AQI - Principal Software Architect

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Aquatic Informatics corporate office is located in Vancouver, BC with remote flexibility. Being within a commutable distance of Vancouver is strongly preferred to come in 2-3 times a month for onsite collaboration.

Imagine yourself…

• As a visionary architect thriving on designing scalable, high-performance software
• Using your technical leadership to drive innovation and solve global water challenges
• Leading the architecture of environmental changing solutions in cloud, IoT, and big data

Aquatic Informatics (AQI), a Veralto company, is a mission-driven software company that organizes the world’s water data to make it accessible and useful. We provide software solutions that address critical water data management, analytics, and compliance challenges for the rapidly growing water industry. We serve over 1,000 municipal, federal, state/provincial, hydropower, mining, academic, and consulting organizations in over 60 countries that collect, manage, and process large volumes of water data.

Aquatic Informatics is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and has offices in the US and Australia. We value independent thinking, initiative, teamwork, a relentless pursuit of quality, a playful spirit, and a sense of humor. We like smart people – IQ and EQ – who care about the environment and want to do good in the world. Ours is a unique culture where purpose meets possibility: where the work we do makes a real difference on the world’s valuable water resources, and where you’ll have opportunities to own your ambition and fuel your career growth.

We value our team members and prioritize their well-being. When you join us you’ll enjoy the following benefits:

• Full benefits package Day 1 including medical, dental and vision coverage
• Corporate Wellbeing Program to support your health and wellness
• Retirement savings plan with company matching to secure your future
• Career coaching and development opportunities to help you grow professionally

About the Role:

As our Principal Software Architect, reporting into the CTO, you’ll drive the technical vision and architectural strategy across multiple product lines and tech stacks. You'll collaborate with senior engineers, architects, data scientists, DevOps, product managers, and leadership to create scalable, secure, and future-proof solutions for the water industry.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Architect the Future – Design and enhance platforms for environmental, wastewater, drinking water, and IoT solutions.
• Ensure Scalability & Performance – Develop robust, cloud-native architectures for a rapidly growing industry.
• Lead & Inspire – Guide a geo-distributed team of architects and engineers in building next-gen solutions.
• Prioritize Security & Compliance – Work closely with SecOps and compliance teams to meet evolving security standards.
• Bridge Tech & Business – Partner with product managers and leadership to align architecture with business goals.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Proven experience in software architecture and technical leadership.
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), microservices, and containerization (Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with big data, IoT solutions, and zero-downtime deployments.
• Strong communication skills – Ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of security standards (ISO27001, SOC2, FedRAMP, GDPR).
• Passion for impact – A desire to innovate and contribute to solving global water challenges.

Aquatic Informatics is proud to be part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources—and building rewarding careers along the way.

The compensation range for this role is $160,000.00 - $200,000.00 CAD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

At Veralto, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.