🗄️ Database Administrator

Data, AI & Software career path

Install, tune, secure, back up and migrate relational and NoSQL databases on-premises and in the cloud.

Typical roles

• Database Administrator
• Database Engineer
• Data Platform DBA

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• DP-900 Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
• 1Z0-071 Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate
• EDB PG Assoc EDB Essentials for PostgreSQL

Core

• DataSys+ CompTIA DataSys+
• DP-300 Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
• 1Z0-182 Oracle AI Database Administration Associate
• MongoDB DBA MongoDB Associate Database Administrator

Advanced

• 1Z0-908 Oracle MySQL 8.0 Database Administrator Certified Professional
• EDB PG Pro EDB Advanced for PostgreSQL
• DP-420 Microsoft Certified: Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty

Mastery

• Google PCDBE Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.