Database Administrators Job Description

The Database Administrators coordinate changes to computer databases, test and implement the database applying knowledge of database management systems. The Database Administrator may plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.

Duties:

The Database Administrator tests programs or databases, corrects errors and make necessary modifications. The Database Administrator modifies existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes. The Database Administrator plans, coordinates and implements security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure. The Database Administrator works as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations. The Database Administrator writes and codes logical and physical database descriptions and specifies identifiers of database to management system or directs others in coding descriptions. The Database Administrator is responsible to train users and answer questions. They are also responsible to specify users and user access levels for each segment of database. The Database Administrator approves, schedules, plans, and supervises the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems such as the installation of new databases. The Database Administrator reviews projects requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project. The Database develops standards and guidelines to guide the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information.

Knowledge:

The Database Administrator needs knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. The Database Administrator needs knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. The Database Administrator needs knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. The Database Administrator needs knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Skills:

The Database Administrator needs the skill to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. The Database Administrator uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. The Database Administrator needs the ability to monitoring performance of you, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. The Database Administrator understands the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision making. The Database Administrator needs the skill to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. The Database Administrator understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. The Database Administrator must consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. The Database Administrator talks to others to convey information effectively. The Database Administrator determines how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Abilities:

• The Database Administrator needs the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• The Database Administrator needs the ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules for example patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations.
• The Database Administrator needs the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• The Database Administrator needs the ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events.
• The Database Administrator needs the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The Database Administrator needs the ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• The Database Administrator needs the ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• The Database Administrator needs the ability to speak clearly so others can understand instructions or requirements in order to do their job functions.

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