Servicenow Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities:

- Solution Architecture & Design:

- Lead the end-to-end design and architecture of ServiceNow solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and best practices.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze needs, and translate them into functional and technical specifications.
- Develop and maintain architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices for ServiceNow implementations.
- Offering Development:

- Drive the creation and enhancement of ServiceNow offerings, including pre-built solutions, accelerators, and templates.
- Stay current with the latest ServiceNow releases and features, leveraging them to enhance offerings and deliver innovative solutions to clients.
- Lead the development of reusable components, frameworks, and methodologies to streamline project delivery.
- Client Engagement:

- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic guidance on leveraging ServiceNow to achieve their business goals.
- Lead workshops and design sessions with clients to define solution architecture and ensure alignment with their vision.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring customer satisfaction and successful project outcomes.
- Team Leadership:

- Mentor and guide a team of ServiceNow developers, functional consultants, and technical architects, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
- Provide technical leadership and direction to project teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables and adherence to project timelines.
- Promote continuous learning and skill development within the team, staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies.
- Governance & Compliance:

- Establish and enforce governance frameworks to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across all ServiceNow implementations.
- Conduct regular architecture reviews and audits to ensure alignment with best practices and organizational standards.
- Thought Leadership:

- Contribute to the growth of the ServiceNow practice by sharing knowledge, publishing white papers, and participating in industry events and forums.
- Identify and explore new business opportunities within the ServiceNow ecosystem, driving innovation and growth for the company.
Qualifications:

- Experience:

- 20+ years of experience in IT, with a strong focus on ServiceNow architecture, development, and implementation.
- Proven experience in leading complex ServiceNow projects across multiple domains (ITSM, ITOM, HR, SecOps, etc.).
- Skills:

- Expert-level knowledge of ServiceNow architecture, including best practices for design, development, and deployment.
- Strong proficiency in ServiceNow scripting, workflows, and integrations with third-party systems.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering innovative and scalable solutions.
- Leadership and mentoring abilities, with a track record of building and managing high-performing teams.
- Education:

- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- ServiceNow certifications (e.g., Certified System Administrator, Certified Implementation Specialist, Certified Application Developer) are highly desirable.

**About Virtusa**

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 30,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.

Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.

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