Solution Architect (Payments) Private Sector

Our Client:

• Our client is a major retail and commercial bank undergoing a significant modernisation of its UK payments infrastructure. As part of a strategic investment in real-time payments capability, they are building out a next-generation Faster Payments platform and are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to own the end-to-end design.

What's Involved:

• Defining and governing the solution architecture across the bank's UK Faster Payments ecosystem
• Leading design and integration work centred on three core components: the IPF Payments Engine, a Microservices Architecture, and a Semantic Payments Hub
• Ensuring seamless connectivity between upstream customer channels and downstream accounting/finance platforms
• Working cross-functionally with business, operations, technology, risk, compliance, and vendor teams
• Delivering a scalable, resilient, real-time payments platform, with a view towards future payment modernisation initiatives beyond Faster Payments

What You Need:

• Proven experience architecting UK Faster Payments solutions (this is not a generic Solution Architect role - genuine scheme-level delivery experience is essential)
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 20022 messaging standards
• Experience with event-driven architectures and microservices
• Understanding of fraud and compliance controls within payments
• Experience integrating core banking and accounting/finance systems
• Background at a Tier 1 bank, payments platform (e.g. Form3, Vocalink/Mastercard, ACI, Volante), or Big 4 payments consulting practice is highly desirable
• Full working rights to work in Ireland (EU passport, stamp 4 visa etc.)

What's on Offer:

• Daily rate contract (6 months initially)
• High-impact role at the centre of a major UK payments modernisation programme
• Hybrid role