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Job Title: Solutions Architect - VPLocation: Hybrid (Northampton)Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 per annumOur client, a financial service provider, are on the lookout for a permanent Solutions Architect - VP to join their payments team in payment gateways and acquiring processes.Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and design technical solutions aligned with business objectives.Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of payment solutions, focusing on payment gateways and acquiring processes.Evaluate and recommend technology stacks and frameworks to enhance system performance, scalability, and security.Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to best practices and governance standards.Engage with stakeholders to gather and understand requirements, translating them into actionable architectural designs.Stay up to date with emerging trends in the payments industry, proactively suggesting innovations and improvements.Mentor and guide development teams, ensuring seamless integration of architectural designs into implementation. Skills and Experience Required: Proven experience as a Solutions Architect, with a strong background in the financial services industry.Expertise in payments systems, with specific knowledge of payment gateways and acquiring processes.Strong understanding of API design and integration, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar).Proficiency in architectural frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.Knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements in the financial and payments industry.Strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering scalable and efficient solutions. If you are interested in this role, then we encourage you to apply by clicking the apply link.

Solution Architect – Financial Services, Northampton, Permanent - £50,000 - £60,000 My client, a leading Financial Services organisation, has a permanent requirement for a junior Solution Architect to join a critical Programme of work in their Northampton based office. You will be working within a key area in the bank, gaining invaluable solution design experience. Key Responsibilities: • Assist in designing and documenting solutions that meet business and technical requirements. • Support senior architects in architecture reviews and system design processes. • Familiarity with agile methodologies and DevOps principles. • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure seamless delivery. • Learn and apply best practices in cloud, integration, and microservices architecture.Experience: • 3 – 7 years’ experience • Experience in IT development, systems design, or related fields. • Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and microservices. • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. • Eagerness to learn and grow under the guidance of senior architects. • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to join an expanding and exciting team in what is a highly visible area at the moment, with multiple on-going projects.

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) – Automation, Java, Python, Confluence, Test Rail, Performance  - Contract – London - HybridMy client, a leading Financial Services organisation based in London, is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join their Data & Analytics team on a contract basis.You will be responsible for creating and executing Test Plans/Cases to validate business and technical requirements, ensuring functionality meets expectations. This includes designing and maintaining automation scripts, performing functional, regression, integration, and performance, and storing results in Test Management Tools for audit purposes. You will collaborate with Product Teams and SMEs to define acceptance criteria, complete test reports, and build automation frameworks from scratch using Java and Python.Ideal Skillset: Strong experience in creating and executing functional, regression, integration, and performance tests.Proven expertise in building and maintaining automation frameworks.Proficiency in Java and Python for automation scripting.Familiarity with Test Management Tools such as Test Rail and Confluence.Experience with performance testing metrics (latency, throughput, capacity, etc.).Excellent stakeholder management skills, particularly working with Product Teams and SMEs. This role offers the chance to work with a leading organisation in a fast-paced environment, contributing to high-impact programs of work.

Lead Java Engineer – Java, UI, Investment Banking – Permanent, London, Hybrid. Our client, a Teir1 investment bank, are looking to expand their London team in Credit Technology. They are seeking a talented Lead Java Engineer with both front-end and back-end experience to play a critical role in developing and enhancing their Credit Trading Platform. This is a global team, with engineers in various geolocations and as a lead position, you’ll be expected to run projects and provide technical leadership alongside hands-on technical expertise. Responsibilities • Develop and manage key initiatives for the global Credit Flow pre-trade engineering team. • Deliver scalable, secure, and efficient solutions to meet the needs of a dynamic trading environment. • Balance front-end and back-end development tasks, ensuring seamless integration and functionality. • Lead the rollout of deliverables to support Credit Trading operations. • Collaborate on the strategic development of our platform's architecture and infrastructure. Skills Required • Core Skills: Proficiency in Java 8+, Spring, Hibernate, REST APIs, and database technologies like Oracle/SQL. • Front-End Expertise: Experience with TypeScript and React for building robust user interfaces. • Knowledge of Agile/DevOps practices and tools like Jira, Git, Maven, and Jenkins. • A proven ability to lead teams and contribute to high-stakes financial technology projects. • Strong analytical, design, and communication skills. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Developer/Engineer looking to transition or further their career in financial services by joining an expanding team in a trusted, global organisation.

Solutions Architect – AWS, Market Data, Migration, Automation, Solutions Design, Financial Services – London - Contract Our client, a leading Data and Analytics Organisation is seeking a talented Solutions Architect to join their organisation on a Contract basis.This is a fantastic opportunity to undertake exciting solution design work overseeing the migration of existing on-prem applications to AWS as well as delivering the integration of On-prem applications to strategic cloud-based services. In addition, you will be tasked to advise and consult on migrations onto Microsoft Azure so good knowledge in both AWS and Azure is beneficial.  This role will involve collaborating with different business lines translating high-level business requirements ensuring the strategy is understood and relaying the best way to operationalise the cloud environments.Required skills: 5-10 years of Solution Architecture experience in a large Financial Service Organisation or similar environment In depth experience of Real time market data systems or Similar Domain (5 years+)Significant experience utilising AWS with an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – at least to Associate levelSignificant experience translating businesses requirements into architectural solutions.Strong understanding in Automation (Gitlab, Terraform, Python)Strong understanding of stakeholder management This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and prominent organisation to undertake exciting solution design work in the financial domain.

