Solution Architect

Bupa UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 2 days on site

Role-specific bonus 10%

Job summary

Bupa UK is seeking a Solution Architect at Cromwell Hospital, London. This hybrid role requires 2 days on site with 37.5 hours per week and a salary from £90,000 per year depending on experience.

You will lead architecture across acquisitions, design scalable cloud-based systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-value solutions while ensuring governance and security standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Solution Architecture roles.
• Design end-to-end solutions for high-availability web, mobile, and cloud-based systems.
• Proficient in UML and C4 modelling.
• Experience with Azure Cloud Platform and Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Solid background in web technologies (HTML5, JavaScript, REST, XML, OData).
• Proficiency in Node.js, Java, C#, or Python.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud) including PaaS and migrations.
• Expertise in Microservices, API-led design, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud-native patterns.
• Collaborate effectively with engineers and technical teams.
• Experience designing scalable, secure data architectures.
• Healthcare knowledge is preferred.
• Experience integrating systems during acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and integration across acquisitions and new build sites.
• Assess budgets for integration, identify risks and mitigations.
• Translate business challenges into strategic technology solutions balancing cost, risk, and time to value.
• Collaborate across architecture, engineering, data, security, and operations to deliver the technical vision.
• Design end-to-end solutions aligned with governance and standards.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners for delivery.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions meet governance, compliance and quality standards.

Skills

Solution architecture

End-to-end design

UML

C4 model

Stakeholder management

HTML5

JavaScript

REST

XML

OData

Node.js

Java

C#

Python

Azure

Google Cloud

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud-native design

Collaboration with engineers

Data architecture

Healthcare knowledge

Acquisition integration

Job description

Job Description

Solution Architect

Grade – D17

Contract – Permanent

Location: Cromwell Hospital, London SW5 0TU

Hybrid working: 2 days per week on site

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: From £90,000 per annum, depending on experience

Benefits: Role‑specific bonus of 10% MBS

We make health happen.

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.

How You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen

• 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

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role

• 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.

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 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.

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 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.

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

IT

Locations

Cromwell HSK