Job Abstract

*We are open to supporting 100% remote work anywhere within the US. *

As a ServiceNow Solutions Architect, you will be a crucial member of our ServiceNow practice, responsible for providing expertise in all facets of the ServiceNow platform and integrated technologies. Your primary role will be to design and architect comprehensive solutions that meet our clients' business requirements while aligning with industry best practices. Working collaboratively with various teams, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of ServiceNow projects. Team members are also expected to uphold and maintain appropriate certifications necessary for their practice expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Solution Design and Architecture: Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders, developers, and business analysts to gather requirements, understand business processes, and design robust and scalable ServiceNow solutions. Create detailed technical designs that align with the clients' short- and long-term needs and leverage the capabilities of the ServiceNow platform and integration with third-party technologies effectively.

• Technical Consultation: Act as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams, providing expert guidance on ServiceNow capabilities, customization options, and best practices. Identify potential challenges and propose innovative solutions to address them.

• Implementation Support: Work closely with project managers, developers, and other teams to support the implementation of ServiceNow solutions. Provide technical oversight and ensure that the design is accurately translated into a functional solution.

• Integration and Automation: Design and oversee the integration of ServiceNow with other systems and applications to create seamless workflows and automate business processes. Ensure data consistency and integrity across different platforms.

• Performance Optimization: Conduct performance analysis and optimizations to enhance the overall efficiency and responsiveness of ServiceNow and integrated solutions. Identify and address bottlenecks to improve system performance.

• Quality Assurance: Design quality assurance plans and ensure that the technical deliverables meet quality standards and adhere to best practices.

• Resource Management: Work closely with resourcing, practice leadership, and program management to ensure that the appropriately certified, trained, and experienced resources are working on projects. Identify and communicate talent gaps and propose solutions to address the gaps.

• Project Management: Work closely with project managers to keep projects within scope and timeline. Communicate regularly with practice leadership on the status of projects, and support deployment registrations to maintain ServiceNow partner status.

• Security and Compliance: Design the security plan and ensure that all ServiceNow and integrated solutions adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements. Collaborate with security teams to implement robust security measures and maintain a secure environment.

• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Create comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, and implementation guidelines. Contribute to the knowledge base and share best practices within the team and the Practice. Lead the sharing of knowledge across the practice, including white papers, demonstrations, and lunch and learns.

• Continuous Learning: Stay updated on the latest advancements in ServiceNow and integrated technologies, tools, and industry trends. Continuously enhance your expertise to provide cutting-edge solutions and innovative approaches.

• Client Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients through effective communication, understanding their needs, and delivering high-quality solutions that exceed their expectations.

• Strategic Relationships: Build enduring relationships between ICF and the ServiceNow product and sales teams, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange. Facilitate collaboration and issue resolution between the two teams.

• Corporate Growth: Contribute to the growth of the business. Lead the development of client roadmaps to identify and foster new opportunities for ICF services and ServiceNow licenses sales. Present proposed solutions to potential clients, explaining the technical details in a clear and understandable manner. This may involve interacting with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Collaborate with the proposal teams and create compelling proposals and oral presentations that outline the technical aspects of the solution, including implementation plans, timelines, and cost estimates, and ensure that the proposed solutions address all the specific requirements outlined in the solicitation documents.

Required qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience of technical skills, including workflow configuration, and business rule development.

• 1+ Years of experience implementing CIS- Human Resources.

• Strong knowledge of ServiceNow platform capabilities, modules, and integrations.

• Active ServiceNow Certified System Administrator

• Active Certified Implementation Specialist certifications in at least two other ServiceNow applications.

• CIS – Human Resources and CIS – IT Service Management certification

• US Citizenship is required (required by the federal government for this position).

• Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance.

• MUST RESIDE IN THE United States (U.S.) and the work MUST BE PERFORMED in the United States (U.S.), as this work is for a federal contract and laws do apply.

Preferred additional qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

8+ years with an active ServiceNow Certified System Administrator certification

in two or more additional mainline certification, with preference for the following combinations:

• Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS) – Application Portfolio Management and CIS – Human Resources

• CIS – Customer Service Management and CIS – IT Service Management

• CIS – Discover and CIS – Service Mapping

• CIS – Software Asset Management and CIS – Hardware Asset Management

• CIS – Project Portfolio Management and CIS – Application Portfolio Management

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