Database Administrator

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.

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This position is fully onsite in Warren, MI

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