Senior SQL Server DBA - High Availability & Performance

Relha LLC; Warren, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development and training

Job summary

Universal Logistics is seeking a seasoned SQL Server DBA to administer, optimize, and scale Microsoft SQL Server environments across enterprise workloads in a fast-growing logistics setting.

This role leads high-availability deployments (Always On), implements backup and disaster recovery strategies, and collaborates with application and infrastructure teams to ensure data reliability, performance, and security. It requires strong scripting, SSRS/BI experience, and mentoring capabilities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on with Always On Availability Groups in multi-site deployments.
• Experience with backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Proficiency in PowerShell and T-SQL scripting.
• Experience with SSRS and data visualization/reporting tools.
• Experience with database monitoring and observability tools.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Python for automation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Design and maintain highly available database architectures with Always On.
• Lead performance diagnostics and query optimization.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams on schema and releases.
• Develop monitoring and alerting to identify risks before impact.
• Automate tasks with PowerShell and T-SQL.
• Manage upgrades, patches, and migrations.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance with access controls.
• Support reporting workloads for BI and analytics.
• Maintain documentation and runbooks.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Performance tuning

T-SQL scripting

PowerShell scripting

SSRS

Database monitoring

Security best practices

Python for automation

Documentation

Tools

Idera SQL DM

Job description

Universal Logistics is seeking a seasoned SQL Server DBA to administer, optimize, and scale Microsoft SQL Server environments across enterprise workloads in a fast-growing logistics setting.

This role leads high-availability deployments (Always On), implements backup and disaster recovery strategies, and collaborates with application and infrastructure teams to ensure data reliability, performance, and security. It requires strong scripting, SSRS/BI experience, and mentoring capabilities.