Cloud Solutions Architect for M&A Integrations

Bupa; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year, pro rata

Wellbeing programme Viva

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Online discounts

Job summary

Bupa is seeking an accomplished Solution Architect to lead the architecture and integration of IT systems across acquisitions and new build sites in the UK. You will translate business challenges into strategic technology solutions, balancing cost, risk and time to value, while collaborating with architecture, engineering, data, security and operations teams.

You will design end-to-end, high-availability solutions for web, mobile, and cloud platforms, applying UML/C4 modelling and modern

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in Solution Architecture roles.
• Ability to design end-to-end solutions for high-availability web, mobile, and cloud-based systems.
• Strong understanding of UML and C4 modelling techniques.
• Experience designing data architectures that are scalable, secure and optimised for performance.
• Experience integrating systems during acquisitions or the commissioning of new sites.
• Healthcare industry knowledge is preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure and Google Cloud Platform) including PaaS solutions and workload migration.
• Expertise in modern architectural practices, including Microservices, API-led design, CI/CD pipelines, IaC, cloud-native design patterns.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Node.js, Java, C#, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and integration / consolidation of IT systems across acquisitions and new build sites.
• Support assessment, due diligence and development of integration budgets for new acquisitions including risk identification and mitigation.
• Translate business challenges into clear, strategic technology solutions, balancing cost, risk, and time to value.
• Collaborate across architecture, engineering, data, security, and operations to deliver the technical vision.
• Design and influence end-to-end solutions, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and governance.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners to support successful delivery.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions meet governance, compliance, and quality standards with minimal friction.
• Experience designing data architectures that are scalable, secure and optimised for performance.

Job description

Bupa is seeking an accomplished Solution Architect to lead the architecture and integration of IT systems across acquisitions and new build sites in the UK. You will translate business challenges into strategic technology solutions, balancing cost, risk and time to value, while collaborating with architecture, engineering, data, security and operations teams.

You will design end-to-end, high-availability solutions for web, mobile, and cloud platforms, applying UML/C4 modelling and modern