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JRN069 · SaaS - ServiceNow

ServiceNow GRC/IRM Engineer

Sydney · Contract · Hybrid

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced ServiceNow Engineer to join our team and play a key role in enterprise ServiceNow implementation and migration initiatives.


This role requires a strong ServiceNow professional with broad knowledge of the platform, its modules and capabilities, and the ability to provide expert guidance on solution design, best practices, target-state architecture and implementation approaches.

The successful candidate will have strong experience across key ServiceNow capabilities, particularly Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)/Integrated Risk Management (IRM), Vulnerability Management/Vulnerability Response, and ServiceNow Service Portal.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, security and risk teams, architects, developers and project teams to assess current-state environments, define target-state solutions and support the successful implementation and migration of ServiceNow capabilities.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the solution design and technical approach for enterprise ServiceNow implementation and migration initiatives.
  • Develop scalable, secure and maintainable ServiceNow solutions aligned with business requirements and enterprise architecture.
  • Conduct current-state assessments and identify gaps, dependencies, risks and opportunities for improvement.
  • Define target-state ServiceNow architecture, solution designs and implementation approaches.
  • Provide expert guidance on ServiceNow platform capabilities, modules, configuration and development best practices.
  • Design and support solutions across GRC/IRM, Vulnerability Management/Vulnerability Response and ServiceNow Service Portal.
  • Work with business, security, risk, compliance and technical stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into effective ServiceNow solutions.
  • Develop and recommend migration strategies, transition approaches and implementation roadmaps.
  • Ensure solutions maximise the use of ServiceNow out-of-the-box capabilities and minimise unnecessary customisation.
  • Design and review ServiceNow configurations, workflows, automations, integrations and custom applications.
  • Provide technical guidance on Business Rules, Client Scripts, Script Includes, UI Policies, Flow Designer and IntegrationHub.
  • Design and support integrations between ServiceNow and enterprise or third-party systems using REST, SOAP, APIs and IntegrationHub.
  • Support the design and implementation of GRC and IRM capabilities, including risk management, compliance, controls and related processes.
  • Support Vulnerability Management and Vulnerability Response solutions, including integration with vulnerability scanners and security tools.
  • Design and enhance ServiceNow Service Portal capabilities, including portal configuration, user experience, widgets, workflows and integrations.
  • Participate in architecture reviews, technical workshops, design sessions and stakeholder discussions.
  • Review technical designs and development deliverables to ensure alignment with ServiceNow and enterprise best practices.
  • Provide technical direction and guidance to development and implementation teams.
  • Identify and resolve complex ServiceNow platform, configuration and integration issues.
  • Support testing, deployment, production transition and continuous improvement activities.
  • Prepare and maintain solution design documents, architecture diagrams, technical specifications and implementation documentation.
  • Stay current with ServiceNow platform capabilities and recommend opportunities for improvement and optimisation.


Mandatory Skills & Experience

  • 7+ years of hands-on ServiceNow experience, including solution design, architecture, development and configuration.
  • Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale ServiceNow solutions.
  • Mandatory experience with ServiceNow GRC and/or Integrated Risk Management (IRM), including areas such as risk management, compliance, controls and policy management.
  • Mandatory experience with ServiceNow Vulnerability Management or Vulnerability Response, including vulnerability management processes and integrations with security tools or vulnerability scanners.
  • Mandatory hands-on experience with ServiceNow Service Portal, including configuration, customisation, portal components, widgets and user-facing solutions.
  • Strong understanding of the ServiceNow platform architecture, modules, capabilities and best practices.
  • Proven experience conducting current-state assessments and defining target-state architectures and solution designs.
  • Strong experience supporting ServiceNow implementation, migration or transformation programs.
  • Demonstrated ability to define and recommend migration strategies, implementation approaches and technical roadmaps.
  • Strong understanding of ServiceNow configuration and development practices.
  • Hands-on experience with JavaScript, Business Rules, Client Scripts, Script Includes, UI Policies and Flow Designer.
  • Strong experience designing and implementing ServiceNow integrations using REST, SOAP, APIs and IntegrationHub.
  • Strong understanding of out-of-the-box ServiceNow functionality versus customisation, with the ability to recommend sustainable and scalable approaches.
  • Broad understanding of multiple ServiceNow modules and how they integrate within an enterprise environment.
  • Strong understanding of security, risk, compliance and vulnerability management processes.
  • Ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable ServiceNow solution designs.
  • Experience working closely with security, risk, compliance, infrastructure, development and business stakeholders.
  • Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management and documentation skills.


Key Capability Areas

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) / Integrated Risk Management (IRM)

  • Strong understanding and hands-on experience with ServiceNow GRC and/or IRM capabilities.
  • Experience with risk management, compliance management, controls, policy management and related processes.
  • Ability to design scalable solutions aligned with organisational risk and compliance requirements.

Vulnerability Management / Vulnerability Response

  • Hands-on experience with ServiceNow Vulnerability Response or Vulnerability Management.
  • Understanding of vulnerability management processes, remediation workflows and security operations.
  • Experience integrating ServiceNow with vulnerability scanners, security tools or other enterprise security platforms.

ServiceNow Service Portal

  • Hands-on experience designing, configuring and enhancing ServiceNow Service Portal solutions.
  • Experience with portal customisation, widgets, user-facing workflows and integration with ServiceNow applications.
  • Ability to recommend best practices for portal design, usability and user experience.

Solution Design & Platform Architecture

  • Ability to design end-to-end ServiceNow solutions across multiple platform capabilities.
  • Strong understanding of ServiceNow architecture, configuration, customisation and integration patterns.
  • Ability to assess current-state environments and define scalable target-state solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of ServiceNow best practices and the ability to provide technical guidance to delivery teams.


Migration & Implementation

  • Experience working on ServiceNow implementation, migration or transformation initiatives.
  • Ability to assess existing platforms and develop migration and transition strategies.
  • Experience identifying technical dependencies, risks, gaps and implementation considerations.
  • Ability to support the definition of implementation roadmaps and phased delivery approaches.


Desirable Skills & Experience

  • ServiceNow Security Operations (SecOps)
  • ServiceNow Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM)
  • ServiceNow ITSM
  • Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
  • ServiceNow Discovery
  • Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks.
  • Experience working in large, complex or regulated enterprise environments.
  • Experience integrating ServiceNow with cybersecurity, risk and compliance platforms.
  • Experience providing technical leadership or mentoring ServiceNow development teams.


Certifications – Highly Desirable

  • ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA)
  • ServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD)
  • ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist – IRM
  • ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist – Vulnerability Response
  • Other relevant ServiceNow certifications


What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a solution-oriented ServiceNow professional who can take a broad view of the ServiceNow platform and provide expert guidance on how its modules and capabilities should be designed, implemented and integrated.

The ideal candidate will have a strong combination of ServiceNow technical expertise, solution design capability and enterprise implementation experience, with mandatory experience across GRC/IRM, Vulnerability Management/Vulnerability Response and ServiceNow Service Portal.

This person will play a key role in shaping the target-state ServiceNow environment, defining best-practice implementation approaches and supporting the successful migration and transformation of enterprise ServiceNow capabilities.