Senior ServiceNow Administrator - Active Secret clearance

PGTEK•Ogden, UT

1d•$110,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

PGTEK is seeking an experienced Senior ServiceNow Administrator to support a federal customer in a secure, compliance-driven environment. The role is responsible for administering, configuring, maintaining, and operationally sustaining the ServiceNow platform across multiple environments. The administrator will provide technical leadership, guide junior administrators, and collaborate with government stakeholders to support platform stability, security, and continuous improvement. This is a long-term opportunity supporting mission-critical federal infrastructure. The position is hybrid and requires weekly local travel to the assigned project site. Candidates must reside within 90 minutes of at least one of these locations: Fort Meade, Maryland; Ogden, Utah; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Montgomery, Alabama; or Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. An active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
5–8+ years of hands-on ServiceNow administration experience.
DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+ CE or an equivalent certification.
Strong understanding of ITSM processes, CMDB management, Service Catalog, and Flow Designer.
Hands-on experience with ServiceNow platform upgrades, instance management, update sets, and release management.
Experience supporting federal, Department of Defense (DoD), or other highly regulated environments.
Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation and stakeholder coordination.
Must reside within 90 minutes of a listed project location and travel locally to the assigned site weekly.

Nice To Haves

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) certification.
One or more ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS) credentials.
Experience with ITOM, ServiceNow Discovery, or Service Mapping.
Experience hardening ServiceNow environments in accordance with STIG requirements and supporting ATO processes.
Previous experience leading or mentoring a ServiceNow administration or development team.
ITIL v4 Foundation certification.

Responsibilities

Administer, maintain, and support ServiceNow across Development, Test, and Production environments, including platform upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
Manage users, groups, roles, and Access Control Lists (ACLs) in accordance with federal security policies and requirements.
Monitor platform performance, health, and availability; provide Tier 2/3 support and troubleshoot escalated technical issues.
Manage update sets, release management, and deployment processes across multiple ServiceNow instances.
Configure and maintain Business Rules, UI Policies, Client Scripts, Flow Designer workflows, Service Catalog items, and Service Portal components.
Support ServiceNow modules including ITSM, ITOM, HRSD, SecOps, and Customer Service Management (CSM).
Develop and maintain workflow automation to improve operational efficiency and streamline business processes.
Ensure platform compliance with NIST 800-53, Risk Management Framework (RMF), FISMA, and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) requirements.
Support Authority to Operate (ATO) documentation, security artifacts, and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) remediation activities.
Coordinate with Information System Security Officers (ISSO), Information System Security Managers (ISSM), and cybersecurity teams to maintain security compliance and audit readiness.
Support REST and SOAP API integrations and identity and access management integrations, including CAC/PIV authentication.
Mentor junior administrators and developers, contribute to platform roadmap planning, and provide technical briefings and status updates to government stakeholders.