Senior Principal ServiceNow Engineer

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a  Senior Principal ServiceNow Engineer supporting the  USCENTCOM Information Technology Services (CITS) Program in support of the  USCENTCOM J6 in  Tampa, FL . At GDIT, people are our differentiators. As a Senior Principal ServiceNow Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

The Senior Principal ServiceNow Engineer serves as a  senior technical authority responsible for the configuration, implementation, enhancement, and sustainment of ServiceNow solutions in a complex enterprise environment. This role requires deep practical experience across ServiceNow development, module implementation, integrations, security, and operational support. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable ServiceNow capabilities that support mission and business requirements. This position requires a senior-level engineer who remains directly involved in technical execution while also providing technical leadership for implementation efforts, guiding complex engineering decisions, establishing engineering standards and best practices, mentoring team members, and serving as a primary technical escalation point for ServiceNow-related issues.

How a Senior Principal ServiceNow Engineer will Make an Impact:

• Lead hands-on configuration, implementation, enhancement, and sustainment of ServiceNow solutions in support of mission and business requirements

• Provide technical leadership for complex ServiceNow implementation and enhancement efforts, including guidance on engineering standards, best practices, and technical decisions

• Develop and support workflows, business rules, client scripts, UI policies, forms, and service catalog capabilities across the platform

• Implement and support  ITOM, ITAM, and SPM modules, including related capabilities such as Discovery, Service Mapping, Event Management, and Asset Management

• Build and maintain integrations using  REST, SOAP, LDAP, and SSO

• Serve as a senior technical escalation point, mentor junior and mid-level team members, and support continuous improvement in ServiceNow engineering practices

• Troubleshoot issues, support upgrades, maintain security controls, and develop dashboards, reports, and technical documentation

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree with focus in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (master’s degree preferred).

Required Experience:

• 6+ years of substantial hands-on ServiceNow engineering, configuration, implementation, and sustainment experience

• Proven experience delivering and supporting ServiceNow capabilities in complex enterprise environments

Required Technical Skills:

• Extensive hands-on experience with  ServiceNow configuration, implementation, development, and support

• Strong experience implementing and supporting  ServiceNow ITOM, ITAM, and SPM

• Proficiency in  JavaScript, Glide API, and ServiceNow development tools

• Experience configuring and developing  business rules, client scripts, UI policies, UI actions, workflows, forms, tables, and service catalog capabilities

• Experience implementing and supporting integrations using  REST, SOAP, LDAP, and SSO

• Develop and maintain dashboards, KPIs, reports, and analytics to support operational awareness, service performance, and decision-making

• Experience with  Discovery, Service Mapping, Event Management, Asset Management , and  SPM/PPM-related capabilities

• Experience with  database management and performance optimization , preferably  MariaDB is a plus

• Demonstrated ability to support platform upgrades and deployments with minimal operational disruption

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate technical information to a variety of audiences

• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and functional teams

• Demonstrated leadership, professionalism, initiative, and a customer-focused attitude

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with additional ServiceNow modules such as  ITSM, CMDB, Service Catalog, Knowledge Management, and GRC

• ServiceNow certifications such as  Certified System Administrator (CSA), Certified Application Developer (CAD), or relevant implementation specialist certifications

• Familiarity with  DoD security requirements and mission support environments

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Security Clearance Level:

• Active Secret clearance required

Location:

• Hybrid – 3-days onsite, 2- days remote

Citizenship Required:

• US Citizenship required due to the Secret clearance requirement.

What GDIT can offer:

• 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from and apply to solve real-world problems.

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

#ARMA

#CENTCOM/CITS

#GDITPRIORITY

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

6 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Certified System Administrator (CSA) | ServiceNow - ServiceNow

Certified Application Developer (CAD) | ServiceNow - ServiceNow

CompTIA Security+ CE | CompTIA - CompTIA

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required