• Strong proficiency with SQL and its variation among popular databases • Experience with some of the modern relational databases • Skilled at optimizing large complicated SQL statements • Knowledge of best practices when dealing with relational databases • Capable of configuring popular database engines and orchestrating clusters as necessary • Ability to plan resource requirements from high level specifications • Capable of troubleshooting common database issues • Familiar with tools that can aid with profiling server resource usage and optimizing it • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git / Mercurial / SVN