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Payments Solution Architect (Cards) – HIRING ASAP
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 12 months
Location: 2 days in Knutsford office, 3 days remote
Rate: £500 - £568 per day inside ir35
Summary
A core banking 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. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders across business and technology, owning the delivery of architecture for core banking programs, and guiding integration strategies—often balancing cloud adoption, automation, and compliance.
Responsibilities
* Need associate with prior exp in Cards and Payments domain knowledge of cards issuance and authorization journeys
* Leading design and technical architecture for loans, savings/current accounts, current account switching & payments along with operational platforms with focus on scalability, resiliency, security, and regulatory compliance.
* Collaborating with project managers, product owners, and business analysts to align solutions with business requirements and risk controls for current accounts.
* Managing architectural governance: producing design artefacts for privacy, records management, and risk.
* Advising business and product teams, supporting technical delivery and innovation in the banking landscape.
* Evaluating and integrating vendor products, supporting systems strategy, and automating operational processes to reduce manual intervention.
Essential expertise
* Broad knowledge of the current account & core banking landscape, payment schemes, and architecture paradigms (cloud, APIs, DevOps, security).
* Experience with workforce planning tools, reporting platforms (Excel, PowerPoint, JIRA, Tableau, Confluence), and project delivery best practices.
* Strong stakeholder management, business acumen, and ability to influence strategy across multiple teams and business functions.
* Also, the client will have LACAN and APMA projects so should be capable to support and manage LACAN and APMA projects too.
Seniority level: Not Applicable
Employment type: Contract
Job function: Information Technology
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