Senior Java Architect for Payments, Cloud & Microservices

Sanderson; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 143,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson is looking for a Senior Java Architect - Payments in London (Hybrid) to lead backend architecture for a global payments transformation project, building cloud-native platforms that support cross-border payments, settlement, reconciliation, and banking operations.

You will partner with Lead Architect, guide offshore teams, and design microservices, event-driven solutions with Kafka, REST APIs, and secure scalable patterns, while driving governance, delivery progress, and AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Significant experience as Java Architect or Lead Backend Architect.
• Banking/Payments domain experience.
• Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and enterprise-scale backend development.
• Strong knowledge of microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka) and API-first design.
• Cloud-native deployment on AWS/Azure and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Proven leadership of offshore/distributed engineering teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise-grade banking and payments platforms.
• Lead offshore Java engineering teams and provide technical direction.
• Contribute to governance, reviews, and roadmap planning.
• Design scalable microservices and real-time payments capabilities.
• Collaborate with architects to refine solution designs.
• Promote engineering excellence and AI-assisted tooling.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

API-first design

REST APIs

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Sanderson is looking for a Senior Java Architect - Payments in London (Hybrid) to lead backend architecture for a global payments transformation project, building cloud-native platforms that support cross-border payments, settlement, reconciliation, and banking operations.

You will partner with Lead Architect, guide offshore teams, and design microservices, event-driven solutions with Kafka, REST APIs, and secure scalable patterns, while driving governance, delivery progress, and AI-assisted