Database Developer (SQL)

Position: Database Developer (SQL)

Location: Sterling, VA office

Type: Hybrid: 2 days per week

Client: REI Systems

Visa: GC, USC, H4EAD, H1B (Prefer work permit who can join directly)

Interview: In-person interview (prefer local candidate)

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, views, triggers, and database objects.

• Develop scalable database solutions supporting enterprise applications.

• Perform SQL query tuning and database performance optimization.

• Analyze execution plans and identify performance bottlenecks.

• Support data migration, transformation, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation.

• Develop ETL/data integration processes.

• Collaborate with application developers, DBAs, analysts, and QA engineers.

• Troubleshoot production data and application issues.

• Develop scripts supporting automated database deployments.

• Ensure database solutions follow security, data integrity, and coding standards.

• Assist with data modeling and database design.

• Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate query development, documentation, troubleshooting, and performance analysis while validating generated code.

• Support data structures and pipelines required for AI-enabled features, analytics, semantic search, or machine learning applications where applicable.

  Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of SQL/database development experience.

• Advanced SQL development skills.

• Strong experience with SQL Server and/or Oracle.

• Experience with stored procedures, functions, views, triggers, indexing, and query optimization.

• Knowledge of relational database design and data modeling.

• Experience troubleshooting high-volume enterprise databases.

• Familiarity with ETL and data integration.

• Understanding of source control and CI/CD practices.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development and modern data platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Federal/FDA/HHS experience.

• Experience with Azure SQL/AWS database services.

• Python or scripting experience.

• Experience supporting AI/ML data workloads.

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance is preferred.