Principal Oracle HCM Instance Engineer (Remote - Open to All KP Markets)

November 7, 2025

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Salary range will vary depending on the location you reside. KP Locations = CA, OR, WA, CO, MD, VA, DC, HI, GA We are seeking an accomplished IT Consultant VI (Principal Oracle HCM Instance Engineer) to architect, implement, and optimize Oracle HCM environments at enterprise scale. As the senior technical leader for HCM instance engineering, you will drive strategy, design, integration, and ongoing improvement for the entire Oracle Cloud HCM ecosystem. You will combine deep technical expertise with strategic vision, enabling high availability, security, performance, and continuous innovation across our HR, Payroll, and Benefits platforms. Job Summary: In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for managing support for customers (users), assigned applications, and/or information systems, including software implementation, integration across functions and regions, complex configuration, system testing, and customization of software utilities. Additional responsibilities also include leading complex solution design support efforts and research initiatives for translating requirements into workable technical solutions, and supporting the evaluation of third-party vendors as directed. Essential Responsibilities: <ul><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>Leads a team of IT consultants in the development of requirements, for process or system solutions which may span multiple business domains by leveraging partnerships with stakeholders and appropriate IT teams (for example, Solutions Delivery, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture).</li><li>Leverages multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements (for example, SMART) across the enterprise.</li><li>Leads and oversees the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, ROI, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of highly unique or complex solution proposals.</li><li>Leads the evolution of applications, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by translating how current processes impact business operations across the enterprise.</li><li>Leads teams of IT Consultants in the mapping of current state against future state processes.</li><li>Defines the impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components.</li><li>Provides insight and influence to executive management and business leaders on how to integrate requirements with current systems and business processes across the enterprise.</li><li>Reviews, evaluates, and prioritizes value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies.</li><li>Leads solution design by translating requirements into workable business solutions and leading in design sessions with IT teams.</li><li>Recommends and advocates for additional data and/or services needed to address key business issues related to process or solutions design.</li><li>Leads the evaluation of third-party vendors as directed.</li><li>Drives continuous process improvement by leading the development, implementation, and maintenance of standardized tools, templates, and processes across the enterprise.</li><li>Recommends and advocates for regional and national process improvements which align with sustainable best practices, and the strategic and tactical goals of the business.</li></ul> Minimum Qualifications: <ul><li>Minimum three (3) years experience in software or system testing across multiple IT environments.</li><li>Minimum two (2) years software or application development experience.</li><li>Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, CIS or related field and Minimum ten (10) years experience in IT consulting, business analysis, or a related field. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.</li></ul> Additional Requirements: Preferred Qualifications: <ul><li>Five (5) years experience in large scale software implementations</li><li>Three (3) years experience in the development of imaging solutions and the maintenance of imaging repositories.</li></ul> Primary Location: California,Pleasanton,Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building A Additional Locations: Maryland Virginia KPIT - Dole Annex, 680 Iwilei Rd. Ste. 600, Honolulu,Hawaii, 96817 Regional Office -11 Piedmont, 11 Piedmont Center 3495 Piedmont Rd. NE, Atlanta,Georgia, 30305 Walnut Creek Via Monte KPIT, 25 N. Via Monte, Walnut Creek,California, 94598 District of Columbia Greenwood Plaza IT, 6560 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village,Colorado, 80111 Amberglen KPIT Administration, 2430 NE John Olsen Ave. Ste. 200, Hillsboro,Oregon, 97006 Renton Administration - Rainier, 2715 Naches Ave. SW, Renton,Washington, 98057 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Remote Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-IT-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: KPIT ADMIN - HRPDT PLATFORM & PRF - 9601 Pay Range: $154100 - $199320 / year Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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