Job Description

Principal Financial Ecosystem Architect

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic architectural guidance for financial services and digital ecosystem initiatives.
• Assess ecosystem architectures, operating models, governance frameworks, and API interoperability.
• Evaluate digital identity, authentication, trust frameworks, accreditation models, and participant onboarding processes.
• Identify architectural risks, gaps, security concerns, and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure alignment with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and security best practices.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and technical teams to support strategic decisions.
• Prepare architectural assessments, recommendations, and briefing materials.

Required Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of enterprise architecture experience in complex technology or financial services environments.
• Experience with financial ecosystems, API architectures, interoperability, digital identity, and trust frameworks.
• Knowledge of accreditation processes, governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, strategic thinking, and architectural assessment skills.
• Experience with Financial-grade APIs (FAPI), API security, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, mTLS, PKI, certificate management, and Microsoft Azure.