Fraud Architect | Hybrid (anywhere in the UK) | Inside IR35 (rate DOE) | 6-Month Initial Contract | Financial Services Sector Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required. We’re supporting a leading financial institution on a long-term fraud transformation program and seeking a Fraud Architect to play a pivotal role in the design and implementation of secure, scalable architecture within their fraud prevention division. This is a 6-month initial engagement over a 12-month project. Quick interview process and looking to get somebody started ASAP. Required Experience: Extensive experience in fraud architecture within banking or financial services Proven work with technologies such as Featurespace, Teradata VaaS, Falcon, Arcot, Callsign, Actimize IFM, Threatmetrix, Dynamics ISO 20022 data modelling expertise Strong AWS and Azure native architecture knowledge Experience designing event-driven microservices (Kafka, Kubernetes, Kong Gateway) Familiarity with security and integration tools such as Ping Identity, CDC Precisely, Mongo Atlas, ZOS Connect Key Responsibilities: Lead architectural design for fraud detection and prevention systems Design scalable, event-driven microservices and cloud-native architectures Collaborate closely with stakeholders to define and document high-level designs Support architecture review forums through strong communication and presentation skills