SQL Server Developer

Jameson Legal.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jameson Legal is seeking a SQL Server Developer to join a growing legal software consultancy in London. This permanent role combines hands-on development with troubleshooting across Azure SQL environments. You will design and maintain T-SQL procedures, optimize queries, and interpret execution plans to overcome performance challenges.

Collaboration and clear communication are essential. Based in London, the role offers a hands-on environment with opportunities to influence architecture and drive

Qualifications

• Advanced working knowledge of SQL Server.
• Experience in a large, mature schema.
• Experience becoming productive quickly.
• Background in legal or other regulated environment beneficial.
• Hands-on development and tuning on Azure SQL Database.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing and maintaining T-SQL stored procedures.
• Providing troubleshooting support across a range of priorities.
• Investigating and resolving database performance issues.
• Working across several Azure SQL Database estates.
• Indexing strategy, query optimisation and locking and blocking.
• Reading and interpreting execution plans to identify and resolve performance plans.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure SQL Database

T-SQL

Query optimisation

Execution plans

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Job description

A new opportunity has come up for a SQL Server Developer to join a growing legal software consultancy. This is a permanent position based in London.

This is a hands-on development and troubleshooting role requiring somebody that has worked across a range of database environments and can get up to speed quickly.

Main duties:

• Designing and maintaining T-SQL stored procedures.
• Providing troubleshooting support across a range of priorities.
• Investigating and resolving database performance issues.
• Working across several Azure SQL Database estates.
• Indexing strategy, query optimisation and locking and blocking.
• Reading and interpreting execution plans to identify and resolve performance plans.

Skills and experience required:

• Advanced working knowledge of SQL Server.
• Demonstrable experience working inside a large, mature schema.
• Proven experience of becoming productive and getting up to speed quickly.
• A background in legal or another highly regulated environment would be beneficial.
• Hands-on development and tuning on Azure SQL Database.
• Strong communication skills.

This a fantastic chance to work in an environment where your ideas are welcomed and you can really make an impact. You will work collaboratively and play a part in how the company grows and evolves.

For a confidential chat about this role please get in touch with Jane Eren.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Our consultants will review your application and assess your suitability. We endeavour to respond to all applications within 72 hours, however due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually and would advise that if you do not hear from us you should assume you are not successful in your application.