Do you have a passion for ensuring the reliability and stability of a critical Service Now implementation? Are you a highly motivated and expert engineer with a deep understanding of the Service Now platform and a strong focus on production support? Join Apple's G&A Solutions Engineering team as a Service Reliability Engineer and play a vital role in supporting our global, mission-critical Service Now environment.

Description:

You will be at the forefront of maintaining the health, stability, and performance of our Service Now instance, ensuring its smooth operation and availability for our users. You will collaborate with developers, administrators, and business stakeholders to proactively identify and resolve potential issues, automate repetitive tasks, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Your expertise will directly impact the reliability and user experience of our Service Now platform, enabling Apple to deliver outstanding services to our employees.

","responsibilities":"Provide day-to-day production support for our Service Now implementation, ensuring high availability and efficient performance

Proactively supervise the Service Now environment using built-in tools and custom scripts to identify and resolve potential issues before they impact users

Lead incident response efforts, driving rapid resolution and conducting detailed root cause analysis (RCA) for Service Now-related incidents

Develop and implement automation strategies to streamline operational tasks, improve Service Now stability, and reduce manual intervention, primarily through Service Now workflows and scripting

Plan and rollout Service Now patches, plugins as part of regular Service Now maintenance

Work closely with Service Now Support for any Product defects or bugs identified in the platform. Also, collaborate with Service Now's security team for any vulnerabilities identified

Preferred Qualifications:

Service Now certifications (e.g., Certified System Administrator, Certified Application Developer)

• Advanced Service Now certifications (eg., Certified Implementation Specialist, Certified Implementation Specialist
• ITSM, Certified Implementation Specialist
• HRSD ) option and added weightage

Experience with Service Now performance tuning and optimization

Experience with Service Now upgrades and migrations

Experience with Service Now reporting and analytics

Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)

Minimum Qualifications:

6+ years of experience in a Service Now production support role, supporting large-scale, enterprise-level Service Now implementations

Strong proficiency in Service Now administration, development, and customization

Expert-level knowledge of Service Now modules such as Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, Service Catalog, Knowledge Management, or Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

Detailed functional understanding of IT Service management or HR service delivery (HRSD) or Customer service management (CSM)

Proficiency in Service Now scripting (e.g., JavaScript, Glide Script)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or work related experience

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