Database Administrator

Job Description

• Establish the needs of users and monitor user access and security
• Monitor performance and manage parameters in order to provide fast responses to front-end users
• Map out the conceptual design for a planned database
• Consider both back-end organization of data and front-end accessibility for end-users
• Refine the logical design so that it can be translated into a specific data model
• Further refining the physical design to meet system storage requirements
• Install and test new versions of the database management system (DBMS)
• Maintain data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act
• Write database documentation, including data standards, procedures, and definitions for the data dictionary (metadata)
• Control access permissions and privileges
• Develop, manage, and test backup and recovery plans
• Ensure that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly
• Carry out capacity planning
• Work closely with IT project managers, database programmers, and multimedia programmers
• Communicate regularly with technical, applications, and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security
• Commission and install new applications and customize existing applications in order to make them fit for purpose
• Manage the security and disaster recovery aspects of a database.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information technology or any of its equivalent.
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Microsoft
• Technology Associate (MTA) or Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) or equivalent is preferable
• Hands-On Experience in understanding of database administration and experience with modern databases (MS SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL)
• 3 ~ 5 years of experience as Database Administrator