Contract Opportunity: Banking Solution Architect/Project Architect
Location:
Knutsford or Northampton - Hybrid 2-3 days onsite
Contract Length:
Until 31st December 2025
Day Rate:
£480 p/d (Inside IR35)
Clearance:
Must be eligible for
BPSS
The Opportunity We're seeking a
Banking Solution Architect
to join a leading financial institution, playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of the client's core banking and current account services. This is your chance to influence
high-impact programs
across loans, savings, account switching, and payments, ensuring systems are
scalable, resilient, secure, and compliant
.
What You'll Do
* Lead architecture design
across core banking solutions, covering loans, savings/current accounts, switching, and payments.
* Collaborate with stakeholders
including project managers, product owners, and analysts to align solutions with business and risk requirements.
* Own architectural governance
– producing design artefacts for privacy, records management, and regulatory compliance.
* Advise and guide product & business teams
, championing innovation and technical excellence.
* Evaluate and integrate vendor products
, supporting strategy, automation, and reducing manual intervention.
What We're Looking For
* Proven expertise in
core banking & current account journeys
, particularly switching and payments.
* Strong understanding of
architecture paradigms
: cloud, APIs, DevOps, and security.
* Experience with
governance and regulatory requirements
in financial services.
* Proficiency with tools like
Excel, PowerPoint, JIRA, Tableau, and Confluence
.
* Excellent
stakeholder management skills
with the ability to influence and deliver at scale.