Infrastructure Architect – Financial Services – London / Hybrid
(Tech stack: Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud & On-Premise Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, Technology Strategy, Infrastructure Design, Architecture Governance, Risk Management, IT Standards, Technology Roadmaps, Financial Services, TOGAF, Infrastructure Architect)
Are you an experienced Infrastructure Architect looking to take ownership of technology strategy and architecture within a sophisticated financial services environment? Do you enjoy working across complex infrastructure landscapes, shaping technical direction and ensuring technology solutions are secure, scalable and fit for purpose? This is an exciting opportunity to join a globally connected financial services organisation where technology plays a critical role in supporting business growth and market operations.
Our client is seeking an Infrastructure Architect to provide architectural leadership across a broad technology estate. You will work closely with infrastructure, engineering, enterprise architecture and business teams to understand technology drivers and translate them into robust infrastructure strategies and solutions. You will play a key role in ensuring technology change, projects and releases follow appropriate governance, standards and architectural principles.
As an Infrastructure Architect, you will provide subject matter expertise across multiple infrastructure domains, supporting the evaluation and adoption of new technologies while developing standards, design patterns and technical roadmaps. You will work with technical leads, senior stakeholders and technology vendors to shape future infrastructure capabilities, while ensuring solutions remain aligned with wider enterprise architecture objectives. Strong experience in infrastructure design, technology governance, risk management and modern IT technologies will be essential.
You will also play an important role in challenging existing approaches and identifying opportunities to improve the organisation's technology landscape. From reviewing solution designs and architecture artefacts through to supporting regional technology teams, you will help drive consistency, standardisation and continuous improvement across the infrastructure estate. Strong communication skills are essential, as you will need to translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a sophisticated financial services technology environment where you will have genuine influence over infrastructure strategy and architectural direction. You'll work across a complex, geographically distributed organisation, partnering with senior technology teams and helping shape the technology platforms that underpin critical financial market operations.
Location: London, UK / Hybrid Working
Salary: £130,000 – £160,000 + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Hybrid Working: 3-days in the offices and 2-days at home.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship is not available.
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Enterprise Architect – London
£800 - £900 p/d (outside IR35)
3 month initial term, likely to extend
Well-established, highly profitable and rapidly expanding engineering business is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join them on a contract basis. Following a number of recent acquisitions, the organisation has an ambitious growth strategy with plans to acquire 8–10 businesses per year, creating significant demand for a scalable, secure and standardised enterprise technology landscape.
This is a key strategic role within an organisation undergoing major digital transformation, where enterprise architecture will play a critical role in enabling growth, technology standardisation and successful M&A integration.
Reporting to the Group IT Director, you will define and govern the organisation's enterprise architecture, ensuring technology investments align with business strategy, operational requirements and long-term objectives. You'll provide architectural leadership across major initiatives including digital transformation, cloud modernisation, AI adoption, application rationalisation and M&A integration.
Responsibilities:
• Define and maintain the Enterprise Architecture strategy, target-state architecture and multi-year technology roadmap
• Establish architecture principles, standards, governance and Technical Design Authority (TDA) processes
• Lead architecture workstreams across digital transformation and business change programmes
• Drive application modernisation, platform consolidation, integration and technology standardisation
• Lead technology due diligence and integration planning for mergers and acquisitions
• Define enterprise architecture for cloud, infrastructure, applications, data, integration and security
• Develop architecture strategies across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and enterprise business systems
• Support the adoption of AI technologies, including Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform and automation solutions
• Ensure all solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and aligned with enterprise standards
• Partner with senior stakeholders to shape technology strategy, investment decisions and future architecture
Requirements:
• Significant experience as an Enterprise Architect within a complex enterprise environment
• Proven experience developing enterprise architecture strategies and target-state roadmaps
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365
• Experience across cloud, infrastructure, applications, integration, security and data architecture
• Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes
• Strong experience supporting mergers, acquisitions and technology integration
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture governance, Architecture Review Boards and Technical Design Authorities
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity and Secure-by-Design principles
• Experience evaluating AI technologies and enterprise automation solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management, strategic planning and communication skills
• TOGAF certified (or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification)
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A career defining opportunity for an experienced Android Developer to architect cutting edge payment solutions in Riyadh's rapidly evolving fintech ecosystem. The Middle East's payment landscape is undergoing a digital revolution, and Riyadh sits at the epicentre of this transformation. This POS Android Developer position offers the chance to build mission-critical payment applications that process millions of secure transactions across the region's most ambitious fintech infrastructure. The Company Join a pioneering digital payments company that's reshaping how financial transactions are processed across the Gulf region. This innovative organisation specialises in developing Mada-certified payment solutions, working directly with banks, acquirers, and financial institutions to deliver world-class POS terminal applications. With a strong engineering culture and compliance-first approach, they're building the payment infrastructure that powers commerce across one of the world's fastest-growing digital economies. The Role As a POS Android Developer in Riyadh, you'll take ownership of designing, developing, and certifying payment applications that meet stringent Mada and EMV compliance standards. This isn't just coding, it's architecting secure financial systems that must perform flawlessly under real-world conditions whilst navigating complex certification processes with SAMA and payment card schemes. Here's what you'll be doing:Engineering and maintaining Mada-certified POS payment applications on Android platforms, ensuring seamless integration with the Kingdom's payment infrastructureImplementing EMV Level 2 and Level 3 kernels whilst managing secure connections to payment switches and banking systemsLeading certification cycles with acquirers and processors, coordinating UAT phases and ensuring compliance with SAMA specificationsDeveloping payment features spanning contact, contactless, and QR-based transaction types across multiple POS hardware configurationsDebugging complex field issues using advanced Android tooling, analysing transaction flows, and resolving payment processing challengesCollaborating with cross-functional teams including QA, product management, and certification specialists to deliver compliant, high-performance applicationsHere are the skills you'll need:Minimum 4+ years of Android development experience with at least 2 years specifically focused on POS payment application developmentDemonstrated expertise in Mada application development and successful completion of Mada certification processesDeep understanding of EMV payment flows, transaction processing standards, and card scheme compliance requirements within Middle Eastern payment ecosystemsAdvanced proficiency in Java and Kotlin with proven experience in payment application architectureStrong knowledge of ISO8583 message formats, NEXO ISO20022 standards, and secure payment protocolsExperience with AIDL inter-process communication, REST APIs, WebSockets, and asynchronous programming patternsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical disciplineArabic language proficiency required for stakeholder engagement and technical documentationFilipino/Tagalog language skills highly advantageous for regional market expansion and team collaborationExcellent analytical capabilities with systematic debugging and problem-solving approachesHere's what you'll get:17,000 and 22,000 SAR total monthly income depending on experience. Opportunity to work on high-impact payment systems processing substantial transaction volumesDirect involvement in shaping the Kingdom's payment infrastructure evolutionProfessional development opportunities within a rapidly scaling R&D environmentExposure to cutting-edge payment technologies including HSM integration and advanced security protocolsCareer progression within the Middle East's most dynamic fintech landscapeWhy Pursue a Career in Payment Technology? The fintech sector across the Gulf region continues its remarkable growth trajectory, with payment infrastructure development creating exceptional demand for specialised Android developers. This POS Android Developer role in Riyadh positions you at the intersection of mobile technology and financial services, offering expertise that's increasingly valuable as digital payment adoption accelerates. Professionals with Mada certification experience and EMV payment system knowledge command premium opportunities, with clear pathways to technical leadership roles as the sector matures and expands across emerging markets.....Read more...
