IT Principal Azure Architect

Canada Until 8/23/2026 First posted June 17, 2026 Last posted June 17, 2026
Job description
At Maximus Canada, we share an authentic desire to do something meaningful to help others succeed. We apply our deep operational expertise, technology innovation, and digitally enabled citizen engagement in new ways and help governments solve complex problems. Maximus Canada collaborates with government partners to deliver a variety of citizen services, including healthcare administration, federal and provincial programs, and contact centre services across Canada. We offer eHealth solutions through our Medigent® suite of products, as well as technology consulting and business process services. We leverage our deep operational expertise, technology innovation, and digitally enabled customer engagement to deliver fast solutions. Today, we proudly support many federal, provincial and municipal programs across the country powered by Canadians. Globally, Maximus has operations in India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to affect fundamental change in the lives of every individual with whom we engage and at every touchpoint. But ultimately, what we do is improve people’s lives. And that is a testament to the ingenuity, commitment, and compassion everyone brings to their role at Maximus Canada and their dedication to connecting citizens with the services they need from Government agencies. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you would like to request assistance in accessing job openings, applying for a job on this site, completing screening and/or interview questionnaires or participating in any aspect of the recruitment and selection process, please contact us at [email protected] Position Summary The IT Principal Azure Architect serves as the organization’s senior technical authority for Microsoft Azure, providing enterprise-level architectural vision, standards, and decision support for cloud platforms and SaaS services. This role is accountable for ensuring Azure environments are secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective, aligned to the Azure Well-Architected Framework and organizational governance. Working across engineering, security, operations, and leaders, the IT Principal Azure Architect sets guardrails, reviews and approves designs, and drives continuous improvement of cloud capabilities and service reliability. We currently have 1 vacancy for this position.
About this role

Summary

Lead Azure cloud architecture, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-effective environments.

Job title

IT Principal Azure Architect

Experience level

senior level

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Canada-based with remote work possible

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

azurecloud architecturesecurityscalabilityresilience

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

azurecloud architecturesecurityscalabilityresilience
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Canada

Remote Country