Georgia Institute of Technology-posted about 1 month ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Atlanta, GA
5,001-10,000 employees
Educational Services

The CMDB Administrator, classified under the IT Architect job family/class, is responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing management of Georgia Tech's Configuration Management Database (CMDB) within ServiceNow. This role ensures the CMDB accurately represents the Institute's IT infrastructure and provides a reliable foundation for data-driven decisions that enhance IT service delivery and operational efficiency. The CMDB Administrator partners with IT operations, architecture, and service management teams to maintain the integrity, automation, and usability of CMDB data across ITSM and ITOM processes. This position blends technical expertise with strategic oversight, combining the ability to configure and improve ServiceNow's CMDB capabilities with the vision to align configuration data practices with institutional goals and standards.

  • Design, develop, and implement Information Technology system architectures, frameworks, and solutions to meet business requirements.
  • Define system design principles, standards, and best practices to guide system development and deployment.
  • Evaluate system technologies, tools, and platforms to recommend optimal system designs and implementations.
  • Conduct system assessments, architecture reviews, and performance tuning to optimize system performance.
  • Lead system design workshops, technical discussions, and architectural decisions with development teams.
  • Establish system governance, compliance, and security measures to ensure system integrity and quality.
  • Mentor, coach, and train system developers, engineers, and architects on system architecture principles.
  • Stay informed about system architecture trends, emerging technologies, and industry standards.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders, project managers, and Information Technology teams to align system architecture with business objectives.
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
  • Bachelor's Degree in related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced certification may be preferred or required (some profiles may require additional education).
  • Overnight travel required for project delivery; flexibility in on-site daily service delivery hours (due to client shift schedules, project requirements.
  • Six or more years of relevant experience.
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
  • Master's Degree
  • ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA)
  • ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist CMDB or ITSM
  • ITIL Foundation v3 or v4
  • Implementing or optimizing ServiceNow Discovery or Service Mapping
  • Managing large-scale CMDBs with thousands of configuration items
  • Working in higher education, public sector, or complex enterprise environments
  • Deep CMDB expertise (proven experience with designing, implementing, and maintaining a large-scale ServiceNow CMDB (100k+ CIs, multiple data sources, ongoing reconcilliation))
  • Advanced discovery knowledge (hands on experience with ServiceNow Discovery and Service Mapping)
  • Reconciliation & normalization mastery (strong experience configuring identification and reconciliation (IRE) rules and data normalization rules to insure data integrity.
  • Integration architecture (Ability to architect and implement integrations between CMDB and external systems, such as SCCM, cloud providers, vendor feeds)
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