Architect - Financial Ecosystem

Our client, the Bank of Canada has a 2 year remote contract for a Financial Ecosystem Architect.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic advisory services for Consumer-Driven Banking (CDB), Stablecoin, and other financial ecosystem initiatives

• Provide expert guidance on the design and evolution of financial ecosystem architectures, operating models, and governance frameworks

• Evaluate financial Application Programming Interface (API) architectures and interoperability approaches to support secure and scalable ecosystem participation

• Assess trust frameworks, digital identity models, authentication mechanisms, and accreditation approaches

• Review and provide recommendations on accreditation models, ecosystem registries, and participant onboarding frameworks to support secure ecosystem operations

• Challenge and validate architectural assumptions, proposed solutions, and strategic approaches to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement

• Assess alignment of architectural approaches with relevant international standards, emerging industry practices, and financial ecosystem frameworks

• Provide recommendations on ecosystem security, resilience, compliance, and long-term operational sustainability

• Engage with senior Bank stakeholders, regulators, industry participants, and delivery teams to support strategic decision-making

Develop architectural assessments, briefing materials, and recommendations to support strategic architecture decisions and financial ecosystem initiatives

• Related activities and deliverables, as required

Education and Certifications

• University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline focused on technology or financial systems Relevant Experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years of recent demonstrated experience providing enterprise architecture services for complex technology, financial services, or digital ecosystem initiatives

• Demonstrated experience designing, assessing, or providing guidance on financial ecosystem architectures, operating models, and governance frameworks within the banking, payments, fintech, or financial market infrastructure sectors

• Demonstrated experience evaluating financial API architectures, interoperability frameworks, or ecosystem integration approaches supporting secure information exchange between multiple participants Category/Catégorie: Non-Sensitive/Non-Délicat

• Demonstrated experience assessing or implementing trust frameworks, digital identity ecosystems, and authentication mechanisms supporting secure participant access and information exchange

• Demonstrated experience with accreditation frameworks, participant onboarding processes, ecosystem registries, or trust registries supporting secure ecosystem participation

• Demonstrated experience providing architectural guidance within regulatory, compliance-driven, or highly governed technology environments

• Demonstrated experience engaging with senior executives, regulators, industry participants, or multi-stakeholder governance bodies to support strategic decision-making

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated experience with Financial-grade APIs (FAPI), API governance, API security, and developer portal frameworks

• Demonstrated experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, mutual TLS (mTLS), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and certificate management

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing security architectures and Microsoft Azure cloud platform architectures