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Database administrator CV: example and template

This example is for database administrators at banks, telecoms, online retailers and software houses, and for developers and systems administrators who want to specialise in databases.

The employer wants to know which databases you maintain, how large they are, how you look after performance, backups and availability and which migrations you run. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: database administrator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Marta Wroblewska

Database administrator

Wroclaw +48 123 456 789 marta.wroblewska@example.com

Professional profile

Database administrator with 8 years of experience, the last 4 at an online retailer. I maintain 40 PostgreSQL and SQL Server instances with 18 TB of data in total, replication, backup and restore, performance and access rights. The slowest queries in the shop are 70% faster, and the main database was migrated to a new version with less than 10 minutes of downtime.

Work experience

Database administrator

02.2022 - present

Online retailer, Wroclaw

  • Maintaining 40 PostgreSQL and SQL Server instances, 18 TB of data in total.
  • Replication and failover, 99.95% availability of the main database.
  • Backups and regular restore tests.
  • Tuning queries and indexes, the slowest queries 70% faster.
  • Migrating the main database to a new version with under 10 minutes of downtime, access rights and access audits.

Database developer

07.2017 - 01.2022

Bank, Wroclaw

  • Procedures and reports in Oracle.
  • Query optimisation.
  • Supporting the administration team.

Education

Master's degree, computer science

2012 - 2017

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Skills

  • PostgreSQL and SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • Query performance and indexes
  • Replication and high availability
  • Backup and restore
  • Migrations and automation

Certificates

  • PostgreSQL administration certificate, 2022
  • Microsoft cloud database administration certificate, 2023
  • Python for automation course, 2021

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • On-call duty outside working hours

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a database administrator CV

Professional summary

Write which databases you maintain, how many instances and how much data, at which company. Add results, for example faster queries or a migration without long downtime. The employer is looking for someone who will not lose data, will keep performance up and will make changes calmly.

Database developer with 4 years of experience at a bank. I write procedures and reports in Oracle, optimise queries and support the administration team. I am looking for work as a database administrator.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the databases, data size, replication, backups, performance, migrations and access rights. Show results in numbers. Add the automation you introduce.

Weaker: Maintaining databases.

Better: Maintaining 40 PostgreSQL and SQL Server instances, 18 TB of data in total.

Weaker: Performance.

Better: Tuning queries and indexes, the slowest queries 70% faster.

Weaker: Migrations.

Better: Migrating the main database to a new version with under 10 minutes of downtime, access rights and access audits.

Skills worth listing

List database engines, performance, replication, backups, migrations and automation. In your soft skills show accuracy, calm during incidents and planning.

Professional skills

  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • Query performance
  • Replication
  • Backup and restore

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Calm during incidents
  • Planning
  • Communication with developers
  • Responsibility

Certificates

List database engine and cloud certificates and automation courses. Give the database versions you work with.

How to become a database administrator

Most people move from database development or systems administration. On your CV show the queries you optimise and the databases you know.

Add your own lab, for example replication on virtual machines. Practice counts more than theory.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A bank looks for Oracle and security, an online shop for performance and availability, and a cloud company for managed databases and automation. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a database administrator CV

Questions and answers

What should a database administrator put on a CV?

Engines, instances, data size, replication, backups, performance, migrations, access rights and certificates.

Which results are worth giving?

Availability, restore time, query speed-ups and downtime during migrations.

Do I need to know several database engines?

No, but knowing two popular engines widens the number of job offers.

How does an administrator differ from a database developer?

A developer writes queries and procedures, and an administrator looks after how databases run, their performance and security.

Create a database administrator CV in the builder

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