Solution Architect - Banking & Payments

Gazelle Global Consulting Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Gazelle Global Consulting Limited seeks a Solution Architect for a major banking transformation focusing on debit-card modernisation and core-banking integration. You will shape end-to-end architecture across payment systems, cloud platforms and on-prem infrastructure.

You will lead design across card-management, payment integrations and core banking, partnering with engineering, product, security and infrastructure to ensure secure, scalable, and production-ready solutions in a hybrid cloud

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise solutions within banking, cards, payments or core banking integration.
• Strong knowledge of REST/SOAP APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot ecosystems and cloud-native patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design for integrating card-management and payment systems with core-banking services.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, security and infra teams to ensure secure, scalable and production-ready solutions.
• Define architectural governance and ensure non-functional requirements are met.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

REST APIs

Java/Spring Boot

GCP/Kubernetes

API security

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Harness

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

Solution Architect | Banking & Payments | 12-Month Contract

I'm recruiting for a Solution Architect to join a major banking transformation programme focused on debit-card modernisation and core-banking integration. This is an opportunity to influence end-to-end architecture across critical payment systems, modern cloud platforms and established banking infrastructure.

The Project

You'll lead solution design for integrating card-management and payment systems with core-banking services, shaping how applications communicate across cloud and on-premises environments. Working closely with engineering, product, security and infrastructure teams, you'll ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and ready for production.

Key Skills & Experience

• Enterprise solution architecture within banking, cards, payments or core-banking integration.

• REST/SOAP APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture and batch integration.

• Java and Spring Boot ecosystems.

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes and hybrid-cloud environments.

• API management, authentication, encryption and secrets management.

• Kafka or equivalent event-streaming technologies.

• Architecture documentation, technical governance and non-functional requirements.

• CI/CD and monitoring tools such as Jenkins, Harness, Splunk or Dynatrace.

Location:

Edinburgh or London, with two days per week in the office.

Contract:

12 months, with extension potential.

Rate:

Excellent Day Rate Available.