whitney_at_en.com (Nancy C. Whitney) wrote: > I need to put together a job description for an Oracle DBA. Does > anyone have a job description for such a position? > I don't have an "official" job description, but I've done and/or assisted doing DBA work at 2 different jobs (last one ORACLE, this one Ingres). Here are the typical duties I've had to perform: - Become an expert on all aspects of the database, and keep those skills up to date. You also need expert knowledge of the operating system(s) that the database runs on. - Install new releases and patches to the database software. - Develop a backup/recovery strategy and procedures. Integrate database backups into the overall system backup procedures. (Should consider disaster recovery as well.) - Support all types of database users (e.g. end users, analysts, data modellers, programmers). May also be responsible for training. - Liason with database tech support when you can't fix a problem in-house. - Monitor performance of the system, and do tuning where required (this is one of the hardest tasks...almost a "black art") - Monitor disk space usage, rearrange data and indexes when necessary, and plan for future growth in disk storage needs. That's all I can think of for now. I hope it helps. Received on Sat Jun 10 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST
That's all I can think of for now. I hope it helps. Received on Sat Jun 10 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST
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