SQL Developer

SUMMARY:
Looking for specialised SQL Developers!

POSITION INFO:
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures and Triggers.
• Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects.
• Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based off a set of requirements.
• Troubleshoot SQL objects that fail.
• Support the development team in troubleshooting application performance using SQL profiler and optimizing SQL queries or tuning indexing.
• Service requests from business, which include changes to processes or ad hoc data requests.
• Develop according to set coding standards and processes.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to define the scope and goals, track milestones, decide priorities, and report regularly to team leaders and BA’s.
• Work with Business Analysts to identify and understand source data systems.
• Contribute to all phases of the SDLC process extending from requirements gathering and design to development, testing and deployment.
• Investigate and fix production issues.
• Develop and test extraction, transformation and load processes.
• Supporting production databases.

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or Computer/Engineering/Mathematical Sciences.
• Relevant Microsoft Certification (SQL Developer/Azure) will be beneficial.
• 2 years of relevant experience as an Intermediate SQL Developer as part of a team in a software development environment.
• Ability to work in a team environment: Follow mentorship/provide team leader mentorship, collaborate on a common (UML) design model.
• A good understanding of the SDLC process, tools, and techniques specifically as applied to software development methodology.
• Experience working with security-sensitive data (beneficial).

• Knowledge of security vulnerabilities and working impact on solutions.
• Experience of the following in Microsoft SQL Server:
  • Relational database design principles
  • Understanding of SQL Server Administration
  • SQL OLTP development, query optimization, SQL Query analysis
  • Database object design
  • XML and JSON structures (beneficial)
• Basic understanding of front-end languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript is beneficial.
• Ability to deliver production-quality software by e.g. paying attention to detail, doing extensive unit testing, and supporting quality testing phases.

• SQL Server Management Studio 2012 upwards
• SQL profiler (beneficial)
• Some knowledge on cloud services like Azure, AWS (Beneficial)
• Good understanding of data integrity and security best practices
• Hands on experience in Exception Handling and Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting slow running queries, Profiling Performance Issues (Beneficial)