Becoming a Database Administrator in Queensland

About this role

Database Administrators plan, develop, configure, maintain and support an organisation's database management system in accordance with user requirements, ensuring optimal database integrity, security, backup, reliability and performance.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Database Administrator include:

• designs and maintains database architecture, data structures, tables, dictionaries and names conventions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data master files
• performs the operational establishment and preventive maintenance of backups, recovery procedures, and enforcing security and integrity controls
• implements and administers database documentation, guidelines, policies and procedures
• tests database systems and upgrades, such as debugging, tracking, reproduction, logging and resolving all identified problems, according to approved quality test scripts, procedures and processes.