Technical Lead - II_Microsoft SQL Server

PamTen

1 month ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Job location

Tech stack

Azure

Cloud Computing

Code Review

Databases

Information Engineering

Data Integrity

ETL

Data Systems

Data Warehousing

Database Development

Database Security

Dimensional Modeling

Hive

Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Azure

Performance Tuning

Query Optimization

SQL Stored Procedures

SQL Databases

T-SQL

Data Processing

Spark

Data Lake

PySpark

Data Management

Databricks

Job description

Seeking a Senior Data Engineer with deep expertise in SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Databricks to design, optimize, and deliver scalable cloud-based data solutions supporting analytics and enterprise data platforms, · Database Development & Optimization: Design, develop, and maintain complex SQL Server and Azure SQL databases. · Write and optimize advanced T-SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and views. · Perform query tuning, indexing strategies, and performance optimization for large-scale datasets. · Implement best practices for database security, data integrity, and reliability. · Cloud & Data Platform: Develop and manage data solutions in Azure SQL Database.

Work with Databricks (Apache Spark) to support data transformations, analytics, and large-scale data processing.
Integrate Azure SQL with Databricks using Delta Lake, Spark SQL, and PySpark/SQL where applicable.
Support cloud-based data architectures and hybrid data environments.

· Data Modelling & Warehousing: Design and maintain relational and dimensional data models. · Implement Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) and other data warehousing patterns. · Support ETL/ELT processes and collaborate with data engineering teams. · Collaboration & Leadership: Partner with application developers, data engineers, BI teams, and stakeholders to understand data requirements.

Provide guidance and mentoring to junior developers.
Participate in code reviews and enforce database development standards.
Troubleshoot production issues and provide root cause analysis.

Requirements

Mandatory skills · 10+ years of experience as a Database Developer or similar role. · Strong expertise in SQL Server and Azure SQL. · Advanced proficiency in T-SQL, including performance tuning and query optimization. · Hands-on experience with Databricks and Apache Spark. · Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts, dimensional modelling, and SCD. · Experience working in Azure cloud environments. · Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.