Core Banking Solution Architect | Knutsford, UK | Hybrid

Square One Resources • Knutsford, England, GB • £56 - £61 / hour • 1d ago

Role Title: Core Banking Solution Architect Location: Knutsford OR Northampton Duration: 31/12/2025 Rate to candidate: £450 - £490 per day (Inside IR35)

Role Description:

We require a core banking solution architect with experience in current account journeys including loans and account switching.

The ideal candidate is someone who is experienced with managing responsibilities for designing, developing, and implementing technology solutions for complex core banking & current account business problems, ensuring that systems are scalable, resilient, and secure.

This role involves collaborating with stakeholders across business and technology, owning the delivery of architecture for core banking programs, and guiding integration strategies-often balancing cloud adoption, automation, and compliance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading design and technical architecture for loans, savings/current accounts, current account switching & payments along with operational platforms with focus on scalability, resiliency, security, and regulatory compliance • Collaborating with project managers, product owners, and business analysts to align solutions with business requirements and risk controls for current accounts • Managing architectural governance: producing design artefacts for privacy, records management, and risk • Advising business and product teams, supporting technical delivery and innovation in the banking landscape • Evaluating and integrating vendor products, supporting systems strategy, and automating operational processes to reduce manual intervention Essential expertise: • Broad knowledge of the current account & core banking landscape, payment schemes, and architecture paradigms (cloud, APls, DevOps, security. • Experience with workforce planning tools, reporting platforms (Excel, PowerPoint, JIRA, Tableau, Confluence), and project delivery best practices • Strong stakeholder management, business acumen, and ability to influence strategy across multiple teams and business functions .

Purpose: Drive consistent, innovative solutions that meet both strategic and operational goals for current account & core banking functions.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.

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