Job Title: Senior Solution Architect
Contract Length: 12 Months
Location: Hybrid in Peel, ON
Federal Government Clearance Level Required: None
Vacancy Type:
☐ Replacement Position
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About Us:
Maplesoft Group is currently seeking a hybrid Senior Solution Architect for our client.
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Position Summary:
The Solutions Architect scope will be focused on the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Program - Maximo Implementation and other asset-based, business-critical technology solutions related to the Client's Enterprise Asset Management Strategy.
Reporting to the Enterprise Architecture Team and dedicated to the Enterprise Asset Management Program, the Solutions Architect oversees the solution design, technology development efforts, standards and policy development in furtherance of
the overall EAM vision and organizational change management.
The architect partners with key client stakeholders, technology leadership and project delivery teams to determine which technologies to use and drive the implementation of secure and robust end-to-end solutions.
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Key Responsibilities:
1. Provides expert advice based on in-depth architectural analysis which involves analyzing the technical environment, enterprise-wide and business requirements.
2. Provides strategic consulting support and lead the development of solution architectures to support key business objectives. Leads the preparation of technical plans and, in liaison with the IT Enterprise Applications team ensures that appropriate technical resources are made available.
3. Provides expert advice on technical aspects of solution development and integration (including requests for changes, deviations from specifications, etc.), anticipating client needs and taking appropriate action ensuring that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices (including security) are applied correctly.
4. Plans, creates, designs drawings, designs specifications and presents IT solutions workflows, and network architecture diagrams.
5. Develops working functional prototypes to present and visual communication(s) to client groups and internal stakeholders for review and approval.
6. Updates platform architecture requirements based on changing technologies/solutions, and knowledge related to recent, current and upcoming vendor products and solutions.
7. Collaborates and communicates with all relevant stakeholders in order to review the objectives and constraints of platform technology solutions, to determine and ensure conformance with enterprise and business architecture; and to recommend the most suitable solutions. Facilitates small to large group meetings for reviewing technical architecture, decision making and problem solving.
8. Acts as a key liaison negotiating with key stakeholders to employ the correct tools and
technologies to benefit the Client. Advocating to improve end-to-end IT solutions.
9. Provides specialized guidance and advice to the IT Enterprise Applications delivery teams.
10. Provides input into the strategic planning process for the department. Assesses and recommends relevant approaches to short-medium term solutions, including recommendations for subsequent phases to align with more complex long-term technology transitions. Monitors the external environment and evaluates emerging technology, public sector and market trends. Assesses and documents the impacts, threats and opportunities. Creates reports and technology roadmaps and develops recommendations based on relevance, appropriate timing and deployment.
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Required Qualifications:
- Relevant post-secondary education in Computer Science, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 8 years of related and progressive experience, preferably architecture experience in solutions design, technical design, engineering and software architecture design, database design and EAM (IBM Maximo) platforms.
- Proven ability to design integration approaches and solutions to achieve robust, secure interoperability.
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience working with IBM Maximo Asset Management including asset life cycle including inventory, contracts, purchasing, resources, work management, preventive maintenance and security.
- Experience implementing solutions on large projects with solid understanding on data, security, resilient systems design, integration and application development.
- Solid experience with a variety of architectural and asset management technologies/frameworks.
Mandatory Certifications:
• IBM Certified Maximo Solution Architect
(Proof of Certification will be required)
• IBM Certified Maximo Advanced Deployment Professional - Asset Management
(Proof of Certification will be required)
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Preferred Qualifications (Optional)
• Public Sector Enterprise Asset Management methodologies and frameworks.
• Agile Project/Program Management.
Preferred Certifications:
• Zachman Certification
(Proof of Certification will be required)
• TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture
Certification
(Proof of Certification will be required)
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Compensation
Salary Range: $65.00 – $105.00 per hour
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Our recruitment process is led by human recruiters who review all applications and make the final hiring decisions. We use AI-assisted tools to help screen and organize applications. These tools do not replace human judgment, and all hiring decisions are made by people.
Please note that data collected by the Company may be stored or processed on servers located outside of Canada.
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Application Submission Details
Submission Deadline:
Friday, March 6, 2026 12:00pm EST
How to Apply:
Submit your resume (and cover letter) to:
• info@maplesoftgroup.com
Or
• https://www.maplesoftgroup.com/Careers/Career-Opportunities
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Maplesoft is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.