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CAREER
Database Architects
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$134,700
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+10.3% (faster than the average)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Database Architects Do
Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.
Other Job Titles Database Architects May Have
Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Officer, Database Analyst, Database Architect, Database Consultant, Database Developer, Database Programmer, Enterprise Architect, Information Architect
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- 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.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Database Architects
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (76%)
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-secondary certificate
Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Industry Studies
Certification / License
Additional Skills & Experiences That Can Help You Excel
You need a high level of exposure to technology and a vast willingness to learn. As you know, companies like Microsoft love to update their systems, so it's going to be a constant educational process to keep up with new updates and new developments in tech.
Getting Started
Recommended First Step for:
Everyone
Today I see a lot of young adults who choose to get a foot in the door by taking a job on Best Buy's Geek Squad, or at a similar tech-based retail job. The people who leave that position with a passion to learn more about technology are the people we want to hire, and the people who are going to thrive in this job. You're not going to enter the industry at the top, so be willing to put in the work and get the experience. It's all about attitude and desire.
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