The Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the performance, integrity, security, and availability of the organization's databases. This role ensures that data is stored efficiently, protected against unauthorized access, and accessible to authorized users. The DBA works closely with IT teams, developers, and business stakeholders to support data-driven operations and system reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Install, configure, manage, and maintain database systems (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
- Monitor database performance and implement tuning, optimization, and capacity planning.
- Ensure data integrity, security, backup, and recovery procedures are properly implemented.
- Manage user access, roles, permissions, and compliance with data protection policies.
- Design and maintain database schemas, indexes, stored procedures, and queries.
- Perform regular database maintenance, patching, and upgrades.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues and incidents.
- Support development teams with database design, migration, and integration.
- Implement disaster recovery plans and high-availability solutions.
- Document database configurations, standards, and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Proven experience as a Database Administrator or similar role.
- Strong knowledge of relational database management systems.
- Experience with backup, recovery, replication, and high availability solutions.
- Proficiency in SQL and performance tuning.
- Familiarity with cloud databases (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL) is a plus.
- Understanding of data security principles and compliance standards.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Certifications (Optional)
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
- AWS Certified Database Specialty
