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We are expanding our IT Development capability at Davies Turner and are looking for a talented SQL Server Database Developer to join our growing team. This is a new role, created as part of our continued investment in technology and systems. You will play a key role in designing, building, and improving database solutions that underpin our business-critical applications and integrations. The role is focused on database development and performance, working closely with application and integration teams in a collaborative environment. This role is primarily development focused (database code, schema, data design, performance), with enough operational awareness to work safely in a production environment.
Job Responsibility:
Design, develop and maintain high-quality T-SQL including stored procedures, views, functions, tables, and indexes
Proactively analyse and resolve database performance bottlenecks using execution plans, indexing strategies, and query refactoring
Optimise high-volume transactional queries, reporting workloads, and data integration jobs
Design and support scalable database patterns suitable for high-availability environments
Support application and integration development through all stages of delivery
Support and promote controlled database changes across Development, Test, and Production environments
Work closely with CI/CD or release processes to version database scripts, coordinate deployment sequencing, and reduce release risk
Ensure database changes are repeatable, auditable, and rollback-ready
Diagnose and resolve complex database-related incidents including failed deployments, data inconsistencies, and performance degradation
Support restore, recovery, and synchronisation activities in coordination with DBA teams or managed service partners
Contribute to improving database standards and documentation
Requirements:
Strong experience as a SQL Server Database Developer in a production environment (typically 5 years)
Excellent T-SQL skills including performance tuning and optimisation
Solid understanding of relational database design principles
Experience supporting controlled database changes across multiple environments
Proven ability to analyse and resolve complex database performance and data issues
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Right to work in the UK
Nice to have:
Experience working alongside application development teams
Exposure to high-availability or resilient SQL Server environments
Familiarity with database deployment, version control, or monitoring tools