Our Partner has an opening for a Sr. ServiceNow Software Designer to support a key program in their National Security business segment. The NMS IT Software Designer will provide expert knowledge of network management systems, operating systems, commercial software, government software, and full integration of toolsets and servers. This position requires office presence 5 days per week.

REQUIRES: ACTIVE TS/SCI CI POLY CLEARANCE + 8570 compliance

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide team members in the deployment, administration, development, and integration of the ServiceNow suite of tools on RHEL and Windows operating systems, while facilitating collaboration with database developers on MariaDB requirements
• Lead the team in utilizing Agile, Scrum, and SDLC methodologies to coordinate, track, and deliver projects efficiently, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
• Coordinate closely with Project Managers and Technical Leads, ensuring clear communication of team progress, risks, and technical challenges
• Direct integration efforts with Cisco Network Services Orchestrator, GOTS, and other enterprise tools, assigning integration tasks and ensuring successful outcomes
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of technical documentation by the team, ensuring accuracy and completeness for operations users and providing user handoff training as needed
• Monitor the team's efforts to maintain IT system and application performance/availability while responding proactively to emerging issues
• Lead the team in hardening and securing systems, supporting Risk Management Framework (RMF) authorization and accreditation (A&A) efforts, and ensuring all engineered solutions are compliant
• Guide the automation and orchestration of ServiceNow deployment activities using modern tools and methods (Ansible, Python, Terraform, PowerShell), and mentor the team in best practices for testing, validation, and verification
• Manage the troubleshooting, diagnosis, and resolution of complex system and service issues, overseeing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and driving continuous improvement
• Direct system performance analysis and tuning activities, ensuring solutions are efficiently configured and optimized by the team
• Lead engineering projects and technical processes through the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring the team meets deliverables, achieves positive outcomes, and stays within scope and budget
• Oversee the delivery of well-developed and engineered solutions as deployable packages, ensuring Operations teams can transition solutions to production environments with minimal manual intervention and high success rates
• Perform additional duties as assigned and needed in a dynamic environment to support evolving business and technical requirements

Requirements

TS SCI CI Poly

Candidate must have 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 3 years, master's and 4 years, bachelor's and 6 years, associates and 8 years or HS diploma and 10 years.

Additional required qualifications include: Compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
• The candidate must be highly motivated. Able to work independently with both local and geographically diverse team members. Using effective time management skills to meet deliverable timelines.
• Must have at least 1 year of relevant ServiceNow experience that can be a combination of work history, education, and training.
• The candidate must also have experience working within concept, design, engineering, production, and sustainment phases of ServiceNow system development lifecycle.
• Experience with at least one of (Agile, Scrum, SDLC).
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision to perform complex technical tasks and work with others effectively.
• Must be able to process and analyze information and trouble calls submitted by a customer (e.g., system administrator, developer, security specialist), make determinations, and provide and implement solutions.
• Strong communication skills for working effectively with clients and team members.
• Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail, multitasking and critical thinking skills
• Skilled in working within a team environment within a professional office setting.
• Thrive within a highly dynamic and changing environment while adapting and managing shifting customer priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Service Now or other ITSM platforms.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

DESIRED:
• Certification: ServiceNow Certified System Administrator.
• Cross platform and integration experience. Windows, Linux, Android, Juniper, and Cisco.
• Experience developing and scripting within ServiceNow using languages such as JavaScript, as well as integrating

ServiceNow with external systems using Java, Python, Perl, or PowerShell.
• Experience with databases including MariaDB.