Sr. Software Engineer; ServiceNow Chantilly, VA

Senior Software Engineer (Service Now)

Location:

Chantilly, VA.

• Provide expert knowledge of network management systems, operating systems, COTs/GOTs, and integration of disparate tools and servers.
• Compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) 8140.03 (8570) Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
• Oversee and guide team members in the deployment, administration, development, and integration of the Service Now suite of tools on RHEL and Windows operating systems, while facilitating collaboration with database developers on Maria
  
  DB 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 NSO, 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 Service Now deployment activities using modern tools and methods (Ansible, Python, Terraform, Power Shell), 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.

TS SCI Poly

• Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a doctorate and 8 years of experience OR a master’s and 10 years OR a bachelor’s and 12 years OR an associate’s and 14 years OR HS and 16 years.
• Must meet Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2 certification requirements. Additional requirements include:
• Must have at least 5 years of relevant Service Now experience that can be a combination of work history, education, and training.
• Must have Certification:
  Service Now Certified System Administrator.
• Must have at least one other advanced Service Now certification.
• Team Leadership experience.
• The candidate must also have experience working within concept, design, engineering, production, and sustainment phases of Service Now SDLC.
• Experience with at least one of (Agile, Scrum, SDLC).
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision to perform complex technical tasks and lead 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.
• Proven experience automating the implementation and configuration of Service Now technologies to support large scale enterprise solution deployments and configuration management efforts.
• Hands‑on experience with developing, evaluating, assessing, and refining automated testing, validation, and verifications methods.
• Excellent client‑facing and internal…