Senior Database Administrator
On-siteWarren, Michigan, United States
Job Summary
Administer, configure, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments, including performance tuning, capacity planning, backup, restore, and disaster recovery. Design, implement, and maintain highly available architectures using Always On Availability Groups and multi-site deployments. Lead diagnostics for query optimization, indexing, and workload analysis while partnering with application teams on schema design and release planning. Develop proactive monitoring solutions, automate routine tasks via PowerShell and T-SQL, and manage lifecycle activities like upgrades and migrations. Ensure compliance with security, governance, and auditing requirements, and support reporting workloads for business intelligence. Participate in on-call rotations for off-hours support. Maintain technical documentation and mentor junior engineers.
Required Qualifications
- 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
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of Python for automation, tooling, or data-related tasks
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