Role: SPM Technical Consultant
Employment: Full time
Mode of work: London (Hybrid)
SC Cleared or SC Eligible
Responsibilities:
The SPM Technical Consultant is responsible for designing, configuring, implementing, and optimising solutions on the ServiceNow platform, with a strong focus on the Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) module. The role requires a combination of hands-on technical expertise and functional understanding to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions aligned with business and portfolio management objectives.
The consultant will translate business requirements into effective technical configurations, contributing to the design and architecture of SPM solutions while ensuring alignment with broader ServiceNow platform capabilities. This includes implementing core SPM functionalities such as demand, project, and portfolio management, and ensuring seamless integration within the ServiceNow ecosystem.
Key responsibilities include supporting configuration and development activities, performing thorough testing and validation to ensure solutions meet requirements and maintain data integrity, and ensuring readiness for release. The consultant will also troubleshoot platform issues, contribute to performance optimisation, and ensure adherence to ServiceNow best practices, governance standards, and design principles.
The role involves producing and maintaining high-quality documentation, including configuration details, process flows, and user guidance to support ongoing operations, knowledge transfer, and audit requirements.
Working collaboratively with stakeholders and delivery teams, the consultant ensures solutions are reliable, maintainable, and aligned to organisational needs. The role also contributes to continuous improvement initiatives and supports stakeholders in maximising value from ServiceNow SPM investments through improved visibility, governance, and operational efficiency.
Key Skills & Capabilities:
- Hands-on ServiceNow configuration expertise, particularly within the SPM module
- Strong knowledge of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), including demand, project, and portfolio management
- Experience translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Strong testing and validation capabilities, ensuring quality and data integrity
- Ability to troubleshoot issues and support platform optimisation
- Experience producing high-quality documentation and supporting knowledge management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to deliver structured, reliable, and maintainable solutions
- Collaborative working style with stakeholders and delivery teams
- Understanding of ServiceNow best practices, governance, and platform design principles
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
