Senior SQL Server DBA - HA & Analytics Lead

Universal Logistics Holdings; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based incentives

Paid time off

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Universal Logistics Holdings is seeking a senior SQL Server DBA to optimize and support enterprise databases across our logistics platforms. You will implement high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning while collaborating with application and infrastructure teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups, SSRS, Qlik, and database automation using PowerShell and T-SQL.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups in multi-site environments.
• Experience implementing backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical databases.
• Proficiency with database automation and scripting (PowerShell, T-SQL).
• Hands-on experience with SSRS, Qlik, and other data presentation or reporting tools.
• Experience tuning reporting workloads for business intelligence and analytics.
• Experience with database monitoring tools (e.g., Idera SQL DM).
• Knowledge of SQL Server security best practices, including least-privilege access and auditing.
• Experience planning upgrades, patching, migrations with minimal downtime.
• Knowledge of Python for automation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Design and maintain highly available and scalable database architectures.
• Lead database performance diagnostics and tuning efforts.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams on schema design and releases.
• Develop and enhance proactive monitoring and alerting for performance and availability.
• Automate routine DBA tasks with scripting.
• Manage database lifecycle activities including upgrades and migrations.
• Ensure security, compliance, and auditing across databases.
• Support and optimize reporting and analytics workloads.
• Maintain technical documentation and runbooks.
• Research and evaluate database tools to improve reliability and performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge.
• Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours support.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Always On Availability Groups

Performance tuning

Backup/DR planning

PowerShell scripting

T-SQL

Query optimization

Data analytics & BI concepts

Documentation & communication

On-call support

Tools

SSMS

SSRS

Qlik

Idera SQL DM

SQL Server Monitoring tools

Job description

Universal Logistics Holdings is seeking a senior SQL Server DBA to optimize and support enterprise databases across our logistics platforms. You will implement high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning while collaborating with application and infrastructure teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups, SSRS, Qlik, and database automation using PowerShell and T-SQL.