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# Systems Administrator VI, Health Systems

- **Company:** Kaiser Permanente
- **Location:** Pleasanton, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $175,200.0 - $226,710.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Server Applications, Application Testing, Computer Programming, System Configuration, Software Maintenance, System Software, Enterprise Software Applications, Epic Beaker, Electronic Medical Records, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/job/pleasanton/systems-administrator-vi-health-systems/641/97447588448

## About the Role

* 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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

 * Application Delivery Process
 * Application Maintenance
 * Application Testing
 * Acts with Compassion
 * Analytical Skills
 * Client Focus
 * Crisis Incident Management
 * Demonstrating Personal Flexibility
 * Key Performance Indicators
 * Managing Diverse Relationships
 * Mentoring and Coaching
 * Organizational Skills, * Minimum five (5) years experience working with EPIC or comparable health system software OR Minimum five (5) years scripting or programming experience., * Five (5) years experience in EPIC administration and configuration.
 * Five (5) years experience in the administration and custom configuration of large of-the-shelf applications or software packages.

## Description

* Serve as the senior technical lead and subject matter expert for Epic Beaker CP, guiding architecture, design decisions, and complex solutioning.
 * Lead large-scale implementation and optimization efforts, translating clinical and operational requirements into scalable, supportable solutions.
 * Provide technical oversight and mentorship to application teams while driving standardization, governance, and alignment with enterprise laboratory strategies., In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for serving as a lead expert in configuring complex system builds, testing, validation, and ongoing production support of assigned applications. This position will possess clinical or IT systems knowledge and experience to develop and support safe and high quality care using the electronic health record. This position will provide consultation on the in depth and precise investigation and documentation of future- state operational specifications and application functionality by leading the analysis of application capabilities, workflows, data collection, report details, and other clinical and/or technical issues associated with Epic software. This position is also responsible for designing, developing, and documenting the internal procedures that will be used in conjunction with Epic applications. Some of the unique challenges this position will face include analyzing clinical and business operations and
investigating user preferences; prioritizing & implementing requested system changes & updates; serving as a liaison between end users, third parties, and Epic implementation staff. This position also drives the development and documentation of internal procedures, the preparation of specifications for system enhancements, and the analysis and testing of new release functionality. 3-5
Essential Responsibilities:

 * Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and updating new procedures and policies; gaining cross-functional support for objectives and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; solving highly complex issues; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others.
 * Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by soliciting and acting on performance feedback; building collaborative, cross-functional relationships; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership; influencing, mentoring, and coaching team members; fostering open dialogue amongst team members; evaluating and responding to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit members; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
 * Collaborates with technical and project team leaders to resolve complex system problems and application-specific issues, and provides consultation on the design and architecture of technology environments across the enterprise.
 * Escalates unresolved or critical issues, risks or problems to system engineers and management.
 * Plans and performs complex system configuration by performing proactive and predictive analysis of environment configurations, and resolving system and network integration issues.
 * Plans the maintenance, modification, and documentation of applications; recommending system or integration changes based on the cost/benefit of available solutions.
 * Creates complex documentation of new and existing system configuration and procedural information, and supports others in ensuring system configurations documentation is complete and accurate.
 * Leads hardware and software changes for multiple IT production environments by performing impact analyses of system changes.
 * Recommends and executes complex performance tuning and optimization activities.
 * Evaluates existing technical resources to determine coverage of the necessary skills and knowledge required to meet ongoing business demands.


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