Specialist, ServiceNow Platform Engineering - Release Engineering

Job Description

The Opportunity 

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.  

• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.  

• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.  

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our companys’ IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.  

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.  

Role Overview 

We are seeking a skilled and experienced ServiceNow Engineer to join our dynamic ServiceNow team in Corporate Systems. The ideal candidate should possess a strong technical background in ServiceNow development, configuration and operations.

The role will collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze configuration, deploy packaged solutions, and coordinate multiple deployments to our ServiceNow instances, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and business processes.

This position is based in our Hyderabad location, and we follow a hybrid work policy.

What will you do in this role 

• Design, code, verify, test, document, amend and refactor moderately complex applications and software configurations for deployment in collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams across various regions worldwide.
• Support in developing or updating configurations in ServiceNow to improve Instance Health Score across User Experience, Upgradability, Security, Manageability and Performance.
• Support the ServiceNow platform team and business stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical specifications and functional requirements for ServiceNow solutions
• Collaborate with other teams to integrate ServiceNow with other IT systems and third-party applications. Manage data migration tasks when required.
• Support development of custom reports, performance analytics, and executive dashboards in ServiceNow to provide real-time insights into service performance and key metrics.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest ServiceNow features, tools, and best practices.
• Apply DevOps concepts of continuous integration and continuous delivery to ServiceNow based solutions for their end-to-end deployment.
• Maintain comprehensive SDLC and technical documentation for all ServiceNow configurations, customizations, and developments.

What should you have 

• Bachelors’ degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream.
• 3+ years of working experience as a ServiceNow Developer and/or Engineer preferably with core Platform areas.
• ServiceNow Certified System Admin (CSA) certification
• ServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD) certification is highly desirable
• ServiceNow Certified implementation Specialist (CIS) certification is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and XML with hands-on experience in ServiceNow scripting and development.
• In-depth knowledge of ITIL processes and best practices for IT Service Management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to design effective ServiceNow solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment, effectively communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Understanding of Agile development methodologies is a plus.

Who we are 

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.  

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Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration, Testing

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

04/16/2026

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