Maximo, Cognos, DB2 & Azure Technical Lead / Architect

Vbeyond; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vbeyond is seeking an experienced Maximo, Cognos, DB2 & Azure Technical Lead / Architect to deliver end-to-end architecture and governance for a MAS upgrade and migration programme in Aerospace & Defence. The role covers MAS 9.x on DB2 in Azure, with leadership across Azure, ARO, Cognos and enterprise integrations.

The candidate will drive architectural decisions, governance and security, ensuring scalable, compliant delivery across multiple workstreams. Onsite Derby 1–2 days weekly.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing MAS architecture and upgrades.
• Proven leadership of MAS architecture and technical design.
• Strong Azure solution architecture and DB2 integration experience.
• Experience with Cognos upgrades and integrations.
• Expertise in Maximo integrations and API/middleware patterns.
• Enterprise integration architecture and governance experience.
• Experience conducting upgrade impact analysis.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical workstreams.
• Security and performance optimisation focus.
• Eligible for SC clearance or able to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end technical architecture leadership for MAS upgrade/migration.
• Design and govern solutions across Azure, ARO and DB2.
• Lead integration and architecture for Cognos upgrades.
• Provide governance and architectural oversight across workstreams.
• Design performance, scalability and security enhancements.
• Design Maximo integrations with enterprise applications.
• Define and govern API and middleware integration patterns.
• Establish enterprise integration governance standards.
• Perform upgrade impact analysis and remediation planning.
• Review existing Maximo designs for MAS 9.x readiness.
• Support decision-making across architecture, integration and infra teams.
• Collaborate with technical teams to resolve complex issues.

Skills

Maximo architecture

MAS architecture

Azure architecture

DB2 integration

Cognos upgrades

API & middleware

Enterprise integration governance

Upgrade impact analysis

Security & performance

Technical leadership

Tools

Azure OpenShift (ARO)

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Maximo, Cognos, DB2 & Azure Technical Lead / Architect to provide end-to-end technical architecture and governance for a major Maximo upgrade and migration programme within the Aerospace & Defence sector.

The programme involves the technical upgrade and lift-and-shift migration of an existing Maximo 7.6 environment running on Oracle to Maximo Application Suite (MAS) 9.x running on DB2, hosted in Azure Cloud.

The successful candidate will provide architecture leadership across Maximo, DB2, Azure, Cognos and enterprise integrations, ensuring technical consistency, security, performance and successful delivery across multiple workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end technical architecture leadership for the MAS upgrade and migration.
• Design and govern solutions across Azure, Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) and DB2.
• Lead the integration and technical architecture for the Cognos upgrade.
• Provide cross-workstream technical governance and architectural oversight.
• Design and optimise solutions for performance, scalability and security.
• Design Maximo integrations with enterprise applications and platforms.
• Define and govern API and middleware integration patterns.
• Design secure data exchange and integration patterns.
• Establish and maintain enterprise integration governance standards.
• Perform upgrade impact analysis and identify technical remediation requirements.
• Review existing Maximo designs and determine changes required for MAS 9.x.
• Support technical decision-making across architecture, integration and infrastructure workstreams.
• Work closely with technical teams and stakeholders to resolve complex architectural issues.
• Ensure solutions align with security, compliance and enterprise architecture requirements.

Technical Environment

Current Environment: Maximo 7.6 + Oracle

Target Environment: Maximo Application Suite (MAS) 9.x + DB2

Cloud Platform: Azure

Platform: Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)

Reporting/Analytics: Cognos

Migration Approach: Technical lift-and-shift upgrade and migration

Required Skills

• Strong Maximo / Maximo Application Suite architecture experience.
• Proven experience leading MAS architecture and technical design.
• Strong Azure solution architecture experience.
• Experience with Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO).
• Strong DB2 architecture and integration experience.
• Experience with Cognos upgrades and integrations.
• Strong Maximo integration architecture experience.
• Strong API and middleware expertise.
• Enterprise integration architecture and governance experience.
• Experience designing secure data exchange patterns.
• Strong performance and security optimisation experience.
• Experience conducting upgrade impact analysis.
• Experience leading complex technical workstreams and governance.
• Experience with enterprise-scale migration and upgrade programmes.

Eligibility & Security

• SC Clearance required or candidate must be eligible and able to obtain it.
• Ability to work 1-2 days per week onsite in Derby.