Job Title: Payments Solution Architect
Location: Northampton/Manchester area
Salary/Rate: £465 INSIDE IR35
Start Date: 05/01/2026
Job Type: Contract
We have an exciting new contract opportunity with one of our leading financial services clients. They are looking for a Payments Solution Architect with experience in Current account journeys, including loans, account switching and is experienced with managing responsibilities for designing, developing, and implementing technology solutions for complex core banking & current account business problems, ensuring that systems are scalable, resilient, and secure. Solution Architect with domain expertise & experience in designing the solutions involving various payments/core/cards systems.
Responsibilities:
* Collaborating with stakeholders across business and technology
* Owning the delivery of architecture for core banking programs
* Guiding the integration strategies- often balancing cloud adoption, automation and compliance.
Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:
1. Need associate with prior exp in Cards and Payments domain knowledge of cards issuance and authorisation journeys
2. Leading design and technical architecture for loans, savings/current accounts, cur...