What You'll Do

  • Provide technical support to junior staff or clients.
  • Set up database clusters, backup, or recovery processes.
  • Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance.
  • Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
  • Identify and correct deviations from database development standards.
  • Document and communicate database schemas, using accepted notations.
  • Develop or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.
  • Develop load-balancing processes to eliminate down time for backup processes.
  • Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.
  • Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 3.88/5
Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.88/5
Systems Analysis 3.75/5
Active Listening 3.5/5
Speaking 3.5/5
Programming 3.38/5
Active Learning 3.25/5
Systems Evaluation 3.25/5
Writing 3.12/5
Monitoring 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, Intellectual Curiosity, Achievement Orientation, Cautiousness

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Oral Expression 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.75/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.75/5
Information Ordering 3.75/5
Near Vision 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Access management software Citrix cloud computing software Redgate SQL Server IBM SPSS Statistics Infobright Community Edition ICE Minitab Safe Software FME SAS StataCorp Stata Test data generator software The MathWorks MATLAB Application server software Docker GitHub Oracle Application Server Oracle WebLogic Server Red Hat OpenShift Red Hat WildFly Spring Boot Acronis Recovery Expert

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 5.0/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.69/5)
  • Intellectual Curiosity (High importance: 4.58/5)
  • Achievement Orientation (High importance: 4.41/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.37/5)

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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:

ADP Planner (Automatic Data Processing Planner) Big Data Architect Big Data Engineer Cloud Architect Cloud Infrastructure Architect Computer Architect DBMS Specialist (Database Management System Specialist) Data Analyst Data Architect Data Engineer Data Governance Analyst Data Integration Specialist Data Management IT Specialist (Data Management Information Technology Specialist) Data Manager Data Miner Data Modeler Data Modeling Specialist Data Officer Data Privacy Officer Data Recovery Planner Data Storage Specialist Data Warehouse Architect Data Warehouse Programmer Data Warehousing Engineer Database Analyst Database Architect Database Computer Consultant Database Consultant Database Design Analyst Database Designer Database Developer Database Engineer Database Manager Database Modeler Database Programmer Database Software Consultant Database Software Tech (Database Software Technician) Database Specialist Developer Enterprise Architect Enterprise Data Architect Information Architect Information Engineer Infrastructure Architect Internet Database Specialist Knowledge Architect Public Key Infrastructure Analyst (PKI Analyst) Server Developer Solutions Architect

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

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