12 month contract with 24 month option to extend

Fully work from home

Secret clearance or be eligible to obtain one

Principal Financial Ecosystem Architect

Key Responsibilities

- Provide strategic advisory services for 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 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

Qualifications & Experience

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
- 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

ACCESSIBILITY

We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported, and has the opportunity to reach their full potential. 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. For a confidential inquiry, simply email your recruiter directly or [email protected] to make arrangements.

If you have questions regarding accessible employment at Ateko please email our Human Resources team at [email protected]

Ateko

Derek Weber - Senior Recruiter [email protected]

📌 Principal Financial Ecosystem Architect (remote contract) (Canada)
🏢 Ateko, backed by Bell Canada
📍 Canada