- Ensure the design and execution of database server topology, configuration, and maintenance meet SLA objectives
- Improve performance with the most effective solution, such as hardware purchases, server configuration changes, or index/query changes
- Establish the baseline for system performance, recognize deviation, and suggest and implement improvements to slow running queries
- Minimize false alarms by appropriately configuring database monitoring utilities
- Manage all database instances across development, staging, and production environments, handling installation, configuration, and maintenance
- Restore service to databases as outages happen, including after hours and on weekends
- Suggest solutions for database design, tuning options, and other potential issues