# Database Specialists

Occupation

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Database Specialists design, build, and maintain the systems that store and organize an organization's data, writing SQL and performing data modeling to ensure structures support business needs. They handle database administration tasks like performance tuning, backups, and security, increasingly managing cloud databases on AWS or Azure, and build ETL processes to move and transform data between systems. These roles typically sit within IT or data engineering teams and require strong technical training in computer science or information systems.

Top skills: [Data Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-modeling), [Database Administration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/database-administration), [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql)

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