Domain Payments Solution Architect

North Highland; Port Charlotte; Hybrid; GBP 83,025 - 119,925; Part time

Job summary

A consultancy firm is seeking a Domain Payments Solution Architect for a contract role focusing on corporate banking solutions. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in designing payment services and leading application design across technology platforms. The position requires collaboration with stakeholders and agility in delivering quality solutions. This is a temporary PAYE opportunity, involving work on-site in London two days a week.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the corporate banking domain.
• Experience designing solutions for payments, trade finance, and related services.
• Familiarity with various payment schemes and cross-border payments.

Responsibilities

• Capture deliverables and requirements at the functional level.
• Create high-level designs for global transaction services in corporate banking.
• Support delivery teams throughout the agile project lifecycle.

Skills

Corporate banking experience

Solution design for banking services

Understanding of UK and EU payment schemes

Technical and data analysis

Application design leadership

Job description

Domain Payments Solution Architect

We are looking for a Domain Payments Solution Architect to help our international retail banking client move from strategy to reality by building lasting solutions.

Contract: 3-6 months inside IR35 PAYE Umbrella. Onsite in London 2 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Capture deliverables and requirements at the functional level, identifying all the impacts to current functionality.
• Create end‑to‑end high‑level designs for global transaction services and treasury projects in the corporate banking domain.
• Conduct walkthroughs for requirement and solution assessments with stakeholders, governance committees, and the design authority.
• Support the delivery teams throughout the agile project lifecycle.
• Perform initial engagement with the business to determine concept designs and project estimates, providing technology guidance.
• Determine the impact of projects developed by other technology teams on the EMEA Treasury environment (technology, people, process).
• Review project designs for adherence to the organization’s design standards and technology stack.
• Set the technology strategy (technology and design standards) for the department.
• Work closely with the enterprise architecture team to build out the treasury platform.
• Support the build‑out of the Global Banking and Markets Technology strategy through the development of blueprints in the treasury space.
• Ensure timely and quality deliverables, and provide regular status reporting to senior management in technology and the business.

Desired Experience

• Extensive experience in the corporate banking domain.
• Extensive experience designing solutions for corporate banking services, such as payments, client liquidity, trade finance, loans, and virtual account management.
• Understanding of various payment schemes, especially in the UK and EU, and cross‑border payments.
• Experience working with business stakeholders to understand requirements and document solutions.
• Proven track record of leading application design for multiple solutions across technology platforms.
• Extensive technical and data analysis experience working with a variety of architectures.
• Experience in vendor package selection and integration.

Requirements

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United Kingdom, without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position.

This is a temporary employee (PAYE) opportunity working via an Umbrella company.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Consulting
• Industries: Business Consulting and Services

Equal Opportunity Statement

North Highland is an equal opportunity employer, and we adhere to all applicable laws and regulations to ensure a fair and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We handle all information in accordance with local privacy standards and maintain strict confidentiality.

Reference: 48923