Lead Solutions Architect

Vitality; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurance company is looking for a Lead Solutions Architect to connect its UK and Asia teams by leveraging technological innovation. You will ensure successful technology transfer and promote the Vitality Technical Platform. Ideal candidates should possess extensive experience in enterprise software and cloud architectures, alongside a strong background in the health insurance sector. The position is hybrid, allowing flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Bonus schemes

Up to 12% pension matching

Award-winning health insurance

Life assurance – four times annual salary

Qualifications

• Significant experience in enterprise software engineering/architecture.
• Proven track record leading multi‑geography, multi‑vendor technical collaborations.
• Deep understanding of cloud SaaS architectures and insurance/health‑tech domains.
• Hands‑on technical credibility with executive presence and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrable expertise with appropriate tools for various applications.
• Health insurance systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Connect Vitality Asia with technology expertise and innovation.
• Manage targeted structured transfer of code services and assets.
• Actively monitor new features and platform developments.
• Lead technical framing of joint development initiatives.
• Champion the Vitality Technical Platform for health assets.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture & Technical Leadership

Cross-Geography Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Health Insurance & Health-Tech Domain Expertise

Java

Kafka

AWS

Job description

Lead Solutions Architect Vitality • London, England, UK

Team Vitality Asia
Working Pattern – Hybrid 2 days per week in any Vitality Office. Full time 37.5 hours per week.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role

• Enterprise Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Cross-Geography Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
• Health Insurance & Health-Tech Domain Expertise

What this role is all about

This newly created position will connect Vitality Asia (VA) and Amplify Health (AH) with the technology expertise and innovation of Discovery (DSY) and Vitality UK (VUK). Acting as a bridge between business and technical teams across geographies you’ll ensure that intellectual property platforms and new developments are effectively transferred, adopted and co‑developed in a way that is structured, value‑driven and strategically aligned with AIA/AH objectives.

Key Actions

1. Technology Transfer & Governance

• Manage targeted structured transfer of code services and assets from DSY/VUK to AH
• Maintain authoritative documentation covering functional scope, NFRs, design architecture, code status and alignment with AIA standards
• Ensure remediation backlogs are tracked and closed with accountability clearly allocated

Innovation Scouting & Sharing

• Actively monitor new features, R&D and platform developments in VUK and DSY
• Provide early visibility to AH to evaluate applicability for Asian markets and guide prioritization discussions
• Curate an Innovation Radar for AH leadership: upcoming platform releases, pilots and opportunities for early adoption

Joint Development & Collaboration Facilitation

• Lead the technical framing, design and planning of joint development initiatives between AH and DSY/VUK
• Define architectural blueprints, integration designs, delivery models and cost/pricing estimates
• Coordinate multi‑party technical teams across VA, AH, VUK and DSY to deliver agreed outcomes ensuring clarity of ownership and accountability

Platform Evangelism & Adoption

• Champion the Vitality Technical Platform (VTP) for health assets: ensure AH/AIA fully understand its architecture design principles, development methodologies and benefits
• Promote adoption of VTP as the foundation for wellness and health solutions in Asia
• Translate the platform’s value into tangible business benefits for AH and AIA markets (faster delivery, lower cost, reusability, consistency)

What do you need to thrive

• Significant experience in enterprise software engineering/architecture
• Proven track record leading multi‑geography, multi‑vendor technical collaborations
• Deep understanding of cloud SaaS architectures and insurance/health‑tech domains
• Hands‑on technical credibility (Java, Kafka, AWS) combined with executive presence and negotiation skills
• Demonstrable expertise in the use of appropriate tools/technologies for the design, development, build, testing & deployment of a wide range of applications
• Health insurance systems experience

So whats in it for you

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12 %; we will match your contributions up to 6 % of your salary
• Our award‑winning Vitality health insurance with its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

What we promise to you if you are successful

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
• Help you advance your career by playing to your strengths.
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
• Be there for you when you need us.
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong and are supported to be happy and healthy.

About Us

We’re really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded Top 10 Best Places To Work in the Sunday Times Awards 2024!

Vitality is a multi‑award‑winning UK insurance brand here to make the world a healthier, happier place.

We’ve been a purpose and values‑driven business from day 1 – long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared‑value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives – they benefit our business and society. We’re successful because we attract, develop and retain the best people and because we care.

Plus you get to join our 1.7 million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.

Ready to find out if we’re the right fit for you? We can’t wait.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Vitality we are committed to diversity and inclusion because it’s good for our employees, for our business and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

Vitality’s approach to sustainability

Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page.

We may need to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of quality applications. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.

Key Skills : Organizational Management, Presentation Skills, Agile, SAFe, AWS, Solution Architecture, Conflict Management, Data Management, Scrum, Team Management, Pre‑sales, Management Consulting

Employment Type : Full‑Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1