Epic Iris/Cache - Operational Database Administrator - Senior _ Division of Information Systems

ummc; Missouri; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UMMC is seeking an Epic Iris/Cache - Operational Database Administrator at Senior level to maintain the integrity and performance of enterprise database systems on the Main Campus Jackson.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and six years of database experience, plus Epic DBA certification or plan to certify within six months. You will design, implement, monitor, and secure databases, and work with the service desk and IT teams to ensure reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of database experience.
• Epic DBA certification required or post-hire within six months.
• Enterprise database design, security, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical expertise in the design, implementation, configuration, maintenance, and administration of enterprise database systems.
• Identifies and resolves database problems within application environments and service requirements.
• Identifies and resolves performance bottlenecks and related issues.
• Develops and enforces policies for database integrity and security.
• Monitors database environments and supports service desk tickets.

Skills

Database administration

Performance tuning

Epic Iris/Cache

Security policies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Epic Iris/Cache

SQL

PL/SQL

Job description

Job Requisition ID:

R00050197

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

SER-DIS-Infrastructure-Computing

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Epic Iris/Cache - Operational Database Administrator - Senior _ Division of Information Systems

Job Summary:

Responsible for maintaining the integrity and quality of enterprise database systems. Provides technical expertise in the design, implementation, configuration, maintenance, and administration of enterprise database systems.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree and six (6) years of experience in computer science, information systems or database experience.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:

Industry standard database certification required. If individual does not have Epic DBA certification, must certify post-hire within six (6) months.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Technical expertise in the maintenance and administration of enterprise database systems.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical expertise in the design, implementation, configuration, maintenance, and administration of enterprise database systems.
• Identifies and resolves database problems within application environments, service requirements.
• Identifies and resolves performance bottlenecks and related performance issues.
• Develops, maintains, and implements policies and procedures for ensuring database integrity and security.
• Monitors database environments.
• Work within UMMC Service desk ticketing system and schedule.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Physical and Environmental Demands:
Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

09/17/2026