Senior SQL Developer

About the position

Senior SQL Developer
Responsibilities/Tasks:

• 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 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.
• Work in a very data driven environment and use data analysis skills to anticipate and fix bugs.
• Supporting production databases.
• Monitor production databases regularly or respond to any database issues by bringing down the database or taking the database offline.
• Monitoring or optimizing the performance, security, backup, recovery or integrity of database management systems.

 
Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or Computer/Engineering/Mathematical Sciences and/ or Matric with at least 8 - 10 years relevant experience as a SQL developer as part of a team in a software development environment.
• Relevant Microsoft Certification (SQL developer/Azure) will be beneficial.
• 5 years relevant experience as a Senior SQL developer as part of a team in a software development environment, including the role as leading Developer within a team.
• 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)

 
Skills and Knowledge Requirements:

• Knowledge of security vulnerabilities and working impact on solutions.
• Experience of the following in Microsoft SQL Server:
• Understanding of SQL Server Administration
• SQL OLTP development
• SQL Query optimization
• SQL Query analysis
• Database object design
• Database design principles
• XML and JSON structures (beneficial)
• Good XML manipulation skills in xquery. (beneficial)
• Basic understanding of front-end languages like HTML, CSS, JAVA script (Beneficial)
• Ability to deliver production quality software by e.g. paying attention to detail, do extensive unit testing and support quality testing phases.
• Knowledge and experience of the following toolsets:
• SQL Server Management Studio 2012 upwards
• SQL profiler
• Some knowledge on cloud services like Azure, AWS (Beneficial)
• Excellent understanding of data integrity and security best practices.
• Hands on experience in Exception Handling and Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting slow running queries, Profiling Performance Issues
• Ability to stay within the scope, timelines and constraints of the project and if not possible to raise/negotiate alternatives.

Desired Skills:

• SQL profiler
• Cloud
• Troubleshooting