Core Banking Architect

About the company

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

Your tasks

We are seeking an experienced Core Banking Architect to support a core banking transformation programme. The role will be responsible for assessing and guiding the architecture for a core banking replacement delivered through a parallel build approach.

• Provide architectural leadership and assurance across a core banking replacement programme.
• Assess and challenge solution designs produced by delivery teams, ensuring alignment to target architecture and strategic objectives.
• Review end-to-end business, application, data, and integration architectures.
• Support the design and delivery of a parallel-build migration approach from legacy platforms to the target core banking solution.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, technical debt, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure consistency across multiple workstreams and delivery teams.
• Work closely with programme leadership, product owners, architects, and engineering teams to maintain architectural integrity throughout delivery.
• Produce architecture assessments, recommendations, governance materials, and executive-level reporting.
• Present findings, risks, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and C-suite stakeholders.

Requirements

Required Experience

• 10+ years' experience in architecture roles within banking or financial services.
• Proven experience supporting or leading core banking transformation programmes in an architecture role
• Demonstrable experience of core banking replacement, modernisation, or migration initiatives.
• Deep understanding of the architecture principles underpinning modern banking platforms.
• Experience working within complex, regulated banking environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Our people The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

How to apply

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.

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Core Banking Architect London £800 - £900pd emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”