Senior Solution Architect (Payments) | S4

A fantastic opportunity is available to join the Payments & Cards Architecture Team as a Senior Solution Architect. This is an exciting time for the payments technology teams, as we transform how we operate within the Bank alongside the Payments Centre of Excellence and key suppliers to meet evolving customer expectations and industry changes. The team concentrates on the functional architecture of applications and how they interact with other systems and works as an architecture community across domains, sharing reusable patterns and solutions learnt on projects, independently of projects and domains. We are building a motivated team with big goals, so we seek individuals who are truly passionate about their work and possess the enthusiasm to make things happen. If you share our passion for technology and payments, come join us and deliver! The difference you'll make:

• Producing functional architecture for projects
• Reviewing the designs that have been produced by engineering teams, using guidance and patterns that have been provided to them by architecture
• Validating that solutions align to the strategies of Santander UK and Group
• Balancing business requirements with functional and technical strategy
• Working with the wider engineering community to deliver sustainable solutions
  
  Knowledge and experience of payments processing, covering all stages, including execution, gateways, MT Swift Messaging and industry standards, including ISO 20022
• Significant experience of architecture design, defining and documenting pragmatic architectures, that balance business requirements with functional and technical strategy
• Experience working with stakeholders to help define and deliver strategic objectives and roadmaps
• A passion for driving change by creating practical, workable architectures aligned to IT principles and following appropriate governance
• Knowledge of planning and organizing concepts and best practices with the ability to manage multiple projects
• Experience in line management or team leadership
It would also be nice for you to have:
• Knowledge & experience of international payments and CBPR+
• Working knowledge of the BIAN framework, TOGAF, ArchiMate and the C4 model
• Experience of using architecture tools such as Avolution Abacus
• Knowledge & experience of APIs and microservices, We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).
  
  1st Stage - A 60 minute virtual interview consisting of competency and some technical questions
2nd Stage - A 60 minute face to face, or virtual interview (depending on your circumstances), consisting of technical questions and covering you Payments domain knowledge If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know. Inclusion At Santander we're creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. How we'll reward you. As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• £6,000 car allowance per year.
• Company funded individual private medical insurance.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander's success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.