Sr Principal Platform Architect

Job description

The Business Technical Architect for the Engage Central Platform is the business technical leader responsible for designing, solutioning, building, and maintaining ServiceNow's unified customer engagement platform that serves Expert Services and Partner consultants globally. This role translates business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions while ensuring architectural integrity, platform performance, and development quality across the full delivery lifecycle.

As the technical counterpart to the Business Analyst, the Technical Architect owns the architecture for all capabilities on Engage Central —designing multi-tenant architecture, integrating AI capabilities, and ensuring that every technical solution aligns with the platform’s best practices and enterprise standards. This individual must excel at communicating complex technical concepts to executive leadership while maintaining hands-on technical leadership with development teams.

What you get to do in this role Solution Architecture & Technical Design Design scalable ServiceNow solutions that meet business needs and follow best practices. Manage single-instance, multi-tenant Engage Central architecture, ensuring data isolation, access control, and easy onboarding. Develop technical design documents, diagrams, and specs for development teams and vendors. Solution and recommend ServiceNow features, customizations, or third-party integrations that best fit requirements.

Work with the Business Analyst to confirm requirements, suggest alternatives, and align on business and technical constraints. Platform Development & Implementation Experience deploying ServiceNow applications across CSM, SPM, and other suites, data models and workflows. Design custom ServiceNow apps for unique Engage Central needs beyond OOTB. Work with integration developers to architect integrations between Engage Central and external systems via REST APIs, MID Servers, and Integration Hub.

Manage platform performance, scalability, and technical debt as usage expands. Oversee platform upgrades and releases with Digital Technologies to reduce service disruptions. Work with the AI Delivery Solutions team to launch new AI products and ensure smooth integration. Track ServiceNow’s AI/GenAI advancements and assess use of native and third-party AI features. Development Team Leadership & Quality Assurance Assist scrum teams in architectural choices, code reviews, and technical troubleshooting.

Assist, if necessary, with user stories, dependencies, acceptance criteria, collaborating with Business Analyst(s). Advise on technical standards and guidelines for work on the Engage Central. Platform Governance & Enterprise Collaboration Ensure Engage Central architecture, hosting, and integrations comply with ServiceNow IT standards and security requirements by working with Digital Technologies (DT). Collaborate with Data Privacy and Legal teams to design data handling that meets GDPR, CCPA, and other regulatory standards.

Coordinate with Core Business Systems to enable accurate and efficient data exchange between Engage Central and enterprise systems. Align with Global PMO to enforce methodology, compliance, and governance through automation in Engage Central. Participate in internal architecture reviews and technical governance forums to keep platform strategy consistent. Clearly explain technical concepts and decisions to executives and non-technical stakeholders using business language.

Provide leadership with concise options and recommendations for architectural decisions, analyzing performance, cost, and risk. Advise on feasibility and effort estimates for roadmap features to support effective prioritization. Platform Operations & Continuous Improvement Establish performance metrics to detect and resolve bottlenecks, scalability issues, and risks proactively. Maintain comprehensive platform documentation, including architecture diagrams, runbooks, operation procedures, and disaster recovery plans.

Qualifications

Required Experience & Skills

6-10+ years of ServiceNow platform experience, including development, administration, and architecture. Extensive knowledge of ServiceNow products such as CSM, SPM, ITSM, ITOM, or similar enterprise workflows. Expertise in building custom ServiceNow apps with advanced data models, rules, workflows, UI, and API integration. Strong coding skills in JavaScript, AngularJS, Jelly, REST/SOAP APIs, Integration Hub, UI Builder, performance and platform analytics.

Experience optimizing platform scalability and performance for high-availability architectures. Knowledge of multi-tenant architecture, data isolation, access control, domain separation, and security best practices. Excellent ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

ServiceNow CTA certification. ServiceNow CIS certifications in multiple areas (e.g., CSM, SPM, ITSM). ServiceNow CAD certification for advanced development. Consulting or professional services experience; knowledge of delivery methodologies like NowCreate, Agile, SAFe. Understanding of AI/GenAI integrations, API design for AI, and autonomous workflow platforms. Leadership of scrum teams in Agile environments; expertise in sprint planning and iterative development.

Experience collaborating with external vendors, setting technical standards, and managing deliverables. Familiarity with ServiceNow Partner ecosystem; platform design for internal/external users. Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps. Prior experience implementing platforms that enforce methodology compliance (CMMI, ITIL, project management frameworks) through workflow automation.

Key Competencies & Attributes Architectural thinking

Designs scalable, maintainable solutions for current and future needs.

Technical leadership

Guides teams through complex issues with consistent code quality.

Problem-solving

Analyzes technical challenges and chooses optimal solutions.

Quality focus

Ensures high standards in code, documentation, and testing without delaying delivery.

Collaboration

Works across teams to meet shared goals.

Executive presence

Presents confidently to senior leaders and advises on architectural choices.

Adaptability

Excels in dynamic environments with evolving priorities. Willing to travel up to 25% annually for stakeholder engagement and platform support.