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A Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for managing and maintaining an organization’s databases to ensure their security, reliability, and optimal performance. Their duties include installing and configuring database systems, performing regular backups, monitoring system performance, and troubleshooting issues. DBAs also implement security measures to protect data, manage user access, and ensure the integrity and availability of the database. Strong problem-solving skills, knowledge of database management systems, and attention to detail are essential for success in this role, as DBAs play a critical role in supporting data-driven operations and decision-making within the organization.

Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
  • Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
  • Plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification, or disclosure.
  • Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations.
  • Write and code logical and physical database descriptions, specify database identifiers to the management system, or direct others in coding descriptions.
  • Train users and answer questions.
  • Specify users and user access levels for each segment of the database.
  • Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.
  • Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate the time and cost required to accomplish the project.
  • Develop standards and guidelines to guide software use and acquisition and protect vulnerable information.

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

  • Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
  • Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
  • Backup or Archival Software: Acronis Recovery Expert; BMC Software Control-M software; Legato NetWorker; Oracle Data Guard
  • Database Management System Software: Microsoft SQL Server; MySQL software; Quest Central; Sybase Replication Server
  • Metadata Management Software: Data mapping software; Data modeling software; IBM Rational Data Architect; Visual Paradigm DB Visual ARCHITECT
  • Object or Component Oriented Development Software: C++; Microsoft Visual C# .NET; Practical extraction and reporting language Perl; Sybase PowerBuilder.
  • Operating System Software: DOS shell script; Microsoft Windows; Shell script; UNIX

Job Zones

  • Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
  • Related Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to qualify.
  • Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, or vocational training.
  • Job Zone Examples: Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, database administrators, teachers, chemists, environmental engineers, criminal investigators, and special agents.
  • Specific Vocational Preparation in years: 2-4 years of preparation (7.0 to < 8.0)

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