Senior Database Engineer

Job Details: Job Location: MBI TN - Loudon, TN, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Malibu Boats, Inc. (MBI) seeks a Senior Database Engineer to design, develop, optimize, and support enterprise SQL Server solutions. This hands-on role partners closely with Application Development, systems analysts, business stakeholders, and infrastructure teams to translate requirements into reliable operational databases and integrations. The position emphasizes OLTP design and advanced T-SQL, with contributions to ERP cloud migration and Microsoft Fabric as the platform evolves. The engineer also provides secondary SQL Server administration coverage when the primary DBA is unavailable.

Location: Knoxville, TN (Hybrid); remote considered for qualified candidates working Eastern Time

Key Responsibilities

Database Architecture, Development & Performance

Design logical and physical OLTP data models, schemas, indexes, constraints, and data standards; apply dimensional modeling where appropriate.

Develop, review, and optimize complex T-SQL, stored procedures, views, functions, and database integrations; troubleshoot with execution plans, Query Store, and wait statistics.

Support database integrations and data movement needed by operational applications; coordinate with teams responsible for enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines.

Partner with application developers on schema changes, transaction handling, data access patterns, and performance; support source control, automated testing, and CI/CD deployments.

Document architecture, data flows, dependencies, and design decisions; mentor engineers and promote maintainable development practices.

Business Partnership & Modernization

Work with systems analysts and business owners to clarify requirements, assess data impacts, define acceptance criteria, and resolve data quality issues early.

Support on-premises-to-cloud ERP database migrations, including Microsoft Dynamics GP: assessment, integration dependencies, migration, validation, cutover, and post-migration tuning.

Collaborate with platform and analytics teams on SQL Server, Azure SQL, and emerging Microsoft Fabric capabilities, including OneLake mirroring, Warehouse, and Lakehouse integrations.

Secondary DBA & Controls

Provide backup DBA coverage for production monitoring, alerts, SQL Agent jobs, incident response, backup verification, restores, and disaster recovery.

Maintain database access controls and support SOX evidence requests; perform approved patching, integrity checks, and routine maintenance using primary DBA runbooks.

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Qualifications: Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience; 7+ years of hands-on SQL Server database development and advanced T-SQL.

Strong OLTP database design and performance tuning experience, including normalization, indexing, concurrency, transaction management, execution plans, and Query Store.

Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into documented relational models and technical specifications; working knowledge of dimensional modeling.

Experience with Git-based source control, database CI/CD, and Agile delivery; familiarity with database integrations and data movement.

Working knowledge of SQL Server backup/restore, security, SQL Agent, monitoring, and disaster recovery fundamentals.

Strong communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration with application developers and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Warehouse, Lakehouse, pipelines), including Spark SQL, PySpark ETL notebooks, and Delta tables; experience supporting Fabric-based data processing is a plus.

Microsoft Dynamics GP, Dynamics 365, or other ERP platforms; manufacturing or multi-business environments.

ETL/ELT technologies (SSIS, Azure Data Factory, or equivalent); Azure SQL or AWS RDS; SOX controls; automated database testing, infrastructure-as-code, and Jira.

Success Measures & Working Expectations

Deliver documented, performant database solutions that meet agreed quality and delivery targets and support application teams effectively.

Maintain production reliability during backup DBA coverage, including tested restore procedures, current runbooks, and timely critical-alert escalation.

Support validated ERP migrations within approved downtime windows and maintain effective database access and change controls.

Backup DBA coverage applies during primary DBA absences; no regular on-call rotation. Critical after-hours support may be required during coverage or planned cutovers.