Salary: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 Annually
Location : Central Administration 2700 Ogden Avenue Downers Grove, 60515, IL
Job Type: Professionals
Job Number:Department: Information Technology
Opening Date: 07/15/2026
Closing Date: 7/29/2026 11:59 PM Central
Is this a union role?: No
Union Name: Salaried - 6
Position Grade: 7
Position OverviewIn support of this vision, the ServiceNow ITOM Administrator is responsible for the technical implementation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of the ServiceNow IT Operations Management (ITOM) suite, with a primary focus on Discovery, Service Mapping, MID Server health, and infrastructure integrations. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and automation of the CMDB, enabling downstream processes such as Incident, Change, Problem, and Event Management to operate effectively.
Essential Job Functions- Implement and maintain ITOM modules, with emphasis on Discovery and Service Mapping, ensuring continuous and accurate CI data population.
- Configure and manage MID Servers, including deployment, health monitoring, patching, and troubleshooting.
- Define and maintain discovery schedules, credentials, IP ranges, and probes/classifiers to support full infrastructure coverage across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and security teams to validate CI data, resolve discrepancies, and improve discovery completeness and reliability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve discovery and service mapping errors, ensuring consistent and high-quality CI ingestion into the CMDB.
- Support Event Management readiness by ensuring actionable CI data is available to support correlation and impact analysis.
- Participate in the design and optimization of automated remediation workflows and other orchestration initiatives tied to ITOM data.
- Ensure ITOM solutions are aligned with organizational automation and operations strategies, and follow platform governance standards.
- Maintain documentation for implemented solutions, configuration items, integrations, and standard operating procedures.
- Monitor performance and usage of ITOM modules and continuously seek opportunities for improvement, tuning, and expansion.
- Other duties as assigned.
QualificationsEducation (Required)- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an Associate's degree or high school diploma with the equivalent of 3 years' experience working with ServiceNow IT Operations Management (ITOM) will meet the requirement.
Skills and Experience (Required)- Minimum of 3 years of experience administering ServiceNow, with at least 2 years focused on ITOM Discovery and Service Mapping.
- Deep understanding of MID Server architecture, network protocols (e.g., SNMP, WMI, SSH, PowerShell, HTTP/S), and credentials management in enterprise environments.
- Proven experience with hybrid infrastructure (cloud and on-prem), including integration with platforms like AWS, Azure, or VMware.
- Strong knowledge of CMDB structure, including class hierarchy, relationships, identification/reconciliation rules, and CI lifecycle.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex infrastructure data and translate it into actionable CI records.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow ITOM licensing models, performance best practices, and platform upgrade impact on ITOM modules.
Education (Preferred)- ServiceNow Certified System Administration
- ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist - ITOM Discovery or Service Mapping.
- ITIL Foundation or higher certification
Skills and Experience (Preferred)- Knowledge of ServiceNow Event Management.
- Knowledge of Agile Methodology and software development.
- Active in the ServiceNow community, including having attended Knowledge events, user group meetings, and participating on discussions in the ServiceNow online forums
- Knowledge of ITIL practices and frameworks, particularly in Configuration Management.
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MEDICAL, Rx, DENTAL, VISION BENEFITS - Aetna Select Open Access (HMO) - Premium FREE!
- Aetna Choice POS II (PPO)
- Aetna Prescription, Dental and Vision included at no additional cost.
- EyeMed Vision Care Voluntary Coverage
FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT - Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Pre-tax account you put money into that you use to pay for certain out-of-pocket health care costs.
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending (DCAP)
- Pre-tax account you put money into that you use to pay for dependent care costs.
TERM LIFE & AD&D INSURANCE - Basic Term Life & AD&D - Premium FREE!
- Additional coverage available
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT - Annual Reimbursement - $5,250
PAID TIME OFF - Holidays
- Vacation
- Sick Leave
- Sick Leave Bank
- Bereavement Leave
- Parental Leave
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) - No cost services for employee and family.
STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (SERS or SRS) PROGRAMS - Pension Plan
- Non-Occupational and Occupational Disability
- Deferred Compensation/After-Tax ROTH
- NCPERS Voluntary Life and AD&D
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Please indicate your highest level of education.
- High School Diploma / GED
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree or above
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Do you have a minimum of 3 years of experience administering ServiceNow, with at least 2 years focused on ITOM Discovery and Service Mapping?
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Do you have a deep understanding of MID Server architecture, network protocols (e.g., SNMP, WMI, SSH, PowerShell, HTTP/S), and credentials management in enterprise environments? If so, briefly list examples below.
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Do you have proven experience with hybrid infrastructure (cloud and on-prem), including integration with platforms like AWS, Azure, or VMware? If so, briefly list examples below.
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Do you have strong knowledge of CMDB structure, including class hierarchy, relationships, identification/reconciliation rules, and CI lifecycle? If so, please briefly list examples below.
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Do you have a demonstrated ability to analyze complex infrastructure data and translate it into actionable CI records? If so, please briefly list examples below:
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Do you have familiarity with ServiceNow ITOM licensing models, performance best practices, and platform upgrade impact on ITOM modules? If so, please briefly list examples below.
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