Overview Ardent Health is a leading provider of healthcare in growing mid-sized urban communities across the U.S. With a focus on people and investments in innovative services and technologies, Ardent is passionate about making healthcare better and easier to access. Through its subsidiaries, Ardent delivers care through a system of 30 acute care hospitals, 24,000+ team members and more than 280 sites of care with over 1,800 affiliated providers across six states POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Database Administrator (Senior DBA) will play a vital role as a team member managing, optimizing, and securing our large and diverse database environment, ensuring seamless operation and data integrity. Responsibilities Epic ODBA Management: Oversee the operational aspects of the Epic database environment, including installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting. SQL Database Administration: Install, configure, maintain, and optimize MS SQL Server engines and databases, ensuring data integrity, availability, and performance. Epic Cogito Database Administration: Manage the MS SQL environments in support of the Epic Cogito data warehousing environment. Other Database Administration: Willingness to learn other database environments in support of the overall company mission. These will include Open Source database platforms (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and/or Oracle. Expected tasks would include installation, configuration, backup and recovery, and security. Database Performance Optimization: Collaborate with application teams to optimize database performance, including query tuning, indexing strategies, and database schema design. Data Governance: Implement and enforce data governance policies and procedures to ensure the integrity, security, and compliance of databases and data assets. Data Migration and Integration: Lead or assist in data migration projects, ensuring seamless integration and data consistency across systems. Linux Environment Support: Provide basic support for databases deployed on Linux environments, including system administration tasks and troubleshooting. Monitoring and Alerting: Develop and implement proactive monitoring solutions to identify and address database performance issues, security threats, and potential failures. Documentation and Training: Document database configurations, procedures, and best practices, and provide training and support to IT staff and end-users as needed. Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with application teams, system administrators, and IT stakeholders to ensure effective communication, collaboration, and alignment of database and system configurations. Continuous Improvement: Stay informed about emerging technologies, best practices, and industry trends in database administration, and recommend improvements to enhance system performance, reliability, and security. Qualifications Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Additional years of experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis. 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, with expertise in MS SQL Server, Epic ODBA, and Epic Cogito. Experience with database monitoring and alerting tools. Epic Operational Database Administration certification (ODBAC), preferred. Experience with Open Source database platform, preferred. Experience with Oracle database administration, preferred. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Strong technical skills in database administration, including installation, configuration, maintenance, and performance tuning. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and adapt to changing priorities and deadlines. Willingness to earn certification will be required. Familiarity with Linux system administration, preferred.