troubleshoot database-related issues and provide production support.
• Maintain documentation of processes, standards, and best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in Netezza Database Administration.
• Strong understanding of Netezza architecture, workload management (WLM), and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in SQL, shell scripting, and Linux/Unix administration.
• Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of ETL processes, BI tools, and data warehouse concepts.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, etc.).
• Knowledge of Python/automation scripting.
• Familiarity with data governance and security best practices.

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