[Remote] IT Applications Engineer III, Epic Clinical Applications & AI Enablement

October 9, 2026

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kaiser Permanente is an organization seeking an IT Applications Engineer III to support enterprise application engineering and clinical applications with AI enablement. The role translates business requirements into software solutions, develops and configures applications, provides incident support, performs testing, and supports implementation and maintenance across cloud-based and on-premise environments.

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)

Skills

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
Acts with Compassion
Analytical Skills
Application Delivery Process
Application Maintenance
Application Testing
Client Focus
Crisis Incident Management
Debugging and Troubleshooting
Demonstrating Personal Flexibility
Innovative Mindset
Managing Diverse Relationships
Microsoft Office
Organizational Skills
Prioritization
Relationship Building
SQL/SAS
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
One (1) year of development experience with Node.js
One (1) year of development experience with Oracle

Benefits

Worker Location: Flexible
Work Setting: Flexible

Company Overview

Kaiser Permanente is a health organization that offers disease prevention, mental healthcare, and chronic disease management services. It was founded in 1945, and is headquartered in Oakland, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is

Company H1B Sponsorship

Kaiser Permanente has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 3 in 2025, 1 in 2024. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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