IS Epic Database Administrator

Nationwide Children's Hospital•Columbus, OH

About The Position

Administers, maintains, develops, and implements policies and procedures to ensure the security and integrity of company databases. Implements data models and database designs, data access and table maintenance codes, and resolves database performance, capacity, replication, and other distributed data issues. The role 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 database performance; installs, configures, patches, and upgrades database software and related tools; and maintains backup, recovery, documentation, and security control standards. The role also manages database access, collaborates with others to resolve database-related issues, maintains disaster recovery plans and tests recovery scenarios, and participates in capacity planning. The administrator stays current with database management trends, technologies, training, and certifications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related Computer Science area, or equivalent experience.
Advanced skills in SQL, PL/SQL, database design, database tuning, and performance optimization.
Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Design and implement database structures and security measures to ensure data integrity and availability.
Monitor and optimize database performance for efficient data processing and retrieval; detect, troubleshoot, and resolve performance problems.
Install and configure database software and related tools; maintain database environments by installing patches and upgrades.
Establish, maintain, and monitor backup and recovery policies and procedures to minimize data loss.
Maintain documentation and security control standards.
Collaborate with others to troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues.
Manage database security and access, determine appropriate access needs with collaborators, and serve as a gatekeeper for database access.
Keep up to date with emerging database management trends and technologies and suggest ways to leverage new capabilities.
Maintain 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; occasional overnight travel is required.