Application Specialist

General Information:

Hitachi Energy Transformers- Business Solutions IT Organization is seeking a Application Specialist who will provide overall support to the Global BST IT team to drive value and business growth to the business.

Mission Statement:

As Application Specialist you apply strong application technology knowledge and expertise to any application activity within all IT process domains. You are strongly involved in all operational activities and contributes to various areas, from solution design, through testing, deployment, configuration and development to users' training.

As a Global Configurator Deployment Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth operation of our product customization processes. Your responsibilities encompass both configuration governance and master data management.

• Identify, propose, advise and implement existing IT application technology and IT solutions/services, sharing knowledge and -depending on seniority - guiding others on implementation and operation, using understanding of existing IT application technology and business requirements.
• Involved in the installation, management, maintenance, and optimization of IT solutions/services where application knowledge is needed.
• Application and software design, in order to provide product solutions for specific business needs
• Manage/ support the entire process of building applications, from the design process, to creating, testing and rolling out the application
• Design a product solution in line with specifications given by Solution Architect, Application Manager and business users
• Implement application and provide support services for users
• Provide trainings for the business users
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

• 2-3 years of experience in IT Applications Management and Service Delivery in multinational companies
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.

• Experience and ability to work with virtual delivery teams as well as distributed stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or business management

• Experience in one or more coding languages (e.g. VB.Net, C#, MS SQL, HTML, JavaScript)

• Experience with development platforms (e.g. Azure, Visual Studio + DevOps. Microsoft Power Apps, GitHub)

• Experience with functional domain where the application belongs to (e.g. Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing and Sales)

• Understanding of software development lifecycles

• Strong ability to understand context for code, the codebase, and its relation to business objectives.

• Exceptional analytical abilities for navigating intricate data structures.

• Demonstrated excellence in project management.

• Understanding of end-to-end business processes from Sales to Manufacturing.