Lead Specialist, Federal ServiceNow Architect

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.KPMG is currently seeking a Lead Specialist to join our Federal Advisory practice.Responsibilities:Define at an architectural and design level of detail, technical solutions aligned with our client's business problemsAssist with scope definition and level of effort estimationMaintain expert knowledge of the ServiceNow platform and productsServe as a project, work stream, or technical lead on KPMG ServiceNow engagements and design, document, and communicate solution design(s) aligning to desired Business outcomesAssist with performing configuration, integration, custom programming, and other hands-on technical activities in relation to the implementation of ServiceNow, as requiredWork in conjunction with Project Team(s) to assist with technical activities providing guidance, recommendations, quality assurance, and leadership throughout the development lifecycleQualifications:A minimum of five years of ITSM or ServiceNow Development experience; U.S. Federal government consulting experience preferredBachelor's degree from an accredited college/universityExperience in a Professional Services environment engaging with executive stakeholders, solution architects and extended program teamsSuperior verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging to varying stakeholder levels and is self-motivated / self-directed – capable of multi-tasking and accepting change both in tasks and scheduleAbility to delegate work and coordinate team tasking and activities and proven experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, and designing and implementing solutions on the ServiceNow platformExperience with the ITSM processes or in the following functional areas: CSM, HR, SecOps, ITOM, ITBM and a fundamental understanding of the key technologies relevant to the ServiceNow integration solutions including: SSO, SAML, SSL, Web Services, LDAP, JDBC, ODBC, REST, SCP, FTPSExperience with scripting in the ServiceNow platform using JavaScript: Business Rules, Client Scripts, UI Actions, UI Pages, etc. and with user interface (UI) technologies including: HTML, CSS, and Angular JSAbility to travel as required to support firm engagementsApplicant must possess a U.S. Government Secret clearanceKPMG LLP and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“KPMG”) complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. 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