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IT Consultant V (Enterprise Architecture)

Kaiser Permanente

Country Park Acres, NC

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Business Administration, Business Analysis, Business Case, Business Operations, Business Processes, Business Solutions, Computer Science, Cost Analysis, Documentation, Enterprise Architecture, Establish Priorities, Green Business, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information Technology Consulting, Leadership, Machine Tool, Mentoring, Operational Support, Operations Management, Operations Processes, Problem Solving Skills, Process Analysis, Process Improvement, Product Management, Project Planning, Project Tracking, Requirements Management, Return on Investment (ROI), Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Standards Development, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Time Management, Total Cost of Ownership
LOCATION
Country Park Acres, NC
POSTED
Today
Technical Summary: This senior-level IT Consultant serves within the Enterprise Architecture organization, with a primary focus on developing and evolving internal products and capabilities that enable operational standards, architecture governance, and architecture risk management across the enterprise. The role blends enterprise architecture, product management, and business analysis disciplines to design process and solutions that systematically improve how architecture standards are defined, assessed, adopted, and sustained. The individual acts as a product owner and architecture partner for internal platforms, frameworks, and tooling that support operational standards management, architecture risk identification, and compliance visibility. By applying strong process analysis and design skills, the role evaluates current-state capabilities and operational practices, identifies risk and inconsistency, and delivers scalable products and processes that enable consistent decision-making and transparency across technology domains. The IT Consultant collaborates closely with architects, delivery teams, operations, and governance stakeholders to translate architecture intent into practical, consumable products, standards, and assessment mechanisms that reduce risk, improve operability, and support long-term enterprise resiliency. Job Summary: This senior level individual contributor is primarily responsible for serving as the lead technical expert on project teams, contributing to technical direction for varying technical solutions, and ensuring IT systems are effectively utilized. 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. Minimum Qualifications: 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.5c143e31-5e48-4549-b638-05792d185386

About the Company

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Kaiser Permanente

At Kaiser Permanente, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Driven by our mission to provide the highest quality preventive medicine, we are committed to eliminating health care disparities, and to making lives better through innovation, technology, and research. Our desire to deliver the best possible care inspires us to promote wellness among our members, communities, and each other. It also fuels our belief that everyone — regardless of circumstance — deserves access to affordable care, which further drives our motivation to expand our reach. Founded nearly 80 years ago, our unique business model sets us apart — positioning us to drive improvements across the industry and around the world.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1945
WEBSITE
http://www.kp.org/careers