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- United States
- Contract
- Full-time
- Experience
- Lead
- Salary
- $136K – $184K / year
- Posted
- 13 November 2026
- Apply by
- 12 January 2027
Transform technology into opportunity as a ServiceNow Developer Sr Principal at GDIT.
Type of Requisition
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain
None
Public Trust/Other Required
BI Full 6C (T4)
Job Family
Software Engineering
Job Qualifications
About the role
Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.
Candidate must be a US Person (Green Card Holder/US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, US Citizen)
Requirements
Skills
Agile Methodology, ServiceNow Platform, Software Asset Management (SAM)
Experience
8 + years of related experience
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The ServiceNow Developer Sr Principal must have:
- Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
- Experience: 8+ years of related experience
● Required Skills
- Deep proficiency in ServiceNow CMDB, HRSD, and ITAM, including SAM and HAM
- Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing SAM, HAM, and CSDM structures to ensure compliance, accurate lifecycle tracking, and cost optimization
- Demonstrated experience with full-cycle SAM and/or HAM implementations
- Deep understanding of software licensing metrics and physical hardware asset lifecycles from procurement to disposal
- Experience in Flow Designer and Integration Hub
- Proficiency in JavaScript, AngularJS, JSON, and REST/SOAP web services
- Experience with ServiceNow Discovery, Service Mapping, and Performance Analytics
- Experience with other ServiceNow modules like ITSM or ITOM
- Ability to analyze requirements, troubleshoot issues, and develop effective technical solutions
- Excellent understanding of the Agile software testing process and lifecycle, from smoke test to integration to production deployment
- Ability to identify, understand, document, and create functionality aligning with customer value streams
- Ability to produce level of estimates and basic deployment plans for ServiceNow functionality
- Strong organizational and time management skills while working in a rapid software development environment
- Ability to identify and learn new technologies quickly
- Excellent communication skills for collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills
- Ability to coach, guide, and mentor junior developers
● Certification(s)
- Required: ServiceNow Certified Systems Administrator
- Security Clearance Level: Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust to start
- Location: Remote
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
- Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.
Benefits
- Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
- To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
- Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
- The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
- To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
- We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Salary
The likely salary range for this position is $136,000 - $184,000.
About General Dynamics Information Technology
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc.
Certifications
None
US Citizenship Required
No
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a ServiceNow Developer Sr Principal the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our customers. You will play a crucial role via the following:
- Design, develop, and automate enterprise IT Asset Management (ITAM), Configuration Management Database (CMDB), and Human Resources Service Delivery (HRSD) capabilities
- Design and configure Software Asset Management (SAM) and Hardware Asset Management (HAM) workflows, including license entitlements, software models, normalization, reclamation, and lifecycle management.
- Align platform architecture with the Common Service Data Model (CSDM).
- Maintain CMDB health by configuring Data Certification, Discovery, Reconciliation, and Health Assessments.
- Design and configure HRSD modules, including HR Case / Knowledge Management, Lifecycle Events, HR Agent Workspace, Employee Document Management, and Employee Service Center portals
- Develop customized scripts, Script Includes, Business Rules, Flow Designer, and Service Portal widgets to support ITAM operational requirements
- Design and build integrations between ServiceNow and external data sources (e.g., SCCM, Jamf, Intune, Active Directory, Coupa) using IntegrationHub, REST/SOAP APIs, and MID Server configurations
- Establish robust data governance policies for hardware and software assets, ensuring audit-readiness and adherence to industry licensing models
- Design, configure, and customize ServiceNow applications using JavaScript, Glide API, business rules, client scripts, and Flow Designer to meet specific business needs
- Work closely with stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications
- Create and maintain detailed technical and functional documentation and support platform upgrade activities, including testing and reconfiguration.
- Contribute to IT-related technical processes reviews, postmortems, and continual process improvement
- Create estimations on effort required to produce ServiceNow functionality
- Provide technical guidance, perform code reviews, create architectural documentation, and mentor junior developers to ensure adherence to best practices
- Maintain current ServiceNow and industry certifications, while obtaining additional certifications
GDITLA
This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Travel Required
Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options
Remote
Work Location
Any Location / Remote
Additional Work Locations
Our Identity Verification Process
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
Equal Opportunity
Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
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