Domain Solution Architect

Pontoon; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Domain Solution Architect to contribute to major transformation programs in global transaction services. This role involves leading business engagement, shaping conceptual solutions, and providing architectural oversight across EMEA treasury technology. Candidates should have extensive experience in corporate banking, particularly in areas such as payments and trade finance. This position offers a hybrid working model with three mandatory onsite days in Chester.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in solution/functional architecture.
• Knowledge of corporate banking domain including payments and liquidity.
• Experience with regulatory projects and vendor integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead business engagement and requirements capture.
• Produce E2E High Level Designs across financial services.
• Provide architecture oversight throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Data analysis

Agile methodologies

Job description

Domain Solution Architect

Day Rate: £500-£750/day (Umbrella)
Contract: 12 months + possible extension
Location: Chester - Hybrid (3 days onsite mandatory)

We're hiring a Domain Solution Architect to support major transformation programmes within Global Transaction Services (Payments, Liquidity, Trade Finance, Loans, Virtual Accounts). The role leads early engagement with the business, shapes conceptual solutions, and owns high-level design across EMEA treasury technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business engagement, requirements capture, and conceptual solutioning
• Produce E2E High Level Designs across Payments, Liquidity, Trade Finance, Loans
• Assess change impact across technology, operations, and supporting functions
• Provide architecture oversight through the delivery lifecycle
• Ensure alignment to design standards, governance, and enterprise architecture
• Support blueprinting for Treasury and Global Banking & Markets strategy
• Guide offshore/onshore teams and influence senior stakeholders

Essential Experience

• Extensive years of experience in solution/functional architecture
• Corporate banking domain: Payments, Liquidity, Trade Finance, Loans, VAM
• UK/EU payment schemes + cross-border payments
• Regulatory project experience
• Vendor package selection + integration
• Strong technical, data analysis & multi-technology design background
• Proven leadership of distributed teams
• E2E solution architecture, interfacing patterns, non-functional design

Nice to Have

• Agile experience
• TOGAF
• Banking application design background