Financial Ecosystem Architect

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Remote
Posted Oct 17, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: College diploma
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Provide strategic architectural advice for financial ecosystem initiatives, including Consumer-Driven Banking and stablecoin, and assess ecosystem architectures, operating models, governance, APIs, identity, trust, accreditation, and onboarding. Identify risks and opportunities, assess alignment with standards and regulatory expectations, and deliver recommendations and briefings to support senior stakeholders’ strategic decisions.

Job details

Location: Remote Duration: 3 years Security Clearance: Secret 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 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. Perform related activities and deliverables, as required. Qualifications 10+ years of experience providing enterprise architecture services for complex technology, financial services, or digital ecosystem initiatives. 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. Experience evaluating financial API architectures, interoperability frameworks, or ecosystem integration approaches supporting secure information exchange between multiple participants. Experience assessing or implementing trust frameworks, digital identity ecosystems, and authentication mechanisms supporting secure participant access and information exchange. Experience with accreditation frameworks, participant onboarding processes, ecosystem registries, or trust registries supporting secure ecosystem participation. Experience providing architectural guidance within regulatory, compliance-driven, or highly governed technology environments. Experience engaging with senior executives, regulators, industry participants, or multi-stakeholder governance bodies to support strategic decision-making. Experience with Financial-grade APIs (FAPI), API governance, API security, and developer portal frameworks. Experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, mutual TLS (mTLS), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and certificate management. Experience designing and implementing security architectures and Microsoft Azure cloud platform architectures. University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline focused on technology or financial systems. Eligible to obtain Secret clearance. AI Disclosure: We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed by our recruitment team. OXARO is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and respectful workplace where every individual feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We believe that diversity drives innovation and strengthens our ability to serve our clients and communities. We are dedicated to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process and welcome applications from members of the four designated groups under the Employment Equity Act: women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process. We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. While we appreciate every application, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience and experience advising on financial ecosystem architectures, APIs, interoperability, digital identity, trust, accreditation, and regulated environments. Candidates should also have experience with FAPI, API security and governance, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, mTLS, PKI, certificate management, and Microsoft Azure, plus a relevant university degree or college diploma and eligibility to obtain Secret clearance.