Senior SQL Developer — Hybrid, Lead & Optimise Performance

Candour; Hawton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working opportunities

Company pension scheme

Free on-site parking

Competitive salary package

Job summary

Candour is seeking a Senior SQL Developer to own a critical SQL Server environment and drive design, development, and optimisation of database solutions. You will influence technical direction, improve performance, and mentor colleagues in a collaborative tech team.

The role focuses on high-volume transactional databases, SSIS ETL, and Azure SQL options, with a hybrid working pattern and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Microsoft SQL Server development experience.
• Strong T-SQL skills and SQL Server 2019+ experience.
• Experience designing relational databases and data models.
• Experience with ETL processes (SSIS or similar).
• Experience with performance tuning and execution plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and optimisation of SQL Server solutions.
• Develop and optimise complex T-SQL including procedures, functions, views and triggers.
• Troubleshoot performance issues including query tuning, blocking and deadlocks.
• Support security, backups, recovery and high availability solutions.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts and stakeholders to deliver solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentor junior developers.

Skills

T-SQL proficiency

Query optimization

Mentoring juniors

Tools

SSIS

Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Managed Instance

SQL Server Agent

Job description

Candour is seeking a Senior SQL Developer to own a critical SQL Server environment and drive design, development, and optimisation of database solutions. You will influence technical direction, improve performance, and mentor colleagues in a collaborative tech team.

The role focuses on high-volume transactional databases, SSIS ETL, and Azure SQL options, with a hybrid working pattern and a competitive package.