I've not seen many 100% DBA roles except at "large" businesses (though, to be fair, I've only had 3 professional IT salary jobs in 12 years)... And it's arguabl

I've not seen many 100% DBA roles except at "large" businesses (though, to be fair, I've only had 3 professional IT salary jobs in 12 years)... And it's arguable to say the people I'm thinking of are 100% DBA... The one that comes to mind best as "100% dba" was responsible for working with devs to improve queries, work with auditors, help manage deployment of certificates (not just DB related certs), and monitor DBs for unusually activity... On top of typical backups, migrations etc. I would likely not suggest a "DBA" as a career, but it is a very valuable skill set... To get a job at anywhere but a large business... I feel you need one other hat at least.