IT Application Specialist, Affirmative Position for People with Disabilities
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IT Application Specialist managing and optimizing IT applications in alignment with business objectives at Hitachi Energy. Collaborating with cross-functional teams in a remote capacity.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the application has a proper strategic positioning in alignment with IT Enterprise Architecture and Global IT Domains.
- Ensure that the application has a proper license agreement for the planned user community, in alignment with the application owner.
- Ensure application is registered within the CMDB, in line with the overall strategy and leveraging the asset registration ServiceNow capabilities.
- Ensure service delivery, in particular case resolution (incidents, requests) management. It includes ensuring a proper support agreement and that a Service Management system is in place and aligned with Hitachi Energy standard.
- Ensure technical documentation availability and accuracy for the application(s) in scope.
- Ensure that the yearly application costs are in line with allocated budget.
- Manage contract with external vendors.
- Support the CDC with the Vulnerability Management Service to ensure timely and accurate identification and mitigation of potential vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify / mitigate vulnerabilities & develop remediation strategies to minimize potential adverse impacts (e.g.: Patching).
- Continuously monitor industry trends and emerging threats to improve the effectiveness of the Vulnerability Monitoring Service and ensure compliance with global cybersecurity standards and regulations.
- Perform activities required by Internal Controls (of particular importance in case the application is ICoFR relevant).
- Ensure of fulfilling local applicable security requirements.
- Maintain close interactions with application owner, including the Delivery of new Business Demands.
- Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.
Requirements:
- At least Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related field.
- Certifications such as ITIL, Lean six sigma and PMP are a plus.
- Advanced English is mandatory.
- Spanish is a plus.
- Experience as an IT Application Specialist/Manager or in a similar role with Custom, COTS, and SaaS applications.
- Preferred Experience in one or more coding languages (e.g. .Net, Javascript, C++, Python, Java).
- Experience with development platforms (e.g. DevOps, Azure).
- Experience with functional domain where the application belongs to. (e.g. Finance, HR, Government & Institutional Relations, Real Estate, Internal Audits, Risk & Internal Control, Legal & Integrity).
- Understanding software development lifecycles.
- Strong ability to understand context for code, the codebase, and its relation to business objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing, excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
- Growth mindset and a willingness to learn new skills, technologies, and frameworks.
Benefits:
- Workplace accommodations available for individuals with disabilities




















