Josna Jose, Developer in Toronto, ON, Canada
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Josna Jose

ServiceNow Developer

Toronto, ON, Canada

Toptal member since June 4, 2026

Bio

Josna is a ServiceNow consultant with 10+ years of IT experience, including 8 years on the ServiceNow platform. She specializes in platform lifecycle management, REST/SOAP integrations, CMDB governance, and ITSM, ITOM, HRSD, and CSM implementations. Certified in ServiceNow Administration, ITSM, and App Development, Josna helps enterprise clients automate cloud provisioning (AWS/GCP) and improve service delivery with practical, user-focused solutions.

Portfolio

Cognizant
ServiceNow, IT Business Management (ITBM)
Wipro
ServiceNow, ServiceNow CPG

Experience

  • ServiceNow - 8 years
  • ServiceNow Admin - 8 years
  • JavaScript - 8 years
  • ServiceNow CMDB - 4 years
  • ServiceNow Integration Hub - 3 years
  • ServiceNow Event Management - 2 years
  • ServiceNow Application Developer - 2 years
  • ServiceNow CPG - 2 years

Preferred Environment

Postman, REST APIs, ServiceNow

The most amazing...

...things I've built are automated workflows and ATF test suites that run before every platform upgrade.

Work Experience

Infrastructure Development Specialist

2022 - 2025
Cognizant
  • Led ServiceNow platform upgrades and regression testing using ATF for ITSM, HRSD, and ITBM modules, ensuring zero business disruption across enterprise production environments.
  • Accelerated employee onboarding and offboarding by 50% using HRSD case automation, HRIS integrations, and ITBM demand tracking for strategic workforce planning.
  • Deployed Flow Designer workflows for HRSD and ITBM, reducing manual approval steps and improving turnaround time by 35% across IT and HR service delivery.
Technologies: ServiceNow, IT Business Management (ITBM)

Senior Software Engineer

2015 - 2022
Wipro
  • Streamlined incident, problem, and change management workflows using business rules and SLAs, improving ITIL process adherence and reducing resolution times.
  • Performed end-to-end MID server installation and troubleshooting for on-premise and cloud environments, ensuring reliable connectivity for Discovery and integrations across hybrid infrastructure.
  • Managed multiple ServiceNow version upgrades with pre- and post-upgrade validation for system stability, ensuring zero disruption to IT operations.
Technologies: ServiceNow, ServiceNow CPG

Experience

ITSM Process Optimization & Service Catalog Enhancement

• Strengthened ITSM operations by optimizing ITIL workflows, improving SLA performance, and modernizing the service catalog for faster request fulfillment.
• Standardized incident, problem, and change workflows in Flow Designer, with automated approval paths and dynamic routing rules, to reduce process friction.
• Configured SLA definitions, timers, and breach notifications to ensure consistent service delivery.
• Redesigned the service catalog with structured categories, user-friendly layouts, and automated fulfillment logic.
• Improved ITSM process efficiency by 30% and reduced resolution time through automated workflows, SLAs, and dynamic catalog fulfillment.

REST & Integration Hub Enterprise Integrations

• Built secure REST integrations using Integration Hub to enable seamless data exchange between ServiceNow and external HR, finance, and monitoring systems.
• Developed custom Scripted REST APIs for real-time data synchronization and configured Integration Hub spokes and flows to automate cross-platform workflows.
• Implemented authentication models, payload transformations, and error-handling routines to ensure stable and accurate data transfer.
• Reduced manual data entry and improved the reliability of automated processes across enterprise systems.

Cloud Discovery, CMDB Automation & Governance (AWS/GCP), & Event Management

• Configured end-to-end CMDB automation using discovery, cloud discovery, and cloud provisioning and governance (CPG) to maintain accurate CI records across AWS and GCP environments.
• Designed CI classes, attributes, and relationship models for scalable data modeling.
• Implemented discovery patterns for automated CI identification and population.
• Configured event management to ingest, correlate, and deduplicate alerts from cloud monitoring tools, enabling proactive incident detection and automated CI health updates.
• Established CMDB health analytics, data reconciliation rules, and governance controls for data integrity.
• Deployed MID Servers with secure credentials for hybrid connectivity.
• Configured IRE rules to prevent duplicates and maintain clean relationships.
• Improved CMDB data accuracy by 45% across multicloud infrastructure.

HRSD Employee Onboarding & Offboarding Automation

• Streamlined employee lifecycle processes by automating onboarding and offboarding workflows integrated with external HR systems.
• Built end-to-end HRSD workflows using Flow Designer to automate case creation, task assignments, notifications, and approvals.
• Integrated with external HRIS systems to ensure synchronized updates and consistent data exchange.
• Configured knowledge base articles, service catalog items, and HR case templates to standardize request handling.
• Eliminated manual HR effort while accelerating employee onboarding and offboarding by 50% through HRSD case automation and HRIS integrations.

ServiceNow CSM

Implemented ServiceNow CSM to automate case routing and unify customer visibility.
• Configured workspaces with routing rules, interaction tracking, and customer data integration.
• Built custom components and workflow automation that boosted agent productivity and cut case resolution time.
• Delivered a consistent, efficient support experience.

ServiceNow ITBM – Demand & Project Management

• Worked on demand and project management in ServiceNow ITBM.
• Configured the Idea module to capture and review suggestions.
• Set up resource allocation for project teams.
• Built intake workflows, project tracking, and basic reporting.

Automated Test Framework (ATF) End-to-end Coverage for ITIL & Catalog Processes

• Developed comprehensive ATF coverage for all ITIL processes and automated regression testing.
• Built ATF cases for core ITIL processes, including incident, problem, change, and request, covering form behaviors, workflow transitions, SLAs, approvals, and data validation.
• Created additional ATF steps for catalog Items to validate variable sets, UI policies, submission actions, and workflow automation.
• Consolidated all test cases into structured test suites and configured scheduled executions to support platform upgrades.
• Reduced manual regression testing effort by nearly 70% by implementing complete ATF coverage across ITSM and Catalog workflows.

Education

2015 - 2019

Master's Degree in Information Technology

Vellore Institute of Technology - Tamil Nadu, India

2012 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree in Physics

Mahatma Gandhi University - Kerala, India

Certifications

JANUARY 2025 - PRESENT

ServiceNow Certified Application Developer

ServiceNow

JANUARY 2025 - PRESENT

ServiceNow ITSM Certification

ServiceNow

JANUARY 2025 - PRESENT

ServiceNow Admin Certification

ServiceNow

Skills

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs, ServiceNow REST API

Tools

Postman

Languages

JavaScript, Java, C, C++

Paradigms

Software Testing

Storage

Database Management Systems (DBMS)

Other

ServiceNow, ServiceNow Admin, ServiceNow Application Developer, ServiceNow Event Management, ServiceNow Integration Hub, ServiceNow CPG, ServiceNow CMDB, ServiceNow Event Mangement, Cloud Computing, Network Security, Data Warehousing, Software Project Management, Network Programming, Web Technologies, Computer Graphics, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Physics, IT Business Management (ITBM), ServiceNow CSM, Workflow Automation, Routing

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