Db/Bi Architect 

Describe the type of organization you work for.
health care billing

Describe your job role and responsibilities.
(1) Creates and maintains all databases required for development, testing,

education and production usage.

(2) Performs the capacity planning required to create and maintain the

databases. The DBA works closely with system administration staff because

computers often have applications or tools on them in addition to the Oracle

Databases.

(3) Performs ongoing tuning of the database instances.

(4) Install new versions of the Oracle RDBMS and its tools and any other tools

that access the Oracle database.

(5) Plans and implements backup and recovery of the Oracle database.

(6) Controls migrations of programs, database changes, reference data changes

and menu changes through the development life cycle.

(7) Implements and enforces security for all of the Oracle Databases.

(8) Performs database re-organisations as required to assist performance and

ensure maximum uptime of the database.

(9) Puts standards in place to ensure that all application design and code is

produced with proper integrity, security and performance. The DBA will perform

reviews on the design and code frequently to ensure the site standards are

being adhered to.

(10) Evaluates releases of Oracle and its tools, and third party products to

ensure that the site is running the products that are most appropriate.

Planning is also performed by the DBA, along with the application developers

and System administrators, to ensure that any new product usage or release

upgrade takes place with minimal impact.

(11) Provides technical support to application development teams. This is

usually in the form of a help desk. The DBA is usually the point of contact

for Oracle Corporation.

(12) Enforces and maintains database contraints to ensure integrity of the

database.

(13) Administers all database objects, including tables, clusters, indexes,

views, sequences, packages and procedures.

(14) Assists with impact analysis of any changes made to the database objects.

(15) Troubleshoots with problems regarding the databases, applications and

development tools.

(16) Create new database users as required.

(17) Manage sharing of resources amongst applications.

(18) The DBA has ultimate responsibility for the physical database design.

Please list an additional benefits (beyond compensation) that you receive.
3 week vacation, 5 sick leaves and Aetna HMO, ING 401k

Do you feel you are under/over or well/fairly compensated at your current position?
under

Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Please explain.
like

Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes

Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes

Describe your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what you like/dislike about working in it.
office

Please rate each of the following aspects of your current job on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest/best):
Income: 1
Benefits: 3
Hours: 4
Co-Workers: 8
Supervisors: 2
Job Title: 5
Level of Responsibility: 7
The Actual Work: 6