SQL Server DB Developer - Hybrid On-Prem, Impact & Performance

Pearson Carter; Dartford; Hybrid; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-related pay

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Permanent health insurance

Job summary

Pearson Carter is partnering with a well-established logistics and transport organisation to recruit an experienced SQL Server Database Developer in a hybrid Dartford role. You will design, develop, and support business-critical SQL Server solutions, optimise performance, and contribute to large-scale on-premise systems.

You will collaborate with developers and stakeholders to implement robust data architectures and drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Microsoft SQL Server, T-SQL, SSMS, and relational database design in production environments.
• Proven ability to write, troubleshoot, and optimise complex queries, stored procedures, views, and functions with attention to performance.
• Experience supporting business-critical applications, resolving data quality issues, and collaborating with software development teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimise SQL Server databases, stored procedures, views, functions, and other database objects supporting business-critical applications.
• Design relational database structures, troubleshoot production issues, and optimise database performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Work closely with developers and stakeholders to deliver technical solutions, support database deployments, and contribute to system upgrades and continuous improvements.
• Produce technical documentation while promoting development standards and best practices across the team.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server

T-SQL

SQL Server Management Studio

Relational database design

Query performance optimization

Analytical thinking

Tools

Azure DevOps

Source control

CI/CD

Job description

Pearson Carter is partnering with a well-established logistics and transport organisation to recruit an experienced SQL Server Database Developer in a hybrid Dartford role. You will design, develop, and support business-critical SQL Server solutions, optimise performance, and contribute to large-scale on-premise systems.

You will collaborate with developers and stakeholders to implement robust data architectures and drive improvements.