Insurance Platform & Product Engineering Leader

Bupa; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health insurer in the UK is looking for a Head of Insurance Platform and Product Engineering to lead the transformation of their insurance platform. This role entails building a modern cloud-native architecture, managing a significant engineering team, and implementing best practices in software development. Ideal candidates should have a strong technical background, proven leadership experience, and a commitment to fostering an inclusive team culture. Competitive benefits and a hybrid working model are offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Enhanced pension and life insurance

Private medical insurance

Access to health and wellbeing services

Discounts on Bupa products

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing engineering teams with 30+ FTE.
• Demonstrated delivery of modern software practices.
• Hands-on approach with strong technical background.

Responsibilities

• Set technical vision for the UK Insurance platform.
• Lead multi-year rebuild and modernization efforts.
• Build and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• Improve delivery flow through CI/CD and agile methodologies.
• Champion test automation and quality assurance.

Skills

Cloud experience (Azure, GCP, or AWS)

CI/CD practices

Inclusive leadership

Communication skills

Test automation

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

A prominent health insurer in the UK is looking for a Head of Insurance Platform and Product Engineering to lead the transformation of their insurance platform. This role entails building a modern cloud-native architecture, managing a significant engineering team, and implementing best practices in software development. Ideal candidates should have a strong technical background, proven leadership experience, and a commitment to fostering an inclusive team culture. Competitive benefits and a hybrid working model are offered.