IS Epic Database Administrator

Nationwide Children's Hospital•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The IS Epic Database Administrator administers, maintains, develops, and implements policies and procedures to ensure the security and integrity of company databases. The role implements data models and database designs, data access and table maintenance codes, and resolves database performance, capacity, replication, and other distributed data issues. The position requires participation in on-call schedules, routine after-hours support, and occasional overnight travel. The administrator designs and implements database structures and security measures; monitors and optimizes performance; installs and configures database software and related tools; maintains database environments through patches and upgrades; and establishes backup, recovery, documentation, and security-control standards. The role also manages database access, collaborates with others to resolve database issues, maintains disaster recovery plans and tests recovery scenarios, participates in capacity planning, and keeps current with database technologies, training, and certifications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related computer science area or equivalent experience.
Advanced skills in SQL and PL/SQL.
Advanced skills in database design, database tuning, and performance optimization.
Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
Two years of experience as a Database Administrator is preferred.

Nice To Haves

DBA certification.
Two years of experience as a Database Administrator.

Responsibilities

Design and implement database structures and security measures to ensure data integrity and availability.
Monitor and optimize database performance for efficient processing and retrieval.
Detect, troubleshoot, and resolve database performance problems.
Install and configure database software and related tools.
Maintain databases by installing patches and upgrades to database environments.
Establish, maintain, and monitor backup and recovery policies and procedures to minimize data loss.
Set up and maintain documentation and security control standards.
Collaborate with others to troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues.
Manage database security and access needs, serving as a gatekeeper for database access.
Stay current with emerging database management trends and technologies and suggest ways to leverage them.
Keep up to date with DBA training and certifications.
Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and routinely test disaster recovery scenarios.
Participate in capacity planning to forecast database management requirements.
Participate in on-call schedules and provide routine after-hours support.
Travel overnight occasionally.