Job Description

Your new company
You will be joining a leading UK government-backed financial services organisation. The organisation is at the forefront of digital banking transformation, delivering secure, scalable, and compliant solutions aligned with Open Banking standards, PSD2 regulations, and (url removed) frameworks. You will work within a highly collaborative environment alongside experienced architects, engineers, and stakeholders driving innovation across modern banking platforms.

Your New Role
As a Banking Solution Architect, you will play a key role in designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions across banking and financial services platforms. You will be responsible for defining architecture across microservices, APIs, and integration patterns, particularly within payment initiation services and multi-rail payment ecosystems (BACS, Faster Payments, SEPA).
You will work closely with third-party vendors across product accounting, risk, and financial crime systems, ensuring seamless integration and regulatory compliance. The role also involves designing solutions across hybrid cloud and legacy environments, covering compute, storage, networking, security, and disaster recovery.
Additionally, you will drive DevOps adoption using modern tooling such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing platforms.

What You'll Need to Succeed
To succeed in this role, you will have:

Strong experience within banking and financial services architecture
Deep knowledge of Open Banking, PSD2, and (url removed) standards
Proven experience designing payment systems and API integrations across payment rails such as BACS, SEPA, or Faster Payments
Expertise in microservices architecture and integration patterns
Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and legacy data centre environments
Knowledge of security frameworks, IAM, and Zero Trust models
Hands-on experience with DevOps tools including Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, ArgoCD, and Helm
Experience working with third-party vendors across financial platforms such as risk engines, fraud detection, and accounting systems
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills within regulated environments

What You'll Get in Return
Flexible remote working model
Opportunity to work on high-impact national banking transformation programmes
Exposure to modern cloud-native and payment technologies
A collaborative and forward-thinking environment with strong architectural governance
Potential for contract extension based on performance

What you need to do now
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