Senior SQL / ETL Engineer (Contract)
About the position We are seeking a Senior SQL / ETL Engineer, for a project based assignment, to support data migration, transformation, and database operations initiatives for one of our clients. This role will focus heavily on SQL development, ETL-related workflows, data loading, stored procedures, and large-scale data cleanup and manipulation efforts. The ideal candidate is highly hands-on with SQL and comfortable working directly with engineering and business teams to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and performance across multiple systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database scripts
- Load, transform, and validate large datasets within SQL Server environments
- Support ETL-related workflows, including data extraction, transformation, cleansing, and migration activities
- Perform data cleanup and manipulation tasks to improve overall data quality and consistency
- Troubleshoot SQL performance issues and optimize complex queries
- Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver accurate solutions
- Assist with ongoing database maintenance and operational support activities
- Ensure data integrity, validation, and reconciliation across systems
- Create and maintain technical documentation related to database and ETL processes
Requirements
- Strong hands-on SQL development experience
- Experience working with SQL Server environments
- Advanced SQL query writing and optimization experience
- Experience developing and maintaining stored procedures
- Experience with ETL processes and data migration activities
- Strong experience with data manipulation, cleanup, and transformation
- Experience loading and validating data within relational database environments
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues independently
- Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with ETL tools or automated data pipelines
- Experience supporting enterprise data migration initiatives
- Experience working within consulting or client-facing environments
- Exposure to reporting or BI tools