ServiceNow Developer - Long Term Project - Hybrid 3 days a week in Rockville, MD or Tysons, VA

Duration: Long-term project. Work type & location: Hybrid (3 days a week in Rockville, MD or Tysons, VA). Visa-independent candidates only; no sponsorship available.

About the Role

Partner with Product Management and business stakeholders to refine requirements and ensure clarity before development. Transform complex business requirements into robust technical specifications for software components and applications, providing guidance on maintainability, scalability, and compatibility with future upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy AI features for both existing processes and potentially new tools.
• Configure and customize ServiceNow using best practices, balancing functionality with minimal complexity.
• Create and modify tables, fields, business rules, UI policies, workflows, and other platform elements.
• Design authentication mechanisms, roles, and permissions integrated with Identity and Access Management via automated LDAP sync.
• Build integrations between ServiceNow and enterprise systems for seamless data flow and automation using existing iHub spokes or customized REST APIs.
• Design and maintain reports, workspaces, dashboards, service portals, and data visualizations to provide actionable insights.
• Conduct comprehensive testing, including peer reviews and regression testing; develop and troubleshoot Automated Test Frameworks (ATF).
• Participate in testing platform upgrades and patches to ensure business continuity.
• Execute timely updates, including password rotations, AMI/midserver upgrades, and adaptive maintenance.
• Manage change activities within FINRA's JIRA instance, including risk evaluation and approvals.
• Orchestrate migrations between instances using update sets or application repository functionality.
• Create and maintain documentation for system processes, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Provide training to end-users and stakeholders.
• Investigate and resolve platform incidents with urgency through systematic troubleshooting and root cause analysis (coordinate with ServiceNow support when needed).
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements and optimizations.
• Adapt effectively to changing priorities in an evolving environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of IT/software development work experience, including at least 3 years focused on ServiceNow platform development.
• Proven experience with IRM/GRC ServiceNow applications.
• Demonstrated success designing, developing, and deploying at least 2 large-scale projects end-to-end.
• Practical experience following iterative and agile SDLC practices.
• Hands-on experience implementing ServiceNow integrations with other applications/platforms.
• JavaScript proficiency and understanding of REST API concepts and integration patterns (hands-on API development experience helpful but not required).
• Willingness to learn other SaaS products and expand technical expertise.
• Familiarity with AI concepts and tools.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with a customer service orientation.

Preferred Qualifications

• ServiceNow CSA (Certified System Administrator) or ServiceNow CAD (Certified Application Developer) certifications.
• 8+ years of IT/software experience.
• Hands-on API development experience.
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI-powered features in enterprise applications.
• Experience supporting other SaaS products such as NAVEX, Regology, Icertis, or iManage.
• Experience with Agile collaboration tools (JIRA, Confluence, Miro).