[Hiring] Lead CMDB Specialist @Fairview Health Services

Role Description

This REMOTE Lead CMDB Specialist plays a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) to ensure data accuracy, governance, and alignment with business and IT strategies. This role provides technical leadership for ServiceNow platform operations, drives architectural standards and best practices, and collaborates across IT and business teams to support IT Service Management processes such as Incident, Change, and Asset Management. The Lead CMDB Specialist ensures integration with discovery tools, ITOM/ITAM processes, and other enterprise systems while monitoring CMDB health and guiding continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Governance:
  • Develop and lead the overall CMDB strategy, architecture, and governance framework.
  • Establish policies and standards for CI data management and ensure alignment with ITIL best practices and enterprise objectives.
  • Participate in CMDB-related roadmap planning, platform upgrades, and future-state solution design.
  • Establish and host the Configuration Control Board (CCB) to provide governance and alignment for new requirements and enhancements to the CMDB.
• Data Modeling & Management:
  • Design and maintain the CMDB data model, including CI classes, attributes, relationships, and classifications aligned with CSDM.
  • Implement processes for CI data creation, updates, audits, deduplication, normalization, and enrichment.
  • Monitor CMDB data health and proactively identify and resolve gaps or inconsistencies.
  • Ensure CI data supports ITSM processes (Incident, Change, Asset, Problem Management) and other ITOM applications.
  • Ensure lifecycle management is enforced to ensure timely retirement of CIs as appropriate.
• Integrations & Technical Leadership:
  • Leverage OOB functionality such as Service Graph Connectors and ITOM Discovery for automated CI population.
  • Oversee Service Mapping and Discovery implementations to ensure effective CMDB population and ongoing maintenance.
  • Evaluate enhancement requests and provide technical design recommendations.
  • Provide hands-on expertise to assist stakeholders with CMDB Reporting Requirements of varying complexity.
  • Deploy and maintain MID Servers as appropriate to support On-Prem and Cloud-based Discovery Activities.
• Collaboration & Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Work closely with architecture, infrastructure, application, ITAM, ITOM, and service management teams to ensure CMDB alignment with business and operational needs.
  • Serve as a technical SME for CMDB-related projects, participating in requirements gathering, feasibility analysis, and solution design.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders and executives regarding CMDB strategy, progress, and data quality initiatives.
  • Coordinate with and provide direction to offshore or international resources to maintain CMDB standards, data quality, and operational alignment.
• Monitoring, Reporting & Process Improvement:
  • Develop dashboards and reports to track CMDB health, data integrity, and process effectiveness.
  • Identify opportunities to improve CMDB processes, governance, and compliance with standards.
  • Participate in audits, governance reviews, and corrective action plans to maintain data quality.

Qualifications

• B.S./B.A. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7 years of relevant CMDB/Configuration Management experience, including at least 5 years supporting enterprise-level platform installations.
• Hands-on experience with ServiceNow CMDB, ITOM, ITAM, and Discovery implementations.
• Experience with CSDM, ITSM processes, and enterprise data governance.
• Strong skills in database design, data modeling, integrations, middleware, and discovery tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, provide mentorship, and work collaboratively across IT and business functions.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, organizational, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.A./M.S. in Business Administration, IT, Project Management, or related field.
• Experience with ServiceNow CSDM 4.0 or higher.
• Knowledge of Service Mapping, automated testing framework, and scripting (JavaScript, Jelly, SQL).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), web/application servers, network devices, virtualization, and databases.
• Experience creating dashboards and reports using tools like Power BI or similar.
• ServiceNow Certified System Administrator.
• ITIL Certification V3 or higher.
• Portfolio, Program, or Project Management certification (PfMP, PMP, PMI-PBA, CBAP, ECBA).

Benefits

• Generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• PTO and Sick and Safe Time.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Retirement plans.
• Early access to earned wages.
• More information available at Fairview Benefits .

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 40-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.