Domain Solution Architect

Domain Solution Architect

Day Rate: £500-£750/day (Umbrella)

Contract:

12 months + possible extension

Location:

Chester - Hybrid (3 days onsite mandatory)

We're hiring a Domain Solution Architect to support major transformation programmes within Global Transaction Services (Payments, Liquidity, Trade Finance, Loans, Virtual Accounts). The role leads early engagement with the business, shapes conceptual solutions, and owns high-level design across EMEA treasury technology.

• Lead business engagement, requirements capture, and conceptual solutioning
• Produce E2E High Level Designs across Payments, Liquidity, Trade Finance, Loans
• Assess change impact across technology, operations, and supporting functions
• Provide architecture oversight through the delivery lifecycle
• Ensure alignment to design standards, governance, and enterprise architecture
• Support blueprinting for Treasury and Global Banking & Markets strategy
• Guide offshore/onshore teams and influence senior stakeholders

• Extensive years of experience in solution/functional architecture
• Corporate banking domain:
  Payments, Liquidity, Trade Finance, Loans, VAM
• UK/EU payment schemes + cross-border payments
• Regulatory project experience
• Vendor package selection + integration
• Strong technical, data analysis & multi-technology design background
• Proven leadership of distributed teams
• E2E solution architecture, interfacing patterns, non-functional design

• Agile experience
• TOGAF
• Banking application design background