Database Administrator

Zenfreed, LLC; Lansing (MI); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Zenfreed, LLC is seeking a Subject Matter Expert for CEPI SLDS data warehouse modernization. The role focuses on data administration, data modeling, and ETL processes using Microsoft SQL Server across development, QA, pre-release, and production environments.

You will lead design and implementation of data pipelines, ensure data integrity, and guide architectural standards. Onsite hybrid work in Lansing, MI with mandatory in-person days and security checks as part of the role.

Formación

• Top 3 skills needed: Azure Database services, SQL Data Modeling/structure, Extensive ETL development experience.
• Bachelor's Degree required with extensive data/BI background.
• 12+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Designs, implements, and expands data pipelines with ETL activities.
• Prepares data, performs analysis, and generates data reports; troubleshoots ETL issues.
• Collaborates with developers, business teams to ensure high-quality data and provide support.
• Oversees data analysis, dictionaries, data models, and performance tuning.
• Coordinates physical changes to databases; codes, tests, and implements database objects.
• Ensures data integrity and supports ETL development lifecycle across environments.

Conocimientos

Azure Database services

SQL Data Modeling/structure

ETL development

Educación

Bachelor's Degree

Herramientas

T-SQL

PowerShell

SQL Server

Scrum

Descripción del empleo

Lansing, United States | Posted on 11/04/2026

• Minimum Education Requirement Bachelor's Degree
• City Lansing
• Country United States

Job Description

This position supports the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) database environment primary for the Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) modernization with the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS).

The database environment includes:

• Multiple SQL Server instances
  
• Multiple Collection Environments (Development, Quality Assurance/Testing, Pre- Release, and Production)
  
• Numerous SQL Reporting Services Servers
  
• 100+ analysis databases
  

This position is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the CEPI SLDS data warehouse and requires considerable independent judgment directing and coordinating the appropriate data administration and management methods, practices, procedures and tools, to complete the required assignments. Expertise is required in Microsoft SQL Server database support, and professional knowledge on CEDS standard.

This position is heavily involved with strategic and tactical information design, the analysis of business areas, security, and data modeling to meet data collection needs and the transition of ETL process from on premise to cloud servers. Responsibility includes the identification, analysis, categorizing, synthesis, design, and productive use of business information. In addition, this position is responsible for enforcing/ensuring that the architectural frameworks are properly implemented and enforced, monitoring and upgrading the server infrastructure that supports the database environment.

Job Duties

• Designs, implements, and continuously expands/maintains data pipelines by performing extraction, transformation, and loading activities.
  
• Responsible for data preparation jobs, data analysis and data reporting. Performs technical troubleshooting, root cause analysis and provides technical expertise for ETL jobs.
  
• Collaborates with developers. business and other team members to design and deliver correct high-quality data and to provide advice and support.
  
• Responsible for data analysis and database management. Involved in maintenance, enhancement, designing of data dictionaries, physical and logical database models, and performance tuning.
  
• Knowledge of the utilities and production tools used for data storage management to support the Application Team.
  
• Coordinates physical changes to computer databases; codes, tests, and implements physical database, applying knowledge of data base management system.
  
• Establishes physical database parameters. Uses structured query language (SQL) to define database objects using database definition language (DDL) and control access to database objects using data control language (DCL).
  
• Tests and corrects errors an refines changes to database.
  
• Enters SQL to create production data base.
  
• Uses database utility programs and 3rd party utilities to monitor database performance, such as distribution of records and amount
  
• of available memory.
  
• Directs programmers and analysts to make changes to data base management system.
  
• Reviews and corrects programs.
  
• Confer with coworkers to determine impact of data base changes on other systems.
  
• Evaluates users' requests for new data elements and systems, incorporates them into the existing shared data environment, and provides technical assistance.
  
• Coordinates the use of data to ensure data integrity and control redundancy, loads databases, and reorganizes as needed.
  
• Performs data modeling and prototyping.
  
• Responsible for the development of ETLs.
  
• Performs logical and physical data modeling, designs relational database models, and creates physical data models from logical data models.
  
• Performs security recovery procedures.
  
• Executes the procedures necessary to save, retrieve, and recover databases from hardware and software failures within established procedures.
  
• Assists with determining, implementing, and enhancing standards on database security and with monitoring agency disaster recovery procedures and systems.
  

Requirements

Top 3 skills needed: Azure Database services, SQL Data Modeling/structure, Extensive ETL development experience.

12 years:

8-10 years:

• TSQL
  

6-8 years:

5 years:

• PowerShell
  

5 years:

• Scrum
  
• Bachelor's Degree
  

Location

• Local candidates only. Candidates MUST be located within 90-100 miles of Lansing, MI at time of submission.
  
• Positionis a hybrid schedule withNO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. Required onsite days are Wednesdays and Thursdays.
  
• Working hoursMonday-Friday, approximately 8:00 a.m. to5:00 p.m.
  

AdditionalRequirements

• Must be authorized towork in the United States; We are unable to offersponsorships at this time
  
• Must undergo a background checkand drug screening for employment.
  

EmploymentTerms

• This is a W2 position
  
• HYBRID schedule -NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. Required onsite days are Wednesdays and Thursdays.
  

AtZenfreed, we are more than an IT company. We bridge thegap between people wanting to do the work they were meant to doand organizations needing the right talent.

We are dedicated to building a diverse,inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excitedabout this role but your past experience doesn’t alignperfectly with every qualification in the job description,we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the rightcandidate for this or other roles.

We understand a comprehensive benefits package is crucial to employment satisfaction. We offer medical, dental and vision coverageoptions for all employees.