Senior SQL Developer

Job Title: SQL Server Data and Analytics Specialist Job #: 8463 Location: Portland, OR metro area Duration: 1+ year contract Overview: • Working as part of a high functioning team, the SQL Server Data and Analytics Specialist is responsible for developing, supporting, and optimizing robust solutions in SQL Server for Legal Services projects • Defines and develops solutions with minimal direction through collaboration with Solutions Architects and consultation with Project Managers • Thinks strategically, with an equal focus on developing and communicating practical solutions that exceed client expectations • Is detail oriented but flexible, ready to adapt to changing needs and priorities, cycling in and out of projects and embracing alternative paths to solutions • Enjoys the challenge of solving complex (and potentially under-defined) problems as a member of a high-performance team Responsibilities: • Develop, debug, and test T-SQL code to address a wide range of technical and analytical problems • Determine and implement effective strategies to explore, analyze, interpret, standardize, and conform complex datasets • Collaborate with team members to determine the sufficiency of data and ensure alignment in requirements • Assist Solutions Architects in the development of data processing plans that address the custom needs of each project • Interface with business stakeholders to identify new and/or clarify existing requirements • Manage and prioritize assigned tasks, ensuring deadlines are achieved, communicating appropriately about progress and obstacles Knowledge/Experience: • 5+ years' experience in leading the development of technical solutions • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or related fields) strongly preferred • Ability to understand complex business processes and adapt solutions to meet the needs of the business • Excellent communication skills for collaborative interaction with peers, managers, and business stakeholders • Comfortable in consultative interactions, able to clearly and confidently articulate both challenges and solutions to non-technical stakeholders • Must enjoy and have experience working in a fast-paced environment, able to quickly realign with shifting priorities Technical Skills: • 10+ years' experience with SQL Server and/or other relational databases • Advanced/expert level knowledge and experience working with SQL Server and/or in the development of T-SQL code • Proficient in tuning T-SQL queries and/or in the optimization of database server performance • Experience performing complex data analysis of very large datasets Pre-Employment Requirement All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. About APR Staffing APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions, founded in 2002, enjoyed an impressive reputation as one of the largest locally-owned and most respected technical staffing companies. Professional Resource Group, aka Data Resource Group, founded in 2009, also earned regional acclaim for being a fast-growing and highly-motivated professional staffing agency. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.