Database Administrator (DBA) vs Solutions Architect
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Pay
Database Administrator
$137,900 typical, a year
Most DBAs earn $116,700 to $153,900 a year.
From 235 postings that list pay
757 open jobs now
Solutions Architect
$180,700 typical, a year
Most Solutions Architects earn $154,500 to $200,000 a year.
From 1,929 postings that list pay
4,230 open jobs now
Solutions Architects typically earn about $42,800 more a year than DBAs.
What each one does
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
Solutions Architect
- Design and document scalable and secure solution architectures for complex technical problems.
- Lead technical discovery with customers to understand business needs and clarify requirements.
- Translate business requirements into technical designs and create detailed solution specifications.
- Guide customers through proof of concept and production readiness phases of projects.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to implement and integrate technical solutions.
- Develop and maintain architecture decision records and technical documentation.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Database Administrator
Asked for in both
- SQL 5 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 3 in 10 postings
More common in DBA postings
- SQL Server 5 in 10 postings
- Database Administration 4 in 10 postings
- Oracle 4 in 10 postings
- Database Administrator 3 in 10 postings
- PostgreSQL 3 in 10 postings
- Database Security 3 in 10 postings
- Database Monitoring 3 in 10 postings
- SQL Performance Tuning 3 in 10 postings
Solutions Architect
Asked for in both
- SQL 1 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 3 in 10 postings
More common in Solutions Architect postings
- AWS 3 in 10 postings
- Azure 3 in 10 postings
- Enterprise Architecture 2 in 10 postings
- Python 2 in 10 postings
- Computer Science 1 in 10 postings
- CI/CD 1 in 10 postings
- AI & ML 1 in 10 postings
- Solution Design 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Database Administrator
Database Administrator (Hybrid - Greensboro, NC)
Ovation HealthcarePay not stated Cone Health - Greensboro, NC HybridOraclePostgreSQLSQLSQL ServerWindows Server +5- Pay not stated Remote (Any State); Stafford, VA, USOracleOracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC)Oracle R12STIGsOracle BI Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) +5
Database Eng III
Amazon$155,542 - $197,400/yrstated Redmond, Washington, USAPostgreSQLLinuxMySQLPythonPerl +12
Solutions Architect
- Pay not stated New York, New York, USAMicroservicesAWSSystem IntegrationDevOpsMiddleware +6
Senior Solutions Architect
AmazonPay not stated Irvine, California, USAGenerative AISoftware DevelopmentAWSData ModernizationAI & ML +2- Pay not stated Austin, Texas, USAAWSLinuxLoad BalancingRetrieval-Augmented GenerationGenerative AI +3
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