Database Architects — Tasks

Task statements

• Develop and document database architectures.
• Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
• Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.
• Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability.
• Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.
• Design database applications, such as interfaces, data transfer mechanisms, global temporary tables, data partitions, and function-based indexes to enable efficient access of the generic database structure.
• Develop methods for integrating different products so they work properly together, such as customizing commercial databases to fit specific needs.
• Create and enforce database development standards.
• Document and communicate database schemas, using accepted notations.
• Develop data model describing data elements and their use, following procedures and using pen, template or computer software.
• Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations.
• Identify and evaluate industry trends in database systems to serve as a source of information and advice for upper management.
• Set up database clusters, backup, or recovery processes.
• Demonstrate database technical functionality, such as performance, security and reliability.
• Develop load-balancing processes to eliminate down time for backup processes.
• Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
• Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance.
• Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
• Identify and correct deviations from database development standards.
• Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project.
• Write and code logical and physical database descriptions, and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.
• Develop or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.
• Provide technical support to junior staff or clients.
• Establish and calculate optimum values for database parameters, using manuals and calculators.
• Train users and answer questions.