Azure SQL Database Developer

Orion Innovation; Montvale (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Innovation seeks a Senior Database Developer to design, develop, optimize, and manage database solutions for a cloud-native application on Microsoft Azure. The role emphasizes deep Azure SQL / SQL Server expertise, database design ownership, and hands-on CI/CD deployments using PowerShell.

The position requires coordinating with application developers, ensuring performance and data integrity, and enforcing security across environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a senior database developer or similar role.
• Expertise in SQL Server and Azure SQL.
• Strong T-SQL development, including procedures, indexing, and optimization.
• Experience with Azure hosted databases and cloud architectures.
• Hands-on PowerShell for deployment and automation.
• Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and GitHub for version control.
• Solid data modeling and database design knowledge.
• Experience with .NET/C# backend integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Azure SQL / SQL Server databases for enterprise apps.
• Develop and optimize T-SQL, procedures, functions, views, and indexes.
• Ensure performance, scalability, availability, and data integrity.
• Partner with application developers to support backend and full stack features.
• Implement and manage database deployments using PowerShell and release pipelines.
• Support CI/CD workflows using Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Perform schema versioning, migration, and environment release coordination.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform performance tuning.
• Enforce database security and access controls.

Skills

Senior Database Developer

SQL Server / Azure SQL

T-SQL development

Data modeling

CI/CD collaboration

.NET / C# integration

Tools

Azure SQL / SQL Server

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

GitHub

C# / .NET

Job description

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Database Developer to design, develop, optimize, and manage database solutions for a cloud native application deployed on Microsoft Azure. This role requires deep expertise in Azure SQL / SQL Server, strong ownership of database design and performance, and hands‑on involvement in CI/CD driven database deployments using PowerShell.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Azure SQL / SQL Server databases to support enterprise grade applications
• Develop and optimize T SQL, stored procedures, functions, views, and indexes
• Ensure database performance, scalability, availability, and data integrity
• Partner closely with application developers to support backend and full stack features
• Implement and manage database deployments using PowerShell and automated release pipelines
• Support CI/CD workflows using Azure DevOps and GitHub
• Perform schema versioning, migration, partitioning, and release coordination across environments
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform performance tuning and root cause analysis
• Enforce database security, access controls, and best practices

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Senior Database Developer or equivalent role
• Advanced expertise in SQL Server / Azure SQL
• Strong T SQL development skills (stored procedures, indexing, query optimization)
• Experience with Azure hosted databases and cloud based architectures
• Hands on experience with PowerShell for database deployment and automation
• Experience working with Azure DevOps pipelines and GitHub for version control
• Solid understanding of database design principles and data modeling
• Experience supporting applications built on .NET / C# (backend integration)

Nice to Have

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep, ARM, or Terraform
• Experience with database monitoring, performance diagnostics, and tuning in Azure
• Familiarity with security, auditing, and compliance requirements
• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments

Work Style

• Individual contributor role with strong ownership of database architecture and delivery
• Collaborative mindset, working closely with full stack, backend, and DevOps teams

Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.