Role Title: Service Now Platform ArchitectDuration: contract to run until 31/03/2026Location: Hybrid - occasional travel to LondonRate: up to £690 p/d Umbrella inside IR35Clearance required: MoD SC clearance is mandatoryRole purpose/summaryThe Platform Architect will:Define and manage the architecture of the platform (at Official and Secret on MOD platforms) for the private beta and initial public beta requirements, ensuring compliance with Defence standards, governance and leading practices.Design advanced highly available platform architecture to meet data protection and business continuity requirements.Design and run POCs for common services for complex process automation.Design and assure platform developer services together with the team and other stakeholders.Manage platform and governance products technical debtDefine architectural patterns and reusable components in line with ACOE strategy and integrate them into the ACOE reuse mechanisms.Provide technical leadership to other team members and the wider ACOE.Engage with business stakeholders, and their respective delivery teams through the life cycle, to ensure clear understanding of the platform capabilities and design.Skills and knowledge:ServiceNow architecture and design for process automation including knowledge of the following:Now PlatformApp EngineIntegration HubPredictive and task intelligenceProcess miningInstance provisioningApp containerizationPerformance analytics.All profiles will be reviewed against the