Database Specialist

Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.

Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.

Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.

Business Operations: Use keen critical thinking skills to evaluate business processes to discover areas for improvement. Typically requires collaboration with key stakeholders, development of process-improvement procedures, and implementation of strategies to achieve desired outcomes. May also require project management and performance monitoring. Financial Operations: Employ strong analytical skills to evaluate financial data, identify financial performance trends, assess financial risk, and make recommendations. Typically requires creating financial models, forecasting budgets and expenses, and researching economic conditions.

Provide technical assistance to computer users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or electronically. May provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems.

Design, develop, and implement computer programs and software. Establish company’s IT needs and design a custom solution to meet requirements. Respond to employee IT support requests. Solve technical problems and help employees navigate the company’s computer solutions including implemented software and intranets. Execute technical activities as both a system analyst and computer programmer. Develop support documentation for applications.

Examine and validate data for accuracy and relevance utilizing varied statistical and analytical models. Liaise organization’s leadership to report and present data findings. Conduct research, collect, and analyze relevant information. Develop tools and protocols for collection of data to assure quality collection. Identify erroneous or questionable data via established and trusted protocols, methods, and procedures. Identify any problems with protocols and recommend course corrections.

Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run. Work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals. May develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information.

Collect, clean, refine and analyze data. Create and test a hypothesis based on different interpretations of data. Develop, maintain, and update the database to ensure accurate reporting of essential data. Build reports and dashboards to ensure smooth monitoring of business and/or process status. Update data collection systems and enable automation of data collection. Work with changing priorities and prioritize based on current business needs. Make ad-hoc reports and identify areas for increased efficiency, profitability, and reliability. Study market trends based on customer data and identify trends.

Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.