Banking Solution Architect - UK - London

Banking Solution Architect - UK - LondonReference Code: 327814-en_GBContract Type: PermanentProfessional Communities: Architecture

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Job Title: Core Banking Solution Architect

Drive consistent, innovative technology solutions that meet both strategic and operational goals for current account and core banking functions . This role is pivotal in designing scalable, resilient, and secure architectures across loans, savings/current accounts, switching, and payments platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical architecture and solution design for core banking journeys including loans , current accounts , account switching , and payments .
• Ensure solutions meet scalability , resiliency , security , and regulatory compliance standards.
• Collaborate with product owners , project managers , and business analysts to align technology with business requirements and risk controls.
• Own architectural governance, producing design artefacts for privacy , records management , and risk .
• Guide integration strategies, balancing cloud adoption , automation , and compliance .
• Evaluate and integrate vendor products , support systems strategy, and automate operational processes to reduce manual intervention.
• Advise business and product teams, supporting technical delivery and innovation across the banking landscape.

Essential Expertise:

• Deep domain knowledge of current account and core banking systems , including payment schemes and architecture paradigms (e.g. cloud, APIs, DevOps, security).
• Proven experience designing solutions involving payments , core banking , and cards systems .
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and risk management in financial services.
• Experience with workforce planning tools and reporting platforms such as Excel , PowerPoint , JIRA , Tableau , and Confluence .
• Excellent stakeholder management , business acumen , and ability to influence strategy across multiple teams and functions.

Preferred Skills & Tools:

• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and integration patterns .
• Experience in Agile delivery environments and enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF).
• Knowledge of account switching services , loan origination , and payments orchestration .

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