IBM Maximo Practice Lead & Senior Solution Architect

NiyamIT•Fairfax, VA

27d•Remote

About The Position

Niyam IT is seeking a leader to build and grow its IBM Maximo practice. This role will initially focus on supporting FEMA with the Logistics and Property Management System (LPMS) as the Senior Solution Architect and primary technical authority. The position offers a growth path into broader practice leadership, shaping how Niyam wins, staffs, and delivers Maximo projects across the federal civilian market. This role is eligible for Niyam's Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP), rewarding contributions to business development and program management.

Requirements

US Citizenship with ability to obtain a Public Trust.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 10 years of experience with IBM Maximo Asset Management and/or Maximo Application Suite implementations.
Minimum 5 years in enterprise solution architecture, data architecture, or systems engineering roles.
Demonstrated expertise in Maximo architecture, configuration, integrations, security, performance optimization, and system administration.
Strong knowledge of EAM, CMMS, maintenance, inventory, procurement, and asset lifecycle management processes.
Experience leading large-scale system implementations, upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.
Advanced knowledge of SQL, relational databases, data modeling, and enterprise data management.
Exceptional analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.
IBM Certified Deployment Professional — Maximo Application Suite.
IBM Certified Administrator — Maximo Manage.
Expertise in Red Hat OpenShift and cloud-native architectures.
Experience with IBM WebSphere, Linux, and enterprise middleware platforms.
Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.
Prior federal civilian or DHS delivery experience.
Experience contributing to competitive proposals or capture efforts.
Experience with Atlassian Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of IBM Maximo Asset Management (7.6.x) and Maximo Application Suite (MAS) solutions.
Serve as the technical authority across EAM, system architecture, data architecture, cloud infrastructure, integrations, and application modernization.
Collaborate with client stakeholders, project managers, infrastructure teams, and development resources to design scalable, secure, high-performing Maximo solutions.
Design and maintain enterprise data models supporting asset management, maintenance, inventory, procurement, and operational workflows.
Establish data governance standards, master data management practices, and data quality frameworks.
Lead complex data migration, conversion, cleansing, and validation efforts.
Architect highly available, scalable, and secure Maximo environments.
Lead integration strategy and implementation between Maximo, financial systems, and other enterprise platforms.
Ensure compliance with federal cybersecurity policies, FedRAMP requirements, FISMA, and NIST standards.
Mentor and guide administrators, developers, configurators, analysts, and support personnel.
Lead architecture reviews, technical design workshops, and solution governance activities.
Support Maximo-related capture efforts by contributing to technical volumes, solution approaches, and proposals.
Help recruit, interview, and onboard Maximo talent.
Develop and refine Niyam's Maximo service offerings, methodologies, delivery frameworks, and reusable proposal collateral.
Represent Niyam's Maximo capabilities to current and prospective clients and teaming partners.
Contribute to technical roadmaps that position Niyam for growth across DHS and the broader civilian agency market.