Solution Architect - Banking & Payments

Consult; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 148,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult is recruiting a Solution Architect to join a major banking transformation programme focused on debit-card modernisation and core-banking integration, with Edinburgh or London and hybrid office attendance. You’ll lead the solution design for card-management and payment systems with core-banking services, shaping communications across cloud and on‑prem environments.

Collaborating with engineering, product, security and infrastructure, you’ll ensure secure, scalable and production‑ready

Qualifications

• Enterprise architecture experience in banking, cards, payments or core-banking integration.
• REST/SOAP APIs, microservices, event-driven patterns.
• Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience with GCP, Kubernetes and hybrid-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design for card-management and payment integrations with core-banking services.
• Define secure, scalable, resilient architecture for cloud and on-prem environments.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, security and infrastructure teams.

Skills

Banking domain architecture

REST/SOAP APIs

Java & Spring Boot

GCP & Kubernetes

API security & encryption

Kafka

CI/CD tooling

Documentation & governance

Tools

Jenkins

Harness

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

Solution Architect | Banking & Payments | 12-Month Contract

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

Contract: 12 months, with extension potential.

Rate: Excellent Day Rate Available.

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.

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.