Database Administration

A database administrator (DBA) is responsible for the performance, integrity and security of a database.

Typical responsibilities include some or all of the following:

establishing the needs of users and monitoring user access and security
monitoring performance and managing parameters to provide fast query responses to front-end users
considering both back-end organisation of data and front-end accessibility for end-users
installing and testing new versions of the DBMS
writing database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary
controlling access permissions and privileges
developing, managing and testing back-up and recovery plans
ensuring that storage, archiving, back-up and recovery procedures are functioning correctly