ServiceNow System Administrator

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other

Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Business Continuity, Information Technology (IT) Systems, Information Technology Operations

Certifications:

None

Experience:

3 + years of related experience

US Citizenship

Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a System Administrator Specialist to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Business Process and Information Management Branch (BPIMB) Service Now Support Services (SNSS) program. In this role, you will perform daily system configuration and operational activities that support NIAID's Service Now environment and related platforms. You will optimize system performance, monitor resource utilization, assist users in accessing and using business systems, and support the stability, security, and efficiency of technical operations across ITSM, ITOM, CMDB, Sec Ops, VR, and integrated systems.

This position requires hands‑on operational support skills, familiarity with enterprise platforms, and experience delivering reliable system administration services in a large, complex environment.

• Perform daily configuration and operational tasks for the Service Now platform and supporting systems.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, including resource utilization, data throughput, and platform stability.
• Conduct system capacity analysis and assist with long‑term planning to ensure platform scalability.
• Maintain and administer user accounts, roles, permissions, and access controls in accordance with NIH and NIAID security standards.
• Support configuration updates, scheduled maintenance, patch application, troubleshooting, and routine system health checks.
• Assist users in accessing and using business systems, providing Tier 2 support for Service Now and related tools.
• Monitor integrations, jobs, and transactions for reliability and timely execution.
• Coordinate with developers, architects, and business analysts to support deployments and validate operational readiness for releases.
• Maintain documentation for system procedures, configurations, operational tasks, change records, and runbooks.
• Perform log reviews, error analysis, and basic root cause analysis for operational incidents.
• Support backup, restore, and disaster recovery testing as part of continuity‑of‑operations requirements.
• Participate in formal and informal review checkpoints throughout the development and release lifecycle.

• Ability to obtain and maintain NIH Public Trust.
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience).
• 3 or more years of experience performing system administration in a large computer‑based environment.
• Hands‑on experience administering or supporting Service Now, including configuration, operational maintenance, user management, workflows, or integrations.
• Basic scripting skills, including JavaScript or equivalent scripting ability used within Service Now or similar enterprise platforms.
• Experience performing daily system operations, configuration updates, maintenance, patching, and monitoring.
• Familiarity with ITSM or IT operations workflows.
• Experience assisting users with system access, navigation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience documenting procedures and following structured change management practices.
• Ability to analyze system performance, resource utilization, and capacity trends.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, communication skills, and customer support competency.

• Service Now certification such as CSA or related module‑specific certification.
• Experience…