How Do I Measure My DBA Skills Part 4
Dear reader, we’ve been on a bit of a journey recently so that you can discover what skills are needed at various levels or phases of your career. The first three phases have been covered in previous blog posts and you have now come to the Senior level for the Production DBA. So, how do you measure the skills a Senior Production DBA should have?
Senior Production DBA – 7+ years of experience
- Most competencies from the previous levels.
- Advanced analysis of SQL Server issues using native tools such as Extended Events, Perfmon, Query Store and 3rd party monitoring tools.
- Makes decisions regarding SQL Server architecture, hardware, virtualization and storage, often in tandem with an infrastructure team.
- Designs high availability and DR solutions and may provide guidance to other team members during implementation.
- Plans SQL Server migrations.
- Leads knowledge sharing in four or more areas.
- May possess some competencies from DEV DBA levels up to level 2 or 3.
- Regularly demonstrates good self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management skills (emotional intelligence)
You will notice that in previous lists of skills, I have listed skill 1 as “All competencies from the previous level.” However, I have not done that in this case, why? There are at least two reasons that I will detail.