Contractor job Technical Architect - Banking / Financial - SC Cleared

Technical Architect - Banking / Financial
Must have an active SC Clearance

You will work closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, product owners, and third-party technology partners to design solutions that align with industry regulations and modern cloud-native architecture.
The position is ideal for an experienced Technical Architect with strong Banking and Financial Services expertise and a proven track record designing enterprise-scale technology solutions.

Technical Architect Responsibilities

Design and deliver enterprise technical architecture for complex banking platforms.
Define solution architecture across cloud, infrastructure, applications, and integration services.
Collaborate with business, engineering, and delivery teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Design secure API and microservices architectures supporting modern banking platforms.
Work with third-party vendors across Product Accounting, Risk, Financial Crime, and Core Banking platforms.
Ensure solutions align with government and regulatory frameworks, including Open Banking, PSD2, and GOV.UK standards.
Provide technical leadership throughout the full project lifecycle.
Produce architecture documentation and support governance, design reviews, and technical assurance activities.

Technical Architect Skills and Experience

Proven experience as a Technical Architect within Banking and Financial Services.
Strong knowledge of Open Banking, PSD2, CMA, and GOV.UK architecture standards.
Experience integrating Product Accounting, Risk Engines, Financial Crime, and Core Banking platforms.
Strong knowledge of microservices, APIs, and enterprise integration patterns.
Experience designing Payment Initiation Services across payment rails including BACS, SEPA, and Faster Payments.
Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure including compute, networking, storage, databases, monitoring, load balancing, high availability, disaster recovery, IAM, Zero Trust, and security technologies.
Experience with Kubernetes, GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube, Docker Hub, Argo CD, Helm, Azure DevOps, Terraform Cloud, and Docker.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and technical leadership skills.

To apply, please send your CV by pressing the apply button.

Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted CVs will be contacted.


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.

An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.