SSD Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Durational)

This is a position in an interdisciplinary agile Med Informatics group developing novel applications/solutions for a large healthcare organization. A Sr staff software engineer is expected to develop applications, tools & scripts to facilitate the business activity of informatics physicians,scientists,& other team members,& help implement/deploy solutions to the internal/external clients of the Med Informatics team. A Sr staff software engineer is responsible for ambiguous,complex,wide-scope projects that impact multiple groups &/or other projects,demonstrating strong engineering judgment & deep understanding business requirement.Essential Functions:Leads team to improve engineering efficiency & quality.- Leads implementation of significant new tools w/in organization.- Makes good decisions on adopting software development standards & best practices.- Sets a model for the team in following them.- Leverage is expected at the project &/or department level.- Stays current w/cutting edge software development technologies.- Identifies appropriate technologies & leads team to adopt new technologies.- Creates complex multi-factor, multi-yr plans or analyzes complex situations using multiple problem solving techniques or long causal connections.- Works effectively w/incomplete, ambiguous or conflicting requirements.- Anticipates & prepares for opportunities or problems that are not obvious to others.- Creates opportunities or minimizes a potential problem w/a new program, initiative, or unique event.- Requires minimal Mgmt.- Drives to achieve software engineering excellence.- Maintains traceability throughout product development.- Consistently exercises good judgment in prioritizing tasks to most effectively utilize resources.- Makes effective & timely decisions, even w/incomplete information.- Performs discriminating information analysis, relies on strong engineering judgment, & recognizes project level factors & business requirements.- Effectively negotiates technical tradeoffs/alternatives w/program & product Mgmt.- Works effectively w/business groups & customers.- Acts as a technical & professional resource for functional area that effectively leverages knowledge & experience to contribute to the success of multiple projects.- Reviews projects & provides constructive feedback to project teams.- Acts as an effective leader through providing directions, setting & maintaining a common vision across multiple teams, acquiring resources to secure project success.- Develops talents for the organization by aligning people's strengths to business goals.- Takes personal responsibility for the success of a project.- Holds people accountable, directly addressing performance issues & enforces consequences for lack of compliance w/standards & best practices.- Effectively communicates w/team members,upper Mgmt,program Mgmt,& product Mgmt.- Consistently supports compliance & the Principles of Responsibility (KP's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy & confidentiality of information,protecting the assets of the organization,acting w/ethics & integrity,reporting non-compliance, & adhering to applicable fed,state & local laws & regulations, accreditation & licenser requirements (if applicable),& KP's policies & procedures.- In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating srv behaviors & principles defined by the KP Srv Quality Credo,the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives.- This job description is not all encompassing.

Basic Qualifications:Experience- Minimum eight (8) years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, or minimum six (6) years with a master's degree.Education- B.S. in computer science, informatics, physics, mathematics, engineering or in directly related fields.License, Certification, Registration- N/A. Additional Requirements:- A strong understanding of multiple technical areas and significant experience in various project phases related to these areas.- Recognized as a technical leader in functional area and is able to quickly leverage technical skills in new areas.- Widely respected technical ability with a mastery of system level issues.- Understands the necessity for and impact of all aspects of product (e.g., documentation, process artifacts, plans).- Proficient in multiple programming languages.- Able to choose advanced programming techniques properly according to the problems/constraints.- Extensive knowledge of grammar, syntax, compilers, and programming languages.- Able to design complex database schema independently.- Able to perform optimization of queries/stored procedures and database administration.- Solid skills and experienced in applying TDD principles to software development projects.- Able to break large software development projects to small TDD iterations with limited help.- Able to refactor legacy code into TDD independently.- Knowledge and experience in designing deployment process and able to lead support staff in deployment and maintenance.- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment. Preferred Qualifications:- M.S. in computer science, informatics, physics, mathematics, engineering or related fields preferred.- Post-graduate coursework preferred and desirable.COMPANY: KAISERTITLE: SSD Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Durational)LOCATION: San Diego, CaliforniaREQNUMBER: 979257External 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.