Senior Engineer, Configuration Management Database

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Boston, MA - Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite

Reporting to the Infrastructure Technology team, the Senior Engineer, Configuration Management Database and Service Mapping will be responsible for the analysis, development, modification, installation, testing and maintenance of ServiceNow ITOM platform focused on CMDB, Discovery and Service Mapping. 

The senior engineer ensures that the Configuration Management Database is constantly available and contains the required information and service mapping. This includes the planning and executing of the population of the CMDB through Discovery or integrations, managing the CMDB and service maps.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that standardized methods and procedures are used for identifying, recording, maintaining, reporting on, and verifying IT asset configurations and associated documentation.
• Implementing and maintaining different Service Mapping approaches (Tag-Based, Top Down, Machine Learning)
• Plans the population of the CMDB; manages the CMDB, central libraries, tools, common codes, and data; ensures CMDB data is current and accurate.
• Designs, develop, and maintain the Common Service Data Model (CSDM) within the ServiceNow platform to standardize service data, align with business needs, and enable better IT and business operations
• Owns the process by which relationships are created and updated in the CMDB, such as key IT and business services and applications to servers and databases. Ensures integration into the Incident, Change, and Problem management processes.
• Understands best practices and determines optimized procedures for updating CI data including the use of automated processes, discovery tools/integrations with other data sources, and manual input processes, as necessary.
• Defines and discerns key aspects of problems that require analysis and research within ServiceNow and develops an integrated solution within a broad technical and business context of significant or strategic impact to the enterprise.
• Performs other duties as required. 

Skills

•  Demonstrable planning and organizational skills
•  Demonstrable skill in IT Infrastructure terms, concepts, and configuration
•  Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•  Familiarity with integration technologies like RESTful APIs, JSON, and XML highly desired
•  Analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
•  Must be able to multitask in a fast-paced environment with focus on timeliness, documentation, and communications with peers and business users alike. 

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
• Understanding of ITSM best-practice processes, with Configuration Management and Asset Management experience (Software Asset Management is a plus)
• Hands-on experience with industry-standard Change, Configuration and Asset Management system tools, preferably within the ServiceNow environment
• Experience with an environmental discovery tool (i.e. ServiceNow, BigFix, etc.) highly desired
• Familiarity of ServiceNow's Common Services Data Model (CSDM)
• Understanding of ITIL processes and principles desired
• Data Normalization import/export experience desired
• 3 – 5 years in an IT Infrastructure support function.

PTC carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, which include a candidate’s background and experience, in determining salary for a position. Compensation will vary based on these factors, but PTC anticipates the annual salary range for this position to be between $90,000-120,000. The actual pay may vary based on a candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, candidates may be eligible for a discretionary bonus.  Every PTC employee has the opportunity to become a PTC shareholder through our employee share purchase program which allows employees to purchase discounted PTC stock and, for eligible roles, an equity grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of PTC’s benefits programs, employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and sick leave policies, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) contributions and employer match, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage and a generous commuter subsidy.

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