Senior Applications Administrator

Senior Applications Administrator

World Vision is hiring a Senior Applications Administrator to serve in the Marketing Division.

Role: Senior Applications Administrator

Reports to: Director of Information Systems

Location: Remote

Required Experience: Bachelor's degree in information systems or other related fields preferred. In addition to above: Requires three to five years of experience administering applications in an enterprise environment. Requires in-depth knowledge and experience with multiple enterprise applications.

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A for any employer.

Estimated hiring range: $96,500 - $137,000

The Job

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Applications Administrator to own and evolve our Freshservice platform and supporting IT service management (ITSM) processes.

This role serves as the primary platform administrator for Freshservice, responsible for configuring, optimizing, and automating service management processes across Incident, Request, Change, Asset, and Knowledge Management. The ideal candidate combines strong platform administration expertise with workflow automation, systems integration, and user provisioning experience.

This individual will partner closely with IT Operations, Security, Infrastructure, Identity & Access Management, Human Resources, and business stakeholders to improve service delivery, increase operational efficiency, and enhance the employee support experience.

Help carry out our Christian organization's mission, vision, and strategies. Personify the ministry of World Vision by witnessing to Christ and ministering to others through life, deed, word, and sign.

Responsibilities

• Keep Christ central in individual and corporate life. Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization (Christian conduct, chapel, prayer, worship, devotions, and leadership of devotions); incorporate WV Core Values into decisions within scope of role.
• Serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for the Freshservice environment.
• Manage platform configuration, forms, workflows, automations, service catalogs, business rules, SLAs, and integrations.
• Maintain and enhance the IT Support Portal, Service Catalog, Knowledge Base, and Change Management Portal.
• Configure and optimize Incident, Problem, Change, Request, Asset, and Release Management processes.
• Manage platform updates, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor platform performance, data quality, and adoption metrics.

You Bring These Skills

Workflow Automation & Orchestration

• Design, develop, and maintain workflow automations supporting employee onboarding, offboarding, transfers, and leave-of-absence processes.
• Build and support integrations between Freshservice and enterprise systems including Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, HR systems, and collaboration platforms.
• Develop automation solutions using PowerShell, APIs, workflow engines, and integration platforms.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort through process automation and self-service capabilities.

Identity & Access Provisioning

• Configure and maintain automated user provisioning and deprovisioning processes.
• Support Active Directory and Entra ID account lifecycle management workflows.
• Manage role-based access assignment, group memberships, and licensing workflows.
• Ensure provisioning processes align with organizational security and compliance requirements.

IT Service Management Leadership

• Serve as a trusted advisor on ITSM best practices and governance.
• Lead platform enhancements that improve service quality and operational efficiency.
• Facilitate adoption of standardized service management processes across IT teams.
• Support Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes and change management governance.
• Develop reporting, dashboards, and metrics to measure platform effectiveness and service performance.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with business and technology teams to understand requirements and implement solutions.
• Provide guidance and training to service desk personnel, application owners, and IT support teams.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, process documentation, and knowledge articles.
• Manage relationships with Freshworks support and third-party vendors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information systems or other related field preferred.
• In addition to above: Requires three to five years of experience administering applications in an enterprise environment.
• 3+ years administering enterprise service management or workflow platforms.
• 1-3 years of hands-on Freshservice administration experience.
• Strong understanding of ITIL and IT Service Management principles.
• Experience designing and implementing workflow automations.
• Experience with Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID administration.
• Experience with user account lifecycle management and provisioning processes.
• Experience with PowerShell or similar scripting languages.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and system integrations.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex platform and workflow issues.

Salary & Benefits

WVUS Pay Grade Level: 227

Estimated hiring range: $96,500 - $137,000

The posted hiring salary range reflects pay for U.S. locations and is determined using market data and internal compensation guidelines. Actual compensation may vary depending on the candidate's geographic location, job-related experience, and applicable laws. For information about World Vision U.S' comprehensive benefits package, please visit this link.

About World Vision

We're a global Christian humanitarian organization. We partner with children, families, and their communities to empower them as they reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. For over 75 years, World Vision has followed Jesus' example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. We serve every child regardless of faith.

What Happens Next?

Due to the high volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an initial phone conversation with a recruiter. We encourage you to submit a PDF resume and a cover letter. Our goal is to fill this vacancy with the right person in the shortest amount of time.