SQL Database Administrator

Welcome to Ovation Healthcare! At Ovation Healthcare, we’ve been making local healthcare better for more than 40 years. Our mission is to strengthen independent community healthcare. We provide independent hospitals and health systems with the support, guidance and tech-enabled shared services needed to remain strong and viable. With a strong sense of purpose and commitment to operating excellence, we help rural healthcare providers fulfill their missions. The Ovation Healthcare difference is the extraordinary combination of operations experience and consulting guidance that fulfills our mission of creating a sustainable future for healthcare organizations. Ovation Healthcare’s vision is to be a dynamic, integrated professional services company delivering innovative and executable solutions through experience and thought leadership, while valuing trust, respect, and customer focused behavior. We’re looking for talented, motivated professionals with a desire to help independent hospitals thrive. Working with Ovation Healthcare, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled subject matter specialists and operations executives, in a collegial atmosphere of professionalism and teamwork. Ovation Healthcare’s corporate headquarters is located in Brentwood, TN. For more information, visit www.ovationhc.com. General summary: A Database Administrator (DBA) focusing on patching and vulnerability management is a specialized security-focused role responsible for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by proactively identifying, testing, and remediating security weaknesses in database systems. This role shifts the traditional DBA focus from purely operational performance to a proactive, risk-centric posture, ensuring databases are hardened against evolving cyber threats. Duties and Responsibilities: Perform security updates to SQL stand alone and clustered databases in coordination with Operation support staff and SME. Test and Implement security controls in coordination with the Security Team. Review Qualys Vulnerability Management findings and partner with server administrators to drive closure validation and reporting. Maintain metrics for remediation progress, vulnerability aging for assets, and hardening compliance; support service level agreement reporting. Work with SME, Operations team and/or vendors to document maintenance windows. Act as a liaison between database users, technical teams, application administrators, and other stakeholders to facilitate effective communication and data management. Troubleshooting database issues, setting up log files and scheduling backups Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems/Sciences, or a related field, with an emphasis on database design, development, and data management Excellent communication skills, healthcare knowledge preferred. Strong English language competency. 5+ years of hands-on experience as a SQL Database Administrator 3+ years of hands-on support of SQL Server Clustering Experience working with Windows Server OS. Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: Reliable high-speed internet connection is required for all remote/hybrid positions. Must have access to stable Wi-Fi with sufficient bandwidth to support video conferencing, cloud-based tools, and other online work-related activities. A HIPAA-compliant work environment is required, including a secure workspace free from unauthorized access or interruptions, no use of public Wi-Fi unless connected through a secure company-provided VPN, and compliance with all applicable HIPAA privacy and security regulations. #LI-Remote