Sr. Database Administrator

Senior Database Administrator Our client is looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join its technology team and take ownership of highly available, mission-critical Microsoft SQL Server environments. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on database professional who enjoys solving complex performance, reliability, and scalability challenges. Must be comfortable working 100% onsite, Monday through Friday, in Warren, Michigan. Responsibilities Administer, configure, maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments. Lead database performance diagnostics, query optimization, indexing, and workload analysis. Design and support highly available and scalable database architectures using SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and multi-site technologies. Develop and maintain backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical databases. Develop proactive monitoring and alerting to identify performance, capacity, and availability risks. Automate database administration tasks using PowerShell and T-SQL . Manage SQL Server upgrades, patching, migrations, and database lifecycle activities. Support reporting and analytics workloads, including SSRS and Qlik . Partner with application and infrastructure teams on schema design, database standards, code reviews, and release planning. Maintain database security, access controls, auditing, and governance standards. Mentor junior team members and participate in knowledge sharing. Qualifications Extensive hands-on Microsoft SQL Server administration experience in enterprise environments. Strong SQL Server performance tuning and troubleshooting experience. Experience implementing and managing database backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies. Proficiency with T-SQL and PowerShell . Experience with SQL Server upgrades, patching, and migrations. Experience supporting reporting and analytics workloads. Experience with SSRS, Qlik , and database monitoring tools. Strong understanding of SQL Server security, access controls, and auditing. Python experience is a plus.