ServiceNow Software Developer, Human Resources Technologies

Sanford Health • Sioux Falls, SD

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This role is responsible for maintaining, configuring, and customizing the ServiceNow HR Service Delivery (HRSD) module to support efficient and user-friendly HR services. Key responsibilities include developing and enhancing record producers, notifications, platform analytics reports, and dashboards using UI Builder, Service Portal widgets, and Flow Designer. The role also involves configuring and optimizing experiences such as HR Agent Workspace, Virtual Agent, and Agent Chat. Analyzes requests and requirements to develop appropriate software solutions. Develops programs and scripts to automate and streamline date transformation, data and process validations, system configuration, testing validation scripts and methods to support various technology processes by utilizing professional concepts, established technologies and techniques. Develops innovative methods and technologies through designing, modifying, developing, writing, and implementing software development and scripting applications for the Human Resources function in a healthcare setting. Collaborating with management, departments and customers to identify end-user requirements and specifications to develop system improvements for business subject matter experts (SME). Generates software design specifications including software modeling and simulation. Develops software, code and requirements analysis. Develops software solutions by studying information needs, validating design with users and technical resources, studying systems flow, reviewing data usage and work processes, investigating problem areas and following the software development lifecycle. Interprets functional and technical blueprints; participates in structuring technical components. Rewrites programs, using workflow chart and diagram, and applying knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, and symbolic logic. Prioritizes and manages the HR development and delivery of enhancements/new initiatives. Works on business rules, user interface (UI) actions, UI policies, client scripts and validation scripts. Performs manual testing, automated testing, functionality testing, performance testing, integration testing, load, stress testing and regression testing of various HR software tools. Ensures the latest release of the application is implemented in a timely manner with minimal or no disruption to IT/HR operations. Reviews and develops scripts to ensure the latest application release is implemented in a timely manner with minimal or no disruption to IT/HR operations. Customizes applications and facilitates roll out of new applications and modules and configures Application UI and configures Workflow. Builds custom integrations and automation to do API calls from HR calls to better integrate data among various HR systems. Builds WebServices and integrations to perform data transformation and migration between current and legacy systems. Uses Python, JavaScript, Selenium, Objective C, SOAP, RESTful API's, .json formats, XML, and other programming languages and tools to build automation. Maintains the data upload processes and methods for various systems. Runs regression test scripts for software releases. Follows policies and procedures related to complex programming for data loads and testing scripts. Reviews all applicable logs to identify data format or programming errors data loads and regression testing. Monitors the quality of the data to assure a stable and consistent production environment. Creates reports in using RaaS and builds dashboards to display analyzed data. Creates, upgrades and updates business processes in the application to increase efficiencies. Using visualization tools, builds process maps to visualize various flows to and from various HR systems to better identify defects, track upgrade dependencies and better explain and understand SME requirements and changes. Develops technical documentation to guide future software development projects.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a ServiceNow Developer, with a strong focus on HRSD or related ServiceNow modules.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, Glide API, HTML/CSS, RESTful APIs, XML, and JSON.
• Strong understanding of business process automation, integration strategies, and workflow management in the HR context.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with a focus on improving user experience and operational efficiency.
• Experience in testing software solutions, including writing test scripts and conducting manual and automated testing.
• Bachelors degree in Information systems, computer science, data analytics or related field requires.
• Two years experience in a technical development or support role experience required.

Nice To Haves

• ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) or Certified Application Developer.
• Experience in Integration Hub or building custom integrations, web services, and data migration between ServiceNow and other enterprise systems.
• Experience in HR process mapping and using visualization tools to analyze workflows and identify areas for improvement.
• Experience in UI builder, Virtual Agent, Workflow Studio, Performance Analytics, User Experience Analytics, App Engine Studio, etc.
• Experience in configuring and implementing NowAssist or other Artificial Intelligence models within ServiceNow.
• Understanding of ITIL principles and their application to HR services.
• Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
• Prior human resources application support and/or programming experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with management, HR departments, and business subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify, analyze, and document end-user requirements for system improvements and enhancements.
• System Design & Development: Generate software design specifications, model and simulate workflows, and develop software solutions by validating designs with users and technical resources. Ensure all solutions are aligned with the business needs and technical requirements.
• Customization & Configuration: Develop and configure HRSD components, including record producers, notifications, client scripts, business rules, etc. Customize ServiceNow applications and modules to align with business processes.
• Integrations & Automation: Build and manage custom integrations between HR systems using RESTful APIs, SOAP, and other web services. Automate processes to improve data flow and integration between ServiceNow and external systems, including data transformation and migration tasks.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Perform a variety of testing (manual, automated, functional, performance, integration, regression, load, and stress testing) to ensure that all HR software tools and processes are operating efficiently. Ensure the timely and stable deployment of new releases and updates to the application with minimal disruption to IT/HR operations.
• Technical Documentation: Develop detailed technical documentation to guide future software development projects, including the creation of process maps using visualization tools. Document integration processes, data transformation workflows, and test plans for quality assurance purposes.
• Reporting & Analytics: Build RaaS (Reports as a Service) solutions, create dashboards, and generate reports to track key HR metrics and analyze data for decision-making. Utilize reporting and visualization tools to provide insights into HR processes, defects, and upgrade dependencies.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor the quality and consistency of the data in the system. Conduct root cause analysis of issues, track system performance, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts. Ensure that HR software solutions are continuously updated to reflect evolving business needs and technological advancements.
• Release Management: Manage the release and deployment of ServiceNow upgrades, ensuring that all new functionalities and patches are rolled out in a structured, efficient manner while minimizing disruption to HR and IT operations.

Benefits

• Work Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Compensation: Salary Range: $29.00 - $46.50
• Pay starts at $29 and increases according to years of applicable experience.
• Union Position: No
• Department Details Working remotely is an option if you currently live in SD, ND, MN, IA , WI or NE.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level