Contract | Hybrid London | 6 Months | £749/day Umbrella
Overview
A major UK transport organisation is seeking two experienced Solution Architects to support a large-scale ticketing and payments transformation programme. The role covers end-to-end solution architecture across discovery, design, budgeting, and delivery in a complex multi-vendor environment.
Two roles available:
Front Office: Ticketing devices and passenger systems (gates, TVMs, validators, smart ticketing hardware)
Back Office: Payments and transaction processing systems (Visa/Mastercard integrations, backend platforms, on-prem infrastructure)
Key Responsibilities
Design and govern complex multi-vendor architectures
Produce solution architecture and capability roadmaps
Support technical budgeting (up to £40m+)
Break down solutions into delivery work packages
Ensure alignment with business capability and strategy
Drive cost optimisation and TCO reduction
Engage senior stakeholders and vendors
Provide architecture assurance across delivery
Essential Experience
Enterprise / solution architecture in large-scale programmes
Complex system design across multiple vendors
Strong integration and architecture documentation skills
Experience in either:
Front Office: transport ticketing hardware (Cubic, S&B, INIT preferred)
Back Office: payments, transaction processing, Java/.NET/Oracle, acquirer integrations
Details
Duration: 6 months (likely extension)
Location: London (50% onsite, Pier Walk)
Interview: 2-stage process (remote + formal)
Rate: £749/day umbrellaUK work eligibility required.
Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change
Salary description
£700.00 - £749.00 per day