SQL Developer — United States

About The Company

Advantage Tech connects skilled professionals with organizations seeking technology and business expertise. For this opportunity, Advantage Tech is recruiting a SQL Developer to support a client based in Kansas City, Missouri. The client’s financial and operational teams rely on accurate, secure, and accessible data to support reporting, reconciliations, and informed business decisions. The SQL Developer will contribute to solutions that help maintain the quality, integrity, and availability of important business information.

About The Role

The SQL Developer will design, develop, maintain, and optimize databases, integrations, and reporting solutions supporting financial and accounting operations. Working in partnership with Finance, Accounting, Administration, and IT, this professional will translate business requirements into dependable technical solutions and help ensure that data moves accurately between internal and external systems.

This role calls for a developer who can balance hands-on SQL Server expertise with an understanding of financial data, documentation, governance, and software development practices. The successful candidate will help deliver scalable, auditable, and high-performance data solutions while supporting testing, production readiness, and continuous improvement. The position also requires collaboration with technical and nontechnical colleagues, careful handling of confidential information, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. The expected background includes three to five years of SQL development using SQL Server 2014 or later, along with three to five years working with financial or accounting reporting and data. Candidates should also bring two to three years of experience developing SSRS reports and two to three years of SSIS development using SQL Server 2014 or later.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server and database design is required, including experience writing complex T-SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and functions. A solid understanding of databases, data processing, data warehouse and ETL concepts, and performance tuning is important. Familiarity with source control, change management, testing practices, and documenting complex business logic is also expected. Experience with common table expressions, temporal tables, Power BI, or Azure Data Factory is beneficial.

The ideal candidate is analytical, organized, and attentive to detail, with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities. Clear written and verbal communication skills are essential, including the ability to explain technical concepts to varied audiences. Applicants should be comfortable working independently and collaboratively, building effective relationships across teams, maintaining confidentiality, and working accurately under pressure.

Responsibilities

Analyze, define, and document requirements for data, workflows, interfaces, logical processes, auditing, reporting, and production configuration. Design, develop, test, implement, and maintain database and reporting solutions that meet financial and operational needs. Build and support integrations between internal and external systems, checking that data is accurate, consistent, and complete.

Establish or maintain appropriate validation, audit, error-handling, monitoring, and reporting steps for data flows. Follow coding standards and procedures, participate in peer reviews, and contribute to reliable change management. Develop and execute test scripts, document results, and provide testing support through implementation. Communicate progress and risks, provide realistic effort estimates to team leads or project managers, and coordinate work across project teams. Support data quality initiatives, troubleshoot database or reporting issues, and complete related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Compensation, benefits, and employment arrangements will be discussed during the hiring process. This opportunity offers the chance to apply SQL Server development skills to meaningful financial and operational data needs while collaborating with business and technology teams. The work includes varied database, integration, reporting, and data quality responsibilities that can broaden experience across business-critical systems.

Equal Opportunity

Advantage Tech is committed to fair and respectful hiring practices. Applicants will be considered based on their qualifications, skills, and relevant experience. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and encourage individuals who meet the requirements to apply. All candidates are expected to support a professional, collaborative, and inclusive workplace and to handle sensitive business information responsibly.