Domain Solution Architect

Position: Domain Solution Architect (Contract)
Title:

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.

Key Responsibilities:

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

Essential

Experience:

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

Nice to Have:

Agile experience
TOGAF
Banking application design background