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Role Title: SQL Server lead
Location: Glasgow - 2-3 days onsite
Duration: 31/12/2026
Role Description:
Overall purpose of role
Senior SQL Server developer with experience in programming, design and integration of data warehouse and data distribution platforms
- Designs, builds and optimises T-SQL code (stored procedures, functions, views) and data models to produce trusted security/risk reporting and records-management-aligned datasets
- Engineers resilient batch and near-Real Time data processing, with strong data profiling, root-cause analysis and incident/problem management.
- Owns performance tuning and capacity considerations for SQL Server workloads (query plans, indexing strategy, partitioning, statistics, IO/CPU optimisation) to meet SLAs.
- Works with engineers, analysts and control owners to translate security, risk and records-management requirements into robust schemas, data quality rules, lineage and reconciliations; ensures solutions are testable, supportable and compliant.
- Leads by example through peer reviews, coding standards, release discipline and mentoring; proactively manages delivery risks and dependencies across data platform, security, risk and governance stakeholders.
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Key Accountabilities
- Owns end-to-end delivery of SQL Server components for security, risk, control and records-management use cases: requirements capture, technical design, build, code review, deployment and documentation, aligned to agreed engineering standards.
- Implements robust testing and quality controls (e.g. tSQLt/unit tests, data quality checks, reconciliations) and supports SIT/UAT/release cycles.
- Ensures database solutions meet security and records-management requirements (classification, retention, access controls, segregation of duties, logging/audit trails), partnering with risk and platform governance as required.
- Designs and evolves data models and physical schemas that support security metrics, control monitoring and MI, with clear lineage and interfaces to upstream/downstream data products.
- Provides operational support for production services (monitoring, incident triage, problem management, remediation and performance optimisation) and drives continuous improvement through automation
Person Specification
- The role holder must be a strong computer scientist with a good appreciation of the fundamental principles of relational database technology
- The role holder must have strong time management skills and be able to juggle a complex and demanding workload
- The candidate will be educated to degree level or above, preferably in computer science or a closely related discipline.
- The role holder will have an excellent command of the English language with strong written and verbal communications to deliver against our commitment to providing a world-class service and drive our dedication to the client experience.
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Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:
- Expert T-SQL development (complex query design, stored procedures/functions, set-based approaches) with strong code quality and review discipline.
- Strong SQL Server performance engineering (execution plans, indexing, partitioning, tempdb, concurrency) and ability to diagnose production issues under pressure.
- Testing mindset and automation: SQLt (or equivalent), data quality assertions, and ability to produce repeatable evidence for security/risk/control reporting
- Good understanding of secure database development and data controls (access management, auditing, sensitive data handling) and confidence engaging with security and risk stakeholders.
If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often shortlisted within 48 hours.
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Skills
SQL Server
T-SQL
Data Modeling
Performance Tuning
Database Design
Data Warehousing
Data Integration
Data Profiling
Root-cause Analysis
Incident Management
Unit Testing
Data Quality
Security Compliance
Relational Database Technology
Capacity Planning
Technical Design