ServiceNow Platform Technology Lead

Pacific Life

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Charlotte, NC
Salary
$125,100–$152,900 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $183k
This role $139k
$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $151,987–$213,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $139k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

Based on 239 similar postings.

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About Pacific Life

Pacific Life is a life insurance company offering a wide range of life insurance, annuity, and investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Industry: Life Insurance & Annuities

Pacific Life currently has 26 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $145,080–$177,320 across 24 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · ServiceNow Platform Technology Lead

The ServiceNow Platform Technology Lead joins the Technology End-User Services Team to serve as the technical conscience of the ServiceNow platform. This role involves defining technical architecture, establishing development standards like update set strategies and naming conventions, and ensuring the platform remains upgrade-ready through configuration over customization. You will design complex integrations using REST and SOAP APIs, manage MID Server architecture, and oversee instance performance while retiring technical debt. The position requires building a foundation for workflow automation and intelligent support capabilities while mentoring developers and administrators. Key requirements include 6–10+ years in IT with 4–6+ years of hands-on ServiceNow experience. Essential skills include ITSM best practices, CMDB/CSDM, Flow Designer, scoped applications, and security design. Candidates should possess certifications such as ServiceNow Certified System Administrator or Certified Application Developer.

What you'll do

  • Define technical architecture standards for the ServiceNow platform, including update sets, scoped applications, and naming conventions.
  • Design complex solutions that prioritize configuration over customization to ensure the platform remains upgrade-ready.
  • Architect enterprise integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, MID Server infrastructure, and event-driven patterns.
  • Monitor instance performance and scalability while proactively managing technical debt and modernization planning.
  • Build a foundation for self-service tools, workflow automation, and AI-driven support capabilities.
  • Mentor developers and administrators while providing architectural clarity during backlog refinement and sprint planning.
  • Resolve complex platform issues and serve as the primary technical authority for the ServiceNow environment.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 6–10+ years of experience in IT.
  • Must have 4–6+ years of hands-on experience with ServiceNow.
  • A BS degree or equivalent experience is required.
  • Experience implementing multiple ServiceNow modules across an enterprise and leading architecture on medium to large implementations is required.
  • Deep expertise in platform architecture, ITSM best practices, CMDB/CSDM, integration design, Flow Designer, and automation is required.
  • Expertise in scoped applications, instance performance optimization, and security and access design is required.
  • ServiceNow Certified System Administrator certification is preferred.
  • ServiceNow Certified Application Developer certification is preferred.

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