ANZSCO 262111: DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
Major Group: 2 – Professionals | Sub-Major Group: 26 – ICT Professionals | Minor Group: 262 – Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists | Unit Group: 2621 – Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists
Description: Plans, develops, configures, maintains and supports an organisation’s database management system in accordance with user requirements ensuring optimal database integrity, security, backup, reliability and performance.
Skill Level 1 : Occupations at Skill Level 1 have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Alternative Titles
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Database Operator
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Database Specialist
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Database Support
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DBA
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Specialisations
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UNIT GROUP 2621: DATABASE AND SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORS, AND ICT SECURITY SPECIALISTS
Description: Plan, develop, maintain, manage and administer organisations’ database management systems, operating systems and security policies and procedures to ensure optimal database and system integrity, security, backup, reliability and performance.
Skill Level: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience and/or relevant vendor certification may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Tasks
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designing and maintaining database architecture, data structures, tables, dictionaries and naming conventions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data master files
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performing the operational establishment and preventive maintenance of backups, recovery procedures, and enforcing security and integrity controls
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implementing and administering database documentation, guidelines, policies and procedures
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testing database systems and upgrades, such as debugging, tracking, reproduction, logging and resolving all identified problems, according to approved quality testing scripts, procedures and processes
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accepting responsibility for the processes, procedures and operational management associated with system security and disaster recovery planning
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liaising with security vendors, suppliers, service providers and external resources; analysing, recommending, installing and maintaining software security applications; and monitoring contractual obligations, performance delivery and service level agreements
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troubleshooting and providing service support in diagnosing, resolving and repairing server-related hardware and software malfunctions, encompassing workstations and communication infrastructure
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preparing and maintaining documentation, policies and instructions, and recording and detailing operational procedures and system logs
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ensuring that the design of computer sites allows all components to fit together and work properly, and monitoring and adjusting the performance of networks
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continually surveying the current computer site to determine future network needs and making recommendations for enhancements in the implementation of future servers and networks
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