Solution Architect

Bupa; London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bupa seeks a Solution Architect to lead IT system architecture and integrations across multiple locations. This full-time role offers up to £85,000 annually plus benefits including a management bonus, extensive leave, and healthcare insurance. Candidates should have significant experience and the ability to design high-availability systems, leveraging modern technology.

Benefits

25 days holiday with options to buy or sell

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Annual performance-based bonus

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Qualifications

• Proven 3+ years of experience in Solution Architecture roles.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like ACP and GCP.
• Understanding of modern architecture practices such as microservices and API-led design.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and integration of IT systems across sites.
• Develop infrastructure designs across various systems.
• Ensure maintainable solutions in support of healthcare delivery.

Skills

Solution Architecture

IT Infrastructure

Healthcare Applications

System Integration

Data Architecture

Cloud Platforms

Microservices

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Description:

Solution Architect
Staines (TW18 3DZ) / Salford Quays (M50 3SP) / London (EC2R 7HJ)

Hybrid working

Permanent

Up to £85,000 annual depending on experience

10% management bonus + other fantastic benefits

Full time 37.5 hours per week

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 believe that the key to success lies in our people. We are committed to creating an environment where our employees can thrive. At Bupa you''ll find a culture that values diversity, inclusion and personal growth. We strive to make Bupa a place to work, grow and make a meaningful impact to the lives of millions and drive change towards a healthier world.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

As a Solutions Architect at Bupa, you will:

• Lead the architecture and integration / consolidation of IT systems across acquisitions and new build sites.

• Develop infrastructure and application integration designs working across network, identity (AD / Entra), telephony, end user compute and clinical/business systems (e.g., PACS, EPR, people and finance).

• Develop integration phasing and roadmaps aligned with key dependencies and plans within other workstreams (e.g., people onboarding).

• Ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions in support of joined-up healthcare delivery.

• Drive technology change for a specific Bupa business or business initiative.

• Engage with multiple teams both inside and outside the Architecture function to work on the execution of the technical vision.

• Consider the options to solve business challenges through many lenses; Engineering, Business, Security, Data and Operations.

• Recommend solutions based on time to value, overall costs and risks and strategic fit.

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with our partner organizations, helping to align our technical efforts with external needs.

• Clearly and crisply communicate and contribute to architectural decisions, plans, and standards for the products we create and support.

• Engage with design governance early and often so that solution designs meet peer review and meet control obligations with the minimum of fuss.

• You won’t be doing glorified technical design work, we have talented engineers for that.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• You can demonstrate proven Solution Architecture experience with at least 3+ years in architecture roles.

• Broad understanding of IT infrastructure (networks, telephony, identity and access management).

• Working knowledge of healthcare applications (e.g., practice management / patient administration platforms, PACS) and familiarity with migrations to enterprise systems (e.g., HR and finance).

• Experience integrating systems during acquistions or the commissioning of new sites.

• Deep industry knowledge would be high advantageous, but we understand that smart people can learn quickly.

• 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.

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly ACP and GCP including PaaS design and workload migration will allow you to hold conversations with gifted developers.

• Your expertise in building scalable, secure, and resilient data architectures using modern architecture practices such as microservices, API-led design, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and cloud-native patterns will allow you to set technology direction.

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

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance

• Annual performance-based bonus

• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available

• Various other benefits and online discounts

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:

Angel Court, London, Bupa Place, Staines - Willow House