Senior CMDB Architecture Engineer (R-19964)
About The Position
The Senior CMDB Architecture Engineer is responsible for the technical architecture, design, implementation, and ongoing health of Dun & Bradstreet’s ServiceNow Configuration Management Database (CMDB). The role ensures the CMDB provides accurate, complete, and reliable configuration data to support IT service management, IT operations management, operational resilience, security, and technology decision-making. The engineer designs and maintains the CMDB data model in alignment with Common Service Data Model 5 and ServiceNow best practices, while providing technical leadership for Discovery, Service Mapping, integrations, and CMDB data ingestion. The role also establishes and improves CMDB health measures, resolves complex data-quality issues, and works with technical teams and process owners to govern and maintain configuration data.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in CMDB architecture, ServiceNow platform engineering, configuration management, IT service management, IT operations management, or a related technical discipline.
- Expert knowledge of CMDB architecture, configuration item classes, attributes, relationships, and lifecycle management.
- Expertise in the ServiceNow Common Service Data Model.
- Deep knowledge of the ServiceNow Identification and Reconciliation Engine.
- Strong knowledge of ServiceNow Discovery, including MID Servers, credentials, schedules, patterns, probes and sensors, cloud discovery, and troubleshooting.
- Experience with Service Mapping and configuration-data integrations.
- Strong expertise in CMDB health management and data quality.
- ServiceNow Certified System Administrator certification required.
- Certified Implementation Specialist – Discovery certification required.
- Certified Implementation Specialist – Service Mapping certification required.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites.
- Show an ownership mindset, solve problems, remain curious, take action proactively, and collaborate with people and teams to drive success.
- Maintain a continuous growth mindset and continue learning through stakeholder, expert, colleague, and mentor relationships, as well as through courses and programs.
- Where applicable, fluency in English and languages relevant to the working market.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain the CMDB data model in alignment with Common Service Data Model 5 and ServiceNow best practices.
- Define and govern configuration item classes, attributes, relationships, identification and reconciliation rules, and lifecycle standards.
- Provide technical leadership for ServiceNow Discovery, Service Mapping, integrations, and CMDB data ingestion.
- Establish, monitor, and improve CMDB health metrics covering completeness, correctness, compliance, and duplicate configuration items.
- Partner with Discovery, Service Mapping, Software Asset Management Professional, Integrated Risk Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, application and infrastructure teams, and process owners to ensure configuration data is discovered, integrated, governed, and maintained.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve complex CMDB data-quality issues, including duplicate, stale, orphaned, and incorrectly classified configuration items.
- Evaluate discovery patterns, integrations, and automation opportunities and implement technical improvements that strengthen CMDB reliability and operational value.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off in the first year, increasing with tenure.
- Up to 16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave after one year of employment.
- Paid sick time to care for yourself or family members.
- Education assistance and extensive training resources.
- Paid volunteer days and donation matching through the Do Good Program.
- Competitive 401k with company matching.
- Health and wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhub membership rates.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee, spouse or partner, and dependents.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
