ServiceNow Senior Developer

JR United Kingdom; Peterborough; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the technology sector seeks a ServiceNow Senior Developer based in Peterborough. This role involves developing and maintaining custom applications, optimizing performance, and working closely within Agile teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. The ideal candidate has robust experience with ServiceNow, CI/CD pipelines, and is comfortable presenting technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and configuring ServiceNow applications.
• Strong skills in performance optimization and debugging.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and configure ServiceNow applications including custom apps.
• Conduct profiling and debugging of scripts to identify performance issues.
• Participate in code reviews and optimize logic as needed.

Skills

ServiceNow applications development

Performance optimization

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Technical debt management

Collaboration and communication

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Automated Test Framework (ATF)

Job description

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Client:

Cpl Life Sciences

Location:

peterborough, 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