IT Consultant IV (Application Licensing & Lifecycle Management)

Please note, this position is designated as flexible, which means the selected candidate may be required to report to the assigned office in Pleasanton, CA up to 3 days per week. 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. The individual will need to understand the benefits and use of containers and be able to recognize when a change in architecture would benefit the application. Job Summary 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, integration, configuration, and testing. Additional responsibilities also include supporting solution design, researching how to help translate requirements into workable technical solutions, and supporting the evaluation of third‑party vendors as directed. Essential Responsibilities Completes work assignments and supports business‑specific projects by applying expertise in subject area; supporting the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; ensuring team follows all procedures and policies; coordinating and assigning resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines; collaborating cross‑functionally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating high priority issues or risks, as appropriate; and recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities. Practices self‑development and promotes learning in others by proactively providing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and customers; building relationships with cross‑functional stakeholders; influencing others through technical explanations and examples; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; providing feedback to others and managers; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; supporting team collaboration; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback. Develops requirements for complex process or system solutions within assigned business domain(s) by interfacing stakeholders and appropriate IT teams (for example, Solutions Delivery, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture) and leading junior team members in the development process as appropriate. Leverages multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non‑functional requirements (for example, SMART) across multiple business domains. Develops and documents comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, ROI, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of proposed solutions. Provides insight and supports the evolution of applications, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains. Maps current state against future state processes. Identifies the impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components. Provides recommendations to management and business stakeholders on how to integrate requirements with current systems and business processes across regions or domains. Identifies and validates value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies. Supports solution design by providing insight at design sessions with IT teams to help translate requirements into workable business solutions. Identifies and recommends 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. Supports continuous process improvement by participating in the development, implementation, and maintenance of standardized tools, templates, and processes across multiple business domains. Recommends regional and/or 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 Functional Software Development Life Cycle Analytical Skills Business Case Development Business Planning Business Process Improvement Client Focus Crisis Incident Management Debugging and Troubleshooting Demonstrating Personal Flexibility Managing Diverse Relationships Model Development Negotiation Organizational Skills Prioritization Process Validation Project Management Relationship Building Requirements Elicitation & Analysis Technical Documentation Vendor Management Minimum Qualifications Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, CIS or related field and a Minimum of Six (6) years experience in IT consulting, business analysis, or a related field. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement. Preferred Qualifications Two (2) years experience in software or system testing across multiple IT environments. Two (2) years software or application development experience. Additional Information Primary Location: California, Pleasanton, Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building D Pay Range: $129,200 - $167,200 / year Schedule: Full‑time, 40 hours/week, Day shift Work Location: Flexible (On‑site/Remote mix) Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. #J-18808-Ljbffr Kaiser Permanente