SQL Developer/DBA

Plateau Group is seeking a highly skilled SQL Developer with a solid background in database administration. In this role, your primary focus will be on designing, developing, and optimizing SQL solutions that support our business applications. While your core responsibilities will center around SQL development, your DBA expertise will be valuable in supporting database performance, reliability, and security.

This position will be onsite at our office in Fairfax, VA 5 days a week.  

Key Responsibilities

Primary – SQL Development

• Collaborate with business and technical teams to gather requirements and design scalable, high-performance database solutions.
• Develop and maintain SQL Server objects including tables, views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.
• Write efficient, well-structured T-SQL code to support application features and reporting needs.
• Optimize database schemas and queries for performance and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and enhance existing database logic and stored procedures.

Secondary – Database Administration

• Support SQL Server installations, configurations, and upgrades as needed.
• Assist in monitoring and tuning database performance (e.g., indexing, query optimization).
• Contribute to backup and recovery planning and execution.
• Help enforce database security policies and access controls.
• Participate in regular maintenance tasks and health checks.

Performance Monitoring & Quality Assurance

• Analyze execution plans and optimize queries to reduce resource usage.
• Support regression testing efforts by ensuring database readiness and stability.
• Collaborate with QA and DevOps teams to ensure smooth deployments and data integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4-7 years of experience in MS SQL Server development, with hands-on DBA exposure.
• Advanced proficiency in T-SQL, including writing complex queries, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.
• Strong understanding of relational database design, normalization, and data modeling.
• Proven experience in query optimization, execution plan analysis, and performance tuning.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues efficiently.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining SQL Server instances.
• Familiarity with backup and recovery strategies and disaster recovery planning.
• Ability to monitor and tune database performance (e.g., indexing, statistics, resource usage).
• Understanding of database maintenance tasks such as consistency checks, log management, and job scheduling.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to cloud-based SQL solutions (e.g., Azure SQL Database, AWS RDS).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for database deployments.
• Experience with automated testing and unit testing for database code.
• Knowledge of NoSQL or other database technologies.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Certifications:

Due to government contracting requirements, this role requires U.S. Citizenship.

CompTIA Security + or willingness to obtain.

DOD Secret Clearance or willing to obtain.

Plateau does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters without a signed third-party agreement. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to Plateau or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee