Epic ODBA

Must have an active Epic ODBA certification

The Epic Operational Database Administrator (ODBA) is a mission-critical, hands-on role responsible for the installation, performance, and reliability of the Epic IRIS Operational Database (ODB) hosted in Microsoft Azure. Operating in a high-volume, national-scale diagnostic laboratory environment, the ODBA will transition the system through its initial implementation, stabilize it during steady-state operations, and continuously optimize database performance. This role works closely with infrastructure teams, integration engineers, and Epic Beaker analysts to ensure massive daily volumes of clinical testing data flow with zero interruption and strict adherence to healthcare compliance standards (HIPAA, CLIA).

• Install, configure, and provision all Epic database environments (Production, Reporting, Disaster Recovery, Training, and Build) within the Azure cloud environment.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  Collaborate with cloud engineers to deploy and manage the underlying Azure database infrastructure using tools like Terraform to ensure consistent, scalable builds.
• Execute rigorous volume testing to ensure the database can handle burst-heavy, high-throughput HL7v2 and FHIR API transactions from automated lab analyzers and middleware.
• DR Configuration:
  Implement and validate multi-region disaster recovery, failover clusters, and backup protocols to guarantee near-zero downtime and strict data recoverability prior to go-live.
• Monitor daily database health, server performance, I/O, and journaling to proactively identify bottlenecks and maintain high availability.
• Execute routine Epic version upgrades, system updates (SUs), and security patches across all environments according to strict change management processes.
• Serve in a 24/7 on-call rotation to provide advanced troubleshooting for database abends, slow query responses, data corruption, or severe system degradation.
• Execute daily operational tasks, including database space management, user access control, log rotation, and validation of automated database backups.
• Act as the primary technical liaison with Epic Technical Support (Epic TS) and Inter Systems to coordinate maintenance windows and drive resolution of critical incidents.

processes to optimize responsiveness for rapid specimen accessioning, auto-verification, and integrated LIS workflows.

• Monitor storage consumption and transaction trends to accurately forecast resource needs and right-size Azure compute/storage resources for cost efficiency and performance.
• Design and execute database partitioning and historical lab-result archiving strategies to manage the rapid, compounding data growth typical of a national reference lab.
• Process Automation:
  Develop and refine automation scripts to streamline repetitive DBA tasks, system monitoring alerts, and failover validation processes.

• Active Epic ODBA certification is required with a proven track record of maintaining certifications across multiple Epic release cycles.
• Minimum 7+ years of hands-on database administration experience managing Inter Systems Caché/IRIS database environments, with a strong focus on enterprise-scale production systems.
• Demonstrated experience of managing, monitoring, and performance-tuning databases supporting high volume concurrent users and extremely high transaction volumes.
• Minimum 4 years of deep operational experience hosting and managing mission-critical Epic database workloads within Microsoft Azure, including advanced knowledge of Azure storage performance tiers and VM clustering.
• Expert level experience designing, configuring, and executing failovers for multi-node, geographically distributed…