Philippe R. Beauchamp

EXECUTIVE TECHNOLOGY LEADER

Languages

English
Français

CORE COMPETENCIES

Identity
OAuth, OpenID, SAML, Kerberos, SSO, Verifiable Credentials, CIAM, Workforce, Federation
Architecture
Solution, Software, Enterprise, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Security,
Cloud
AWS, Azure, GCP, Serverless, IaaS, SaaS, IDaaS, PaaS, costing models, Hybrid, Multicloud, Container management
AI/ML
Statistics, Machine Learning, LLM, Agent development, Multimodal, Data mining, Belief Networks
Programming
Software Development
Python, Rust, Go, Typescript, Javascript, Perl, C#, C, C++,
Compliance
ITSG, ISO27001, ITIL, SABSA, TOGAF, PIA,
Cybersecurity
Authentication, Authorization, Verifiable Credentials, Passkeys, Identity Management, Zero Trust

Certifications

CISSP
CISSP-ISSAP
ISC2
Chief Architect Forum
ISACA
OCMJEA
Oracle
TOGAF
The Open Group

MEMBERSHIPS

DIACC
ISACA
CAN
OpenID Foundation
IEEE
Kantara
ACM

Summary

Accomplished Senior Technical Leader with extensive experience in IAM, cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture, within Payment and Digital Information, Telecommunications, and Defense industries. Effective communicator and relationship partner, coordinates with C-Suite stakeholders on $100 M+ business lines. Implements and oversees services for 10 M+ users related to authentication, identification, and fraud.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CTO
June 2025 – Present
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Leading development initiatives spanning digital identity, cybersecurity, AI, cloud, and enterprise architecture, with a focus on interoperable trust and standards-driven solutions.
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Building SaaS Services for client needs on AI-first, Cloud-first initiatives
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Advisor to the Canadian Federal Government on the design, architecture, and implementation of identity standards for internal and external use across departments, supporting enterprise alignment across a federated public-sector environment.
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Working with industry leaders in the distributed identity space and helping shape interoperable trust frameworks spanning business and government use cases.
Interac
Ottawa, ON
AVP Delivery
April 2024 – Present
Drove end-to-end delivery of identity verification solutions, achieving a 99.99% uptime SLA for 100+ clients across commerce, government, and enterprise sectors: generating $50M in revenue. Used SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, MFA, VC, Document Verification, across on-premises, AWS, and Azure.
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Led the creation of product development metrics, resulting in the elimination of redundant functionalities and resulting in 7% quarter-over-quarter improvements on time to delivery and product quality. 
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Spearheaded technical roadmap and architectural standards across 7 product teams in the Verified portfolio, enabling secure identity platforms for 13 M+ users across Canada's financial and government sectors. Compliance with ITSG, ISO27001, and NIST.
http://Interac.ca/verified
TELUS
Ottawa
Sr. Director - Identity Management
May 2022 – April 2024
Directed IAM strategy for TELUS, Canada’s second-largest telecom, spanning Consumer, Workforce, and TELUS Health ecosystems, governing access for 20 M+ customers, employees, and partners across 15+ brands and platforms. Directed 50+ person division, OPEX/CAPEX budgets, hiring, and architecture roadmaps.
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Unified the development of the identity management portfolio’s technical strategy across Consumer and Workforce, serving on a cross-functional architecture team with the CIO and CTO.
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Executed transformational change that increased productivity, reduced costs, and took advantage of new technology and workflows, maintaining industry-leading revenue cycle performance metrics while delivering 10% overhead cuts.
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Trained team members, overseeing technical direction across SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, SCIM, ForgeRock/Ping, and GCP. Led the implementation of the CIAM experience of the successful launch of TELUS Public Mobile brand, resulting in 50K+ new customer accounts in the first quarter. 
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Represented TELUS at Identity conferences, vendor direction meetings, and federal government positioning discussions, including up to and including the Prime Minister’s Office.
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Chaired national Digital Identity working groups across corporate lines with TELUS, TELUS Digital, TELUS International, TELUS Health, and TELUS Agriculture. Produced prototypes of new ID verification models, working with CTO, CISO, and CIO across major brands.
http://telus.com
Thales Canada - Defense and Security
Ottawa, ON
Chief Architect
September 2019 – May 2022
Led IT architecture strategies for Thales Canada on military cyber defense and AI strategies related to the Department of National Defense and other federal entities, coordinating with the CEO and other stakeholders on a $600M business line.
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Forged strategic alliances with two universities, five consulting firms, and six international partners to grant early access to cybersecurity research for novel Canadian solutions.
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Orchestrated collaborative product roadmaps across four international defense organizations, aligning cloud, cybersecurity, zero trust, and AI initiatives within budgetary guidelines and security requirements across disparate regulatory environments, while driving compliance with ITSG, ISO27001, and NIST.
https://www.thalesgroup.com/markets/defence-and-security
Brookfield Renewable Corporation
Ottawa, On
Sr. Enterprise Architect
July 2017 – September 2019
Championed and executed the Cloud Strategy initiative, modernizing infrastructure and improving data accessibility for 50+ subsidiaries across Brookfield Renewable. 
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Led the charge to implement Identity Management solutions, ensuring seamless access control for employees across 50+ subsidiaries through streamlined authentication protocols while driving compliance with ISO27001 and NIST.
https://bep.brookfield.com/bepc
NavCanATM
Ottawa, ON
Enterprise Security Architect
July 2014 – July 2017
Reported to CISO and oversaw the cybersecurity of all engineering products and air traffic systems for 12 M per year flights over  Canadian airspace, and coordinated with international bodies such as UK NATS.
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Bridged security compliance across the information management and engineering departments of the company, defined compliance strategy for engineering and for cloud-native solutions, and conducted architecture and solution audits against criteria.
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Worked with stakeholders on cybersecurity guidance, audits, risk assessment, and reviews towards successful delivery.
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Defined cloud strategies for Privileged Access Management for the company
https://www.navcanatm-navcangca.ca/
NAV Canada
Ottawa, ON
Technology Delivery Manager, Lead Architect
Reported to VP of Information Technology, architected, and led the implementation of a cloud-first Safety Management Solution to track safety incidents across over 12M flights per year.
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Successfully led the integration of over 10 separate products into a highly available cloud-first solution centered on Microsoft Dynamics on time, on budget, and oversaw the successful launch and handover to operations.
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Directed enterprise federated identity integrations for Azure and Office 365.
http://www.navcanada.ca
Canada Revenue Agency
Ottawa, ON
Sr. Identity Management Architect
December 2015 – December 2017
Defined and implemented privileged/non-privileged workflows and lifecycle governance policies and threat modeling, strengthening the security posture across CRA and CBSA for 50,000+ employees plus external trusted partners. 
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Ensured compliance with over 200+ security compliance regulations, including ITSG regulations, involving major stakeholders, and led legacy system data transformations.
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html

PROFILES

Education

Heriot-Watt
Masters in Coputer Science
Computer Science
Quantic School of Business & Technology
EMBA
Executive Masters of Business Administration
Focus on modern business approaches and models
http://www.quantic.com
Carleton University
BSc
Computer Mathematics
Focus on machine learning via data science, computer science, and cognitive science
http://www.carleton.ca
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