Job Title : ServiceNow General Platform Architect (GPA)
Contract Duration : 12 Months
Location : 100% Remote (US / Canada)
Travel Requirement : As needed
About the Role :
We are seeking a highly experienced General Platform Architect to lead end-to-end enterprise architecture strategy, governance, across complex, regulated environments. This role goes beyond technical design-it requires strategic leadership in risk management, compliance frameworks, operational excellence, and stakeholder engagement.
This position requires someone who can connect business strategy to technology execution, drive platform standardization, and communicate value at both executive and technical levels.
Key Responsibilities :
- Define and lead enterprise platform architecture across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments with a focus on scalability, resilience, and compliance.
- Establish governance frameworks, architectural standards, roadmap strategies.
- Evaluate and mitigate platform-level risks while ensuring alignment with regulatory, data privacy, and cybersecurity compliance requirements.
- Partner with security, operations, and compliance teams to ensure platforms meet audit and governance standards.
- Drive platform modernization initiatives, including cloud migrations, automation, service integration, and platform optimization.
- Lead enterprise architecture review boards, ensuring adherence to architectural principles and best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business priorities into technology capabilities, with a focus on value realization and ROI.
- Provide strategic direction for platform operations, monitoring, disaster recovery, and service continuity.
- Guide technical teams and influence decision-making without direct authority, acting as a trusted advisor to C-level stakeholders.
- Support pre-sales architecture planning, strategic solution development, and client presentations.
Required Certifications (Must Have) :
Candidates must be CTA-certified or eligible for the CTA program, which requires all of the below :CSA (Certified System Administrator)CAD (Certified Application Developer)CIS Certification,Additional relevant certifications in IT governance, risk management, or compliance frameworks (COBIT, ITIL, ISO / IEC) are strongly preferred.Required Skills & Experience :
Minimum 10+ years in enterprise or platform architecture roles covering operations, governance, and risk management.Proven experience leading architecture for large-scale platforms across multi-cloud or hybrid environments.Expertise in risk management, compliance standards (FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC2, NIST), and operational governance.Strong understanding of IT operations, incident management.Demonstrated ability to drive platform standardization, cost optimization, and value creation.Soft Skills :
Strong storytelling capabilities-can clearly communicate architecture concepts through business outcomes and strategic value.Executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead without direct authority.Strategic thinker with a consultative mindset and strong problem-solving abilities.Proven leadership in cross-functional environments.