Solution Architect, IBM Maximo
Location: United Kingdom (preferably Salisbury or major surrounding areas)Travel Percentage: 50 - 60%Employment Type: ContractReports To: VP of Solution Consulting Job DescriptionAbout UsInnovapptive is a global leader for industrial connected worker solutions that brings front-line workers, back-office and assets together. The company uniquely unlocks all aspects of an enterprise's work management processes with its flagship patented no-code connected worker platform and integrated suite of apps that tightly integrate with enterprise ERP's, enterprise asset management (EAM) and asset performance management (APM) systems. The platform empowers operators, maintenance and warehouse teams to seamlessly collaborate and communicate to carry out work identification to work management workflows. Today, Innovapptive serves some of the world's largest asset intensive customers and helps them attract and retain the best talent with it's platform's end to end digital solutions to improve operational efficiencies, safety, compliance, asset uptime, and reliability. Innovapptive is headquartered in Houston, TX, with a Global Center of Excellence in Hyderabad, India and offices in Australia.
We are backed by Tiger Global Management, a Global Marquee Fund with over $30 Billion of Assets Under Management (AUM). Tiger Global Management has a reputation of investing and building some of the world's "Unicorn" brands such as Spotify, Netflix, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Peloton, Harry's, Ola, Flipkart, Freshworks and many more!.
Recently in May 2023 Innovapptive raised a Series B investment led by Vista Equity Partners ("Vista"), a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses. Existing investor Tiger Global Management also participated in the round. Vista is a leading global investment firm with more than $96 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022. The firm exclusively invests in enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled organizations across private equity, permanent capital, credit, and public equity strategies, bringing an approach that prioritizes creating enduring market value for the benefit of its global ecosystem of investors, companies, customers, and employees.
The RoleWe are seeking an experienced IBM Maximo Solution Architect (MAS 8 and above) to lead solution design and implementation for our enterprise customers. As a techno-functional leader, you will align business needs with Maximo’s enterprise asset management capabilities, design scalable architectures, and guide teams in delivering value-focused digital transformations.
A strong foundation in EAM best practices, coupled with certifications such as IBM MAS 8+ and preferably CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional), will set you apart as a trusted advisor to our clients.
If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications:
How You Will Make an Impact:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Solution Architecture & Design
- Lead end-to-end solution design workshops with customers across Facilities, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Utilities, and Manufacturing.
- Translate business requirements into Maximo MAS 8+ configurations, integrations, and extensions.
- Architect scalable solutions covering work management, asset lifecycle, spares & inventory, HSE, and predictive maintenance.
Advisory & Value Consulting
- Advise customers on best practices, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), and digital adoption strategies.
- Map Innovapptive’s Connected Worker platform with IBM Maximo to drive business value and ROI.
Conduct maturity assessments and recommend roadmap improvements.
Technical Leadership
- Provide guidance on Maximo MAS 8+ deployments, upgrades, license management, API enablement, and integrations (SAP, GIS, IoT, mobility).
- Collaborate with development teams to design technical solutions and troubleshoot complex issues.
- Ensure compliance with security, scalability, and performance standards.
Delivery & Enablement
- Oversee full-cycle implementations from discovery to post-go-live support.
- Mentor and train customer and internal teams on IBM Maximo and connected solutions.
Lead and review solution documentation, data models, and architecture diagrams.
Other Duties as Assigned
What You Bring to the Team:- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
- IBM Maximo MAS 8+ certified (mandatory).
- CMRP certification (preferred, strong differentiator).
8+ years of experience in IBM Maximo solution architecture, with at least 2 full-cycle MAS 8+ implementations. - Proven experience in:
- Asset management and work management processes.
- Maximo Anywhere/Mobile and mobility integration.
- Integration frameworks (Web Services, REST APIs, Middleware).
- Upgrades, patching, performance tuning, and cloud deployments.
- Good to have: Knowledge of OpenShift, Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures.
Strong background in reliability engineering, RCM methodologies, and KPI-driven asset optimization. - Excellent organization and analytical skills
- Proficient in communication both written and oral
Top Skills
What We Do
At Innovapptive, our mission is to help improve the working life of front line worker. We are the only Connected Worker Platform that combines ERP (SAP, IBM Maximo) operational data with digital, visual, & step by step guided work instructions on mobile and smart glasses to empower front-line workers to get jobs done faster, better, cheaper & safer.
By engineering a platform that fuels innovation & collaboration, we are transforming the experience of the industrial worker to bridge the skills gap and further helping our customers increase revenues & margins. Together, with our employees, customers and partners across the globe, we are growing economies of some of the world's largest brands.
We recently closed our Series A Fund Raise of $16.3M with Tiger Global Management, a Global Marquee Fund with over $30 Billion of Assets Under Management (AUM). Tiger Global Management has a reputation of investing and building some of world's "Unicorn" brands such as Spotify, Netflix, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Peloton, Harry's, Ola, Flipkart, Freshworks and many more!
Come join an Incredible company that is on a mission to improve working life of front line workers by enriching the experience of every single field worker, back office and executives to help grow our customer's revenues and profitability!
