What are the responsibilities and job description for the Epic Infrastructure Architect - Remote position at NTT DATA North America?
Req ID: 346842
NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Epic Infrastructure Architect - Remote to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).
An Epic Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the core infrastructure that supports the entire Epic ecosystem. This role ensures the environment is scalable, high-performing, secure, and aligned with Epic's strict technical and operational requirements.
Infrastructure Design and Architecture Planning:
NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.
NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Epic Infrastructure Architect - Remote to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).
An Epic Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the core infrastructure that supports the entire Epic ecosystem. This role ensures the environment is scalable, high-performing, secure, and aligned with Epic's strict technical and operational requirements.
Infrastructure Design and Architecture Planning:
- Design the overall architecture for Epic environments, including production, non-production, and disaster recovery.
- Ensure alignment with Epic's system specifications for compute, storage, network, virtualization, and backup.
- Architect for scalability, high availability (HA), and fault tolerance, especially for critical components like Hyperspace, Chronicles, and Web BLOBs.
- Oversee the deployment of Epic environments (PRD, TST, DEV, POC, etc.), ensuring proper sizing and configuration.
- Develop standards and processes for environment refreshes, version upgrades, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
- Manage physical and virtual infrastructure builds supporting Epic components (including Clarity, Caboodle, Interconnect, etc.).
- Establish and maintain monitoring solutions for key infrastructure layers (CPU, memory, disk I/O, network latency, etc.).
- Work proactively to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with Epic TS and internal teams to tune systems for optimal performance.
- Ensure infrastructure complies with HIPAA, HITRUST, and internal security standards.
- Architect and test disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans for all Epic systems.
- Oversee patch management, vulnerability remediation, and role-based access control (RBAC) for infrastructure components.
- Act as a technical liaison between Epic application teams, server/storage/network teams, and leadership.
- Provide infrastructure guidance for Epic-related projects, upgrades, and go-lives.
- Stay up to date with Epic's System Pulse requirements and help align internal roadmaps with Epic’s evolving infrastructure recommendations
NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.