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Senior SQL Server Developer
Location: Remote (Milton Keynes)
Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 + Benefits
Position Type: Permanent
Are you an experienced SQL Server Developer who thrives on solving complex data challenges?
We're partnering with a forward-thinking organisation undergoing a major transformation of its data estate and looking for a Senior SQL Server Developer to play a pivotal role in that journey.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a large-scale SQL Server environment, modernise legacy systems, optimise performance, and help shape the future of the organisation's data platform. You'll work across operational databases, data warehousing, ETL processes, and cloud-based data solutions, delivering technology that has a genuine business impact.
Senior SQL Server Developer - What You'll Be Doing
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- Developing, maintaining and optimising complex SQL Server databases
- Improving performance across large-scale production environments
- Designing and supporting data warehouses, data lakes and data pipelines
- Building robust ETL/ELT solutions
- Troubleshooting critical database issues and driving continuous improvement
- Supporting data platform modernisation initiatives
- Collaborating with technical and business stakeholders on data-driven solutions
- Promoting best practice across database development, security and governance
Senior SQL Server Developer – Skills Needed
- Strong commercial experience with Microsoft SQL Server
- Advanced T-SQL development skills
- Expertise in database performance tuning and optimisation
- Experience with data warehousing and data integration solutions
- Knowledge of ETL/ELT tools such as SSIS, Azure Data Factory or similar
- Understanding of database architecture, data modelling and best practices
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset
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Nice to Have
- Exposure to Azure data technologies
- Power BI experience
- Experience working within complex or regulated environments
- Data governance knowledge
What's in It for You?
- Significant influence over a growing data platform
- Modernisation and transformation programme exposure
- Opportunity to work on both strategic and hands-on technical challenges
If you're looking for a role where you can combine deep SQL Server expertise with the opportunity to shape the future of a modern data platform, we'd love to hear from you!
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