Junior SQL Developer

Job Overview:

Are you energetic, ambitious, and looking to develop your career? Our IT department is looking to add a Junior SQL Developer to their team. We offer a dynamic and challenging environment where we achieve our business objectives and have fun doing it.

We’re looking for an experienced SQL Developer who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys solving real-time business and application challenges. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, takes ownership of tasks, and is eager to improve systems and processes while supporting end users effectively.

You’re perfect for this position if you:

• Have proven experience (minimum five years) in database development using SSMS (Microsoft SQL Server 2014 onwards).
• Demonstrate performance tuning and exceptional trouble shooting and problem-solving skills
• Manage and create stored procedures, functions, and triggers to support data-driven application dependencies (advanced T-SQL skills).
• Have hands-on experience supporting .NET (C#, VB, ASP) and VBA applications.
• Possess a strong understanding of database server security, user roles, and permissions.
• Design and develop SQL Databases.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Hold a Microsoft Certification (highly regarded).
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Communicate clearly and effectively (both written and verbal).

Additional requirements:

• Hold a valid driver’s license and have access to reliable transport.
• Availability for occasional after-hours support and infrequent overnight assignments.

Personal attributes:

• Exceptional customer service and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Self-motivated, proactive learner with the ability to manage changing priorities.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Excellent documentation and organisational skills.
• Well organised, punctual and reliable.

Your role and responsibilities:

Among other tasks, your main responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring high levels of performance, availability, sustainability, and security.
• Analysing, solving, and correcting issues in real time.
• Refining and automating regular processes.
• Assisting developers with query tuning and schema refinement.
• Providing support for critical production systems.
• Creating views, functions, and stored procedures.
• Writing optimised SQL queries for integration with other applications.
• Creating database triggers for use in automation.
• Maintaining data quality and overseeing database security.
• Understanding issues related to network performance and security.
• Reporting using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.
• Supporting various applications and identifying bugs (mainly VBA and .NET).
• Ensuring good performance of the applications across various platforms and terminals.
• Providing support to the business units or end users.
• Modifying existing code to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, upgrade interfaces, and improve performance.
• Designing and developing new features.
• Consulting with staff to evaluate interface, develop specifications and performance requirements, and resolve bugs.
• Reading, analysing and interpreting user/business requirements.
• Testing and debugging, identifying errors, and resolving them within testing protocols and standards ensuring the code performs to specification.
• Assisting in creating detailed RDs that outline problems, opportunities, and solutions for the business.