Solution Architect - Financial

Kajenthi@RED Global - Look a Solution Architect Financial Services - Freelance - 6 months + - Northampton - Hybrid

Solution Architect – Financial Services / Digital Integration

Location:

Northampton / Yorkshire, UK
Work Model:
Hybrid - 4 days onsite per week (flexibility possible to 2-3 days depending on profile)

Contract:

6 Months
Initial Contract

Start Date:

Within 4 Weeks
Rate:
Competitive Market Rate - Inside IR35

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join a large‑scale transformation programme within a financial and digital services environment. This role goes beyond traditional ERP or SAP architecture and focuses on designing scalable, enterprise‑wide solutions across financial systems, digital platforms, payment ecosystems, and service integrations.

The ideal consultant will have strong experience working across complex enterprise landscapes, integrating multiple services, platforms, and customer‑facing applications within fast‑paced transformation programmes.

• Define end‑to‑end solution architecture across financial, digital, and enterprise platforms
• Design integrations between services, APIs, payment platforms, ERP systems, and customer applications
• Collaborate with business, product, engineering, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable solutions
• Support architecture governance, technical roadmaps, and solution standards
• Work across cloud, middleware, microservices, and enterprise integration layers
• Ensure solutions align with security, compliance, and operational requirements
• Participate in architecture reviews, stakeholder workshops, and delivery planning

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect within enterprise or financial services environments
• Strong background across integrations, digital platforms, APIs, and distributed systems
• Experience working with payment services, transaction systems, chip & pin/POS ecosystems, or retail financial platforms is highly desirable
• Broad knowledge across ERP ecosystems (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, etc.) without being limited to a single technology
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies and modern integration patterns
• Ability to work with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience with in large transformation or modernization programmes

• Experience with in retail, banking, payments, or omnichannel environments
• Exposure to enterprise architecture frameworks
• Knowledge of event‑driven architecture and microservices

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high‑visibility programme with a broad technology scope and strong long‑term potential.

If you're interested by this role, please send me your CV at