To thrive in the role of a ServiceNow Platform Administrator, you should be capable of engineering the platform with a focus on security, reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency. This position offers the opportunity to deepen your understanding of ServiceNow’s diverse capabilities. Success in this role also requires strong troubleshooting skills, a commitment to staying current with industry trends, and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
As a ServiceNow Platform Engineer, you will:
- Ensure platform stability and usability across both production and non-production environments.
- Conduct application maintenance, including performance tuning, monitoring, and issue resolution.
- Oversee incident support and troubleshooting related to the platform.
- Lead planning and execution of platform upgrades.
- Manage instance security, including user/group access, administrative controls, and access control lists.
- Provide configuration guidance and support to developers.
- Maintain a secure and hardened platform environment.
- Establish and enforce security standards across the platform.
- Validate technical design and integration requirements to support data exchange between systems.
- Maintain integrations between ServiceNow and internal applications or systems.
- Demonstrate the ability to quickly learn new capabilities and business processes, with a proactive approach to leading and driving new initiatives.
Experience - 10 years
- Proven experience in administering and maintaining ServiceNow instances, including upgrades, performance monitoring and tuning, system hardening, technical design, and integration implementation.
- Hands‑on expertise in implementing Single Sign‑On (SSO) solutions using SAML and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
- Skilled in integrating ServiceNow with external systems such as Entra ID, endpoint management, security platforms, and observability tools.
- Proficient in optimizing ServiceNow instance and database performance through advanced tuning techniques.
- Familiarity with the SAFe Agile framework is preferred.
Skills
- Experience with ServiceNow development and administration.
- Experience with Java or a similar object-oriented language.
- Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and design patterns.
- Analytical and design skills to solve complex problems.
- Knowledge of ServiceNow ITIL processes and best practices.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
- Excellent communication skills to interact with stakeholders and team members.