Cybersecurity Analyst vs Database Administrator (DBA)
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Pay
Cybersecurity Analyst
$136,500 typical, a year
Most Cybersecurity Analysts earn $110,000 to $162,000 a year.
From 1,301 postings that list pay
2,945 open jobs now
Database Administrator
$138,800 typical, a year
Most DBAs earn $115,300 to $155,800 a year.
From 221 postings that list pay
688 open jobs now
Typical pay is about the same for Cybersecurity Analysts and DBAs.
What each one does
Cybersecurity Analyst
- Monitor security systems and alerts to identify suspicious behavior and potential threats.
- Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents and security events.
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and scans to identify security weaknesses.
- Remediate security vulnerabilities and apply necessary patches.
- Collaborate with IT teams and stakeholders to implement security controls.
- Document security incidents, investigations, and response actions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Database Administrator
- Install, configure, and maintain database software and systems.
- Monitor database health, availability, and performance.
- Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot database objects and code.
- Manage database security, access controls, and compliance.
- Collaborate with development teams to design and support database solutions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Cybersecurity Analyst
More common in Cybersecurity Analyst postings
- Cybersecurity 5 in 10 postings
- CISSP 4 in 10 postings
- NIST 3 in 10 postings
- Vulnerability Management 3 in 10 postings
- SIEM 3 in 10 postings
- Risk Management 3 in 10 postings
- Incident Management 2 in 10 postings
- Information Security 2 in 10 postings
- Bachelor's Degree 2 in 10 postings
- Security & Compliance 2 in 10 postings
Database Administrator
More common in DBA postings
- SQL Server 5 in 10 postings
- SQL 5 in 10 postings
- Oracle 4 in 10 postings
- Database Administration 4 in 10 postings
- Database Administrator 4 in 10 postings
- PostgreSQL 3 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 3 in 10 postings
- Database Security 3 in 10 postings
- Database Monitoring 3 in 10 postings
- SQL Performance Tuning 3 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Cybersecurity Analyst
Security Operation Center (SOC) Analyst II
System HighPay not stated Colorado Springs, CO 80912SIEMActive DirectoryIncident ManagementDHCPFirewalls +14Cybersecurity Analyst
Boeing$87k - $155k/yrstated AL- HuntsvilleVulnerability ManagementAuditingScrumRisk ManagementCybersecurity +2
Database Administrator
- Pay not stated 120 E Ridgeley St, Atmore, Alabama, USPythonBashPowerShellOracleMongoDB +14
Amazon Database Eng III
Campus Building$155,542 - $197,400/yrstatedPerlPythonLinuxPostgreSQLMySQL +14Senior Administrator, Database Operations
University of Maryland Global Campus$105k - $125k/yrstated (North America) Adelphi, MD HybridPostgreSQLAzureMySQLBashSQL +16
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