Architect Job at City of London Full Time NEW

Job Title: ServiceNow Senior Architect (ITxM and Non‑ITxM)

Job Type: Fixed Term

Location: United Kingdom

Mode of Working: Hybrid

We have an exciting opportunity for you – ServiceNow Senior Architect (ITxM and Non‑ITxM)!

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve – our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Drive platform simplification, consolidation, and long‑term transformation strategy.
• Work within a strong global network of architects, engineers, and domain specialists.
• Own and shape enterprise‑scale ServiceNow architecture across critical domains.

The Role

As a ServiceNow Senior Architect (ITxM and Non‑ITxM), you will own the end‑to‑end technical architecture of the ServiceNow platform, ensuring stability, regulatory compliance, and alignment with best practices. You will define and govern architectural standards, support transformation initiatives, and ensure that both current and future platform states remain scalable, secure, and aligned to long‑term consolidation goals.

Key responsibilities:

• Owning the overall ServiceNow technical architecture across ITSM, CSM, ITOM, ITAM, SecOps, HRSD, NowAssist, and related domains.
• Defining and governing dual‑instance architecture, ensuring alignment with long‑term consolidation strategies.
• Acting as the architectural authority for upgrades and major releases, ensuring solutions remain upgrade‑safe and compliant.
• Enforcing out‑of‑the‑box‑first principles and approving controlled deviations where required.
• Designing and maintaining architecture for regulatory‑critical domains, including CMDB, service mapping, and data lineage.
• Defining CMDB target architecture, including data quality, reconciliation rules, Service Graph connectors, MID Server strategy, and health metrics.
• Leading remediation of non‑aligned CMDB implementations and optimising discovery capabilities.
• Architecting integrations with third‑party systems, ensuring secure, standardised authentication, monitoring, and error handling.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements including FCA expectations, GDPR, and enterprise security standards.
• Designing solutions supporting operational resilience, business continuity, and governance frameworks.
• Supporting consolidation of legacy platforms into strategic ServiceNow instances.
• Reducing technical debt and improving platform efficiency while supporting ongoing transformation initiatives.
• Providing architectural guidance and thought leadership to stakeholders across business, IT, and delivery teams.
• Producing and maintaining architecture documentation, design standards, and audit‑ready artefacts.

Key Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Strong expertise across ServiceNow modules including ITSM, CSM, ITOM, ITAM, SecOps, HRSD, and related capabilities.
• Extensive experience as a ServiceNow Architect or Senior Technical Lead.
• Proven experience leading end‑to‑end ServiceNow implementations across ITxM and Non‑ITxM domains.
• Strong understanding of ITIL processes and their application within enterprise environments.
• Experience in ServiceNow custom application design, integrations, orchestration, and multi‑instance environments.
• Ability to design scalable, secure, and future‑ready architecture aligned with platform best practices.
• Experience in translating business requirements into technical solutions and functional designs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across business, IT, and senior leadership levels.
• ServiceNow System Administrator certification with additional certifications across core modules preferred.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• Certified Technical Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent enterprise architecture certification.
• Experience evaluating platform stability, performance, and optimisation opportunities.
• Knowledge of modern AI‑driven capabilities within ServiceNow such as automation and intelligent assistance.
• Experience in defining deployment strategies, infrastructure models, and operational best practices.

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com if you would like to opt in.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / +44 204 520 2575 to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.

Next Steps:

Application Process

1. Online application: You can apply directly through LinkedIn/ by uploading your CV. In case you wish to submit your application via another format like audio/video, please, contact – UKI.recruitment@tcs.com
2. Skill-Based discussion: This will be a level 1 interview with the project team, it can be via video or in-person. Details will be confirmed by your recruiter.
3. Managerial discussion: This discussion will focus on behavioural aspects and person-organisation fit.
4. HR Discussion: This will be with one of the members of the HR team and will cover your career journey, aspirations for growth, compensation and any other questions you may have.

Beware of Fraudulent offers

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Due to the high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.

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