DBA (database administrator)

Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year. Tasks: Collect data to identify areas for improvement within an organization's IT infrastructure. Develop and maintain computer databases. Document customers' requirements for projects. Document reporting needs, queries, logic, results and recommendations to other information systems professionals. Enact measures to make sure unauthorized users cannot access the data. Provide advice to other informatics professionals regarding database management tools. Test data models and database management systems. Design and develop database. Develop and implement data administration policy, standards and models. Research and document data requirements, data collection and administration policy, and data access rules. Develop policies and procedures for network access and usage and for the backup and recovery of data. Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.