ServiceNow Platform Architect

16 hours ago

Ontario, Canada Recutify Full-time $130,000 - $140,000 Contract

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Job Summary

  • We are seeking a trusted and experienced Platform Architect (PA) to act as a key architectural advisor to our customers.
  • The primary purpose of this role is to ensure customers realize the full value of their ServiceNow investment.
  • The Platform Architect will guide customers in identifying and sequencing the adoption of capabilities that align with their business outcomes.
  • The role focuses on delivering value quickly and sustainably.
  • The role also focuses on ensuring the long-term health and scalability of the platform.
  • This is an advisory role focused on shaping the customer's platform strategy and direction through expert guidance rather than direct implementation.

Key Responsibilities

Architectural Advisory

  • Translate customer business objectives into a coherent platform strategy.
  • Guide customers in defining their platform roadmap.
  • Sequence workflow adoption.
  • Conduct solution design reviews.

Platform Health & Governance

  • Lead technical governance discussions.
  • Establish frameworks that prevent platform health degradation over time.
  • Interpret platform health reports.
  • Advise on remediation plans for:
    • Maintainability
    • Performance
    • Security
    • Upgradeability

Risk Management

  • Proactively identify risks.
  • Track and assess risks across:
    • Architectural dimensions
    • Technical dimensions
    • Platform health dimensions
  • Advise customers on mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure risks are managed before they become incidents.

Customer Engagement

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with customer stakeholders.
  • Work with technical teams and senior leadership.
  • Facilitate architectural reviews.
  • Conduct executive conversations.
  • Conduct customer workshops.

Technical Expertise

  • Demonstrate ServiceNow platform capabilities.
  • Guide customers through ServiceNow functionality.
  • Maintain deep expertise in a few core areas.
  • Maintain broad knowledge across the entire ServiceNow platform.

Strategic / Conceptual AI Expertise

  • Guide customers in adopting AI capabilities on the ServiceNow platform.
  • Advise customers on how ServiceNow AI capabilities fit within their broader organization.

Key Requirements

  • ServiceNow Platform Architecture
  • Platform Strategy
  • Platform Roadmaps
  • Workflow Adoption
  • Solution Design
  • Technical Governance
  • Platform Health
  • Performance
  • Security
  • Upgradeability
  • Risk Management
  • Customer Engagement
  • ServiceNow Platform Expertise
  • AI / GenAI
  • Architectural Advisory
  • Executive Communication