What You'll Do
As a member of the Principal Enterprise Architecture team, you will be responsible for leading the development of architecture solutions and technology strategy for the Enterprise ServiceNow platform. This enterprise shared platform is used to advance our employee experience and digital transformation strategies. The ServiceNow Technology Platform Architect will actively collaborate with the Technology Platform Owner, Product Manager, and key partners to ensure Principal's ServiceNow solutions are successfully designed, developed, deployed, and operated. In addition to the development of technical architecture, you will be a beacon for employee experience, education, advanced topics research, and mentorship across the company.
You'll have the opportunity to:
Define platform architecture standards and ensure appropriate alignment of process and technology solutions with platform architecture guidance.
Lead platform architecture strategies to optimize and modernize the platform technology portfolio and encourage reusability and adaptability of Principal's process and technology assets to achieve enterprise leverage.
Influence, coach, and mentor on how to consume and apply key aspects of the platform architecture.
Partner with business and technology leaders, including platform owners, to formulate platform architecture strategies to achieve our company's business objectives and priorities and result in efficient and effective use of our information technology assets.
Develop and maintain roadmaps that communicate platform architecture priorities to achieve business outcomes. Facilitate strategic architecture discussions and set short to medium-term strategic platform architecture direction.
Identify, research, recommend and drive adoption of emerging and innovative technologies, techniques and tools that enable the business to achieve strategic platform goals and respond to future market changes.
Assess architecture risk and impact of platform related business and technology decisions communicating implications and mitigation strategies across the organization.
Who You Are
We are looking for someone with:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
You have 10+ years of experience in developing technology strategies and architecting solutions with a multi-business unit organization (ideally global organization)
You are hands-on, and have practical expertise in the architecture and implementation of enterprise IT Service Management System technologies and venders such as ServiceNow, BMC Helix, and Atlassian
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out:
One or more of the following current ServiceNow Certifications:
Certified Master Architect (CMA)
Certified Implementation Specialist - IT Service Management (CIS-ITSM)
Certified Application Specialist - Customer Service Management (CAS-CSM)
ITIL Foundation Certification
Salary Range Information
Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.
Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)
$141000 - $191000 / year
Time Off Program
Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don't accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.
Pension Eligible
Yes
Work Environments
This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek). You'll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any @type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.
Nonimmigrant Workers (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers) and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants (https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-employment-based-immigrants)
Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Global Investors positions, you'll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.
Experience Principal
While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees - individually and all of us together. Explore our core values (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers#core-values) , benefits (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers#benefits) and why we're an exceptional place (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers#reputation) to grow your career.
Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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.
Posting Window
We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.
Original Posting Date
1/12/2026
Most Recently Posted Date
1/12/2026
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