ServiceNow Developer

Leidos Holding$69K — $125K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience
  • 1–2 years of experience with the ServiceNow platform, or foundational knowledge of its architecture
  • Exposure to design, development, or support tasks in software projects
  • Basic familiarity with ITSM, ITOM, and ITAM concepts
  • Shows initiative and is a proactive self-starter
  • Good communication and organizational skills
  • Willingness to work within an Agile framework and contribute to project progress

Responsibilities

  • Exhibit strong customer service and teamwork in collaboration with diverse stakeholders
  • Communicate ideas clearly and gather feedback effectively
  • Identify risks and challenges and escalate them appropriately
  • Participate in development reviews and seek guidance
  • Assist in gathering and documenting business and system requirements
  • Support the development of use cases and testing procedures
  • Help prepare status reports and maintain project documentation

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility, with east coast core hours expected
  • Access to continuous learning and development opportunities
  • Collaboration within a diverse and skilled workforce
  • Opportunity to work on continuous improvement projects
  • Engagement in Agile methodologies and practices
Full Job Description

Leidos is looking for a ServiceNow Developer to support ongoing ServiceNow continuous improvement projects of an existing ServiceNow implementation for an enterprise. The successful candidate will be eager to learn, adapt to client needs, and support the implementation of the ServiceNow roadmap. The ServiceNow Developer will collaborate with a diverse workforce within a matrix environment and communicate effectively while helping gather and document requirements from stakeholders, working alongside the team to build upon the existing ServiceNow foundation.

As a ServiceNow Developer, you will play a supporting role in designing, developing, and implementing solutions within the ServiceNow platform. You will help maintain and support continual service improvements on modules such as: ITSM, ITOM, CSM, ITAM, CMDB, HAM and HRSD.

This position is remote. However, candidates must be willing to work east coast core work hours and are to be local to the Washington, DC area.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience
  • 1–2 years of experience with the ServiceNow platform, or demonstrable foundational knowledge of its architecture and capabilities.
  • Exposure to design, development, or support tasks on a platform or software project.
  • Basic familiarity with ITSM, ITOM, and ITAM concepts.
  • Shows initiative, asks good questions, and is a proactive self-starter who seeks feedback.
  • Positive attitude, willingness to learn, and team-oriented mindset.
  • Good communication and organizational skills.
  • Willingness to work within an Agile framework: participate in daily scrums and ceremonies, and update stories in ServiceNow to document progress.
  • Interest in or exposure to ServiceNow custom-scoped application development is a plus.

Responsibilities:

Team Support:

  • Exhibits strong customer service and teamwork, collaborating effectively with teammates, clients, and vendors under the guidance of senior staff.
  • Communicates ideas clearly and gathers feedback from team members; contributes creativity and collaboration in team discussions.
  • Helps identify risks and challenges and brings them to the attention of senior team members.
  • Participates in development reviews and seeks guidance from mid-level and senior staff.
  • Assists in gathering and documenting business and system requirements.
  • Supports the development of use cases and testing procedures, helping verify product functionality prior to production deployment.
  • Participates in project team meetings with technical staff and other stakeholders.
  • Assists with implementation plans, SOPs, and system architecture documentation under supervision.
  • Supports the architecture, design, and implementation of ServiceNow solutions as directed.
  • Helps prepare status reports and presentations by collecting and organizing information.
  • Maintains and helps organize project documentation.
  • AI exposure: interest in Now Assist, third-party LLM APIs, or automated test frameworks.

Development:

  • Basic experience or coursework with JavaScript/Glide, HTML5, jQuery, and CSS; exposure to Angular JS is a plus.
  • Assists in configuring environments for applications and supporting release management and production support activities.
  • Helps design, create, and configure Business Rules, UI Policies, UI Actions, Client Scripts, and ACLs with guidance from senior developers.
  • Supports the development of automation workflows, performs unit tests, and follows established coding standards and best practices.
  • Exposure to Flow Designer is a plus.
  • Exposure to system integrations is a plus.
  • Collaborates with the team on software design tasks, contributing to work estimates for smaller features.
  • Coordinates with other development, infrastructure, and operations teams as directed.

What Sets You Apart:

  • Exposure to integrating ServiceNow with external systems.
  • Ability to support one project with focus and reliability.
  • ServiceNow Certifications
  • Knowledge of AI integration within ServiceNow, including Now Assist and AI Agents.
  • Strong knowledge of ServiceNow Suite (ITSM, ITOM, ITAM), workflows, business rules, client scripts, UI policies, and portal development)
  • Expertise in ITAM (SAM/HAM) and ITOM (CMDB, Discovery, Service Mapping) modules.


Original Posting:
September 11, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:
Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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