What You'll Do

  • Develop standards and guidelines for the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information.
  • Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
  • Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
  • Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.
  • Train users and answer questions.
  • Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
  • Develop data models describing data elements and how they are used, following procedures and using pen, template, or computer software.
  • Review procedures in database management system manuals to make changes to database.
  • Select and enter codes to monitor database performance and to create production databases.

Essential Skills

Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.88/5
Reading Comprehension 3.75/5
Active Listening 3.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.75/5
Active Learning 3.5/5
Speaking 3.38/5
Programming 3.38/5
Writing 3.25/5
Monitoring 3.25/5
Operations Analysis 3.12/5
Systems Analysis 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cautiousness, Integrity, Intellectual Curiosity

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Deductive Reasoning 4.0/5
Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Information Ordering 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.62/5
Oral Expression 3.5/5

Technologies & Tools

Ab Initio Access management software Acronis Recovery Expert ADO.NET Adobe Dreamweaver Advanced business application programming ABAP AJAX Amazon Data Pipeline Amazon DynamoDB Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 Amazon Redshift Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation Amazon Web Services AWS software Ansible software Apache Airflow Apache Ant Apache Cassandra Apache Groovy Apache Hadoop

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 5.0/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.77/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.65/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.55/5)
  • Intellectual Curiosity (High importance: 4.47/5)

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How to Become One

Most employers require a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Some positions may also require experience through internships, co-ops, or entry-level work to strengthen your candidacy.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Administrator (Admin) Automatic Data Processing Planner (ADP Planner) Cyber Database Administrator (Cyber DBA) Data Administrator (Data Admin) Data Management Associate Data Management IT Specialist (Data Management Information Technology Specialist) Data Miner Data Recovery Planner Data Security Administrator Data Storage Specialist Database Administration Associate Database Administration Manager Database Administrator (DBA) Database Analyst Database Coordinator Database Design Analyst Database Developer Database Engineer Database Management System Specialist (DBMS Specialist) Database Manager Database Programmer Database Security Administrator Database Software Technician (Database Software Tech) Database Specialist Database Technician (Database Tech) Database Tester Databases Computer Consultant Databases Software Consultant Development and Database Administration Manager ETL Developer (Extract, Transform and Load Developer) Information Technology Administrator (IT Administrator) Internet Database Specialist IS Admin (Information Systems Administrator) IS Security Manager (Information Systems Security Manager) Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Administrator (PACS Administrator) Security Administrator SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator) Systems Administrator (Systems Admin) Systems Tester Admin (Systems Tester Administrator)

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