CMDB Platform and ITIL Process Governance Administrator

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in a related role, including 1 year in IT service management
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
  • ITIL Foundation Certification
  • Experience in IT systems, particularly CMDB and data administration
  • Strong background in data governance, policies, and standards
  • Ability to communicate effectively in a process-driven environment
  • Understanding of ITIL processes and service management principles

Responsibilities

  • Administer and maintain core CMDB reference data
  • Support data quality initiatives like normalization and lifecycle management
  • Enable CMDB certification campaigns to ensure data accuracy
  • Define governance policies aligned with audit expectations
  • Partner with teams to create workflows from governance requirements
  • Identify improvement opportunities through analysis and stakeholder engagement
  • Develop data quality metrics and prepare governance reports for leadership

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Collaborative, team-oriented environment
  • Access to cloud technology and AI-focused initiatives
  • Engagement with IT governance and compliance efforts
  • Exposure to cutting-edge processes in AIOps and predictive analytics
Full Job Description
Core Responsibilities

CMDB Data Stewardship & Governance
  • Administer and maintain core CMDB reference data, including configuration items, vendors, companies, locations, and organizational hierarchies
  • Support data quality initiatives, including normalization, duplicate remediation, and lifecycle management
  • Enable and support CMDB certification and attestation campaigns to ensure data accuracy and completeness
  • Define and maintain governance policies, standards, and controls aligned with audit and risk expectations

Platform & Process Collaboration
  • Partner with platform and operations teams to convert governance requirements into workflows, controls, and system guardrails
  • Identify gaps, trends, and opportunities for improvement through data analysis and stakeholder engagement

Metrics & Reporting
  • Develop and maintain data quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting frameworks
  • Prepare governance insights and reporting for leadership, audit, and compliance discussions

AI Platform & Process Governance
  • Support governance for AI usage leveraging CMDB data, ensuring controlled, compliant, and intentional use
  • Define and document AI governance guardrails, including approved datasets, controls, and escalation paths
  • Assist in translating AI governance requirements into process controls and certification checkpoints
  • Contribute to AI-ready processes supporting future capabilities such as AIOps, predictive analytics, and AI control frameworks


Qualifications
  • Minimum of five years related work experience, with at least one year of IT service management experience.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • ITIL Foundation Certification
  • Experience in IT systems, CMDB, data administration, or governance environments
  • Data normalization experience and ability to maintain high-quality structured data
  • Data governance experience, including policies, standards, and controls
  • Ability to operate as a technical administrator while effectively communicating within a governance and process-driven environment
  • Understanding of ITIL processes and service management concepts
  • Experience or exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar)
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and business stakeholders


Preferred
  • Hands-on experience with ServiceNow (CMDB, ITSM modules)
  • ServiceNow System Administrator (SNOW SysAdmin) certification or willingness to obtain within 1 year
  • Cloud certification or demonstrated cloud expertise (AWS, Azure, etc.)
  • Knowledge of CMDB governance, certification campaigns, and audit readiness practices
  • Experience with reporting, dashboards, or data analytics tools
  • Exposure to AI governance, AIOps, or automated service management processes

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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