Nine Twenty Technology are currently recruiting for a SQL Developer for our market leading software client.
This is an exciting opportunity to start on a career path with a very innovative, creative and current Software business based in Glasgow. Ideal if you are feeling bored or restricted in your current role and want to really excel in a very cool company.
This role will be to develop and administer key development projects to ensure continuity of service to clients as well as designing, developing and maintaining databases that hold and process huge volumes of data.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Experience with queries running on several million rows
- Knowledge of the best index practices
- Knowledge on data type & collation pros & cons, when to use them
- Experience in debugging own queries
- Maintaining referential integrity
- Knowledge in different types of JOIN operations
- Ability to write readable, well-documented code
- Systems monitoring, investigation of anomalies
- Maintenance of system documentation
- A good understanding of the software development lifecycle
- Proven experience working in a support environment working to SLA’s
- Implementation of self-established continuous improvement initiatives regarding systems and processes
- Project support work to include data loading and migrations
The ideal candidate will need the following essential experience:
- Strong SQL, MYSQL development experience for the end purposes of data analysis and visualisation, whether programmatically, or through presentation of data via packages such as R, SPSS or Excel
- Exposure to some Junior Database Administrator tasks (MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle).
- Scripting experience
- Experience of working with databases in a commercial environment
Relevant personal skills include:
- Strong communication skills
- Self-motivator who is comfortable working within a team and on an individual basis when required under minimal supervision
- Flexible and willing to learn new skills in a diverse support environment
- Strong prioritisation and organisational skills with the capability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to drive through change and see projects to completion with successful handover to Team members
- Open to receiving and giving honest feedback
- Customer focused
- Ability to understand overall picture of system structure and possible breakpoints
- Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems
- Ability to interact with other teams
If you have the relevant skill set and would like to find out more about this position, please submit your CV for the attention of Joanne Steggell, Technology Consultant.