SQL Server Developer

SQL Server Developer San Diego CA 12 Months Description: Job Description I. Department Overview The Software Technology Solutions department is responsible for developing and maintaining on-premise and hosted software solutions that provide integration, reporting, and analytics capabilities for the company's portfolio of products. Using industry best practices, the department is responsible for delivering high-quality, robust software applications that meet present and future requirements. II. Purpose The database developer is responsible for the design and development of database objects and procedural code to support various products for the organization. The database developer also creates programs to populate and maintain the data in the department's transaction processing and data warehousing systems. This involves the creation of ETL programs along with the supporting stored procedures, functions, triggers, and constraints. The position requires extensive hands-on experience developing database queries, ETL, and associated code in a Microsoft SQL Server environment. III. Specific Duties, Activities, and Responsibilities Understand and apply database design and development principles for both transactional and dimensional schemas to support application requirements. Design, plan, and develop programs to optimally extract, transform, and load data from data sources to the target systems. Maintain source code for database and ETL projects. Ensure that projects build successfully in a continuous integration environment. Develop or modify procedures to solve complex database design problems, including performance, scalability, security and integration issues. Troubleshooting and tuning complex SQL statements and making recommendations on indexing strategies. Diagnose and resolve database performance issues. Follow and improve development processes including but not limited to conducting peer/code reviews, complying with organizational standards, ensuring code maintainability, following build processes, implementing unit tests, and following other industry standards best practices. Troubleshoot issues in an efficient and systematic manner to identify and resolve underlying causes as well as take a proactive approach to solving problems creatively using available resources. Support of production systems. Work with peers to prioritize and complete daily tasks and Production issues. Participate in daily team stand-ups, planning sessions, etc. IV. Position Requirements Education or Equivalent BS in Computer Science or Information Systems Experience or Equivalent 8+ years of experience working with Microsoft SQL Server with emphasis on database code development. V. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements Database design skills including normalization and data warehouse design Strong T-SQL development skills including stored procedure, function, and trigger creation Excellent query optimization and performance tuning skills Strong SSIS skills Detailed analytical skills Structured troubleshooting skills Experience with data modeling tools such as ER/Studio or ERWin Experience using version control systems (e.g., TFS, Git) Familiar with Agile software development process Working experience with Azure DB technologies and Azure deployments is a plus Experience in the healthcare industry is a plus VI. Toolset Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and above Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Microsoft Visual Studio 2014 and above Microsoft SQL Server 2014 to 2019 migration experience is a plus Embarcadero ER/Studio is a plus Experience with automatic code deployment tools (Octopus) is a plus VII. Physical/Mental Requirements Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing. Ability to analyze complex application and business operational issues. Ability to multi-task and respond to quickly-shifting priorities. Ability to work in a team and/or independently. VIII. Any Additional/Important Information The database developer will be additionally be responsible for the following tasks: Analyzing requirements to create software designs Estimation and timely completion of tasks Documenting developed modules Supporting application developers and software testers Creating and executing unit tests for developed code Following quality assurance processes Regards Raj