Senior Epic Operational Database Administrator (ODBA)

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Overview

Work Shift

First (Days) (United States of America)

Job Summary

The Senior Epic Operational Database Administration work includes designing, configuring, and managing the Epic databases to ensure the integrity, security, and accessibility of the organization's data including:
• Defining standards for physical data storage, maintenance, access, and security administration
• Performing backup and recovery using Database Management Systems
• Configuring database parameters and defining data repository requirements, data dictionaries, and warehousing requirements
• Designing and implementing approaches to improve database performance, capacity, and scalability.
• Experience in implementation and management of Epic ODBA environments
• Experience in configuring and maintaining environment copies
• Experience installing and maintaining admin/monitoring tools required to monitor Epic system
• Experience using Cache and Epic Chronicles utilities
• Strong knowledge of command shell scripting
• Strong understanding of OS concepts; ex: group ownership, file permissions, etc.
• Experience with RedHat Linux
• Epic ODBA Certification (Cache/Iris) is REQUIRED
An Experienced Professional applies practical knowledge of job areas typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Responsibilities typically include:
• Works independently with general supervision. • Problems faced are difficult but typically not complex. • May influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices.
Possesses key certification(s) or another credential(s) determined central to the systems or applications supported.
An Experienced Professional applies practical knowledge of job areas typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Responsibilities typically include: • Works independently with general supervision. • Problems faced are difficult but typically not complex. • May influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices. 
Experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree
5+ years of relevant experience with a degree 
7+ years of relevant experience without a degree 

Qualifications:

BLD - Bachelor's Level Degree

Skills

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