Senior Database Engineer

TRG Screen; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

TRG Screen is seeking a Senior Database Engineer in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to design and optimize complex data warehousing solutions. The role involves modernizing data architectures and requires extensive experience with SQL Server. Join a dynamic team that is driving innovation in subscription management for businesses worldwide.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in SQL Server database engineering.
• Experience analyzing complex stored procedures and query optimization.
• Proficient in unit, integration, and regression tests for database code.

Responsibilities

• Convert legacy stored procedures into service-ready modules with unit tests.
• Create a governed repository for all stored procedure code.
• Collaborate with Customer Success to resolve Tier-1 data incidents.

Skills

SQL Server database engineering

query optimization

problem-solving

communication

Job description

TRG Screen Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Join TRG Screen: Building World-Class Teams. One Expert at a Time.

Are you ready to be part of a dynamic team at the forefront of subscription spend management innovation?

At TRG Screen, we're not just redefining how organizations manage their subscription expenses – we're shaping the future of the industry. With cutting-edge solutions and a commitment to excellence, we empower businesses around the globe to optimize their subscription investments and drive sustainable growth.

Join us in our mission to revolutionize subscription management and make a meaningful impact on the way businesses access and utilize critical information. At TRG Screen, your talent and ambition will find a home, where opportunities for growth and advancement abound.

About TRG Screen

TRG Screen is the leading provider of market data and subscription management technology and automation solutions, tailored to the unique needs of financial institutions and legal firms. Our integrated suite of solutions includes market data and subscription spend management, usage management, compliance reporting, and comprehensive managed services, which hundreds of clients worldwide use to remove cumbersome and inaccurate manual processes and gain control over market data and subscription costs at scale. For more than 25 years, TRG Screen has enabled businesses who rely on market data to monitor and strategically manage spending and usage of data and information services, including market data, research, software licenses, consulting and other necessary corporate expenses. TRG Screen solutions give decisionmakers full transparency into subscription spend and usage, enabling them to proactively manage subscription costs at scale, conduct more informed vendor negotiations, improve governance, and avoid unnecessary spending on these mission-critical business services. TRG Screen is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Europe and Asia, as well as a 24x7 client support center in Bangalore, India.

TRG Screen is a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, one of the world’s largest and most respected private equity firms.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Database Engineer to join our team. This is a senior, hands-on role where you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing complex data warehousing solutions to support our organization’s data-driven initiatives. With a deep expertise in SQL Server and modern data warehousing technologies, you will play a critical role in creating efficient, scalable, and high-performing data architectures.

You will lead a high-impact transformation by converting our extensive legacy SQL codebase into streamlined service-oriented data components that underpin a scalable, future-ready platform. You will set development standards, enforce rigorous versioning and deployment practices, and partner closely with Customer Success to translate production issues into resilient engineering solutions—driving company-wide data modernization and sustained operational excellence

Core Responsibilities

• Convert high-risk legacy stored procedures into service-ready modules with unit tests
• Create and maintain a governed repository for all stored procedure code and documentation Collaborate with Customer Success to reproduce, triage, and resolve Tier-1 data incidents
• Author style guides and coding standards, mentor developers on code review best practices
  
  

Skills And Qualifications

Technical Skills

• 8+ years of experience in SQL Server database engineering, proven experience of analyzing very complex stored procedures, query optimization
• Hands-on experience decomposing monolithic T-SQL stored procedures into modular, reusable routines, refactoring code for maintainability, and optimizing stored procedures design
• Proficient in writing unit, integration, and regression tests for database code
• Solid understanding of RESTful patterns and data-access layers for service-oriented architectures
  
  

Nice-to-have

• C#/.NET or Java experience for writing micro-services that wrap data logic
• Exposure to cloud SQL services (Azure SQL, AWS RDS, or GCP Cloud SQL)
• Familiarity with AI-assisted coding/documentation tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Tabnine)
  
  

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a detail-oriented mindset
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, capable of interfacing with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Rigorous documentation habits for code, schemas, and troubleshooting playbooks
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and prioritizing in a fast-moving product environment
  
  

Join TRG Screen and unlock your potential in an environment where innovation thrives, opportunities abound, and your contributions make a difference. We are an equal opportunities employer. We recognise and value the power of diversity in our workplace and are committed to being an employer of choice for everyone. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. All applications for employment are considered strictly on the basis of merit.

At TRG Screen, we understand that diverse and inclusive teams are not just beneficial, they are essential to our success. We recognize that embracing diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences fosters innovation, enhances problem-solving capabilities, and drives better business outcomes. By cultivating a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard and valued, we empower our world class teams to thrive, excel, and drive positive change.

We are proud of our diverse workforce and are dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all employees. People from various ethnicities, ages, genders, and abilities are encouraged to apply.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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