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Senior Database Administrator

Universal Logistics Holdings

Warren, MI, USonsite

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Are you looking to join a dynamic team that provides its people with the tools to be successfull and opportunities to grow? Universal Logistics is a leading provider of customized transportation and logistics solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of services including transportation, value-added, intermodal, and specialized services utilized throughout entire supply chains.  Universal has immediate career opportunities in your area. Apply today to become part of the Universal team! 

Duties and Responsibilities • Administer, configure, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments, including performance tuning, capacity planning, backup, restore, and disaster recovery. • Design, implement, and maintain highly available and scalable database architectures using SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery technologies (e.g., Always On Availability Groups, multi-site deployments). • Lead database performance diagnostics and tuning efforts, including query optimization, indexing strategies, and workload analysis. • Partner with application and infrastructure teams on schema design, database standards, code reviews, and release planning. • Develop and enhance proactive monitoring and alerting solutions to identify performance, capacity, and availability risks before impact. • Automate routine database administration tasks using scripting and standardized operational processes (e.g., PowerShell, T-SQL). • Manage database lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, and migrations. • Ensure database environments meet enterprise security, compliance, and governance requirements, including access controls and auditing. • Support and optimize reporting and analytics workloads to ensure data accuracy, performance, and availability for business users. • Maintain accurate technical documentation and continuously improve operational processes and runbooks. • Research and evaluate database tools, technologies, and best practices to improve reliability and performance. • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. • Participate in on-call rotations and provide off-hours support as required to maintain system availability.

Requirements • Extensive experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments, including performance tuning and troubleshooting. • Strong hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups in multi-site environments. • Experience implementing and managing backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical databases. • Proficiency with database automation and scripting (PowerShell, T-SQL). • Hands-on experience with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Qlik, and other data presentation or reporting tools is required. • Experience supporting and tuning reporting workloads for business intelligence and analytics use cases. • Experience with database monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Idera SQL DM, native SQL Server monitoring). • Solid understanding of SQL Server security best practices, including least-privilege access and auditing. • Experience planning and executing SQL Server upgrades, patching, and migrations with minimal downtime. • Knowledge of Python for automation, tooling, or data-related tasks is a plus. • Highly self-motivated with strong attention to detail. • Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities. • Ability to prioritize and execute tasks effectively in high-pressure environments. • Strong customer service orientation. • Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.

Benefits: • Competitive salary and performance-based incentives. (Based on experience). • Paid time off • Health, dental, and vision insurance. • 410k • Professional development and training opportunities.

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