Senior Consultant, Operational Systems & Digital Solutions

CIMA+; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits available from,

RRSP with employer contribution

Employee ownership

Work/Life balance policy

Vacation 3-5 weeks

Job summary

CIMA+ in Ontario is seeking a Senior Consultant – Operational Systems & Digital Solutions to lead advisory efforts for core transit and infrastructure projects. You will combine technology insight with a deep understanding of day-to-day operations, build client relationships, and mobilize multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated, resilient solutions.

You'll evaluate evolving technology environments, define roadmaps, and guide implementations across cloud and on-premise platforms, APIs,

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 10 or more years of relevant professional experience in technology consulting, systems engineering, information technology, software, infrastructure, cloud, data, systems integration, OT, or related fields.
• Experience with complex, operational, or mission-critical systems environments is highly valued.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
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Responsibilities

• Act as a senior technology advisor and local representative of CIMA+'s Operational and Digital Technology practice with clients in the GTA and Ontario
• Develop trusted relationships with client stakeholders, including business, operational, engineering, and technology teams
• Present technical issues, alternatives, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Maintain effective communication between clients, CIMA+ project teams, technical specialists, and other project participants
• Advise clients on the planning, modernization, integration, and implementation of complex information and operational technology systems
• Develop technology strategies, roadmaps, requirements, solution concepts, options analyses, and implementation approaches
• Contribute to assignments involving enterprise and operational systems, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, analytics, automation, and emerging technologies
• Evaluate technology alternatives considering operational requirements, interoperability, cybersecurity, scalability, lifecycle, cost, and implementation risks
• Support system architecture, technology selection, procurement, implementation, integration, and modernization initiatives
• Support the definition of system and application integration strategies across operational systems, enterprise applications, cloud environments, SaaS platforms, and third-party solutions
• Work with other technical specialists to define appropriate architectures, interfaces, APIs, middleware, and data exchange approaches
• Contribute to assignments involving automation, AI, IoT, and other emerging digital capabilities where appropriate
• Contribute to establishing and growing CIMA+'s Operational and Digital Technology presence in Ontario
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients
• Participate in proposals, qualifications, presentations, and client interviews
• Connect opportunities in Ontario with expertise available across CIMA+ and help assemble multidisciplinary teams to pursue and deliver them
• Transit and Industry Experience
• Transit industry experience is strongly preferred and will be an important consideration in candidate selection. Relevant transit experience may include expertise with systems such as CAD/AVL and fleet management, fare collection and integration, APC, GTFS and GTFS-Realtime, transit data and analytics platforms, OT and control systems, and integration between operational and enterprise systems

Skills

English fluency

Client advisory

Project leadership

Tech consulting

Systems integration

Education

University degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related discipline

Tools

CAD/AVL

GTFS

APC

Data analytics platforms

Job description

CIMA+ in Ontario is seeking a Senior Consultant – Operational Systems & Digital Solutions to lead advisory efforts for core transit and infrastructure projects. You will combine technology insight with a deep understanding of day-to-day operations, build client relationships, and mobilize multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated, resilient solutions.

You'll evaluate evolving technology environments, define roadmaps, and guide implementations across cloud and on-premise platforms, APIs,