[sqldba]

It sounds like you're talking about being a project manager.

PMs don't code though. Not if they want to survive.

Not sure why you're talking about being a generalist but that word will kill any chance you have of getting a job unless it's help desk.

[jmduke]

I'd add that the best PMs I've had can code and occasionally did (writing things like QoL scripts or database/ORM stuff for metrics gathering), but it's definitely not part of the day-to-day job.