Database Administrator DBA Manager

Responsibilities As a database administrator, you'll need to: 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 organisation 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 back-up 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 customise existing applications in order to make them fit for purpose manage the security and disaster recovery aspects of a database