Database administrator
| Occupation | |
|---|---|
Activity sectors | Information Technology |
| Description | |
| Competencies | Databases, RDBMS, SQL, distributed computing, operating systems, storage technologies, networking, maintenance, recovery |
Education required | Typically a bachelor's degree in a computing field |
Related jobs | Data administration, System administrator, Data engineer |
A database administrator (DBA) is an information technology professional who is responsible for the installation, configuration, security and ongoing maintenance of computer databases. The role may include capacity planning, database design, data migration, performance monitoring, security, troubleshooting, as well as backup and data recovery.
The occupation itself emerged in the late 1970s, alongside commercial database management systems.