About this role
Salary: £100,000 - 120,000 per year
Requirements: 15+ years of software engineering experience.8+ years in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Principal Engineering roles.Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale Banking and Payment solutions.Expert-level knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Microservices.Deep expertise in Messaging Hub architecture.Strong experience with Kafka, NATS, and event streaming platforms.Expert understanding of integration patterns, enterprise integration architecture, messaging patterns, API architecture, and event-driven architecture.Strong expertise in Oracle and PostgreSQL.Experience with data modelling, performance tuning, HA/DR architecture, and transaction-heavy systems.Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.Ability to influence senior leadership and engineering organizations.Strong architectural documentation and presentation capabilities.Experience leading globally distributed teams.Strategic thinker with a hands-on engineering mindset.Banking or Financial Services industry background preferred.Experience with large-scale modernization and transformation programs preferred.TOGAF, Kubernetes, Cloud, or Architecture certifications preferred.Experience building AI-enabled engineering organizations preferred.Exposure to GenAI and Enterprise LLM integration patterns preferred. Responsibilities: Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of next-generation Banking and Payment platforms.Define enterprise architecture and drive engineering excellence.Lead large backend engineering teams.Leverage AI-powered development practices to accelerate software delivery and innovation.Support enterprise-scale architecture across banking, payments, messaging, integration, cloud-native engineering, and AI-driven delivery. Technologies: AIAPIArchitectBackendCloudSupportJavaKafkaKubernetesLLMNATSOraclePostgreSQLSpringSpring BootTOGAFmicroservices More:
We are hiring a Senior Java Engineering Architect for a contract or permanent role based in London, with four days a week in the office and one day from home. We offer a rate of £120K per annum or £500 per day inside IR35. We are looking for a highly experienced technology leader to help shape next-generation banking and payment platforms, work with globally distributed teams, and contribute to AI-driven engineering innovation.
last updated 34 week of 2026