SQL DEVELOPER

We're looking for a data specialist to join our team and take an important role in the ownership and evolution of this well-established platform. This role is ideal for someone with a good grounding in SQL with operational experience who wishes to expand their skills into full database management.

Initially, the focus will be on familiarisation, day-to-day management, user support and system development of our SQL Server environment with the opportunity over time to make a significant contribution to architecture, performance tuning, and strategic improvements.

Key activities and responsibilities include:

• Working as part of a supportive, global team under the guidance of experienced leaders familiar with business process and UKGs SQL systems
• Investigating & resolving business critical data and data processing related issues
• Designing, developing and implementing new solutions that help drive business initiatives - delivering enhancements to existing solutions.
• Supporting data consumers and insight shapers across our businesses in the UK and Australia
• Building your knowledge of SQL and our environment in order to grow your influence

Do you have experience in T-SQL?, * You have a good working knowledge of SQL Server and T-SQL

• You have a sound understanding of database principles and experience in supporting production data environments
• You have a methodical, logical & detail-oriented approach to problem-solving and enjoy understanding how things work.
• You are tenacious and take ownership of delivering a solution end to end
• You can work well both independently and as part of a team
• You have good attention to detail and take pride in getting things right first time
• You are organised, reliable, and committed to your own development
• You are ready for the challenge of managing business critical data and systems

What's in it for you?

• A friendly, experienced team who will help you develop your skills in programming and in managing a live business critical SQL environment
• The opportunity to grow from managing data into a database specialist experienced in T-SQL, SQL Server configuration, performance optimisation, security and data governance
• Hybrid working to support a good work-life balance.
• The opportunity to become a key stakeholder in the long term future of UK Greetings and John Sands

• Free onsite parking at Head Office sites
• Employee discount shop
• Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
• Development opportunities; offering qualifications from Level 3 to 6
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee wellbeing support including Mental Health First Aiders
• Employee Recognition scheme

So if you have a passion for greeting cards and celebrations products and would love to be part of a talented team, you're in the right place!

We help make the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day with our greeting cards, gift dressings and party supplies products created for life's big events, special occasions, and those "saw-this-and-thought-of-you" moments in life. Along with our sister company John Sands, who are based in Australia and New Zealand, we're part of the American Greetings Corporation, one of the largest privately owned greeting card publishers in the world. As the largest direct to retail publisher of greeting cards and social expression products in the UK, we are the celebrations destination. You'll find our amazing products in major supermarkets, high street retailers, and independent stores across the UK and internationally, as well as digital online marketplaces. Here at UK Greetings we take pride in being an inclusive and diverse employer - we are dedicated and committed to building a culture where difference is valued and everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work regardless of their background. Among the great benefits of working at UK Greetings are: * Hybrid Working, working from home and our Dewsbury offices with flexibility around start and finish times * Enhanced Family Friendly Policies