Median Annual Wage: $83,410
Education: Bachelor's degree (58%); Master's degree (29%); Associate's degree (4%)
Projected Growth: Slower than average (3% to 7%)
Related Job Titles: System Engineer; Data Administrator; Data Architect; Data Officer; Database Architect; Database Consultant; Information Architect; Information Modeling Engineer Specialist; Information Technology Architect (IT Architect); Technical Operations Vice President
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Source: O*NET OnLine information for Database Architects.
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- Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.
- Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
- Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.
- Set up database clusters, backup, or recovery processes.
- Create and enforce database development standards.
- Develop and document database architectures.
- Design database applications, such as interfaces, data transfer mechanisms, global temporary tables, data partitions, and function-based indexes to enable efficient access of the generic database structure.
- Monitor and report systems resource consumption trends to assure production systems meet availability requirements and hardware enhancements are scheduled appropriately.
- Document and communicate database schemas, using accepted notations.
- Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance.
- Demonstrate database technical functionality, such as performance, security and reliability.
- Develop or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.
- Test changes to database applications or systems.
- Develop load-balancing processes to eliminate down time for backup processes.
- Provide technical support to junior staff or clients.
- Identify and correct deviations from database development standards.
- Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Database Architects.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Active Listening - Giving 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.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Programming - Writing computer programs for various purposes.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Database Architects.