Solutions Architect (Banking Infrastructure) - Technology Vendor

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? 

Join a cybersecurity innovator developing next-generation authentication and cryptographic solutions that enhance digital security for enterprise organisations. Combining expertise in cryptography, decentralised security, and secure authentication frameworks, the organisation is driven by a highly accomplished team dedicated to solving complex identity and access challenges.

Due to continued growth, they are looking to hire a Solutions Architect to work directly with banks, custodians, payment providers and other highly regulated organisations. This is an opportunity to work on some of the most technically challenging projects in financial security, helping enterprise customers deploy next-generation cryptographic infrastructure whilst meeting the highest standards of security, compliance and operational resilience. 

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, feel free to reach out and apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Lead customer architecture engagements from technical discovery through to production go-live.
• Design secure deployment architectures for MPC/TSS, custody, wallet, and payment processing environments.
• Produce architecture documentation, threat models, compliance mappings, and operational runbooks.
• Support technical workshops, RFP responses, security reviews, and due diligence exercises.
• Engage with CISOs, security teams, compliance stakeholders, and executive leadership teams.
• Translate customer requirements into product, infrastructure, and protocol recommendations.
• Validate architectural decisions through prototyping and technical assessment where required.
• Develop reusable deployment standards for regulated financial environments.
• Support audit, compliance, and regulatory review processes.

Skills / Must Have:

• 10+ years' experience in Infrastructure, Security Architecture, Solutions Architecture, or similar technical roles.
• 5+ years owning architecture within a regulated financial institution.
• Strong experience with HSM technologies including Thales Luna, AWS CloudHSM, IBM Crypto Express, or equivalent.
• Expertise across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of security architecture including IAM, network segmentation, secrets management, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience working with frameworks such as SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, FFIEC, MAS TRM, or DORA.
• Ability to understand cryptographic protocols and MPC/TSS concepts at an architectural level.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Benefits:

• Work on industry-leading cryptographic and security technologies.
• Exposure to global financial institutions and enterprise customers.
• Opportunity to influence product and infrastructure strategy.
• Flexible remote working across the UK, Europe, and the United States.
• Collaborative environment working alongside leading cryptography researchers and security specialists.
• High level of autonomy and technical ownership.

Salary:

• £150,000 - £180,000