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SQL Database Developer

ProArch -
Atlanta, GA

Job Details

Contract
$130,000 - $150,000 a year

Qualifications

Commercial use (data warehousing systems)
Systems integration
Server optimization
Data visualization software proficiency
Data Integration (Data management)
Continuous deployment
Failover system
RESTful API
High availability solutions design
Query plan analysis
Improving system uptime or availability
Database backup and recovery
Data retrieval time improvement
Business intelligence report generation
Data recovery
Performance Reporting
Metrics Reporting
Scalable systems
Stored procedures
Data caching
Business intelligence tools
Enterprise Integration
Scalability
System development
Database migration or upgrading
Capacity planning
Data analytics tools
System tuning
High availability
T-SQL

Full Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Database Design & Development

Design, develop, and maintain complex SQL Server databases supporting enterprise healthcare applications.
Create and optimize database schemas, tables, indexes, views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.
Develop scalable data models supporting patient, provider, care management, clinical, and operational workflows.
Ensure database structures support evolving business and regulatory requirements.

Performance Optimization

Analyze and resolve database performance bottlenecks.
Optimize complex T-SQL queries and stored procedures.
Design indexing strategies to improve application response times.
Perform execution plan analysis and SQL code optimization.
Monitor database performance and proactively identify areas for improvement.
Support high-volume transactional workloads while maintaining performance SLAs.

Scalability & Capacity Planning

Assess current database limitations and recommend scalability improvements.
Design solutions capable of supporting increased user concurrency and transaction volumes.
Implement partitioning, archiving, caching, and data lifecycle strategies.
Optimize database architecture for future platform growth and new feature rollouts.
Collaborate with Technical Architects to define long-term database modernization strategies.

Healthcare Data & Integrations

Support healthcare interoperability initiatives using FHIR standards.
Develop and optimize ETL processes for healthcare data exchange.
Design database structures supporting FHIR resources and healthcare integrations.
Work with API and integration teams to ensure efficient data access patterns.
Ensure compliance with healthcare data governance and security requirements.

Reporting & Analytics

Design and optimize reporting databases and operational data stores.
Develop SQL-based reporting solutions and data extracts.
Support Power BI and enterprise reporting initiatives.
Create scalable reporting mechanisms that minimize application performance impact.

Data Security & Compliance

Implement database security best practices.
Manage data access controls and encryption strategies.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA and healthcare data privacy regulations.
Participate in audits and compliance reviews.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Experience

8+ years of SQL Server development experience.
5+ years working on enterprise-scale applications.
Experience supporting systems with high transaction volumes and large datasets.
Proven track record of database performance tuning and optimization.
Experience working closely with application development teams.
Microsoft SQL Server 2016/2019/2022
T-SQL Programming
Stored Procedures
Views
Triggers
Functions
Query Optimization
Index Tuning
Database Performance Monitoring
Performance & Scalability
Execution Plan Analysis
Database Partitioning
Index Strategy Design
Locking and Blocking Analysis
Deadlock Resolution
Capacity Planning
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Development & Integration
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
ETL Development
REST API Data Integrations
Data Migration Strategies
CI/CD for Database Deployments
SQL Reporting Services (SSRS)
Power BI
Operational Reporting
Data Warehousing Concepts

Preferred Qualifications

Healthcare industry experience.
Knowledge of HL7 and FHIR standards.
Experience with Electronic Health Record (EHR/EMR) platforms.
Expertise in Azure SQL and cloud database architectures.
Experience supporting care management, population health, or patient engagement platforms.
Familiarity with Azure Data Factory and modern data platform technologies.

Key Deliverables

During the first 90 days, the successful candidate will:
Complete a database health and performance assessment.
Identify and resolve critical performance bottlenecks.
Optimize high-impact stored procedures and queries.
Establish database monitoring and performance baselines.
Create a database scalability roadmap.
Implement indexing and data access optimization strategies.
Support new healthcare integration and reporting initiatives.
Improve data quality and reliability across the platform.

Success Metrics

Reduction in database response times.
Improved application performance and user experience.
Increased concurrent user capacity.
Reduction in production database incidents.
Faster reporting and analytics execution.
Improved scalability to support future platform growth.
High data quality, security, and system reliability.