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ServiceNow Manager - Manager - 00071021131

Cognizant

Charlotte, NCJob$120–140K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$120–140K/yr
Location
Charlotte, NC
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Cognizant seeks an experienced ServiceNow Technical Lead to design, develop, and implement enterprise ServiceNow solutions. The role provides hands-on technical leadership across ITSM, ITOM, CMDB, Discovery, and Service Mapping, and leads integrations, governance, automation, and platform optimization. It is an onsite position requiring five days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Charlotte, NC.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ServiceNow ITSMServiceNow ITOMCMDBDiscoveryService MappingJavaScriptGlide APIsFlow DesignerIntegration HubBusiness RulesScript IncludesREST/SOAP APIsEnterprise IntegrationsWorkflow AutomationServiceNow DevelopmentCSMSPMSAM ProSecOpsFSMGRCTechnical Team LeadershipEnterprise ImplementationsAgileITILJiraAWS

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Parental Leave

Full job description

Role Summary:

We are seeking an experienced ServiceNow Technical Lead to lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise ServiceNow solutions. This role requires strong hands-on technical expertise and technical leadership across ITSM, ITOM, CMDB, Discovery, and Service Mapping.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise ServiceNow solutions across ITSM, ITOM, CMDB, Discovery, and Service Mapping.

  • Provide hands-on technical leadership using JavaScript, Glide APIs, Flow Designer, Integration Hub, Business Rules, and Script Includes.

  • Design and implement REST/SOAP integrations with Jira, SAP, cloud platforms, monitoring tools, and other enterprise applications.

  • Drive CMDB governance, Discovery, Service Mapping, automation, and platform optimization to ensure scalability, performance, and data quality.

  • Lead solution design, code reviews, troubleshooting, and development best practices while collaborating with architects, developers, and business stakeholders.

Work Model:

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Charlotte, NC.

What you need to have to be considered

  • Strong hands-on experience with ServiceNow ITSM, ITOM, CMDB, Discovery, and Service Mapping.

  • Proficiency in JavaScript, Glide APIs, Flow Designer, Integration Hub, Business Rules, and Script Includes.

  • Strong experience with REST/SOAP APIs, enterprise integrations, workflow automation, and ServiceNow platform development.

  • Experience with additional ServiceNow modules such as CSM, SPM, SAM Pro, SecOps, FSM, or GRC.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and enterprise ServiceNow implementations; knowledge of Agile, ITIL, Jira, and AWS is preferred.

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until 10/27/2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $120,000 - $140,000, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits:

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

  • 401(k) plan and contributions

  • Long-term/Short-term Disability

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer:

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,046 open Technical Lead jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$120–140K/yr
  • North Carolina median$125–201K/yr100 salary ranges
  • US median$130–229K/yr3,299 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $130K, is 23% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($169K) — in the middle half of Technical Lead salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 127 open Technical Lead jobs in North Carolina and 4,046 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
Technical Lead postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (3,364 postings).
Education
2,282 of the 4,046 open Technical Lead jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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