SQL Database developer

Cierti; Greater London; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cierti is seeking an experienced SQL Database Developer to join a forward‑looking data team. The role focuses on databases, data pipelines, and data engineering across SQL Server and Azure SQL in a predominantly remote setup.

You will work hands‑on with Fabric, Python, Azure, and MDM in a modern data environment, alongside a strong SQL Server backbone. Expect involvement in ETL/ELT, performance tuning, and CI/CD workflows.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial database development experience.
• Excellent T-SQL, SQL Server and Azure SQL skills.
• Experience building ETL processes.
• Python for data processing or automation.
• Data warehousing and dimensional modelling knowledge.
• Database design, indexing and performance tuning.
• Data migration and cleansing.
• Git / Azure DevOps / CI/CD experience.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing database schemas, tables, views, functions and stored procedures.
• Writing and optimising complex T-SQL.
• Working across SQL Server and Azure SQL.
• Building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Using Python for data processing and automation.
• Supporting data warehouse development and dimensional modelling.
• Improving database performance through query, index and stored procedure optimisation.
• Supporting data migration, cleansing and data quality initiatives.
• Deploying changes through Git and Azure DevOps CI/CD.
• Working with APIs and integrations across core business systems.

Skills

T-SQL

Azure SQL

Python

Data warehousing

Dimensional modelling

Database design

Performance tuning

Data migration

CI/CD

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

SQL Database Developer SQL Server Azure SQL Python ETL

Remote

FTC 11 months

We’re recruiting an experienced Database Developer to join an established dev team, working across business-critical databases, data pipelines, and data engineering solutions.

This is a hands-on role combining traditional database development with modern data engineering, giving you exposure to Fabric, Python, Azure and MDM alongside a strong SQL Server environment.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and developing database schemas, tables, views, functions and stored procedures
• Writing and optimising complex T-SQL
• Working across SQL Server and Azure SQL
• Building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines
• Using Python for data processing and automation
• Supporting data warehouse development and dimensional modelling
• Improving database performance through query, index and stored procedure optimisation
• Supporting data migration, cleansing and data quality initiatives
• Deploying changes through Git and Azure DevOps CI/CD
• Working with APIs and integrations across core business systems

Essential experience

• Strong commercial database development experience
• Excellent T-SQL, SQL Server and Azure SQL skills
• Experience building ETL processes
• Python for data processing or automation
• Data warehousing and dimensional modelling knowledge
• Database design, indexing and performance tuning
• Data migration and cleansing
• Git / Azure DevOps / CI/CD experience

If you have experience or exposure to Fabric, including Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory pipelines or notebooks and/or Semarchy (or another Master Data Management platform), then I would be particularly interested to hear from you

If you’re a Database Developer looking for a role that combines strong SQL development with modern data engineering, Azure and Microsoft Fabric, I’d be keen to speak with you.