Director, ServiceNow Engineering (R-19848)

Dnb
Austin, TX
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior-level ServiceNow engineering leaders who can drive technical excellence and mentor teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8+ years of leadership experience on the ServiceNow Platform and a strong track record in technical governance and mentoring.
    — “Minimum of 8 years of leadership experience on the ServiceNow Platform.
  • Individuals who have successfully led teams through complex platform upgrades and ensured data quality and performance.
    — “Recognize poor queries, inefficient scripting, excessive automation, integration bottlenecks and other platform performance risks.
  • Candidates with a deep understanding of ServiceNow's AI and automation capabilities and how to implement them effectively.
    — “Understand Now Assist, GenAI capabilities, AI agents, skills, use cases, governance, security, and value realization.

Things to consider

  • The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to challenge vendor recommendations directly.
    — “Challenge partner designs, estimates, staffing models, and technical recommendations rather than rely on vendors for technical direction.
  • The position demands a proactive mindset and ownership of platform performance and quality.
    — “Show an ownership mindset in everything you do. Be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action.

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with technical governance and release controls in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Establish development standards, code reviews, technical governance, release controls and guardrails to prevent unnecessary customization.
  • Emphasize your ability to lead through ambiguity and resolve complex technical problems.
    — “Ability to resolve problems quickly as they arise and lead through obscurity of these problems and build solutions for future.
  • Demonstrate your understanding of ServiceNow's AI tools and their integration into workflows.
    — “Drive automation with AI and other ServiceNow automation features while ensuring the right levels of testing and code quality checks are in place.
  • Showcase your experience in mentoring engineers and managing cross-functional teams.
    — “Serve as a coach and mentor to platform architects, engineers, and platform product/process owners.
  • Demonstrate your ability to break down technical requirements and estimate developer effort accurately.
    — “The ability to break technical requirements into technical components, identify dependencies/complexity, estimate developer effort, and challenge estimates from the team partners.
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • driven core engineering excellence
  • managed budgets and relationships
Typical background
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields8+ years of leadership experience on the ServiceNow Platform

Skills & requirements

Required

Servicenow PlatformSoftware DevelopmentProject ManagementTeam Leadership

Preferred

AICloud Computing

Stack & domain

Servicenow PlatformArchitectureData ModelsTablesRelationshipsScoped ApplicationsIntegrationsSecurityUpgrade ImplicationsPlatform LimitsTechnical RequirementsDependenciesComplexityDeveloper EffortTechnical ComponentsTechnical GovernanceRelease ControlsGuardrailsUnnecessary CustomizationPoor QueriesInefficient ScriptingExcessive AutomationIntegration BottlenecksPlatform Performance RisksNow AssistGenai CapabilitiesAI AgentsSkillsUse CasesGovernanceValue RealizationSource ControlUpdate SetsApp RepoAutomated TestingAPMCI/CDCloningEnvironment StrategyReleaseUpgradesVendor Technical DirectionCoachingMentoringCommunicationProblem ResolutionLeadershipDiverse Development TeamsOwnership MindsetServicenowEngineeringIT

About the role

Original posting from Dnb via Lever

Shape the Future with Dun & Bradstreet

At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. Since 1841, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We’re a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what’s next? Join us! Explore opportunities at dnb.com/careers.

Essential Responsibilities::

  • Drive Core Engineering Excellence to ensure we build, run and operate the ServiceNow Platform and core products with high Availability, Resiliency and operational insights.
  • Develop and execute on project plan and timelines, manage budgets with our cloud provides and manage the relationships with internal and external partners.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to understand their needs and propose appropriate architecture/design for implementation.
  • Identify areas for growth with a focus on software development testing and automation.
  • Drive automation with AI and other ServiceNow automation features while ensuring the right levels of testing and code quality checks are in place.
  • Serve as a coach and mentor to platform architects, engineers, and platform product/process owners.

Essential Skills Needed::

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields.
  • Minimum of 8 years of leadership experience on the ServiceNow Platform.
  • Understand platform architecture, data models, tables, relationships, scoped applications, integrations, security, upgrade implications, and platform limits.
  • The ability to break technical requirements into technical components, identify dependencies/complexity, estimate developer effort, and challenge estimates from the team partners.
  • JavaScript, Business Rules, Script Includes, Flow Designer, Integration Hub, REST/SOAP APIs, ACLs, UI configurations, debugging and performance trouble shooting.
  • Understanding how major products/capabilities interact (not necessarily be the SME for every module).
  • Strong knowledge of Incident, Problem, Request, Change, Knowledge, Service Operations Workspace, CMDB and related workflows.
  • Understand CI relationships, Discovery, Service Mapping, CSDM, identification/reconciliation, and data quality.
  • Establish development standards, code reviews, technical governance, release controls and guardrails to prevent unnecessary customization.
  • Recognize poor queries, inefficient scripting, excessive automation, integration bottlenecks and other platform performance risks.
  • Understand Now Assist, GenAI capabilities, AI agents, skills, use cases, governance, security, and value realization.
  • Source control, update sets/app repo, automated testing (APM), CI/CD, cloning, environment strategy, release, and upgrades.
  • Challenge partner designs, estimates, staffing models, and technical recommendations rather than rely on vendors for technical direction.
  • Hire, coach and develop engineers; establish expectations; conduct performance reviews.
  • Demonstrate clear and effective verbal and written communication skills with all levels of staff.
  • Ability to resolve problems quickly as they arise and lead through obscurity of these problems and build solutions for future.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading people and working with diverse development teams.
  • Show an ownership mindset in everything you do. Be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action. Be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success.
  • Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholders, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs.

Benefits We Offer

· Generous paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure.

· Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave after one year of employment.

· Paid sick time to care for yourself or family members. 

· Education assistance and extensive training resources.

· Do Good Program: Paid volunteer days & donation matching.  

· Competitive 401k with company matching.

· Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhub membership rates.

· Medical, dental & vision insurance for you, spouse/partner & dependents.

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