Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists play a crucial role in the planning, development, maintenance, management, and administration of an organization's database management systems, operating systems, and security policies. Their primary objective is to ensure optimal database and system integrity, security, backup, reliability, and performance.

Indicative Skill Level:

In Australia and New Zealand, most occupations in this unit group require a bachelor's degree or higher qualification. However, relevant experience of at least five years and/or relevant vendor certification may be considered as a substitute for formal qualifications. In some cases, additional on-the-job training and experience may be required alongside the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Tasks Include:

• Designing and maintaining database architecture, data structures, tables, dictionaries, and naming conventions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data master files.
• Performing operational establishment and preventive maintenance of backups, recovery procedures, and enforcing security and integrity controls.
• Implementing and administering database documentation, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Testing database systems and upgrades, including debugging, tracking, reproduction, logging, and resolving identified problems according to approved quality testing scripts, procedures, and processes.
• Accepting responsibility for processes, procedures, and operational management associated with system security and disaster recovery planning.
• Liaising with security vendors, suppliers, service providers, and external resources; analyzing, recommending, installing, and maintaining software security applications; and monitoring contractual obligations, performance delivery, and service level agreements.
• Troubleshooting and providing service support in diagnosing, resolving, and repairing server-related hardware and software malfunctions, encompassing workstations and communication infrastructure.
• Preparing and maintaining documentation, policies, and instructions, and recording and detailing operational procedures and system logs.
• Ensuring that the design of computer sites allows all components to fit together and work properly, and monitoring and adjusting the performance of networks.
• Continually surveying the current computer site to determine future network needs and making recommendations for enhancements in the implementation of future servers and networks.

Occupations:

• 262111 Database Administrator
• 262113 Systems Administrator
• 262114 Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist
• 262115 Cyber Security Advice and Assessment Specialist
• 262116 Cyber Security Analyst
• 262117 Cyber Security Architect
• 262118 Cyber Security Operations Coordinator

262111 Database Administrator

Alternative Titles:

• Database Operator
• Database Specialist
• Database Support
• DBA

A Database Administrator plans, develops, configures, maintains, and supports an organization's database management system to ensure optimal database integrity, security, backup, reliability, and performance. They work in accordance with user requirements.

Skill Level: 1

Specialization:

• Database Analyst

262113 Systems Administrator

Alternative Title:

• Systems Manager

A Systems Administrator plans, develops, installs, troubleshoots, maintains, and supports an operating system and associated server hardware, software, and databases to ensure optimum system integrity, security, backup, and performance.

Skill Level: 1

262114 Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist

A Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist leads the governance, risk, and compliance for cyber security.

Skill Level: 1

262115 Cyber Security Advice and Assessment Specialist

Alternative Titles:

• Cyber Security Adviser
• Cyber Security Consultant
• ICT Security Adviser
• ICT Security Consultant

A Cyber Security Advice and Assessment Specialist conducts risk and security control assessments, interprets security policy, contributes to the development of standards and guidelines, reviews information system designs, provides guidance on security strategies to manage identified risks, gives specialist advice, and explains systems security and its strengths and weaknesses.

Skill Level: 1

262116 Cyber Security Analyst

Alternative Titles:

• ICT Security Analyst
• Information Security Analyst

A Cyber Security Analyst analyzes and assesses vulnerabilities in the infrastructure, including software, hardware, and networks. They investigate available tools and countermeasures to remedy detected vulnerabilities and recommend solutions and best practices. They also analyze and assess damage to the data/infrastructure resulting from security incidents, examine available recovery tools and processes, and recommend solutions.

Skill Level: 1

Specializations:

• Cyber Security Researcher or Vulnerability Researcher
• Cyber Security Vulnerability Assessor
• Cyber Threat Analyst
• Malware Analyst

262117 Cyber Security Architect

Alternative Titles:

• Enterprise Security Architect
• ICT Security Architect

A Cyber Security Architect designs a security system or major components of a security system. They may also lead a security design team in building a new security system.

Skill Level: 1

262118 Cyber Security Operations Coordinator

Alternative Titles:

• Cyber Security Operations Manager
• ICT Security Administrator

A Cyber Security Operations Coordinator leads the coordination and response to complex cyber security incidents and hunt investigations. They manage tasks across various teams for incident response and hunt operations, advise leadership on current operational collaborations and contribute toward strategic planning, facilitate incident response engagements, assess technical information to develop key messaging.

Skill Level: 1

Specialization:

• Cyber Security Incident Responder