MS SQL Developer

Summary

Join our team as a Senior MS SQL Database Engineer! This remote individual contributor role requires 8–12 years of hands-on experience with MS SQL Server, T-SQL, performance tuning, and advanced troubleshooting. You will independently optimize critical database systems, ensuring high availability and performance. Key responsibilities include optimizing complex T-SQL queries, troubleshooting database issues, analyzing execution plans, maintaining high availability, and collaborating with development teams. The ideal candidate possesses strong performance tuning skills, experience with HA/DR setups, and excellent troubleshooting and communication abilities.

Requirements

• 8–12 years with MS SQL Server and T-SQL
• Strong in performance tuning, query optimization, and internals
• Skilled in using SQL Profiler, DMVs, and Extended Events
• Experience with HA/DR setups and large-scale data environments
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Optimize complex T-SQL queries and database performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve database issues (blocking, deadlocks, IO bottlenecks)
• Analyze execution plans and implement indexing/partitioning strategies
• Maintain high availability (Always On, clustering, replication)
• Monitor and improve database health and automation
• Collaborate with development teams for schema and query design

Preferred Qualifications

SSIS/SSRS, cloud SQL (Azure/AWS RDS), scripting (PowerShell), CI/CD exposure