SQL Developer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026.
Application Deadline: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Vacancy Type: Permanent/Full Time
Are you an experienced and innovative Microsoft SQL Developer seeking an opportunity to make a significant impact within a dynamic financial institution? Dudley Building Society is actively seeking a talented individual to join our dedicated IT team. As an SQL Developer, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining technical solutions, ensuring compliance with both business requirements and industry best practices.
Your day to day responsibilities will include;
- Develop technical solutions based on business requirements and Society/industry best practices.
- Design and implement data solutions that align with business requirements and adhere to Society/industry best practices.
- Understand and adhere to departmental processes to successfully implement solutions.
- Prepare comprehensive technical solution documents and specifications to facilitate efficient development processes.
- Offer technical insights into database performance monitoring, and recommend and oversee necessary implementation changes.
- Provide technical support for operational and common database procedures, including but not limited to upgrades, backups, recovery, and migrations.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to the IT team on technical aspects of day-to-day operations when required.
- Collaborate effectively with other team members, stakeholders, and third-party contributors to ensure seamless project execution.
- Foster positive and effective communication with colleagues, ensuring timely and clear exchanges of information.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of the Society's Business Continuity principles and your specific role in the event of invocation.
- Uphold a deep understanding of your responsibility to protect the Society's data and compliance with our Data Protection Policy.
Here's what we're looking for:
- Have IT experience in a fast-paced environment, preferably in the Financial Services Sector
- Ability to translate high-level business requirements into technical solutions, including a deep understanding of technical integration architectures and data flows between systems.
- Strong technical proficiency in the following areas:
- Designing, building, and maintaining SQL Server Databases and associated data-related solutions.
- Microsoft SQL Server Platform: Administration, Maintenance, Automation, and Security.
- Proficiency in SQL Server Scripts, Functions, and Stored Procedures.
- Experience with Reporting Services (SSRS) and Integration Services (SSIS)
- Exposure to cloud based environments, specifically azure and a working knowledge of Microsoft fabric and associated tools would be advantageous.
- Excellent communication skills with experience of engaging across all levels of the business
- Strong organisation and planning skills; you'll need to love spinning lots of plates
In Return
In return for providing a passionate and specialist service to our members, we offer:
- Salary up to £46,350 depending on experience
- Intelligent hybrid working practices enabling you to work from at home and in the office.
- Basic holiday of 30 days + Bank holidays + Moments that matter days (Think birthdays, weddings + time off to getting the keys to a new house or welcoming a grandchild!)
- Pension contribution of up to 8% of salary
- Life assurance 4 x salary
- Full Private Medical Insurance
- Healthcare plan covering some of those day-to-day health bills like your dental and optical bills
Diversity and Inclusion
Our workplace culture respects, welcomes, and supports diversity and inclusion, empowering our People to embrace being a fundamental part of everything we are, and everything we aim to be. We treat everyone with the dignity and kindness they deserve, and strive to encourage and celebrate all the things that make each of us unique.
And that's not all…
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