Cognizant

DevOps – ServiceNow Database Developer

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18 hours ago
Atlanta, GA, USAMid Level

Base Salary

$90k - $115k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage ServiceNow tables, extensions, dictionary entries, relationships, views, data models, and database-layer components.
  • Develop import/export pipelines using Import Sets, Transform Maps, and Data Sources, and build integrations with databases, warehouses, APIs, and ETL pipelines.
  • Optimize GlideRecord, GlideAggregate, and encoded queries; troubleshoot database performance issues and conduct data audits, cleansing, and deduplication.
  • Design data migration strategies for upgrades, instance consolidations, and onboarding initiatives while managing and testing schema changes through Update Sets or source control.
  • Implement ServiceNow data governance including field-level security, classification, audit fields, and retention policies.
  • Partner with reporting, analytics, development, administration, architecture, QA, and business teams to align data models and platform solutions.
  • Elicit and document stakeholder requirements, write user stories and acceptance criteria, maintain the product backlog, and facilitate workshops and reviews.
  • Analyze ServiceNow configurations, workflows, and catalog items; document current and future-state processes and recommend platform-native solutions.
  • Support UAT, defect tracking, change impact assessments, communications, user training content, release notes, and Agile delivery activities.
  • Participate in off-hours data migrations and platform-upgrade validation when required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 3 years of ServiceNow platform experience focused on data architecture, import/transform work, and GlideRecord scripting.
  • Proficiency in SQL and experience with SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
  • Strong understanding of ServiceNow CMDB structures, configuration-item relationships, and data models.
  • Experience with REST and SOAP API integration patterns.
  • Familiarity with version control, CI/CD, and structured release management practices.
  • Preferred: ServiceNow Certified System Administrator or Certified Implementation Specialist–CMDB certification.
  • Preferred: experience with SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Boomi, IntegrationHub, MID Server, Power BI, Tableau, CMDB Discovery, or Service Mapping.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, collaboration, and communication skills.

Benefits

  • Atlanta, Georgia work location.
  • The role may require off-hours data migration and platform-upgrade validation activities.
  • Applications are accepted until October 9, 2026.

Tech Stack

Microsoft SQL ServerMySQLPostgreSQLSOAPSQL

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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