Solutions Architect

Title: Solutions Architect (Payments Architect) Location: Hybrid | London (2 - 3 days on site p/week) Rate: Up to £400 p/day PAYE Type: Contract | 6 Months (Possibility to extend) Our client is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect (Payments Architect) to support the design and delivery of international and high-value payment solutions within a large financial services environment. Responsibilities * Produce High Level Design (HLD) documentation * Create Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) * Present architecture proposals to Architecture Review Forums * Support solution design across international payment platforms * Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders Experience * CHAPS * SWIFT International Payments * SEPA * TARGET2 * IBM MQ * mTLS (Mutual TLS) * MACing * File Signing * Open Banking (Nice to Have) * Confirmation of Payee (CoP) (Nice to Have)