Teradata Cloud Infrastructure Engineering - Staff Cloud Engineer - Requisition

Teradata is a community of people who believe in the power of data to change the world, and ready to challenge the complexity and inadequacy of conventional approaches in pursuit of better answers to the world's toughest challenges. We are a global data and analytics leader providing data platform solutions for the most prolific and interesting enterprises in every industry.

This is your chance to be a part of the Teradata Cloud Infrastructure Engineering (CIE) team acting as a key influence and enabler to our "Cloud First" strategy. The CIE team works closely and across all of Teradata's cloud partners providing expertise and recommendations for Teradata on Cloud compute (VM/Instances), storage, networking, and key platform enabling features in support of Teradata Vantage teams and offerings. This unique opportunity will have you spanning diverse technical competencies, from Teradata core architectures (AMPs, storage volumes, Fallback, etc.), cloud infrastructure offerings/features, testing methodologies, and Automation/Test as a Service (TaaS) proficiencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) with ability to setup and configure Cloud infrastructure environments
• Characterize cloud platforms, single and multi-node clusters, and associated storage options to drive and confirm CPU, I/O, memory, networking behavior and performance when applied to Teradata Vantage
• Have some level of platform knowledge / understanding of CPU, I/O, memory, networking metrics and how they may influence performance
• Develop deep understanding of Teradata products integration with the cloud environments, allowing for certification, feature research, troubleshooting and analysis of software and hardware anomalies driving to resolution
• Understanding of DevOps, software engineering best practices to influence test design, automation, and implementation approaches (Ansible, Python, JavaScript, Linux shell)
• Maintaining internal dashboards and automation leveraging programming experience with C, C++, Java programming and Jenkins knowledge

Qualifications:

• BA/BS or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 5-10+ years of experience in a professional software/cloud engineering position
• Cloud working knowledge / Cloud professional certifications (AWS, Azure, Google)
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills; Need to be a team player
• Basic knowledge and experience with database and SQL; Teradata experience desired
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) automation infrastructure (GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Experience with Linux operating system, Bash/Shell, and test automation a plus
• Detail-oriented and customer-focused

This position is based in Teradata's research and development main campus in San Diego, CA but currently would require work from home until Covid concerns have been fully addressed for return to the office. When in office, Teradata's employees enjoy beautiful facilities including a cafeteria, cafe, and gym on site. If you are interested in working in a fast-paced, innovative environment where you can directly influence the future of cloud-based analytics solutions and services, then Teradata is the place for you.