Lead Engineer, ACP

Bupa; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurer is seeking a Lead Engineer for their Azure Cloud Platform, responsible for shaping the technical vision and ensuring system performance and security. This role will also involve mentoring engineers and driving innovation while enhancing the health outcomes of millions globally.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Enhanced pension and life insurance

Private medical insurance

Access to health assessments and dental insurance

Discounts on Bupa products and services

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading cloud engineering teams, ideally within Azure environments.
• Deep knowledge of Azure services and cloud security practices.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of the Azure Cloud Platform across Bupa Global Infrastructure UK.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers to deliver high-quality platform services.
• Drive automation, evergreen updates, and security compliance across the platform.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Azure services

DevOps practices

Cloud security

Stakeholder management

Communication

Innovation

Job description

Job Description:

Lead Engineer – Azure Cloud Platform (ACP)
London / Manchester / Staines

Permanent

We make health happen
At Bupa, we’re not just a health insurer – we’re a health partner. With no shareholders, our focus is always on our customers and our people. Our purpose is simple but powerful: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

As a Lead Engineer – Azure Cloud Platform (ACP), you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our cloud infrastructure. You’ll lead the technical vision for our strategic Azure Cloud Platform, ensuring it’s secure, scalable, and optimised for performance. This is your chance to make a real impact – not just on our technology, but on the health and wellbeing of millions.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of the Azure Cloud Platform (ACP) across Bupa Global Infrastructure UK (BGIUK).
• Collaborate with the Platform Owner to align technical solutions with product strategy and user needs.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, ensuring they have the skills and tools to deliver high-quality platform services.
• Package Azure services into reusable accelerators for product teams.
• Drive automation, evergreen updates, and security compliance across the platform.
• Standardise DevOps tooling and best practices across Bupa.
• Maintain expert-level knowledge of Azure services and industry trends.
• Oversee infrastructure operations, release management, configuration management, and software development practices.
• Support cost management, FinOps tagging, and performance optimisation.
• Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and customer-centric solutions.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in leading cloud engineering teams, ideally within Azure environments.
• Deep knowledge of Azure services, DevOps practices, and cloud security.
• Strong background in infrastructure operations, release and configuration management.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and delivering results.
• Ability to manage complexity and make effective decisions under pressure.
• A customer-first mindset and a commitment to Bupa’s purpose and values.

Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Access to our health assessments and dental insurance
• Discounts on Bupa products and services
• Support for professional development and career progression

Why Bupa
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”. We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

IT

Locations:

Angel Court, London, Staines - Willow House