SQL Server DBA — Always On & BI Reporting (Onsite Warren)

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Senior SQL Server Database Administrator to be onsite in Warren, MI. You will design, implement, and optimize enterprise databases to ensure high availability and performance for business-critical apps.

You will lead disaster recovery planning, automate routine tasks with PowerShell and T-SQL, and collaborate with apps and infra teams while mentoring junior engineers and maintaining comprehensive documentation.

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 with SSRS and data presentation tools (Qlik) is required.
• Experience monitoring and tuning reporting workloads for BI/analytics.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments, including performance tuning and disaster recovery.
• Design and maintain database architectures with high availability using Always On AG.
• Lead performance diagnostics, query tuning, and workload analysis.
• Collaborate with application and infra teams on schema design, standards, and release planning.
• Develop proactive monitoring and alerting for performance and capacity risks.
• Automate routine tasks using PowerShell and T-SQL.
• Manage database upgrades, patching, and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Ensure security, compliance, and auditing across databases.
• Support reporting and analytics workloads for business users.
• Maintain technical runbooks and documentation.
• Research and evaluate database tools and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
• Participate in on-call rotations as needed to maintain availability.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Performance tuning

Automation scripting

Documentation

Communication

Tools

PowerShell

T-SQL

SSRS

Qlik

Idera SQL DM

Job description

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Senior SQL Server Database Administrator to be onsite in Warren, MI. You will design, implement, and optimize enterprise databases to ensure high availability and performance for business-critical apps.

You will lead disaster recovery planning, automate routine tasks with PowerShell and T-SQL, and collaborate with apps and infra teams while mentoring junior engineers and maintaining comprehensive documentation.