Software Developer - ServiceNow and Javascript at Ardent Principles, Inc.
Herndon, VA
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Jul 15, 2026
Herndon, VA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-time, onsite developer role focused on building and customizing solutions within an enterprise ServiceNow platform. Day-to-day work involves designing catalog items, using Flow Designer, writing JavaScript, and conducting automated testing, alongside business process analysis and change management. Suited to candidates with web development experience and either existing ServiceNow skills or a strong software development background transferable to the platform. An active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph is required.
Mid level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
An active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph is explicitly required — this is a hard gate.
The ServiceNow requirement carries a notable substitution qualifier: the JD accepts 'advanced experience with software development OR experience with low-code development platforms and the aptitude to develop ServiceNow experience' in lieu of direct ServiceNow experience. This suggests the role may onboard strong developers into ServiceNow, so ServiceNow is listed as required but with low-code platforms noted as an alternative path.
The role blends hands-on development (JavaScript, ServiceNow customization) with systems/business analysis duties (business process modeling, requirements translation, IT lifecycle management), which creates genuine ambiguity between Software Developers (15-1252) and Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211). The primary framing and title lean toward development.
No salary figures are provided despite the posting referencing a 'highly competitive salary.'
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Cloud architecture.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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