ServiceNow Platform Administrator

Hays Specialist Recruitment LLC
United States
9 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Knowledge Management Release Management Systems Integration Software Troubleshooting Performance Monitor Servicenow

Job description

  • A senior ServiceNow Administrator or Platform Operations Engineer who owns production support, upgrades, cloning, governance, ITSM processes, and overall platform health, rather than a pure ServiceNow developer

  • Platform Administration & Operations
  • Administer and maintain ServiceNow production and non-production environments.
  • Monitor overall platform health, performance, stability, and operational readiness.
  • Manage platform configurations, system properties, plugins, integrations, and platform features.
  • Conduct platform health assessments and coordinate remediation activities.
  • Ensure platform adherence to security, compliance, and governance standards.
  • Support platform maintenance activities, patches, hotfixes, and security updates.
  • Environment Management
  • Coordinate instance cloning activities across development, QA, test, and production environments.
  • Maintain environment consistency and ensure proper alignment between production and non-production instances.
  • Manage upgrade preparation activities, environment validation, and post-upgrade stabilization.
  • Support developer access requests, admin permissions, and environment provisioning
  • Operational Support & Incident Management
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for ServiceNow platform operational support.
  • Lead weekly operational reviews with ServiceNow support teams and internal stakeholders.
  • Review incidents, cases, problem records, change requests, and platform advisories.
  • Escalate critical issues and coordinate resolution with ServiceNow support, engineering teams, and vendors.
  • Track platform defects, PRBs, support cases, and remediation plans to closure.
  • Participate in governance, change review, and architecture discussions impacting the platform.

Requirements

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available., * ServiceNow System Administration and Platform Operations

  • ITSM, HRSD, CSM, Employee Center, Service Catalog, Virtual Agent, and Flow Designer
  • Platform Upgrade and Release Management
  • Incident, Problem, Change, and Knowledge Management
  • Instance Cloning and Environment Management
  • ServiceNow Integrations and Plugin Administration
  • Operational Support and Vendor Management
  • Performance Monitoring and Platform Governance
  • Strong troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  • 5+ years of ServiceNow Administration / Platform Operations experience
  • Strong ServiceNow ITSM experience: Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Knowledge Management
  • Experience supporting Production ServiceNow environments
  • ServiceNow instance cloning experience
  • ServiceNow upgrade and release management experience
  • Platform troubleshooting and operational support
  • Experience managing plugins and integrations
  • Strong understanding of ServiceNow security, governance, and compliance
  • Experience leading incident resolution and working with ServiceNow support
  • HRSD (HR Service Delivery)
  • CSM (Customer Service Management)
  • Employee Center
  • Service Catalog
  • Virtual Agent
  • Flow Designer
  • Integration Hub

Benefits & conditions

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s/applicant’s qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

About the company

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it.

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Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays’ guiding principles is ‘do the right thing’. We also believe that actions speak louder than words. In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.

In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.

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