IT Engineer Applications - Kaiser Permanente

Job Summary:



The IT Engineer 3 will be involved in managing data pipelines, performing data integrations using SQL Server and SSIS, and ensuring high-quality data is available for analytics. They will design and maintain data models that align with business needs and performance requirements. The role will also involve troubleshooting ETL processes, optimizing database performance, and collaborating with analysts to meet reporting requirements. Having experience with complex SQL queries and SSIS packages will be essential to succeed in this role.



The core responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining databases and ETL processes using SQL Server and SSIS. The candidate will work closely with the data engineering and analytics teams to ensure data is efficiently integrated from multiple sources and that data models support various reporting and analysis needs. They will also play a role in improving performance, scalability, and data accuracy in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.



Our department is focused on developing robust data systems to support business intelligence and analytics across multiple teams. We manage a SQL Server data warehouse and are actively expanding our data integration capabilities using SSIS and other tools. The team is highly collaborative and focused on delivering high-quality, performance-driven solutions. We are currently working on several initiatives, including optimizing existing data models, enhancing our ETL pipelines, and supporting new data-driven projects that align with strategic business goals.



This individual contributor is primarily responsible for translating business requirements and functional specifications into software solutions, for developing, configuring or modifying integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions, and for facilitating the implementation and maintenance of software solutions.




Essential Responsibilities:





+ Completes work assignments by applying up-to-date knowledge in subject area to meet deadlines; following procedures and policies, and applying data and resources to support projects or initiatives; collaborating with others, often cross-functionally, to solve business problems; supporting the completion of priorities, deadlines, and expectations; communicating progress and information; identifying and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities when possible; and escalating issues or risks as appropriate.



+ Pursues self-development and effective relationships with others by sharing resources, information, and knowledge with coworkers and customers; listening, responding to, and seeking performance feedback; acknowledging strengths and weaknesses; assessing and responding to the needs of others; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.



+ As part of the IT Engineering job family, this position is responsible for leveraging DEVOPS, and both Waterfall and Agile practices, to design, develop, and deliver resilient, secure, multi-channel, high-volume, high-transaction, on/off-premise, cloud-based solutions.



+ Provides insight into recommendations for technical solutions that meet design and functional needs.



+ Provides systems incident support and troubleshooting for basic to moderately complex issues.



+ Assists in identification of specific interfaces, methods, parameters, procedures, and functions, as required, to support technical solutions.



+ Supports collaboration between team members, architects, and/or software consultants to ensure functional specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable solution designs.



+ Assists in translating business requirements and functional specifications into code modules and software solutions, with guidance from senior colleagues, by providing insight into recommendations for technical solutions that meet design and functional needs.



+ Assists in the implementation and post-implementation triage and support of business software solutions, with guidance from senior colleagues, by programming and/or configuring enhancements to new or packaged-based systems and applications.



+ Develops and executes unit testing to identify application errors and ensure software solutions meet functional specifications.



+ Supports component integration testing (CIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT) for application initiatives by providing triage, attending test team meetings, keeping the QC up-to-date, performing fixes and unit testing, providing insight to testing teams in order to ensure the appropriate depth of test coverage, and supporting the development of proper documentation.



+ Assists in the development, configuration, or modification of integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions within various computing environments by designing and coding component-based applications using programming languages.



+ Writes technical specifications and documentation.



+ Assists with efforts to ensure new and existing software solutions are developed with insight into industry best practices, strategies, and architectures.



+ Assists in building partnerships with IT teams and vendors to ensure written code adheres to company architectural standards, design patterns, and technical specifications.



+ Participates in some aspects of software development lifecycle phases by applying an understanding of company methodology, policies, standards, and internal and external controls.



+ Works with vendors (e.g., offshore, application, service).





Minimum Qualifications:





+ Bachelors degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field and Minimum three (3) years experience in software development or a related field. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.





Additional Requirements:




COMPANY: KAISER


TITLE: IT Engineer Applications


LOCATION: Pleasanton, California


REQNUMBER: 1315449




External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.