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ServiceNow Architecture Solution Architecture Microservices

Job Specifications

Solution Architect – Payments / Cards / Banking

Robert Half (an S&P 500 global staffing firm) is supporting a major UK banking programme following a large-scale acquisition. We are seeking experienced Solution Architects with strong payments and cards architecture expertise to support BAU stabilisation and change across regulated banking platforms. This role is hands-on and delivery-focused, working closely with Payments and Card Architecture leads, engineering teams, and risk stakeholders to design and govern secure, scalable payment solutions.

Assignment Details

Initial Duration: 3–6 months (likely extension to 6–12 months)
Location: UK – Remote
Day Rate: £700 per day plus 12.07% accrual pay via PAYE (employer NI & tax deducted at source – no umbrella admin fees)
Start Date: ASAP / January

Key Skills and Experience

Strong experience delivering solution architecture within UK banking environments
Deep expertise in Cards and Payments architecture, including issuing and acquiring
Strong understanding of ISO 20022 message standards and payment flows
Knowledge of UK payments schemes and protocols (e.g. Faster Payments, CHAPS, cards)
Experience designing end-to-end payment journeys and transaction processing flows
Hands-on production of HLDs, LLDs, API specs, and sequence diagrams
Integration-led design across APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
Familiarity with architecture tooling such as Sparx EA, Abacus, or ServiceNow CMDB
Ability to work closely with engineering, security, data, and ops teams
Comfortable operating in complex, regulated financial services environments

Role Overview

You will join an established payments and card architecture function supporting BAU and post-acquisition activity. The role involves translating business and regulatory requirements into robust technical designs, shaping payment and card solutions, and supporting architectural governance across the programme.
This is not a strategy-only role. You will actively steer design decisions, support delivery teams, and ensure solutions meet standards for security, resilience, performance, and regulatory compliance.

Screening: All candidates must pass standard screening, including Right to Work, employment verification, and credit/criminal checks.

If you are a seasoned Payments or Cards Solution Architect with ISO 20022 exposure and UK banking experience, and want to support a critical programme at pace, get in touch.

About the Company

Robert Half, the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm, connects opportunities at great companies with highly skilled job seekers. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for roles in finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support. Named to Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies and 100 Best Companies to Work For® lists and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity, Robert Half is the parent company of Protiviti®. Robert Ha... Know more