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SQL SME Developer (Subject Matter expert)

🌍 Remote · United States 💼 Full-time

SQL SME Developer (Subject Matter expert) Location: Remote Job Type: Contract Experience :14+ Years MUST Mandatory Skills:

  • SQL Development, Microsoft Azure, SSIS Development, SSRS Development, Database Architect experience,
  • Build ETL processes for: Data integration, Data migration, Data warehouse loading, Business Intelligence
  • The SQL Server Engineer / SQL Server SME is responsible for designing, developing, optimizing, and supporting enterprise SQL Server environments both on-premises and in Microsoft Azure.
  • The role serves as the subject matter expert (SME) for database architecture, performance tuning, ETL solutions, reporting services, and cloud migration initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities: SQL Development:

  • Develop and optimize: Stored Procedures, Functions, Views, Triggers, T-SQL Queries
  • Analyze execution plans and improve query performance.
  • Troubleshoot blocking, deadlocks, and long-running queries.
  • Design efficient indexing strategies.
  • Implement database performance tuning.

SSIS Development:

  • Design and develop SSIS packages.
  • Build ETL processes for: Data integration, Data migration, Data warehouse loading
  • Handle data transformation and cleansing.
  • Automate file imports and exports.
  • Monitor SSIS package execution and troubleshoot failures.

SSRS Development:

  • Design and develop operational and executive reports.
  • Create dashboards and analytical reports.
  • Implement report subscriptions and automated delivery.
  • Optimize report performance.

Database Architecture & Design:

  • Design enterprise database architecture.
  • Create logical and physical data models.
  • Perform normalization and denormalization.
  • Establish database standards and best practices.
  • Design highly scalable OLTP and reporting solutions.
  • Design multi-tenant and enterprise application databases.

Performance & Troubleshooting

  • Conduct root cause analysis.
  • Resolve production incidents.
  • Monitor wait statistics.
  • Analyze memory, CPU, and I/O bottlenecks.
  • Tune indexes and statistics.
  • Improve SQL workload efficiency.

Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence

  • Design dimensional models.
  • Implement data marts and enterprise data warehouses.
  • Build reporting and analytics platforms.
  • Support Power BI, SSRS, and BI solutions.

Required Technical Skills SQL Server

  • SQL Server 2016/2019/2022, T-SQL, Query Optimization, Performance Tuning, Indexing, Partitioning, Replication, Always on Availability Groups

Integration & Reporting:

  • SSIS, SSRS
  • Database Design
  • Data Modeling, OLTP Architecture, Data Warehousing, Star Schema, Database Security, Data Governance

Good to have Knowledge: SQL Server Administration

  • Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server environments.
  • Manage SQL Server upgrades, patching, and migrations.
  • Configure security, roles, permissions, and auditing.
  • Perform backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
  • Manage Always on Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, and replication.
  • Monitor database health and capacity planning.

Experience:

  • 14- 18 years of SQL Server experience.
  • Enterprise ETL development using SSIS.
  • Enterprise reporting using SSRS/Power BI.
  • Database architecture and design experience.
  • Production support and performance tuning expertise.
  • Healthcare, insurance, finance, or large enterprise application experience preferred.

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