Job Title: Payments Solution Architect Location: Northampton/Manchester area Salary/Rate: £465 INSIDE IR35 Start Date: 05/01/2026 Job Type: ContractWe have an exciting new contract opportunity with one of our leading financial services clients. They are looking for a Payments Solution Architect with experience in Current account journeys, including loans, account switching and is experienced with managing responsibilities for designing, developing, and implementing technology solutions for complex core banking andamp; current account business problems, ensuring that systems are scalable, resilient, and secure. Solution Architect with domain expertise andamp; experience in designing the solutions involving various payments/core/cards systems. Responsibilities: Collaborating with stakeholders across business and technologyOwning the delivery of architecture for core banking programsGuiding the integration strategies- often balancing cloud adoption, automation and compliance. Required Skills/Experience The ideal candidate will have the following:Need associate with prior exp in Cards and Payments domain knowledge of cards issuance and authorisation journeys Leading design and technical architecture for loans, savings/current accounts, current account switching andamp; payments, along with operational platforms with focus on scalability, resiliency, security, and regulatory complianceCollaborating with project managers, product owners, and business analysts to align solutions ..... full job details .....