Senior Specialist - Business Platform Solutions

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Amstelveen, NLD
In-Office
Senior level
Digital Media • Hardware • Other • Retail
The Role
Designs and delivers IT solutions for business capabilities, translating requirements into functional data, process, and technology designs. Assesses impacts, costs, risks, and timelines; manages solution boundaries and implementation. Supports change adoption, complex production incidents, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, and IT compliance controls. Serves as a technical and functional expert across business applications, including Oracle, Salesforce, CPQ, and legacy systems.
Summary Generated by Built In

As a functional and technical expert, you will work closely with business stakeholders, architects, suppliers, and project teams to translate business requirements into effective solutions while ensuring operational stability and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in both project delivery and application support, helping Canon maximize the value of its technology investments across EMEA. The role supports a diverse application landscape, including Oracle (Siebel), Salesforce (SFDC), ServiceNow and custom .NET applications, offering broad exposure to enterprise technologies and business processes.

Responsibilities

What you'll do

  • Translate business requirements into functional solution designs and implementation plans. 

  • Assess solution impacts, costs, timelines, and risks to support project delivery. 

  • Drive the implementation and adoption of new IT solutions and enhancements. 

  • Act as a subject matter expert for assigned business applications and processes. 

  • Support complex incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. 

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams, and external suppliers across EMEA. 

  • Support application governance, compliance, audit, and control requirements. 

  • Contribute to application roadmaps, service improvements, and future platform enhancements. 

  • Design, develop, and maintain web applications, APIs, and backend services using C# and .NET (ASP.NET Core). 

  • Build and consume RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and third-party services. 

  • Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code following SOLID principles and established design patterns. 

  • Design, develop, and support integrations between enterprise platforms and custom applications. 

  • Work with relational databases such as SQL Server and PostgreSQL using Entity Framework Core and/or Dapper. '

  • Develop and maintain automated tests, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation. 

  • Participate in technical design reviews, code reviews, and agile delivery ceremonies. 

  • Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize the performance, reliability, and scalability of applications and services. 

  • Support the deployment, monitoring, and operation of applications and services within Microsoft Azure environments. 

  • Document technical designs, development standards, architectural decisions, and operational procedures. 

  • Promote best practices in software development, security, maintainability, and operational excellence.

     

Qualifications

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field or proven experience.

  • Strong experience in IT solution delivery, application support, business systems management, and enterprise application landscapes. 

  • Experience working with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, Siebel and custom-developed .NET solutions. 

  • 6+ years of professional experience developing applications using C# and .NET (.NET 6 or later). 

  • Strong experience with ASP.NET Core Web API and/or MVC development. 

  • Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, application architecture, SOLID principles, and software design patterns. 

  • Hands-on experience with SQL databases and ORM frameworks such as Entity Framework Core and/or Dapper. 

  • Experience developing integrations, RESTful APIs, and interfacing with third-party systems and services. 

  • Familiarity with source control, DevOps tooling, and CI/CD practices, including Git, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions. 

  • Experience with automated testing frameworks (xUnit, NUnit, MSTest) and modern software engineering practices. 

  • Experience deploying, monitoring, and supporting applications within Microsoft Azure environments. 

  • Knowledge of IT Operations, incident management, problem management, application lifecycle management, and IT governance controls. 

  • Strong problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. 

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders in international environments. 

  • Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.

     

Why join Canon?

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a complex international environment supporting business-critical platforms used across Canon EMEA. You'll have the chance to influence both strategic projects and operational excellence initiatives while collaborating with stakeholders across multiple countries and functions.

What we offer

  • Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours
  • Performance-based bonus
  • 31 days annual leave
  • Pension plan
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • International working environment
  • Canon employee discounts
  • Travel reimbursement and excellent onsite facilities


Location: Amstelveen, The Netherlands

Grade according to Canon internal grading system: 12 

• Drive for results
• Focus on the Customer
• Take ownership and accountability
• Act as a team player
• Shows courage and conviction
• People orientated
• Caring for self and others

Skills Required

  • Education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
  • Master’s degree
  • Good IT delivery skills
  • Experience in IT operations and compliance
  • Working knowledge of Canon IT applications, including Oracle application suites, Salesforce, CPQ, custom applications, and legacy systems
  • Certification or track record demonstrating relevant application expertise
  • Understanding of and experience with best-practice methodologies
  • Expertise in the relevant business platform or IT domain
  • Ability to interpret business issues and recommend solutions or best practices
  • Ability to work independently with guidance only in highly complex situations

Canon Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Canon Inc. and has not been reviewed or approved by Canon Inc..

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options in the U.S., alongside added support via a dedicated health insurance society in Japan. Wellbeing resources and personal health consultant access are also highlighted within certain plans.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match in the U.S. and corporate pension arrangements in Japan. Disclosures describe both defined-benefit and defined-contribution elements that supplement national systems.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family-support policies in Japan extend childcare leave, caregiver leave, and reduced-hour schedules beyond legal minimums. Several group companies have earned government accreditation for family-friendly practices and promote active paid-leave usage.

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The Company
HQ: Tokyo
5,132 Employees
Year Founded: 1937

What We Do

Canon Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leader in the fields of professional and consumer imaging equipment, industrial equipment and information systems. Canon’s extensive range of products includes production printers, multifunction office systems, inkjet and laser printers, cameras, video and cinematography equipment, network cameras, medical systems and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Originally established in 1937 as Precision Optical Industry, Co., Ltd., a camera manufacturer, Canon has successfully diversified and globalized to become a worldwide industry leader in professional and consumer imaging systems and solutions. With approximately 180,000 employees worldwide, the Canon Group includes manufacturing and marketing subsidiaries in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania; and a global R&D network with companies based in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Visit the Canon Inc. website at: global.canon

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