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# SQL Developer

- **Company:** Lever, Inc.
- **Location:** Quantico, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $125,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Databases, Data Structures, Data Warehousing, Entity Relationship Models, Microsoft SQL Server, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Power BI, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, Enterprise Software Applications, Database Optimization, Database Performance, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/sprymethods/2906794e-1738-4c95-9868-8a45fdc30080/apply

## About the Role

* U.S. Citizenship with an active Top Secret clearance.

 * 6+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of certifications and experience).

 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or additional experience in lieu of degree).

 * Strong expertise in T-SQL development, performance tuning, and query optimization.

 * Solid understanding of database architecture, design principles, and normalization.

 * Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex T-SQL performance problems.

 * Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills.

 * Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Ideally, You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

 * Experience supporting federal, law enforcement, or scientific organizations.

 * Experience migrating on-premises databases to AWS or other cloud platforms.

 * Experience assessing and documenting client environments, infrastructure, and operational processes.

 * Background in data warehousing, analytics platforms, and reporting solutio

## Description

Spry Methods is seeking a SQL Developer to support a strategic laboratory program for our DOJ FBI customer. The ideal candidate has experience with strong Microsoft SQL Server database administration skills.

What Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):

 * Design, develop, optimize, and maintain complex T-SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, views, and database scripts to support enterprise applications and reporting requirements.

 * Monitor and tune database performance through query optimization, indexing strategies, and execution plan analysis.

 * Develop, manage, and continuously improve index management and statistics optimization.

 * Develop, design, and support Power BI datasets, ensuring efficient integration with SQL queries, views, and underlying data models.

 * Develop and optimize Power BI DAX expressions for advanced reporting and analytics.

 * Experienced with design and implementation of complex data structure types and integrations across multiple organizational units

 * Experience with mapping and creating entity relationship diagrams

 * Ensure database performance through proactive query optimization.


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