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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Service Management Platform Architect - **Company:** Versant Media - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $190,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Business Software, Configuration Management Databases, Collaborative Software, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Systems Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, Technical Debt, HR Software, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Data Management, Api Design, Servicenow - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5df01d7ca509af87 ## About the Role * Extensive experience architecting and leading ServiceNow or similar platforms in a complex enterprise environment. * Strong experience integrating ServiceNow or other similar platforms with HR systems, financial platforms, identity providers, and other core enterprise applications. * Deep expertise in workflow automation, orchestration, and API-based integrations. * Experience leveraging Slack or similar collaboration tools as workflow interfaces strongly preferred. * Demonstrated experience managing and developing high-performing technical teams. * Strong knowledge of ITSM processes, CMDB governance, and change management frameworks. * Experience managing multi-environment development lifecycles (Dev/QA/Prod). * Strong executive communication and cross-functional leadership skills. ## Description The Architect, Service Management Platform is the enterprise owner and senior technical authority for the company's Service Management platform (including, but not limited to, Service-Now). Reporting to the VP of Infrastructure, this role is responsible for platform architecture, governance, enterprise integrations, and the leadership of the Service Management development team. This leader will define and execute the long-term vision for building a strategic enterprise workflow and automation platform, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and alignment with business priorities across all environments (Dev, QA, Prod). Responsibilities Platform Architecture & Strategy * Own the overall architecture, roadmap, and lifecycle management of the Service Management platform. * Establish architectural standards, design principles, and development best practices. * Ensure platform scalability, maintainability, performance, and long-term sustainability. * Evaluate new modules and capabilities aligned to enterprise strategy. * Serve as the final authority on platform design decisions and technical direction. Enterprise Integrations & Automation * Define and lead integration strategy between Service Management Platform and enterprise systems, including HR platforms, financial systems, identity tools, and other core business applications. * Architect API-driven and event-based integrations ensuring reliability and data integrity. * Design and oversee end-to-end process automation and workflow orchestration. * Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual processes and improve operational efficiency. * Leverage collaboration platforms such as Slack as workflow interfaces for approvals, notifications, and operational interactions (strongly preferred experience). Development Team Leadership * Lead, mentor, and manage a team of developers and administrators. * Oversee backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and delivery execution. * Ensure adherence to architectural standards and quality controls. * Establish documentation, testing, and release management discipline across Dev, QA, and Production environments. * Support talent development and capability building within the team. CMDB & Change Management Governance * Design and govern a robust CMDB framework with clear ownership and lifecycle standards. * Ensure data accuracy, alignment with infrastructure systems, and ongoing data stewardship. * Establish and mature change management processes and workflows. * Support audit readiness and compliance requirements. Platform Operations & Governance * Ensure stable day-to-day platform operations and performance optimization. * Oversee upgrades, patches, instance strategy, and technical debt management. * Establish role-based access controls and security governance standards. * Define KPIs and performance metrics to measure platform effectiveness and value realization. * Manage vendor relationship and licensing strategy. Stakeholder & Executive Engagement * Serve as the company's top SME for Service-Now and other Service Management Platforms and trusted advisor to senior leadership. * Partner with Infrastructure, Security, HR, Finance, and other business leaders to translate needs into scalable platform solutions. * Provide executive reporting on roadmap progress, integration strategy, and platform health. * Promote enterprise adoption, standardization, and process maturity. ## Related Videos - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [What if your HR software adapted to you, not the other way around?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100259-what-if-your-hr-software-adapted-to-you-not-the-other-way-around) - [API Design - Getting Started](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/33-api-design-getting-started) - [Backstage in Practice: Offloading Developer Operational Work Through Platform Self-Service](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1922-backstage-in-practice-offloading-developer-operational-work-through-platform-self-service) - [Get Your Stack Together: Building the Right Recruiting Tech](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1295-get-your-stack-together-building-the-right-recruiting-tech) - [AI in Production: applied AI & enterprise use cases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100130-ai-in-production-applied-ai-enterprise-use-cases) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Makes WeAreDevelopers World Congress Different From Every Other Tech Event?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/701-what-makes-wearedevelopers-world-congress-different-from-every-other-tech-event) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Why developer experience matters](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/514-why-developer-experience-matters)