SQL Developer

SQL Developer
Newcastle-under-Lyme (Hybrid)
£30,000 - £40,000 + Excellent Benefits

Digital Waffle is working in partnership with a provider of Legal and Professional services. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced SQL Developer.

Job Role
They are seeking a talented individual to join the busy and growing IT Team. The successful candidate will be an experienced “hands-on” SQL Developer who can hit the ground running and take on a variety of projects and tasks such as;

• The development and improvement of our Practice Management Systems
• Ensuring that industry standards and best practices are applied across the development and database environments, leading to systems that are secure, robust, and optimised
• Producing and maintaining documentation contributing towards the wider development infrastructure
• Maintaining databases and objects such as tables, stored procedures, views, triggers, Indexes
• Handling standard database procedures such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration
• Maintaining interfaces with other systems both internal and external 
• Delivering browser-based data solutions on IIS as part of our ongoing automation program
• Collaborating within a cross-functional team to help shape technical solutions and direction

Requirements What do you need?

• Extensive SQL Server knowledge
• Excellent understanding of Microsoft SQL Server 
• Expert-level T-SQL skills
• Ability to write clean, efficient, readable, and well-documented code
• Proven experience in creating and implementing effective testing plans
• Experience in using code repositories
• Capable of troubleshooting common databases issues and debugging stored procedures
• Skilled at optimizing large complicated SQL statements
• Familiar with tools that can aid with profiling server resource usage and optimization
• SQL Support
• Critical thinker and strong problem-solving skills
• A proven team player, who is able to support others and who can adapt to changing and conflicting priorities
• The ability to prioritize high volumes of responsibilities without delays in deliverables
• A confident and effective communicator who is proactive, self-motivated with a can-do attitude
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to expand your skill set in order to overcome existing challenges