Lead ServiceNow Developer

Nexiva Inc
  • NULL, TX
  • Remote
  • Instant Apply
10 days ago

Job Description

Job Title: Lead ServiceNow Developer
Work Location: Austin, TX Hybrid
Position Overview
The selected candidate will serve as a Lead ServiceNow Developer and ServiceNow Administrator, providing hands-on technical leadership while working with stakeholders, architects, developers, and project teams. The role requires deep expertise across ServiceNow modules, enterprise integrations, ITSM/ITOM/ITAM/CMDB, security, automation, DevOps, and platform architecture.
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end ServiceNow implementation and modernization initiatives.
  • Serve as the technical lead and ServiceNow Administrator for the platform.
  • Perform hands-on configuration, customization, development, integrations, and administration.
  • Provide quality assurance and technical oversight for project deliverables.
  • Lead architecture discussions with executives and stakeholders covering scalability, risks, modernization, and platform strategy.
  • Design and implement enterprise ServiceNow architecture across:
    • ITSM
    • ITOM
    • ITAM
    • CMDB
    • Discovery
    • Service Mapping
    • SecOps
    • IRM/GRC
    • SPM
    • HRSD
  • Develop and maintain enterprise CMDB and CSDM strategies, governance, and data-quality standards.
  • Work with Service Graph Connectors and ServiceNow Discovery.
  • Implement ITIL processes, workflow customization, ticketing, process automation, reporting, dashboards, and system configurations.
  • Develop automated user-provisioning solutions integrating internal and external systems.
  • Design and implement inbound/outbound integrations using REST, SOAP, APIs, Azure Integration Services, email, MID Server, and other technologies.
  • Integrate ServiceNow with Azure/Entra ID, Active Directory, LDAP, SSO, MFA, RBAC, and identity-governance solutions.
  • Implement DevSecOps, CI/CD, source control, automated deployments, release governance, and ServiceNow ATF.
  • Develop using JavaScript, Script Includes, Business Rules, Flow Designer, Integration Hub, and scoped applications.
  • Perform platform performance tuning, instance-health monitoring, scalability planning, and upgrade management.
  • Analyze existing processes and participate in process redesign initiatives.
  • Ensure changes in one ServiceNow module do not negatively impact other modules.
  • Establish ServiceNow governance frameworks, architecture standards, and platform operating models.
  • Provide technical guidance, best practices, documentation, training, and mentoring to development teams.
  • Collaborate effectively with distributed/remote teams.
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of hands-on ServiceNow development, customization, and administration experience.
  • 5+ years of experience across ServiceNow ITBM, DevOps, SecOps, ITOM, ITAM, IRM, ITSM, and Change Management practices.
  • 5+ years of experience with ServiceNow modules/processes such as:
    • User Provisioning
    • Incident
    • Problem
    • Change
    • Asset
    • CMDB
    • Service Catalog
    • Email
  • 5+ years designing and developing ServiceNow integrations involving:
    • Azure AD / Entra ID
    • SSO
    • MID Server
    • REST/SOAP Web Services
    • Email
    • Other enterprise integration technologies
  • 4+ years of strong communication experience leading ServiceNow implementations, presenting to leadership, and training junior/less-experienced staff.
  • Experience serving as a Lead Developer on 5+ end-to-end ServiceNow implementation projects.
  • Strong knowledge of JavaScript and ServiceNow scripting.
  • Strong experience with enterprise ServiceNow architecture and integrations.
  • Experience working with remote/distributed teams.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 8+ years of ServiceNow industry/project experience.
  • 5+ years holding ServiceNow System Administrator and/or Implementation Specialist certifications.
  • 5+ years creating technical documentation, including:
    • Technical Design Documents
    • Implementation Plans
    • Configuration Plans
  • 5+ years implementing core ServiceNow processes:
    • User Provisioning
    • Incident
    • Problem
    • Change
    • Service Catalog
    • Request
    • CMDB
  • 3+ years of programming experience with technologies such as:
    • Java
    • JavaScript
    • SQL
  • ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) certification.
  • ServiceNow Implementation certification.

Numbers & Facts

LocationNULL, TX (
Remote
)

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Best Practicesunmatched
  • Change Managementunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
  • Continuous Integrationunmatched
  • Data Qualityunmatched
  • Design Documentunmatched
  • DevOpsunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Email Serversunmatched
  • Enterprise Architectureunmatched
  • IT Service Management (ITSM)unmatched
  • ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library)unmatched
  • Javaunmatched
  • JavaScriptunmatched
  • LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)unmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Microsoft Active Directoryunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
  • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
  • Process Analysisunmatched
  • Project Trackingunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • Quality Metricsunmatched
  • REST (Representational State Transfer)unmatched
  • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
  • SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)unmatched
  • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
  • Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
  • ServiceNowunmatched
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)unmatched
  • Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)unmatched
  • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
  • Technical Writingunmatched
  • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
  • Web Servicesunmatched

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