Backpack Healthcare is looking for a ServiceNow Technical Architect (HRSD). In this role, you will be the cornerstone of technical delivery, bringing deep expertise in HR Service Delivery, portal experiences, and enterprise-grade integrations to design scalable, intuitive, and high-impact solutions on the ServiceNow platform. You will guide clients through best practices, shape long-term architecture and platform strategies, and mentor delivery teams while staying ahead of evolving HRSD and platform capabilities.
What You'll Do
- Lead the end-to-end architecture and delivery of ServiceNow solutions, with a focus on HRSD, Employee Center/Portal, and enterprise integrations.
- Drive technical design decisions, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing architectures aligned with platform best practices.
- Facilitate discovery and design workshops, translating business requirements into actionable technical plans and architecture documents.
- Guide and mentor development teams, providing direction on configuration, custom development, portal design, and integration patterns.
- Oversee technical quality through code reviews, solution validation, deployment planning, and Go-Live readiness.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, identify risks, recommend optimizations, and shape long-term platform roadmaps.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years architecting ServiceNow solutions, including 3+ years of HRSD design and implementation experience.
- 5+ years building and optimizing Employee Center portal experiences, including UI/UX considerations.
- 5+ years designing enterprise integrations leveraging REST, SOAP, Integration Hub, and identity/SSO patterns.
- Strong understanding of platform architecture such as data modeling, ACL/security, flow orchestration, performance optimization, and scoped applications.
- Proven ability to lead client workshops, clarify requirements, and translate them into scalable technical designs.
- Experience guiding Agile delivery activities, including story review, estimation, backlog refinement, and sprint planning.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to advise stakeholders and coach technical teams.
Nice to Have
- Hands-on experience with Employee Center Pro, UI Builder, Workspace, or custom portal components.
- Background integrating ServiceNow HRSD with HCM systems such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or Oracle HCM.
Technical Stack
- ServiceNow
- HRSD
- Employee Center
- REST
- SOAP
- Integration Hub
- SSO
Backpack Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.


