Sr. ESM Platform Engineer

The role DDN is looking for a senior engineer to select, build, and own an enterprise service management (ESM) platform that can support more than IT. This person will be the lead hands-on engineer for evaluation, proof of concept, implementation, and ongoing support, enhancement, and maintenance of the ESM platform. The role includes service catalog design, cross-department workflows, integrations, and AI-assisted employee support, working with process owners. What you’ll do Platform selection and implementation Translate requirements from IT, HR, Facilities, Legal, Finance, and Engineering into platform capabilities, evaluation criteria, proofs of concept, and practical implementation plans. Lead technical configuration and rollout of the selected ESM platform, including roles, access, data models, environments, release practices, and service integrations. Plan the transition from TeamDynamix, including service data, active requests, knowledge, workflows and reporting where migration is appropriate. Establish configuration standards, documentation, support processes and technical governance to avoid fragile customizations. Catalog, workflow and AI engineering Build a clear employee service portal and catalog, with request forms, approvals, routing, SLAs, notifications and role-based access. Automate common requests and coordinate cross-team employee lifecycle workflows with HR, IAM, Endpoint Engineering and IT Service Operations. Engineer knowledge-driven self-service, virtual-agent interactions and approved workflow actions; measure accurate outcomes and safe handoff to support staff. Integrate identity, collaboration, asset/configuration data and business systems using supported APIs, connectors or secure custom integrations. Operations and engineering leadership Own advanced platform troubleshooting, monitoring, release testing, security reviews and vendor escalations after go-live. Provide technical direction and design review for the India-based ESM Platform Engineer and other configuration contributors. Work with service owners on dashboard definitions, process improvements, and prioritization of platform changes. What we’re looking for 7+ years in enterprise applications, ITSM/ESM engineering, or workflow automation, with at least 3+ years of hands-on experience configuring a major service management platform. Experience building service catalogs, workflows, approvals, permissions, SLAs, knowledge, and employee-facing service portals. Evidence of leading a platform implementation or substantial redesign through testing, migration, and production support. Experience working on leading ESM platforms such as ServiceNow, Freshservice, and Jira Service Management. Practical integration and automation skills with APIs, scripting, platform workflow tools, or comparable technologies. Understanding of ITSM practices and the need for confidentiality, role separation, and auditability in HR and Legal workflows. Ability to guide stakeholders toward maintainable solutions and mentor other engineers. Helpful experience Experience comparing ESM/ITSM products or moving from one platform to another. Experience with HR, Facilities, or Legal service delivery in addition to IT. Experience with virtual agents, AI-assisted service, CMDB integration, or automated employee lifecycle workflows. Initial priorities: Complete platform evaluation and proof of concept, launch the IT service foundation, then enable additional business functions and employee self-service in phases.