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# Senior Database Developer

- **Company:** Cantor Fitzgerald
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Computer Programming, Databases, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Structures, Data Warehousing, Software Debugging, Perl (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Metadata Repositories, Oracle Databases, Performance Tuning, Regular Expressions, Shell Script, Software Engineering, PL-SQL, SQL Databases, Sql Optimization, Sybase, Analytic Functions, Sql Tuning
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e3460e1a-26a7-4404-b0b8-4a4c499cbca6

## About the Role

* Demonstrated experience working on the design, implementation, and deployment of large, complex software projects.
 * High Level of expertise with Oracle Database, PL/SQL programming and ASE Sybase,.
 * Familiarity with Python, Perl or other shell scripting languages.
 * Advanced proficiency with SQL (e.g. complex views/joins, analytical functions, regular expressions, table partitioning, distributed transactions) and SQL Performance/Tuning
 * Advanced proficiency with Packages/Functions/Procedures programming and debugging.
 * Financial Industry Experience
 * Experience of working with large volumes of data
 * Good understanding of Database Architecture
 * Solid understanding of relational and dimensional data models
 * Experience with business intelligence reporting tools, data integration tools , and metadata repository processes and tools
 * Full Software Development Lifecycle, including requirements identification, design, and task estimation.
 * Ability to understand sophisticated mathematical and financial concepts
 * Experience working on financial data model and orders/trade Flows
 * Self-starter with proven ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly
 * Strong systems/process orientation with demonstrated analytical thinking, organization skills and problem solving skills
 * Ability to take responsibility and work independently in a high-pressure, time critical environment.

## Description

* Interact with business stakeholders to provide solutions that address business data analytics requirements
 * Work with SQL and other database access tools and methods to meet business or technical needs
 * Design, implement, and support data-movement solutions across multiple platforms and data sources (database tables/views and external files) using custom code and ETL tools/frameworks
 * Conduct shell scripting and advanced SQL development
 * Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize SQL queries and views
 * Become proficient in the data model and data structures to efficiently respond to business queries and requests
 * Provide ongoing maintenance and support for database schemas and views
 * Conduct root-cause analysis and resolve production problems and data issues
 * Work within the defined software development lifecycle, following established change-control policies


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