About this role
Salary: £85,000 - 120,000 per year
Requirements: 15+ years in technology, including 5+ years in integration architectureProven delivery experience in large-scale financial or fintech systemsHands-on experience with event-driven architecture, ideally in a banking domainExperience with NATS is required; Kafka or Pulsar experience is acceptableStrong technical leadership and stakeholder management capabilityExperience leading multi-team integrationsFamiliarity with AI-assisted development toolsExperience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST, or gRPCExperience with AWS services such as EKS, ECS, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, or TerraformWorking knowledge of React and TypeScript Responsibilities: Define and own the target-state integration architecture aligned with enterprise standardsLead end-to-end integration delivery across multiple systems and teamsDesign event-driven, API-first, cloud-native solutions using NATS, REST, and async messagingCreate architecture artefacts such as blueprints, APIs, and ADRsAct as the integration authority across platforms and stakeholdersMentor teams on integration patterns, API governance, and best practicesDrive the use of AI tools to improve development efficiencySupport real-time Ledger, Payments, and FX systems integration within a large banking platform Technologies: AIAPIAWSArchitectCloudSupportJavaKafkaNATSRESTReactSpringSpring BootTerraformgRPCmicroservicesBackendFrontendOpenAPISwiftTypeScript More:
We are hiring for a fixed-term 1-year Integration Architect role based in London on a hybrid model with 4 days in the office. This position offers a salary of £85,000 to £120,000 per annum. We are looking for a cloud-native integration leader to help shape and deliver critical real-time platform integrations in a large banking environment, with exposure to ledger, payments, FX, and other core financial domains. We value deep integration expertise, strong communication, and a collaborative approach to architecture and delivery.
last updated 29 week of 2026