<p>Keep in mind the word “administration”. That usually means the upkeep of something already established and developed. I may be off base, but most ENGINEERS want to design and develop MORE than maintain.</p>
<p>Yours truly is a Data Architect by trade and also doubles as a Database Administrator. Preferably, I rather do the design/development only (data architecture) and direct some DBA to maintain it. To me, all the fun is in conceptualizing, designing and developing. Sometimes (more with NSA), they want their “database engineers” to do both architecture and administration. Personally, I could care less about maintaining a database. Once it goes into production, I am ready for the next project.</p>