Senior Database Developer

Red Recruitment; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Senior Database Developer based in Liverpool City Region. This role involves designing and maintaining robust database solutions, ensuring system performance, and collaborating across departments. Candidates should have strong expertise in SQL and Azure. The position offers a salary range of £50,000 - £60,000 and a hybrid working model, along with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

31 days holiday, with potential to increase to 35

Enhanced paternity and maternity pay

Core level life assurance

Colleague Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits platform

£250 refer a friend scheme

Regular company engagement events

Comprehensive training and in-house coaching

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in SQL Server Management Studio, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, and Visual Studio.
• Solid experience with DWH, SSRS, Power BI, and Git repositories.
• Proven ability to manage secure, high-performance database environments.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• A passion for continuous learning and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic goals, ensuring system resilience and performance.
• Design and maintain robust database solutions across Azure VM and Cloud environments.
• Develop and support MI and DWH systems using Azure Synapse/Sharedo.
• Enforce best practices in SQL development and source control.
• Ensure data security, access control, and audit compliance.
• Collaborate across departments to deliver and support production systems.

Skills

SQL Server Management Studio

SSIS

Azure Data Factory

Visual Studio

DWH

SSRS

Power BI

Git

Azure Synapse

Python

Flink

Kafka

Job description

Overview

Red Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Database Developer to join our client, a specialist insurance provider which values innovation, collaboration and professional growth. Recognised as a Great Place to Work for 2024/25, this opportunity offers the chance to be part of a forward-thinking team where your expertise will directly impact data strategy and business success.

Benefits

• Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 DOE
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Location: Liverpool City Centre on a hybrid working basis
• Holiday: 31 days, with the potential to increase to 35 days
• Enhanced paternity pay and 16 weeks full maternity pay
• Core level life assurance with the option to increase cover via salary sacrifice and add spouse/partner
• Colleague Assistance Programme including counselling sessions, telephone counselling and access to CBT therapy
• Network of internal qualified mental health first aiders
• Access to a flexible benefits platform, including an annual flex pot allowance to spend on over 15 benefits of your choice
• £250 refer a friend scheme
• Regular company engagement events: Awards, competitions and charity fundraisers
• Comprehensive training and continuous in-house coaching

Responsibilities

• A key part of this role is to support their strategic goals, ensuring system resilience and performance, and building secure, scalable database architectures.
• Design and maintain robust database solutions across Azure VM and Cloud environments.
• Develop and support MI and DWH systems using Azure Synapse/Sharedo and related tools.
• Enforce best practices in SQL development and source control.
• Ensure data security, access control and audit compliance.
• Collaborate across departments to deliver and support production systems.

Requirements

• Key Skills and Experience: Strong expertise in SQL Server Management Studio, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, and Visual Studio.
• Solid experience with DWH, SSRS, Power BI, Git repositories.
• Proven ability to manage secure, high-performance database environments.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• A passion for continuous learning and innovation.
• Desirable: AzureSynapse/Sharedo/Databricks
• Python/Flink/Kafka technology

If you are interested in this Senior Database Developer position and have the relevant skills and experience required, please apply now!

Red Recruitment (Agency)