Position: MS SQL Database Developer
Company: DataArt
Category: Data Engineer
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

Our customer is a hedge fund and credit investment firm that specializes in distressed debt and special situations investments. They manage billions of dollars in assets and have a reputation for successfully participating in high-profile restructurings. The Customer's Reporting and Data Services team is currently responsible for supporting the firm's data and reporting needs. The team is looking for a talented candidate to join a growing team and contribute to the firm's success. Initially, the candidate will be primarily responsible for building and enhancing SSRS reports, SQL Server stored procedures, and assisting with critical 3rd party application support and integrations.


Principal responsibilities include: 
- Develop, support, document, and test custom reports using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS); 
- Develop, document, and test proprietary SQL Server objects used for reporting and other internal data service needs; 
- Assist the team in supporting and interfacing with critical 3rd party applications; 
- Write well-organized and thought-out documentation using Confluence; 
- Identify performance bottlenecks and system bugs, and devise solutions to these problems; 
- Work directly with the project management and business teams to translate requirements into functional reports, integrations, and data feeds. 

**Requirements**
- 5+ years' of on-the-job experience creating and maintaining efficient SQL stored procedures that access complex systems such as data warehouses, general ledgers and other multi-dimensional data sources
- Experience with SSRS report development or an equivalent reporting platform
- Understanding fundamental design principles and has skill in writing clean, readable, smartly commented code;
- Desire to work with and gain in-depth knowledge of 3rd party applications
- Desire to work directly with business users (application end-users)
- Self-motivated, quick learner, and demonstrated ability for learning new technology
- Strong written and verbal communication skills

**Nice to have**
- Accounting and finance knowledge
- Experience with Power BI or an equivalent data visualization tool
- Experience with 3rd party applications such as FIS Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager (VPM), Salesforce, and Allvue Black Mountain Everest
- Knowledge of Excel/VBA, C#, and other programming/scripting languages