Senior Java Software Engineer – Java 11+, Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka, Akka, Docker/Kubernetes, Real-time, TDD/BDD, Payments A Senior Java Engineer with a background in finance/payments and experience working on distributed real-time systems is sought after by a global Fintech. This organisation specialises in providing high performance technology solutions to global financial institutions (including several Investment Banks), primarily to augment their payments capabilities.As a Senior Engineer, you will join the core engineering team working on the development of their real-time payments processing platform, using a primary tech stack of Java 17, Spring Boot and Akka. You will contribute from both a design and coding perspective, taking ownership of delivering new components and features ensuring high availability, resiliency and scalability.As a Fintech, they are highly Agile, operating in multi-functional delivery squads manging projects from inception through to delivery/go-live and with a heavy focus on Pair Programming and TDD, so are looking for people from similar environments. To be successful, you will demonstrate: A strong background in hands-on Java engineering, currently working with Java 11+Indepth knowledge of microservices architecture and usage of Spring/Spring BootExperience developing distributed, real-time applications (with Akka AND/OR Kafka) with an appreciation of topics such as Concurrency.An appreciation of containerisation using Docker/Kubernetes and modern DevOps techniques (CI/CD etc.)Any experience with frontend Angular development or AWS cloud is highly beneficial.Industry experience within Financial Services, preferably within the Payments arena.  If you are passionate about building real-time software and keen to join a growing fintech, please do apply!

Java Software Engineer – Java 11+, Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka, Akka, Docker/Kubernetes, Real-time, TDD/BDD, Payments A Java Engineer with a background in finance/payments and experience working on distributed real-time systems is sought after by a global Fintech. This organisation specialises in providing high performance technology solutions to global financial institutions (including several Investment Banks), primarily to augment their payments capabilities.As a Senior Engineer, you will join the core engineering team working on the development of their real-time payments processing platform, using a primary tech stack of Java 17, Spring Boot and Akka.As a Fintech, they are highly Agile, operating in multi-functional delivery squads manging projects from inception through to delivery/go-live and with a heavy focus on Pair Programming and TDD, so are looking for people from similar environments. To be successful, you will demonstrate: A strong background in hands-on Java engineering, currently working with Java 11+Indepth knowledge of microservices architecture and usage of Spring/Spring BootExperience developing distributed, real-time applications (with Akka AND/OR Kafka) with an appreciation of topics such as Concurrency.An appreciation of containerisation using Docker/Kubernetes and modern DevOps techniques (CI/CD etc.)Any experience with frontend Angular development or AWS cloud is highly beneficial.Industry experience within Financial Services, preferably within the Payments arena.  If you are passionate about building real-time software and keen to join a growing fintech, please do apply!

PMO – Digital, Software, Payments, Regulatory, Agile, Change Management, Technology, Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Financial Services - Northampton - Permanent - £45,000 - £63,000 Base + Bonus + Benefits My client, a leading Financial Services organisation have a key permanent requirement for a PMO to join a critical Programme of work in their Northampton based office. You will be working across a time critical, large scale FCA regulatory programme of work with a number of key projects within this that need mobilising. These will be cross functional, global teams that are part of the broader digital and payments services within the bank, with touch points across multiple senior stakeholders. Proven PMO experience on large scale technology / regulatory programmes will be of huge benefit. The programme operates in a mix of agile and waterfall environments, and you will be pivotal in ensuring execution across the portfolio of work. The be successful in this role you will need; • Proven PMO experience, preferably within a large-scale organisation (Financial Services or Blue Chip) • Regulatory / Digital experience would be highly beneficial • Appreciation of software delivery experience (SDLC) • Excellent stakeholder management • Proven experience managing multiple project work streams • Strong experience managing and implementing change projects • Agile and waterfall methodology exposure This is an excellent opportunity for someone to join an expanding and exciting team in what is a highly visible area at the moment, with multiple on-going projects.

Infrastructure Architect –Market Data, Linux, Data Centres, Networking, Financial Services. My client, a leading global financial organisation, is currently looking for an experienced Infrastructure Architect to join the organisation. Working as part of the Market Data Architecture Team, you will be delivering end-to-end core infrastructure work for a migration project providing hands on design, Implementation and maintenance of market data solutions to seamless operate across different platforms and operating systems (Linux & RedHat) within a trading environment. The successful candidate will be able to effectively combine long-term strategic vision with hands-on, practical architecture, problem solving strengths, communication and leadership skills to help bring about a wide-reaching Real Time Data migration project. Candidates must have: Experience in designing and implementation of technical solutions. Experience in leading end-to-end technical design for new data centre infrastructure (networking, servers, virtualization, automated applications). Solid knowledge of Linux operating systems and some Windows server knowledge. Experience working with virtualisation tooling such as Kubernetes, Docker, VMWare, etc Solid knowledge of Relational Databases and Network Storage Good understanding of market data and low-latency systems Experience in capturing requirements from the existing environment to drive improvements in the new. Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a global team to deliver high performance and customer satisfaction. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced architect to join a rapidly evolving organization.

Business Analyst – Digital, Payments, Regulatory, Agile – £50,000 - £75,000 base + Bonus & Benefits – NorthamptonMy client, a leading Financial Services organisation primarily based in Northampton, are currently looking for multiple Business Analysts to join their team on a critical highly visible programme of work.This role will be supporting high profile projects in the digital and payments space, including an FCA-regulated programme, focusing on the delivery of various improvements within their existing digital and payments platform.The ideal candidate will have a solid technical background and experience in end-to-end delivery, working in both agile and waterfall methodologies. Any regulatory/financial crime programme experience would be a bonus. If you have experience in any of the below, please apply: Proven experience as a Business Analyst in a large-scale organisation, ideally in Financial ServicesPayment’s experience would be beneficialExtensive stakeholder management skillsExperience of working in both Agile and Waterfall environmentsExperience in FCA-regulated/financial crime programmes would be highly desirable This is an excellent opportunity for someone to join an expanding team in the hub of the business in what is a highly visible area at present.