Solution Architect
Solution Architect - Strategy, Planning and Portfolio Management
No matter what your job title, the work you do at Kaiser Permanente supports the health and well-being of our 8.9 million members. That's because each of us-from our financial professionals and IT team members to our RNs and physicians on the front line of care-shares a commitment to providing the best possible care experience. With locations across the United States, we offer the opportunity to build a rewarding career in an environment that supports your success. Join us and put your beliefs into practice. We are currently seeking a Principal Application Integration Architect for an opportunity within the Health Plan Business Information Office (HP-BIO). Kaiser's HP-BIO delivers systems and technologies that span the broad and diverse portfolio of Marketing, Sales, Benefits, Membership, Claims, and Contact Centers. You will be responsible for performing software application integration strategy planning, architecture, goals roadmap alignment, and provide leadership in the development and operations of SOA methodologies, policies, and practices. You will also work closely with other senior technology team members as you lead and manage high-level solution architecture reviews. This opportunity requires the skills and experience of a senior-level Principal Architect who can work collaboratively and effectively with key staff throughout the HP-BIO organization, including IT Executive Directors, VPs, Application Architects, Data/Information Architects, Enterprise Architects, Development Managers, Program/Project Managers, Design Engineers, outsourced Service Providers, and Business Function Management. EssentialFunctions: - Perform the role of a portfolio-level Application Integration Architect to apply application integration architecture principles, guidelines, and standards, to help guide and influence the direction of HP-BIO programs, key initiatives, and investment projects. - Own the development and evolution of the application integration architecture strategies for the HP-BIO, including all integration technologies and methods (e.g., SOA, web services, direct app interfaces, integration plug-ins, pub-sub, eCommerce, etc.). - Establish and maintain effective working partnerships with Architects throughout the HP-BIO, across other BIOs, and also with Enterprise Architects to address the challenges of application architecture issues that cross organizational and application boundaries. - Work together with BIO leadership on improving high-level, cross-functional architecture reviews for key initiatives and strategic application integration priorities (Solution Architecture Governance). - Lead and coordinate a matrixed team of senior architects across the portfolio in performing the high-level, cross-functional architecture reviews. - Also participate in the cross-functional architecture reviews as a subject matter expert in application integration. - Lead SOA governance processes and procedures for the various systems across the HP-BIO, and ensure proper alignment to shared SOA strategies and goals. - Align cross-functional solution architecture review scope, methods, and techniques with the broader scope of enterprise-level reviews by Kaiser's Enterprise Architecture function. - Provide application integration solution consulting on HP-BIO's highest-priority initiatives and projects. - Effectively communicate integration architecture guidance using established communications channels and methods to staff at all levels of the BIO from software engineers to senior VPs. - Articulate the integration architectures/designs in various UML/non-UML diagrams, and guide the development teams and/or other architects on how to implement them. - Provide application integation content within current state and future state architectures and strategies, and also specific roadmaps and planning on how to successfully proceed from current-state to future-state. - Develop research on emerging integration technologies, and help IT leaders incorporate them where appropriate into long-term integration strategy and planning. - Create executive-level summaries from detailed architectures up to high level abstract strategies and goals. Qualifications: Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field. - 10 years of experience and a proven track record in Application Integration Architecture leadership roles with Fortune 500 companies. - 5 years experience as a thought leader and subject matter expert on application integration technologies, strategies, and best practices. - 3 years experience developing IT strategic roadmaps that are driven by and integrated with business strategies - 3 years experience creating executive-level summaries from detailed architectures up to high level abstract strategies and goals. - 4 years experience as a subject matter expert on past, present, and future application integration frameworks and technologies (with an emphasis in SOA, web services, integration brokers, eCommerce, and B2B integration standards). - Able to connect technology and concepts to financial impacts resulting in Total Cost of Operations (TCO) estimates and projections. - Extensive experience in leading new technology evaluations, RFI/RFPs, prototyping, and leading Proof of Technology efforts. - Capable of providing guidance to programs and projects on the use of technologies with hands-on approaches, when and where needed. - Strong oral and written communication and documentation skills. Ability to create and provide presentations to Executive leadership. - Experience working in large organizations with geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams. Preferred Qualifications: - Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field. - Extensive experience in both business unit and enterprise-level architecture methodologies and practices (in Fortune 500 companies) with solid understanding and utilization of different architecture frameworks in addressing organization-wide business and IT challenges. - Experience in application integration within the Health Care Insurance industry, and also associated softwae applications (e.g., membership, claims, etc.). - Extensive knowledge of Health Care Industry business processes and functions, standards, and regulations. - Experience with Healthcare Reference terminology (LOINC, CPT, SNOMED, ICD-10) and HL7 standards groups. - Knowledge of current and emerging technologies within the overall Health Care industry. - Experience in integrating emerging technologies, such as cloud and mobile, with large-scale, complex, and regional legacy applications. - Strong leadership skills to bring together diverse stakeholders in reaching concensus and agreement. - Be able to quickly understand and synthesize the business requirements and help the various stakeholders in visualizing the solution.