Senior Enterprise Architect – Secondary Care (Hybrid)

Bupa; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Annual performance-based bonus

Onsite gyms / local discounts

Job summary

Bupa is seeking an Enterprise Architect to lead transformation across UK Secondary Care IT, aligning architecture with business strategy and stakeholder needs. The role blends legacy systems with modern cloud-native and API-first approaches to ensure compliant, scalable solutions across care platforms.

The EA will guide Solution Architects, develop architecture standards, and contribute to the Architecture Community of Practice, enabling consistent governance and high-quality design across the

Qualifications

• Experienced Enterprise Architect with track record of leading transformation initiatives.
• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and design patterns.
• Strategic thinker able to operate from high-level vision to hands-on implementation.
• Strong consultative and stakeholder management skills across complex organisations.
• Broad knowledge of modern IT software, cloud platforms, and critical infrastructure.
• Familiarity with healthcare data regulations and interoperability standards such as HL7, FHIR, and OpenEHR.
• Background in product-centric, agile environments with DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the technology strategy for Bupa’s UK Secondary Care services with IT leadership.
• Maintain and evolve architecture roadmaps ensuring seamless integration across care platforms.
• Support due diligence and integration of new services with focus on cloud and API-first solutions.
• Guide and strengthen solution architecture capabilities within the Secondary Care IT team.
• Ensure governance, compliance, and alignment with data, security, risk, and legal standards.

Skills

CxO engagement

EA frameworks

End-to-end strategy

Stakeholder management

Cloud & infra

HL7/FHIR

DevOps & CI/CD

Job description

Bupa is seeking an Enterprise Architect to lead transformation across UK Secondary Care IT, aligning architecture with business strategy and stakeholder needs. The role blends legacy systems with modern cloud-native and API-first approaches to ensure compliant, scalable solutions across care platforms.

The EA will guide Solution Architects, develop architecture standards, and contribute to the Architecture Community of Practice, enabling consistent governance and high-quality design across the