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ServiceNow Platform Architect

Leidos

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At a glance

Compensation
$131–237K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Job overview

Leidos seeks a ServiceNow Platform Architect to set technical direction and architecture standards for its enterprise platform as it expands capabilities including EmployeeWorks, NowAssist, AI Control Tower, HRSD, and L1 Support Agent. The architect will define governance and integration approaches, guide complex builds, lead technical problem-solving, mentor staff, and communicate strategy and risk to technical and executive leadership. The role allows full-time telework from any U.S. location.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ServiceNow DevelopmentServiceNow ArchitectureTechnical StandardsTechnical LeadershipCommunicationExecutive PresentationsServiceNow CTA or CMAServiceNow CADServiceNow CIS Certifications

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or 12+ Years Experience12+ Years Relevant ExperienceU.S. Citizenship

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Description

The Leidos Chief Data & Analytics Office (CDAO) is seeking a ServiceNow Platform Architect; this position will allow for full time telework from any U.S. based location.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This SerivceNow Platform Architect position will set the technical direction and architecture standards for our enterprise ServiceNow platform as we expand its capabilities with EmployeeWorks, NowAssist, AI Control Tower, HRSD, and L1 Support Agent.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design and maintain overall ServiceNow platform architecture and technical standards.

  • Define integration patterns, data models, and technical governance standards.

  • Provide architectural review and guidance on complex builds and integrations.

  • Own governance standards and guardrails for the Citizen Developer program.

  • Lead resolution of highly complex technical problems requiring original or innovative approaches.

  • Mentor and provide technical direction to developers and other technical staff.

  • Serve as subject matter expert and represent the platform in architecture/governance reviews.

  • Communicate technical strategy and risk to technical and executive leadership.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

  • Deep hands-on ServiceNow development and architecture experience.

  • Demonstrated experience setting technical standards and leading other technical staff.

  • Excellent communication skills, including experience presenting to senior/executive leadership.

  • U.S. citizenship required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • ServiceNow Certified Technical Architect (CTA) or Certified Master Architect (CMA)

  • ServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD)

  • One or more ServiceNow CIS certifications (e.g., CIS-ITSM, CIS-IRM)

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

November 5, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

How this job compares

Set against the 473 open Platform Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$131–237K/yr
  • US median$150–302K/yr419 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $184K, is 19% below the US median midpoint ($228K) — in the middle half of Platform Architect salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 473 open Platform Architect jobs across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Platform Architect postings that state a minimum ask for (median 9 years, across 389 postings).
Education
78 of the 473 open Platform Architect jobs (16%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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