Role Overview
The ITSM Quality Architect is responsible for ensuring IT service management processes and tooling are designed, governed and continuously improved to deliver reliable, auditable, business-aligned services.
What You Will Do
Define, document and socialize enterprise ITSM quality standards and controls (incident, change, CMDB, knowledge, problem, request) to ensure services are reliable, auditable and business aligned. Design and own automated quality gates and validation checks in tooling (ITSM platform integrations, workflow rules, CI/CD pipelines, test suites) to enforce standards at scale.
Why It Might Be a Fit
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.
Requirements
- 5+ years IT experience; ITSM space preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred
- 3+ years of experience in IT service management, with demonstrated experience designing or leading ITSM process/tooling and governance (incident, change, CMDB, knowledge, problem)
- Proven ability to identify business and customer needs and translate them into specification-driven, auditable solutions in compliance-sensitive environments
- Deep working knowledge of service management and governance frameworks (ex. ITIL 4) and practical experience applying them at scale
- Hands‑on experience with major ITSM platforms and tooling (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira Service Management), CMDB/discovery solutions, and integrations with monitoring/CI‑CD/automation systems
- Practical familiarity with AI/automation governance in ITSM contexts (model selection, validation, monitoring, explainability, human‑in‑the‑loop controls, drift detection, and data/privacy safeguards)
- Strong technical literacy: ability to read and influence APIs, basic scripting or query skills (e.g., SQL, Python/PowerShell), and proficiency with Microsoft Office and reporting/visualization tools (Excel, Power BI, Tableau)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a track record of influencing cross‑functional stakeholders and presenting program status to senior leadership
- Demonstrated experience building and operationalizing quality gates, automated validation checks, rollback strategies, and post‑implementation review processes
- Solid problem‑solving and analytical skills, attention to detail, and a continuous‑improvement mindset
- Experience managing vendors and third‑party SLAs, and coordinating security and legal stakeholders during incidents and disclosures
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision insurance coverage
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- 401K plan with 6% company match and no vesting period
- Health Savings Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Voluntary Wellness Program
- Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
- Community involvement and opportunities to give back
- Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through Clifton Strengths assessment and coaching