Senior Payments Infrastructure Architect (Hybrid, London)
6-Month Initial Term | Flexible Budget for Exceptional Experience
We are urgently seeking 2-3 Senior Payments Infrastructure Architects to join a major, high-profile payments transformation programme. This is a strategic role focused on designing and delivering interoperable, scalable payments infrastructure across core banking and consumer channels.
If you have a proven track record of architecting and delivering large-scale payment systems like Faster Payments, CHAPS, or SEPA, and can translate complex strategy into detailed technical reality, we want to hear from you.
What You Will Do:
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Lead the architectural design and delivery of scalable payments infrastructure for account-to-account (A2A) and direct-to-consumer (D2C) flows.
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Translate high-level strategic direction into detailed technical blueprints, specifications, and integration roadmaps —driving outcomes from concept to execution.
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Ensure all designs promote interoperability and meet enterprise-grade requirements for resilience, security, and scalability.
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Guide engineering teams and validate architectural decisions based on hands-on technical experience.
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Navigate and operate effectively within a complex, multi-stakeholder environment with high delivery pressure.
Key Requirements & Experience:
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Proven success architecting and delivering large-scale payment systems/infrastructure in retail banking or financial services.
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Deep expertise in UK and international payment schemes including CHAPS, Faster Payments, and cross-border rails.
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Strong practical familiarity with ISO 20022 standards and their implementation across messaging and integration layers.
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Experience with enterprise-grade programmes or Financial Market Infrastructures(e.g., Euroclear, CLS, or comparable initiatives).
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Ability to coordinate across business, technology, and vendor teams to achieve architectural outcomes.
Highly Desirable:
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Prior involvement in CHAPS or ISO 20022 migration programmes.
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Exposure to clearing and settlement systems.
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Familiarity with regulatory and compliance implications of payments infrastructure.
Details:
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Role: Senior Payments Infrastructure Architect
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Start Date: Immediate (November)
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Engagement: Initial 6-month term, with potential extension
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Location: Hybrid, London-based
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Budget: Flexible for exceptional experience
Apply Now if you are ready to be a critical architect in shaping the future of payments infrastructure!
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