Senior Technical Architect – ICAM (Federation / IGA / PAM)

Contract Length: 24+ Months

Location: Remote from within Canada

Federal Government Clearance Level Required: Secret (Level II)

Maplesoft Group is currently seeking Senior Technical Architects – ICAM for our Federal Government client in Canada.

We are hiring for three separate Senior Technical Architect positions supporting secure enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) solutions.

Senior Technical Architect – Federation / Identity Provider (IdP)

Senior Technical Architect – Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)

Senior Technical Architect – Privileged Access Management (PAM)

The Senior Technical Architect will support the design, integration, and implementation of secure enterprise ICAM solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards, Zero Trust principles, and data-centric security.

The successful candidates will provide technical architecture leadership within their assigned ICAM domain, supporting secure enterprise environments across cloud, classified, and unclassified domains.

Gather and document technical, business, security, and integration requirements.

Develop technical architecture, system design, configuration, and integration documentation.

Create CONOPS, system integration plans, test plans, test cases, and operational documentation.

Guide implementation teams and coordinate delivery of ICAM solutions into production.

Advise stakeholders on Zero Trust principles, security implications, and recommended technical approaches.

Brief senior management and provide progress reporting.





Attend client facilities in Ottawa when physical presence is required.

Role 1: Senior Technical Architect – Federation / Identity Provider (IdP) Minimum 10 years within the last 15 years designing, configuring, and maintaining IM/IT systems supporting 5,000+ users.

Experience producing ICAM technical documentation.

Experience writing at least four of the following for ICAM projects within the last 10 years: Technical architecture documentation

Build or configuration documents

Test plans, test cases, or reports Two or more recent IdP implementation or architecture projects lasting six months or longer and supporting 1,000+ users.

Two or more recent cloud-based ICAM projects.

Role 2: Senior Technical Architect – Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) Minimum 10 years within the last 15 years designing, configuring, and maintaining IM/IT systems supporting 10,000+ users.

Minimum one year experience briefing Director-level or higher management on IT security implications and recommended actions.

Experience producing ICAM technical documentation.

Experience writing at least five of the following for ICAM projects within the last 10 years: Technical architecture documentation

Build or configuration documents

Test plans, test cases,



or reports Two or more recent IGA implementation or architecture projects lasting six months or longer and supporting 1,000+ users.

Two or more recent hybrid/cloud IGA projects.

Role 3: Senior Technical Architect – Privileged Access Management (PAM) Minimum 10 years within the last 15 years designing, configuring, and maintaining IM/IT systems supporting 10,000+ users.

Minimum one year experience briefing Director-level or higher management on IT security implications and recommended actions.

Experience producing ICAM technical documentation.

Experience writing at least five of the following for ICAM projects within the last 10 years: Technical architecture documentation

Build or configuration documents

Test plans, test cases, or reports Two or more recent PAM implementation or architecture projects lasting six months or longer and supporting 1,000+ users.

Two or more recent cloud PAM projects.

University degree in science, mathematics, engineering, or IM/IT; or a minimum two-year college diploma in a related field.

English fluency.

Experience designing solutions requiring interoperability between Government of Canada departments, agencies, or partners.

Salary Range: $90.00 – $100.00 per hour

We use AI-assisted tools to help screen and organize applications. These tools do not replace human judgment, and all hiring decisions are made by people.

Please note that data collected by the Company may be stored or processed on servers located outside of Canada.

Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process. #

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