IT Applications Engineer II

This individual contributor role focuses on translating business requirements and functional specifications into software solutions, implementing and maintaining business software, and supporting systems integration and user acceptance testing.

Responsibilities

• Apply up-to-date subject-area knowledge to meet deadlines, follow procedures, and support projects or initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to solve business problems, communicate progress, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Leverage DEVOPS, Waterfall, and Agile practices to design, develop, and deliver resilient, secure, multi-channel, high-volume, high-transaction, on/off-premise, and cloud-based solutions.
• Support recommendations of technical solutions that meet design and functional needs.
• Assist in implementing and providing post-implementation triage and support for business software solutions, including programming and configuration for enhancements.
• Support identification of specific interfaces, methods, parameters, procedures, and functions for technical solutions.
• Provide systems incident support and troubleshooting for non-complex issues.
• Support partnerships with IT teams and vendors to ensure code adheres to company architectural standards, design patterns, and technical specifications.
• Support component integration testing (CIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT) with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Develop understanding of emerging technical trends to gain insight into industry best practices and strategies.
• Execute unit testing to identify application errors and ensure software solutions meet functional specifications.
• Assist in reviewing business requirements and functional specifications for development into code modules.
• Support the writing and reviewing of technical specifications and documentation.
• Develop technical expertise and knowledge of industry trends through reading publications and attending training events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field OR minimum two (2) years of experience in software development or a related field.
• One (1) year of experience in systems analysis, including defining technical requirements for IT solutions (preferred).
• One (1) year of experience with engineering tools such as bug tracking and source code control systems (preferred).

Skills

• 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 Knowledge
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication
• Acts with Compassion
• Analytical Skills
• Client Focus
• Crisis Incident Management
• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• Demonstrating Personal Flexibility
• Innovative Mindset
• Managing Diverse Relationships
• Microsoft Office
• Organizational Skills
• Prioritization
• Relationship Building
• Technical Communication

Pay

$86,700 - $112,200 / year

Schedule

• Full-time
• Monday–Friday
• 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Up to 15% travel required

Benefits

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market-competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency.