Nokia

SQL Developer & Database Administator

Nokia • $110K — $130K *
Allentown, PA 18102In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expert-level Microsoft SQL Server administration and advanced T-SQL development.
  • Strong knowledge of performance tuning, SQL Server internals, and security protocols.
  • Hands-on experience optimizing and debugging stored procedures and execution plans.
  • Familiarity with PowerShell, SQL Agent, and CI/CD processes in cloud environments.
  • Proven expertise in database transformation, scaling, and high-volume data management.
  • Preferred knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and MES environments.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and secure enterprise SQL Server environments, ensuring optimal performance.
  • Design and test backup, recovery, and high-availability solutions.
  • Develop and optimize complex T-SQL and stored procedures, establishing coding standards.
  • Create SSIS and ETL packages, focusing on performance tuning and error handling.
  • Conduct detailed analysis of execution plans, query performance, and system metrics.
  • Lead initiatives for database modernization and cloud adoption.
  • Minimize manufacturing downtime through proactive monitoring and rapid incident response.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and certification.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and tools.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Potential for leadership roles in database transformation projects.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The SQL Developer with DBA experience will ensure the reliability, performance, security, scalability, and modernization of business-critical SQL Server platforms supporting semiconductor and telecommunications manufacturing. This role combines expert database administration with advanced T-SQL development and requires experience supporting downtime-sensitive, 247 production environments.

Responsibilities

  • Administer, monitor, secure, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot enterprise SQL Server environments.
  • Design and test backup, recovery, high-availability, and disaster-recovery solutions.
  • Develop, optimize, and debug complex T-SQL and stored procedures; improve data models and indexes; establish coding standards; and conduct peer reviews.
  • Develop and design SSIS and ETL packages and frameworks, including control-flow and data-flow patterns, SSISDB catalog configuration, project deployment, parameters, environments, incremental and delta loads, error handling, logging, and performance tuning.
  • Perform execution-plan, Query Store, DMV, wait-statistics, tempdb, memory, blocking, and deadlock analysis.
  • Lead database modernization, consolidation, migration, cloud adoption, and scalable architecture initiatives.
  • Minimize manufacturing downtime through proactive monitoring, controlled changes, tested recovery, and rapid incident response.
  • Implement database security, compliance controls, automation, capacity planning, and performance reporting.
  • Provide technical leadership, root-cause analysis, documentation, mentoring, and cross-functional guidance.


Qualifications

Must Have
  • Expert-level Microsoft SQL Server administration and advanced T-SQL development.
  • Strong knowledge of performance tuning, SQL Server internals, security, HA/DR, backup and recovery, clustering, and replication.
  • Strong hands-on experience optimizing and debugging stored procedures, including execution-plan analysis, parameter sensitivity, query rewrites, indexing strategies, blocking and deadlock diagnosis, and production performance troubleshooting.
  • Experience with PowerShell, SQL Agent, automation, source control, CI/CD, and cloud or hybrid database platforms.
  • Proven database transformation and scaling expertise, including upgrades, migrations, consolidation, capacity modelling, workload optimization, and high-volume data management.
  • Knowledge of semiconductor fabrication or manufacturing processes, MES environments, and production traceability is preferred.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8-10+ years of SQL Server DBA experience and 5+ years of SQL development or performance-engineering experience.
  • Proven experience supporting business-critical, downtime-sensitive manufacturing systems and leading major incidents, migrations, upgrades, or transformation programs.
  • Experience in semiconductor fabrication, high-volume manufacturing, or contract manufacturing is preferred.
  • Microsoft SQL Server or Azure certification, ITIL experience, and availability for maintenance or on-call support are advantageous.
  • Experience with Oracle 19c, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL is beneficial.
  • Strong ownership, structured problem-solving, and sound judgment under pressure.
  • Ability to translate operational needs into secure, scalable, and resilient database solutions.
  • Transformation leadership, stakeholder alignment, clear communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

About Nokia

Nokia is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company. The company was founded in 1865 and has since grown to become one of the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturers in the world. Nokia's products include mobile phones, smartphones, and network equipment, among others. The company is committed to innovation and has a strong focus on research and development. Nokia is also committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact. The company operates in over 100 countries and has a strong presence in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Learn more about Nokia
Size
87,927 employees
Market Cap
$25.8 billion
Industry
Telecommunications & Hardware
Net Income
-$2.5 billion
Founded
1865
5 Year Trend
-1.2%
Revenue
$21.8 billion
NASDAQ
NOK
* Ladders Estimates

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