I started off as a DBA almost 15 ago and never wanted to learn Business rules and write a line of development code. I felt at that time to be a DBA was like messenger of the GOD.

Times have changed I did a lot of DBA work and some performance tuning and little of DB Architecture over time. I finally found out that these years to grow with your Organization its good to be a good DBA/DBA_Dev/DBE/and Systems Engineering as many employers want a DBA to fit in the shoes of other engineering and development groups.

Today, I have a lot more skill set to successfully manage a DBA/Engg group and also adhere to company requirements and regulations.

Corner of my heart I still am a DBA(Da Backup Administrator), but I am able to bring a lot more to my management's table need based so I can keep my job.