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Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology Configuration Toolset Specialist I (INFORMATION SERV SPECIALIST I Option A) (UMP) in Springfield, Illinois
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35% Under immediate supervision, serves as a Configuration Toolset Specialist I for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT):
- Assists in providing professional application support of a limited scope in the configuration, customization, and administration of the ServiceNow Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
- Implements configuration changes to ServiceNow base forms and lists.
- Provides input for defining and managing the structure of the configuration management system.
- Assists with maintaining records and configuration items (CI) in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and assists with developing and scheduling reports to the Reporting Console
- Assists with the administration of the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) process within the organization.
- Works closely with other process leads to ensure asset specific information may be gathered and disseminated using efficient and consistently followed processes.
- Assists in performing ServiceNow Discovery and Service Mapping processes.
- Troubleshoots and provides corrective action for configuration errors.
- Utilizes Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes including Asset Management Service Catalog, Incident, Problem and Change Management; and HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript in the performance of duties.
- Utilizes Microsoft Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Visio, and Project in the performance of duties.
25%Performs limited assignments and assists IT staff to configure the Service Mapping tool and load data/dependencies identified by Service Mapping into the CMDB:
- Assists IT staff in the integration/field mapping and reconciliation of data from ServiceNow discovery, Service Mapping, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), SolarWinds, and ad hoc loads in the configuration management module.
- Deploys core functionality in an out-of-the-box ServiceNow CMDB system.
- Assists with implementing ServiceNow CMDB technology and architectural concepts.
- Assists in developing a CI naming schema and gains client acceptance.
- Gains knowledge to make recommendations to data standardization/normalization processes based on client data and requirements to ensure data is effectively imported and maintained in a CMDB.
20%Assists in establishing and documenting service data models and with implementation (i.e., workflow development) and performance metric development and tracking of progress:
- Assists with audits of CMDB data to ensure data is accurate.
- Assists IT staff with maintaining CMDB data which is not discoverable by automated tools.
10%Assists in providing interpretation/guidance of asset management, configuration management, and change management processes to IT staff:
- Performs change reconciliations for data in the CMDB and assists with tasks related to implementing the ServiceNow application in the IT environment.
- Works with key stakeholders in documenting procedures for the discovery, configuration and change management functions.
- Assists in developing, modifying, and configuring reports, dashboards, and outputs associated with the change, configuration, discovery, and mapping functions.
5%Keeps abreast of innovation and advancements on the ServiceNow Platform and the IT field:
- Continues education by attending meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
- Attends demonstratio ns and exhibitions related to assigned operations.
5%Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.