Design, develop, and maintain SQL Server databases, schemas, tables, views, functions, and stored procedures.
Translate business and application requirements into scalable, high-performance data models.
Implement and refactor database logic to balance performance, maintainability, and correctness.
Lead modernization efforts to reduce reliance on legacy stored procedures and transition to cloud-native data architectures on AWS.
Participate in database code reviews and architectural discussions.
Diagnose and resolve query performance issues using execution plans, indexing strategies, and statistics.
Proactively monitor and tune performance for high-volume and mission-critical workloads.
Identify and mitigate blocking, deadlocks, and concurrency issues.
Own SQL Server installation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance.
Design and maintain backup, restore, and recovery strategies.
Manage upgrades, patches, and version lifecycle planning.
Manage logins, roles, and permissions using least-privilege principles.
Monitor database health, capacity, and resource utilization.
Serve as an escalation point during production incidents.
Partner closely with application developers, DevOps, and infrastructure teams.

8+ years of hands-on experience with SQL Server in production environments.
Expert-level T-SQL skills and deep understanding of query optimization.
Strong experience with: Relational data modeling, Indexing strategies and execution plans, Transactions, isolation levels, and concurrency.
Proven experience administering SQL Server, including: Backups and restores, Patching and upgrades, Security and permissions.
Experience supporting high-availability, business-critical systems.
Familiarity with ETL tools (e.g., SSIS) and data warehousing concepts.
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and big data technologies, with a preference to AWS.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Senior SQL Developer

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