Senior SQL Developer

This contract role is for a Senior SQL Developer supporting a natural gas transportation operation through critical SQL Server solutions. Working onsite in Cottonwood Heights, UT, you will design, optimize, and maintain complex database objects that power pipeline operations and enterprise business systems.

The position also bridges development and database administration. You will own the application/database layer, then coordinate with System DBAs for infrastructure needs such as maintenance, backups and restores, security, and disaster recovery planning.

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and optimize complex SQL Server stored procedures, views, functions, and triggers.
• Write efficient T-SQL queries for large, highly transactional databases.
• Troubleshoot and improve SQL performance using execution plans, indexing strategies, and query optimization.
• Develop ETL processes to automate data movement between enterprise systems.
• Support business reporting and analytics by building reliable database objects.
• Collaborate with application developers, business analysts, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable database solutions.
• Participate in database design, schema modifications, and data modeling.
• Coordinate with System DBAs to request database maintenance, backups, restores, security, and disaster recovery planning.
• Monitor database health and recommend improvements for performance and reliability.
• Support production deployments and troubleshoot database-related production issues.
• Ensure data integrity, compliance, and security across critical business systems.

Required experience

• 5+ years of Microsoft SQL Server development experience.
• Expert-level T-SQL programming skills.
• Strong experience developing Stored Procedures, Views, Functions, and Triggers.
• Strong experience developing Complex joins, CTEs, and Windowing functions.
• Experience with SQL Server performance tuning and optimization.
• Strong understanding of indexing strategies and execution plans.
• Experience working with large enterprise databases.
• Knowledge of database normalization and relational database design.
• Experience supporting production environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Technologies you may work with

• SQL Server, T-SQL
• ETL, SSIS, SSRS, Azure Data Factory
• Power BI
• C#, .NET, API integrations
• Git, Azure DevOps
• Cloud database technologies
• SQL Server Agent

Role details

• Role: SQL Developer
• Location: Cottonwood Heights, UT (onsite)
• Duration: Contract to hire
• Job type: Contract
• Compensation: $100,000 to $120,000 per year; $65–70 an hour
• Compensation basis: Based on Experience

Nice to have

• Experience with SSIS, SSRS, or Azure Data Factory.
• Experience with Power BI or enterprise reporting platforms.
• Familiarity with C#, .NET, or API integrations.
• Experience with source control (Git or Azure DevOps).
• Exposure to cloud database technologies.

Industry experience preferred

• Natural Gas Transportation
• Oil & Gas
• Utilities
• Energy
• Pipeline Operations
• Manufacturing
• Industrial Operations

Work authorization note

• No sponsorship available; must be able to work W2 after 6 months.