ServiceNow Senior Developer

JR United Kingdom; Bournemouth; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent client is seeking a ServiceNow Senior Developer to join them in Bournemouth for a 3-month contract. The role entails developing custom ServiceNow applications, optimizing performance, and ensuring quality through robust testing and validation processes. Ideal candidates will have strong experience with Agile methodologies and be comfortable leading technical demos while collaborating with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience with ServiceNow applications development and configuration.
• Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and configure ServiceNow applications, workflows, and integrations.
• Conduct profiling and debugging for performance optimization.
• Lead feature demos and ensure release readiness.

Skills

Platform Development

Configuration

Performance Optimization

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Technical Debt Management

Unit Testing

CI/CD pipelines

Automated Test Framework

Tools

ServiceNow

Instance Scan

Script Tracer

Debug Logs

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Client:

Cpl Life Sciences

Location:

bournemouth, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

ServiceNow Senior Developer

Inside IR35

Remote

3 months

Platform Development, Configuration and Documentation

• Develop and configure ServiceNow applications, including Custom Apps, Modules, UI Policies, Business Rules, and Client Scripts.
• Implement and maintain Workflows, Flow Designer flows, and Integration Hub spokes.
• Translate architecture and design into working, optimized code aligned with platform best practices.

Performance Optimization

• Conduct profiling and debugging of scripts, workflows, and queries to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize GlideRecord usage, ACL performance, indexing, and background jobs.
• Collaborate with the architect to implement performance improvement recommendations.

Technical Debt & Code Quality

• Participate in identifying and addressing technical debt in existing modules and custom applications.
• Perform and respond to code reviews, refactor, and optimize logic where needed.
• Maintain clean, reusable, and modular code following defined standards and naming conventions.

Demo & Instance Readiness

• Prepare and validate instance readiness for feature demos and UATs (data prep, role mapping, test cases).
• Ensure the instance is clean, with demo-specific configurations and no test pollution.

Agile, Collaboration, and Demo Readiness

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and participation in ceremonies.
• Collaborate closely with BAs, Product Owners, and Developers to ensure business alignment.
• Lead and support feature demos, ensuring environments are technically ready and performance tested.
• Define and manage release readiness criteria from a technical perspective.
• Support in bi-weekly feature releases for client.

Testing & Validation

• Conduct unit testing, regression testing, and support performance testing.
• Log and resolve bugs or inconsistencies raised during internal QA or performance analysis.
• Use tools like Instance Scan, Script Tracer, Debug Logs to troubleshoot issues.

Nice to have

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for ServiceNow.
• Hands-on with ATF (Automated Test Framework) for regression and performance validation.
• Experience handling demo or UAT environments, including data masking or synthetic data creation.
• Ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders clearly and confidently