Solution Architect

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

• Lead the architecture and integration / consolidation of IT systems across acquisitions and new build sites.
• Support with the assessment, due diligence and development of integration budgets for new acquisitions including the identification and mitigations of risks
• 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
• Proven 3 years plus experience in Solution Architecture roles
• Ability to design end-to-end solutions for high-availability web, mobile, and cloud-based systems
• Strong understanding of architecture modelling techniques such as UML and C4
• Strong stakeholder management experience
• Experience designing and delivering resilient, scalable, and secure systems
• Solid background in web technologies including HTML5, JavaScript, REST, XML, and OData
• Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Node.js, Java, C#, or Python
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (particularly Azure Cloud Platform and Google Cloud Platform), including PaaS solutions and workload migration
• Expertise in modern architectural practices, including Microservices, API-led design, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud-native design patterns
• Strong ability to collaborate with engineers and technical teams, confidently engaging in detailed technical discussions
• Experience designing data architectures that are scalable, secure, and optimised for performance
• Healthcare industry knowledge is preferred
• Experience integrating systems during acquisitions or the commissioning of new sites.
• You can demonstrate the ability to create Solution designs for high-availability systems and cloud native 3rd party solutions using notation like UML and C4. At Bupa, we are at the forefront of an exhilarating digital transformation journey, driven by our ambition to become the world''s most customer-centric healthcare provider. Our mission is simple yet profound: to help people live longer, happier, healthier lives, and to make a better world. As a leader in the healthcare industry, our aim is to leverage cutting-edge technology to innovate and enhance our services, ensuring exceptional experiences for our customers. 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 we 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.

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 per year, pro rata to your contract.
• Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing
• Fixed term benefits allowance
• Access to our confidential employee assistance programme
• Workplace pension
• Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more.