Manager, ServiceNow Platform Administrator

Manager, ServiceNow Platform Administrator### Manager, ServiceNow Platform AdministratorBewerben: United States - Missouri - St. Louis - Chesterfield: Costa Rica - San Jose: United States - Florida - Tampa: United States - Pennsylvania - Collegeville: Vollzeit: Heute ausgeschrieben: 4965570**USE YOUR POWER FOR PURPOSE**As the Manager, ServiceNow Senior Platform Administrator, you will be a hands-on technical expert responsible for the day-to-day health, stability, and security of Pfizer's ServiceNow platform. Reporting into the ServiceNow Platform Owner, you will own core administration duties – user and access management, environment monitoring, upgrades, and platform configuration – across a multi-module instance spanning ITSM, ITOM/HAM, CSM, HRSD, ECP with 1.5M users, 10K Fulfillers, 1 prod and 7 Non Prod instances.You will partner closely with Product Owners, Developers, the Release Manager, Security Lead, and Integration Lead to keep the platform performant, compliant, and audit-ready, while providing configuration guidance to development squads across our Platform Services Center of Excellence. This is an individual-contributor role: you will exercise significant technical judgment and operate independently on moderately complex problems, escalating only unusual or highly complex issues. **WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE**In this role, you will manage and maintain the ServiceNow platform, ensuring its smooth operation and optimal performance.* You will own the day-to-day administration of the ServiceNow platform – user and group management, roles, ACLs, and access controls – across production and non-production environments, ensuring platform stability and usability.* You will lead planning and execution of platform upgrades, patches, cloning, and release validation, coordinating with the Release Manager and Product Owners to minimize disruption and technical debt.* You will monitor platform health and performance in real time; diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents, escalating complex or novel issues to the Platform Architect or vendor support as needed.* You will conduct regular system audits, ensuring compliance with Pfizer's standards and policies.* You will maintain accurate system documentation, including configuration records, troubleshooting runbooks, and impact assessments for platform changes.* You will stay abreast of ServiceNow's best practices, emerging technologies, and industry trends, leveraging them to enhance the platform's capabilities.* You will support evaluation and rollout of new platform capabilities, including Now Assist / AI-enabled features, as Pfizer expands its ServiceNow footprint.* You will make decisions to resolve moderately complex problems, developing new options when necessary. Your decisions will be guided by policies in non-standard situations, and you will be expected to operate independently in ambiguous situations.* You will generally review your own work, seeking directional review from others when necessary. In this role, you will also have the opportunity to review the work of other colleagues in a mentor role, providing constructive feedback and guidance. In this role, you will be the driving force behind our platform administration, ensuring that our platform and products are running smoothly and efficiently. You will be the go-to person for all things related to our platform, from troubleshooting issues to implementing new features. Your expertise will be crucial in helping us to continue to innovate and stay ahead of the competition. **HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED** (Minimum Requirements)* Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a PhD with 0+ years of experience; OR as associate's degree with 8 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience.* Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with ServiceNow platform administration, configuration, development, or technical platform management.* Hands-on experience developing and configuring solutions on the ServiceNow platform, including use of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.* Experience managing ServiceNow platform upgrades, patches, and release cycles, including troubleshooting complex configuration, application, and integration issues.* Demonstrated knowledge of ServiceNow platform architecture, configuration, integrations, and platform development best practices.* Experience implementing and supporting platform security, data privacy, access controls, and compliance requirements.* Experience managing an enterprise technology platform across its lifecycle, including development, release management, upgrades, operational support, and continuous improvement.* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, releases, or platform priorities in a complex enterprise environment.* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.* ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) certification. **BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE** (Preferred Requirements)* ServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD) certification or Certified Implementation Specialist certification in one or more relevant modules, such as ITSM, HRSD, CSM, or ITOM.* Advanced experience with ServiceNow platform administration, configuration, development, and integration.* Experience with ServiceNow security hardening, including domain separation and Edge Encryption, and experience supporting compliance or audit requirements in a regulated environment.* Experience implementing or supporting AI-enabled ServiceNow capabilities, such as Now Assist, and/or automation and testing capabilities, such as Automated Test Framework (ATF).* Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery models and participating in cross-functional platform governance, architecture, or release management forums.* Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex platform, application, configuration, or integration issues.* Experience identifying platform performance, configuration, or operational issues and implementing corrective actions.* Demonstrated ability to effectively manage changing priorities, requirements, and delivery timelines in a complex enterprise environment. **PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS**N/A **NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS**Up to 10% of travel may be required to different Pfizer/Vendor locations to support platform initiativesOccasional evening and weekend work is required to support release windows and incident response.**OTHER JOB DETAILS**Work Location Assignment: HybridLast Date to Apply for Job: **November 5, 2026**The annual base salary for this position ranges from $99,200.00 to $165,400.00.\\* In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.\\* The annual base salary for this position in Tampa, FL ranges from $89,400.00 to $149,000.00.This role is posted in multiple locations. If you are applying for the role in an secondary job posting location where pay transparency regulations apply, your Talent Advisor will share the local pay information with you during the first interview.Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.**Sunshine Act**Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. 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