IT Consultant V, Solutions - Solution Architecture & Design

Kaiser Permanente; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente's National products IT team is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to drive architecture and design across major initiatives. You will partner with business and product teams to translate requirements into implementable solutions engaging IT and vendor teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, communication, and the ability to guide complex projects from requirements to delivery, aligning with enterprise strategy and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years experience in software or system testing across multiple IT environments.
• Minimum one (1) year software or application development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, CIS or related field and Minimum eight (8) years experience in IT consulting, business analysis, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise and coordinating resources.
• Promotes learning and cross-functional collaboration to drive projects forward.
• Leads requirements gathering and translates them into workable technical solutions.
• Evaluates vendors and drives standardized tools and processes across the enterprise.
• Influences senior management on integrating requirements with current systems.

Skills

Leadership

Solution Architecture

Communication

Influencing Others

Project Management

Business Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, CIS or related field

Job description

Job Summary:

The role is expected to drive solution architecture and design on the initiatives that National products team engages in. This would require the individual to work closely with business and product partners to understand requirements and then translate those into implementable solutions engaging IT/System teams across Kaiser and vendors. This is a key technical leadership role within our team, so we need the person to have strong leadership and communication skills.

Our team is National products IT team. Our team works closely with Product Launch Services team to manage the solutioning and delivery to launch products Kaiser brings to market in the Commercial, Medicare and other lines of business. We have a very healthy roadmap of products that we need to launch in the next few years so this role will play a key role in driving the solutioning work related to some of those initiatives.

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for providing support for customers (users), and assigned applications and/or information systems, including software implementation, cross-functional integration, complex configuration, and testing. Additional responsibilities also include leading solution design support efforts and research initiatives for translating requirements into workable technical solutions, and supporting the evaluation of third-party vendors as directed.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promoting adherence to all procedures and policies; developing work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; determining and carrying out processes and methodologies; coordinating and delegating resources to accomplish organizational goals; partnering internally and externally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating issues or risks, as appropriate; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; evaluating recommendations made; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others.
• Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; influencing team members within assigned unit; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentoring junior team members; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Develops requirements, or leads a team of IT consultants in the development of requirements for complex or specialized process or system solutions which may span multiple business domains by partnering with stakeholders and appropriate IT teams (for example, Solutions Delivery, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture).
• Leverages multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements (for example, SMART) across the enterprise.
• Leads and oversees the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, ROI, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of complex solution proposals.
• Provides insight, guidance, and recommendations throughout the evolution of applications, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining and leveraging a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across the enterprise.
• Maps current state against future state processes.
• Defines the impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components.
• Provides insight and influence to senior management and business leaders on how to integrate requirements with current systems and business processes across the enterprise.
• Reviews, evaluates, and prioritizes value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies.
• Influences solution design by providing insight and consultation at design sessions with IT teams to help translate requirements into workable business solutions.
• Recommends and advocates for additional data and/or services needed to address key business issues related to process or solutions design.
• Participates in evaluating third-party vendors as directed.
• Drives continuous process improvement by leading the development, implementation, and maintenance of standardized tools, templates, and processes across the enterprise.
• Recommends and advocates for regional and national process improvements which align with sustainable best practices, and the strategic and tactical goals of the business.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Application Design, Architecture
• Information Architecture
• Software Development Life Cycle
• System Testing
• System and Technology Integration
• Analytical Skills
• Business Case Development
• Business Planning
• Business Process Improvement
• Client Focus
• Crisis Incident Management
• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• Demonstrating Personal Flexibility
• Innovative Mindset
• Maintain Files and Records
• Managing Diverse Relationships
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Model Development
• Negotiation
• Organizational Skills
• Prioritization
• Process Validation
• Project Management
• Relationship Building
• Requirements Elicitation & Analysis
• Technical Documentation
• Vendor Management

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years experience in software or system testing across multiple IT environments.
• Minimum one (1) year software or application development experience.
• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, CIS or related field and Minimum eight (8) years experience in IT consulting, business analysis, or a related field. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) or other comparable business analyst or IT consulting certification
• Three (3) years experience in large scale software implementations
• Strong solution architecture background
• Working with business and other stakeholders in influencing and driving solutioning work on large scale projects/programs
• Strong leadership and communication skills