SQL Server Database Developer

Job description

| Full-time · Mid | Senior level 7am – 4pm (M to F) – Lunch hour included
| Colombia – Remote Job

What are we looking for?

We are looking for smart people with excellent coding skills and a positive attitude!

Be a part of a team that ensures SCI’s technology products run with integrity, reliability, and top performance.

Our SQL Server Database Developers/Administrators are responsible for the design, implementation, configuration, maintenance, and optimization of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems.

The main goal is to ensure the availability, security, scalability, and consistent performance of our corporate applications and data platforms.

This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute directly to the efficiency and innovation of our technology solutions.

• Junior experience | 1 - 3 years
• Medium experience | 3 - 5 years
• Senior experience | 5-10 years
• Master experience | more than 10 years

Skills

• Strong analytical thinking | Problem-solving | Detail-oriented skills with the ability to map business processes into DB-driven solutions.
  
  
• Good time-management skills.
  
  
• Innovative and detail-oriented approach to database design and performance tuning.
  
  
• Effective written and verbal communication (English–Spanish) to interact with client teams.
  
  
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical database solutions.
  
  
• Mentorship mentality – able to guide junior developers and share knowledge.
  
  
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced Agile environment.
  
  
• Strong collaboration skills to interact with developers, testers, and stakeholders.
  
  
• Excited to continuously learn new tools, cloud technologies, and database trends.
  
  
• Development-driven decision maker.
  
  

Responsibilities about the project

• Design, develop, and maintain relational and non-relational databases to support business applications.
  
  
• Monitor database health and performance, ensuring high levels of availability, reliability, and security.
  
  
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve database issues in real time.
  
  
• Refine and automate recurring processes, track issues, and document changes.
  
  
• Write efficient and reusable SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.
  
  
• Provide guidance and assistance to developers with query optimization, indexing, and schema refinement.
  
  
• Optimize database performance through indexing, query tuning, and schema refinement.
  
  
• Create and maintain data models aligned with application specifications and business needs.
  
  
• Ensure data integrity, security, and availability across environments.
  
  
• Support development teams with database integration in applications and services.
  
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues in development, testing, and production environments.
  
  
• Assist with deployment activities, database migrations, and post-release support.
  
  
• Maintain documentation of database schemas, procedures, and standards.
  
  
• Perform post-release and post-implementation reviews to ensure database reliability and scalability.
  
  
• Provide 24/7 support for critical production systems when required.
  
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (QA, DevOps, Product Owners) throughout the software development lifecycle.
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of experience as a Database Developer or Database Administrator.
  
  
• Strong expertise in SQL Server and Azure SQL Database (other RDBMS experience is a plus: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle).
  
  
• Solid knowledge of database design, normalization, and data modeling.
  
  
• Hands-on experience writing queries, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.
  
  
• Proficiency in performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies.
  
  
• Experience in database security, roles, permissions, and encryption.
  
  
• Familiarity with ETL processes and data integration between systems.
  
  
• Experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and tools like Azure DevOps or Jira.
  
  
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
  
  
• Ability to support both front-end and back-end data requirements.
  
  
• Demonstrated expertise in continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD) for databases.
  
  
• Knowledge of cloud development and deployment (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
  
  
• Exposure to automation tools for database testing, migration, and monitoring.
  
  
• Familiarity with test-driven development (TDD) in database context.
  
  

Bonus Skills

• Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.).
  
  
• Experience with data warehousing and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake).
  
  
• English Level: Upper intermediate to advanced.
  
  
• Understanding of data governance, accessibility, and compliance standards.
  
  
• MCTS, MCITP, CDMP and/or MVP certifications a plus
• Scrum certifications

What Do We Offer?

| Competitive Pay in USD – Earn a stable monthly income invoiced in USD.

| 100% Remote Work – Work from anywhere in Colombia, aligned to the US Time Zone (EST).

Skip traffic jams, save commuting costs, and gain back precious personal time.

| Community & Collaboration – Join a network of like-minded professionals living life on their own terms.

Stay connected with your teammates through video and audio calls that keep collaboration strong.

| Tools & Equipment Provided – Receive a corporate laptop and the resources you need to perform at your best.

| Career Path Planning – Build your own career trajectory within technology consulting.

We provide structured growth opportunities, training, and support tailored to your ambitions.

| Training & Mentorship – Benefit from continuous learning through internal training, mentorship programs, and reimbursements for English tutoring.

Improve your confidence in speaking, writing, and listening with professional courses guided by expert teachers.

| Culture of Belonging – At SCI, you’re not “staff” or “employees.” You’re a valued team member.

We celebrate individuality, foster real connections across functions, and make sure everyone feels recognized and aligned to our mission.

| Fun & Celebrations – We celebrate achievements, birthdays, and milestones with gifts, days off, and virtual events.

Expect small surprises that make remote life more enjoyable.

| Work-Life Balance – Enjoy weekends, Colombian national holidays, health benefits, and vacation days included as part of your compensation.

| Paid Holidays & Vacations – Recharge with time off, because rest fuels performance.

About Our Company

SCI Sales, LLC specializes in wireless fleet and fuel management solutions and has served government and privately owned fleets worldwide since 2002.

SCI Distribution was established as Florida-based serving the Americas.

We also have a presence in the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

We are trusted as a reliable and efficient technology partner that provides fuel and fleet management hardware and software.

We serve Commercial Fleets, Mobile Tankers, Oil Jobbers, Fuel Distributors and Automotive OEM aftermarket sectors.

SCI places a strong emphasis on theft prevention, security, accuracy, and efficiency by providing the market with unique and innovative advanced Fuel and Fleet tracking solutions that help companies around the world to improve safety, security, and productivity.

We handle it all from extraction to inventory to distribution to delivery to supply because EVERY DROP COUNTS!

SCI Sales LLC - a company with a technology headquarters in Colombia- helps the world’s best technology companies think and work together to continually innovate the “next big thing” as a global provider of technology products, services, and solutions for fuel and fleet management.

Our team engagement -an average of 5 years in a row - is based on trust, integrity, two way commitment and communication between an organization and its members.

It is an approach that increases the chances of business success, contributing to organizational and individual performance, productivity and well-being.

Required Skill Profession

Bases De Datos, Analítica Y Bi