We are a leading global software company dedicated to the world of computer aided design, 3D modeling and simulation— helping innovative global manufacturers design better products, faster! With the resources of a large company, and the energy of a software start‑up, we have fun together while creating a world class software portfolio. Our culture encourages creativity, welcomes fresh thinking, and focuses on growth, so our people, our business, and our customers can achieve their full potential.OverviewThe Technical Program Engineer role is responsible for facilitating Architectural Governance & Tooling Standards and guiding an enterprise‑wide architectural governance group focused on standardizing tooling and technology choices across platform engineering teams. This role ensures consistent, scalable, and secure technical standards by coordinating decision‑making processes, developing technical documentation, and driving end‑to‑end delivery of standards.This individual should have strong software development expertise which enables effective technical and architectural governance facilitation, driving alignment among engineering, architecture, and product leadership teams.Key ResponsibilitiesGovernance LeadershipFacilitate and lead the Architectural Governance Group in decisioning Architecture and Tooling solutions that apply across the enterprise.Ensure productive, timebound, and outcome‑oriented discussions.Drive alignment on standardized tooling, architectural patterns, and technology decisions across platform and product engineering teams.Serve as the accountable owner for automating governance workflows, meeting cadences, decision tracking, and documentation repositories.Manage governance‑related initiatives from proposal through approval, documentation, implementation, and adoption.Build and maintain timelines, milestones, and status reporting for architectural standardization efforts.Identify risks, dependencies, and cross‑team impacts to ensure smooth decision‑making and delivery.Documentation & Technical CommunicationCreate and maintain transparent, high‑quality technical and architectural documentation, including:Technical standards and guidelinesGovernance policies and process documentationTooling evaluation summaries and recommendationsPresent complex technical concepts to diverse audiences in engineering, security, architecture, and product leadership.Git‑based, docs‑as‑code workflows for creating and reviewing documentation.Collaboration & Stakeholder ManagementCoordinate with engineering, architecture, DevOps, SRE,



and security teams and business segment stakeholders to ensure decisions reflect real‑world needs and constraints.Partner with leaders to drive adoption of approved standards and tooling across the organization.Support the creation and operation of domain‑specific working groups as needed.Evaluate and refine governance processes to improve clarity, decision velocity, and team engagement.Reduce toil in workflow and processes through use of agentic workflows.Maintain documentation templates, workflows, and governance best practices.Monitor industry trends in platform engineering, SaaS architectures, and enterprise tooling to inform future standards.Required Qualifications5–8 years of experiencein technical project management, platform engineering, software architecture, software development or related technical leadership roles.Experience working inplatform engineering environments building SaaS or cloud‑native solutions .Strong understanding of tooling and patterns common to modern platform engineering, including CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, observability, security tooling, and cloud services.Proven ability to createtechnical documentation, decision records, architecture summaries, and governance materials .Excellent facilitation skills—able to guide groups toward decisions, manage conflict, and drive consensus.Strong technical aptitude with the ability to engage effectively with engineers, architects, and senior leadership.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Additional duties as requiredPreferred QualificationsExperience with Architectural Decision Records (ADRs), RFC processes, or technical governance frameworks.Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP architecture patterns and tooling ecosystems.Experience standardizing tooling or technical practices across large engineering organizations.Success IndicatorsArchitectural governance group operates with clarity, consistency, and measurable decision velocity.Technical standards are widely adopted and reduce fragmentation and tooling sprawl.High‑quality documentation enables transparency and alignment across engineering.Platform engineering teams report increased clarity and efficiency in selecting and implementing tooling.You’ll Benefit FromSiemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here:



https://www.Benefitsquickstart.Com/siemens/index.HtmlThe pay range for this position is 109,800 – 197,700 annually with a target incentive of 5–8% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.Working at Siemens Software means flexibility – choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you’d expect from a world leader in industrial software. A collection of over 377,000 minds building the future one day at a time in over 200 countries. We’re dedicated to equality, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!Equal Employment Opportunity StatementSiemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.EEO is the LawApplicants and employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any characteristic protected by Federal or other applicable law.Reasonable AccommodationsIf you require a reasonable accommodation in completing a job application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please fill out the accommodations form by clicking onthis link. If you’re unable to complete the form, you can reach out to our AskHR team for support at 1-(phone hidden). Please note our AskHR representatives do not have visibility of application or interview status.Pay TransparencySiemens follows Pay Transparency laws.California Privacy NoticeCalifornia residents have the right to receive additional notices about their personal information. To learn more, clickhere .Criminal HistoryQualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local and state laws.Siemens Software.Transform the Everyday with Us#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Technical Program Engineer - $109,800 - $197,700 A Year (Toronto)
🏢 Siemens Software
📍 Toronto