Payments Solution Architect

Your new companyA large, well-established financial institution undergoing significant transformation in its core banking and current-account landscape. The environment is highly regulated, technology-driven, and focused on modernising legacy platforms while adopting cloud, automation, and scalable architectural patterns. You would be joining a team that works across business and technology to shape strategic banking capabilities. Your new roleYou will operate as a Core Banking Solution Architect specialising in current accounts, payments, and cards. The role centres on designing end-to-end technology solutions for complex banking journeys such as loans, savings/current accounts, account switching, and operational platforms. You will lead architectural design, guide integration strategies, and ensure solutions meet standards for scalability, resiliency, security, and regulatory compliance. Collaboration with product owners, project managers, and business analysts is central, along with producing governance artefacts and supporting innovation across the banking ecosystem. What you'll need to succeed

• Strong domain expertise in cards and payments, including card issuance and authorisation journeys.
• Broad understanding of core banking, current account operations, and payment schemes.
• Experience designing solutions across payments, core banking, and card systems, with a focus on cloud, APIs, DevOps, and security principles.
• Ability to manage architectural governance, including privacy, records management, and risk-aligned design artefacts.
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence strategy across multiple teams.
• Familiarity with delivery and reporting tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, JIRA, Tableau, and Confluence.
• A blend of technical depth and business acumen to align architecture with operational and strategic goals.

What you'll get in returnA strategic architecture role with the opportunity to shape the future of core banking and current-account capabilities. You will influence major transformation programmes, work with senior stakeholders, and contribute to modernising critical banking platforms. The role offers exposure to cloud adoption, automation initiatives, vendor integrations, and the chance to drive innovation across a large-scale financial environment. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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