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• The Database Engineer designs, develops and/or configures databases to meet detailed requirements.They work closely with the Software Engineers and sometimes database design and engineering is part of a software engineer's work. The core competences of a database engineer are data modelling from conceptual to physical models, data queries and performance optimisations. They often specialise in a specific DBMS (e.g. ORACLE, .SQLserver, ...). At SI, we focus on the fundamental common best-practices. A Database Technology Specialist implements new features of DBMS.

Overall, this job profile is similar Software Engineer with respect to collaboration with other IT roles, like Business Analyst, Project Manager, etc. Sometimes Database Engineers act as Data Architects when entire new data landscapes must be shaped.

DBTA, the special interest group on Databases and Information Systems of the Swiss Informatics Society, serves as a platform for fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among industry professionals and researchers in Switzerland. The primary objective of DBTA is to facilitate the exchange of ideas, best practices, and research findings in the field of databases and information systems.

With a wide-ranging scope, DBTA covers various database topics such as big data management, integration of heterogeneous data, and distributed data platforms for advanced applications, reaching out to and using methods of data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence. In addition, DBTA also focuses on other related areas such as information management and retrieval, knowledge management, and multimedia data management and analytics.

By bringing together experts from diverse backgrounds, DBTA aims to promote innovation, and advancements and the transfer of research findings to industry for practical application in the field of databases and information systems while supporting the development of a vibrant community of professionals in Switzerland.