COMPANY OVERVIEW
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.
Role Summary
We are seeking a Staff Engineer to oversee the design, implementation, and management of our Atlassian Jira and ServiceNow (SNOW) platforms, with a strong focus on system integration and CMDB governance. This role will be pivotal in building seamless workflows across technology and operations teams, improving service management, change control, and cross-platform automation.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical owner for Atlassian Jira, Jira Service Management, and ServiceNow platforms.
- Design and implement roadmap for robust integrations between SNOW, Jira, and CMDB using APIs, webhooks, and integration tools (e.g., Mulesoft, Workato, native).
- Ensure data consistency and integrity across platforms—especially for incidents, changes, and asset inventory (CMDB).
- Partner with teams across Engineering, IT Ops, Compliance, and Enterprise Systems to build and optimize workflows.
- Define best practices for workflow automation, issue templates, permissions, escalation paths, and custom fields in Jira and SNOW.
- Lead platform upgrades, configuration audits, patching, and performance tuning.
- Manage vendor relationships for tool licensing, support escalations, and roadmap alignment.
- Maintain platform security, audit trails, and user access controls in coordination with InfoSec.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise systems engineering, with hands-on ownership of Jira and ServiceNow platforms.
- Proven experience designing integrations between Jira-SNOW and SNOW-CMDB.
- Strong understanding of ITIL, service management, incident/change/problem workflows.
- Deep technical skills with scripting (JavaScript, PowerShell), REST APIs, and integration platforms.
- Experience working with Agile/DevOps teams and enterprise tooling ecosystems.
- Knowledge of configuration management, asset discovery, and infrastructure mapping is a plus.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Good to Have
- Experience with CMDB data modeling and lifecycle management.
- Atlassian or ServiceNow certifications (ACP, CSA, CIS, etc.).
- Exposure to environments like AWS, Azure, or GCP with infrastructure integration to CMDB.
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KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.
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KKR Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about KKR and has not been reviewed or approved by KKR.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered strong and often characterized as fair, with a success‑based model intended to tie rewards to realized performance. Feedback suggests this structure improves clarity around how outcomes influence compensation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Broad‑based employee ownership is emphasized, giving team members access to options, RSUs, and portfolio‑company equity programs that can yield meaningful upside. This approach is positioned as additional value without trading off wages or core benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with standout elements like an on‑site wellness center at the New York headquarters offering primary care, mental health, and preventive services. Wellness programs, nutrition support, and EAP resources further reinforce a robust health offering.
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KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of The Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.
