SQL Server Lead

Capgemini; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking an experienced SQL Developer Lead to spearhead the design, development and maintenance of SQL-based data solutions within the FS domain. You will collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable data platforms that support reporting, risk management and regulatory compliance.

Hybrid working mix includes offices, client sites and home, with hands-on leadership of data warehousing, performance tuning, and data quality controls.

Qualifications

• Expertise in T-SQL development including stored procedures, functions and complex queries.
• Strong ability to diagnose performance issues using execution plans and indexing strategies.
• Experience with data quality assertions, automation and repeatable evidence for reporting.
• Understanding of secure data handling, access controls, auditing and risk requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and maintenance of SQL-based data applications.
• Design, build and optimise data models and datasets for reporting and governance.
• Engineer resilient batch and near-real-time data processing with profiling and root-cause analysis.
• Own performance tuning and capacity planning for SQL Server workloads to meet SLAs.
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts and control owners to translate security and risk requirements.
• Mentor peers, drive coding standards, reviews and release discipline; manage delivery risks.

Skills

Expert T-SQL development

SQL Server performance engineering

Testing mindset & automation

Secure database development & data <

Job description

About the Job you are considering:

We are seeking an experienced SQL Developer Lead with strong expertise in database development, performance optimization, and data solutions within the Financial Services (FS) domain. The candidate will lead the design, development, and maintenance of SQL-based data applications, collaborate with business and technology stakeholders, and ensure high-quality, scalable, and secure data solutions that support financial operations, reporting, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Hybrid working:

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role:

• Senior SQL Server developer with experience in programming, design and integration of data warehouse and data distribution platforms
• Designs, builds and optimises T-SQL code (stored procedures, functions, views) and data models to produce trusted security/risk reporting and records‑management‑aligned datasets
• Engineers resilient batch and near-real-time data processing, with strong data profiling, root‑cause analysis and incident/problem management.
• Owns performance tuning and capacity considerations for SOL Server workloads (query plans, indexing strategy, partitioning, statistics, IO/CPU optimisation) to meet SLAs.
• Works with engineers, analysts and control owners to translate security, risk and records‑management requirements into robust schemas, data quality rules, lineage and reconciliations; ensures solutions are testable, supportable and compliant.
• Leads by example through peer reviews, coding standards, release discipline and mentoring; proactively manages delivery risks and dependencies across data platform, security, risk and governance stakeholders.

Your Skills:

• Expert T-SQL development (complex query design, stored procedures/functions, set-based approaches) with strong code quality and review discipline.
• Strong SQL Server performance engineering (execution plans, indexing, partitioning, temedh, concurrency) and ability to diagnose production issues under pressure.
• Testing mindset and automation: SOLt (or equivalent), data quality assertions, and ability to produce repeatable evidence for security/risk/control reporting
• Good understanding of secure database development and data controls (access management, auditing, sensitive data handling) and confidence engaging with security and risk stakeholders.

We are a Disability Confident Employer:

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability,
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you):

• You'd be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organization. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organizational ambitions.
  To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini's 'learning for life' mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You will be joining one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®, as recognized by Ethisphere® for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses, and it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. You'll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
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