SQL Developer

Salary: $114,000 - 154,000 per year Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a SQL Developer or Database Administrator
• Strong SQL Server development skills, including stored procedures, views, functions, and query optimization
• Experience with database administration, performance tuning, monitoring, backup and recovery, and security
• Hands-on experience with ETL, data warehousing, and data modeling
• Experience supporting database migrations and legacy system modernization
• Experience with on-premises SQL Server and at least one cloud platform: Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Preferred: Experience building or supporting cloud-based data warehouses
• Preferred: Familiarity with SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Informatica, or similar ETL tools
• Preferred: Experience with Power BI, SSRS, or other reporting platforms
• Preferred: Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and database deployment automation
• Preferred: Experience with high availability and disaster recovery, such as Always On, clustering, or replication

• Support database development and administration across two strategic initiatives
• Help migrate data, databases, and integrations from legacy platforms to a modern SQL Server environment
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a cloud-based data warehouse
• Support scalable reporting, analytics, and enterprise data management
• Balance SQL development, ETL processes, data modeling, and performance tuning with core DBA duties
• Maintain and monitor databases, manage backup and recovery and security, and optimize database environments

• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Data Warehouse
• DevOps
• ETL
• GCP
• Informatica
• Support
• Power BI
• SQL
• Security
• SSIS

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We are seeking a skilled SQL Developer / Database Administrator for an ongoing onsite contract opportunity in the Chicago area. The role spans a legacy migration initiative and a cloud-based data warehouse project.

last updated 42 week of 2026