DV Cleared ServiceNow Solution Architect

• Lead the end-to-end design of on premise ServiceNow solutions, from requirements gathering through to delivery and handover
• Act as design authority for the platform, producing high and low level designs and making sure solutions follow best practice and ServiceNow’s recommended architecture
• Work with infrastructure teams on the design, deployment and upgrade of self-hosted ServiceNow instances
• Work with stakeholders, product owners and delivery teams to turn business needs into robust technical solutions
• Design and oversee integrations with third-party and legacy systems in secure and accredited environments
• Shape platform governance, standards and roadmaps, keeping to the out-of-the-box approach wherever possible
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to developers and administrators
• Support security accreditation activity and make sure designs meet the security requirements of classified environments

• Active DV clearance and British nationality
• Proven experience of on premise ServiceNow implementations
• Hands-on experience of on premise infrastructure supporting ServiceNow, such as servers, databases, networking, MID Servers and upgrades in self-hosted environments
• Proven experience as a ServiceNow Solution Architect, Technical Architect or Senior Developer on large, complex implementations
• Strong knowledge of core ServiceNow modules, such as ITSM, ITOM, CMDB/CSDM, and ideally SecOps.
• Experience designing integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, MID Servers and IntegrationHub
• A solid understanding of platform governance, data models and upgrade strategy
• Excellent stakeholder management, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Experience in defence, government or other secure environments

Desirable

• ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS) qualifications
• ServiceNow architecture certification, such as Certified Master Architect (CMA) or Certified Technical Architect (CTA)
• ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) qualification
• TOGAF or a similar architecture framework
• Experience of air-gapped or offline ServiceNow instances

• A salary of £100,000 + benefits
• A permanent role with long-term stability on a critical national security programme
• Hybrid working, with time split between home and the Farnborough site
• A clear route into architecture for experienced senior developers
• Pension, bonus, holiday allowance, training and certification budget, etc.

Conventus is working with a leading defence and national security organisation to find an experienced ServiceNow Solution Architect for a high-profile digital transformation programme. This permanent role is based in Farnborough on a hybrid basis. You’ll be the technical authority for an on premise ServiceNow platform. You will design scalable, secure solutions that support mission critical services, working in a highly secure environment.