ServiceNow Solution Architect (ITSM)
About the role
The ServiceNow Solution Architect (IT Operations Platform) is accountable for the end-to-end architecture, governance, and evolution of the organization’s IT Operations platform, spanning ITSM, ITOM, CMDB/service model, observability integrations, and Now Assist (GenAI). This role ensures ServiceNow operates as the system of record and execution control plane for IT Operations, enabling service-aware operations, faster incident recovery, reduced outages, improved change success, and AI-assisted productivity, while maintaining platform scalability, security, compliance, and upgradeability. Strong customer-facing capabilities are required, including architecture defense, RFP solutioning, and leadership of onshore and offshore solution and delivery teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and govern the end-to-end architecture of the IT Operations platform on ServiceNow.
- Ensure ServiceNow serves as the system of record and execution control plane for IT Operations.
- Enable service-aware operations, faster incident recovery, reduced outages, and improved change success.
- Integrate observability platforms with ServiceNow workflows.
- Lead the design and rollout of Now Assist / GenAI-enabled workflows.
- Communicate AI solution value to operations and leadership.
- Provide architecture defense and RFP solutioning.
- Lead onshore and offshore solution and delivery teams.
Requirements
- 15+ years in IT Operations / ITSM / platform or enterprise architecture.
- 10+ years enterprise ServiceNow experience across ITSM, ITOM, and CMDB.
- Strong understanding of major incidents, change risk, problem prevention, and service reliability.
- Proven capability integrating observability platforms with ServiceNow workflows.
- Executive communication skills with a strong governance and design authority mindset.
Skills
- ITSM (Incident, Request, Knowledge, Major Incident).
- ITOM & CMDB (service/CI context, event impact awareness).
- Experience integrating conversational AI with automation and enterprise workflows.
Qualifications
Required Certifications (at least one of the below):
- ServiceNow CSA.
- CIS ITSM.
- CIS ITOM.
- ITIL v4.
Experience with AIOps and GenAI enablement is required.
Pay
$159,800–$188,000 a year.