Sr. Lead Developer | Remote

TalentBurst; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Sr. Lead Developer to work remotely from Phoenix, AZ. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in PowerShell automation, SQL Server, and SSIS development, with a strong emphasis on mentorship and documentation. This role involves developing and maintaining complex automation workflows and ensuring data integrity across systems. Candidates must demonstrate their ability to document processes and workflows effectively.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years of experience in IT.
• Expert-level skills in PowerShell automation and SQL Server.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize PowerShell scripts for automation tasks.
• Design and tune SQL Server databases, manage performance.
• Mentor team members and lead technical documentation efforts.

Skills

PowerShell scripting

SQL Server

SSIS development

Technical writing

Application development

Job description

Role: Sr. Lead Developer | Remote
Location: Phoenix, AZ, 85003 ( Remote job, need local candidates only )
Contract

Position Description:
• We are seeking a seasoned Senior IT Contractor (with approximately 10 years of experience) with expert-level skills in PowerShell automation, SQL Server databases, SSIS integration, and application development.
• This role places a strong emphasis on mentorship, technical documentation, and system transparency — particularly around complex automation environments and data structures.
• The ideal candidate will support both delivery and knowledge transfer while documenting an extensive portfolio of PowerShell workflows and backend systems.

Key Responsibilities:
• Develop, maintain, and optimize PowerShell scripts across a broad range of infrastructure and data automation tasks — covering over 60+ workflows and their interdependencies.
• Design, implement, and tune SQL Server databases, including writing stored procedures, optimizing queries, and managing performance.
• Create and maintain SSIS packages for ETL operations, ensuring data integrity and scalability across integrated systems.
• Support application development, contributing to backend logic, system integration, and automation enablement.
• Mentor technical leads and team members, fostering a culture of code quality, system understanding, and operational excellence.
• Lead the development of technical documentation, with a special focus on:
o Comprehensive Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) reflecting data models, relationships, and schema structures.
o Full workflow and dependency overviews for 60+ PowerShell scripts, clearly mapping triggers, data flow, and integration points.
o System design documents, deployment guides, process diagrams, and support runbooks.
• Promote and enforce documentation standards to ensure future scalability and supportability of enterprise systems.

Required Skills & Experience:
• Deep expertise in PowerShell scripting, with a proven ability to document and manage large-scale automation environments.
• Strong SQL Server experience, including T-SQL, schema design, performance tuning, and ERD creation.
• Solid background in SSIS development and data pipeline design.
• Application development skills in .NET, C#, or equivalent platforms.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring developers or technical leads.
• Exceptional technical writing and documentation skills — particularly in workflow mapping and data modeling.
• Ability to analyze and reverse-engineer undocumented systems and translate them into clear, maintainable documentation.

Experience Required
Focus on two top-tier skill sets:
1. PowerShell Analysis – A candidate who can decode and analyze 62+ PowerShell scripts, clearly identifying workflows, dependencies, and logic.
2. Technical Documentation – A candidate with strong ability to document workflows, processes, and dependencies, supported by examples of their own work.

Additional Information:
Manager will require candidates to provide work samples. If proprietary, they must either /black out/ sensitive details or /create a new example/ that demonstrates their documentation process. If this requirement isn't met, the candidate will be disqualified. Please add in the Additional File under Supplier Documents Upload section. The selected candidate must be able to translate technical findings into clear, structured documentation as part of an ongoing process. Selected candidate will have background completed by client.

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