Solution Architect, Secondary Care

Bupa; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan and life保险

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Other benefits and online discounts

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Solution Architect for secondary care projects in multiple UK locations. The role is permanent with a hybrid working pattern and up to 3 days working from home, centered in a technology driven healthcare environment.

You will lead architectural activities across large, complex programmes, govern design choices, and influence investment decisions while collaborating with stakeholders and delivery teams. This is a strategic role within IT.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in solution architecture, systems design or complex technology delivery in a healthcare environment.
• Proven leadership of large or complex solution architectures across multiple projects.
• Defining and governing end to end solution architectures for strategically significant initiatives.
• Providing authoritative solution architecture guidance to delivery teams and senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading feasibility assessments, architectural option analysis and business case input, influencing design and investment decisions.
• Demonstrable equivalent professional experience gained through senior solution architecture roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements.
• Establish policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components.
• Manage trade-offs and balance functional, service quality and systems management requirements.
• Communicate proposed decisions to stakeholders using technical and non-technical language.
• Provide organisational leadership and guidelines to promote the development of specialist knowledge in the organisation.
• Develop and drive adoption of and adherence to organisational policies, standards, guidelines and methods for system design.
• Champion the importance and value of system design principles and the selection of appropriate systems design life cycle models.
• Lead system design activities for strategic, large and complex systems development programmes.
• Develop effective implementation strategies consistent with specified requirements, architectures and constraints of performance and feasibility.
• Develop system design requiring the introduction of new technologies or new uses for existing technologies.

Skills

Solution architecture

Systems design

Healthcare domain experience

Leadership

Feasibility analysis

Business case input

Job description

Job Description: Solution Architect, Secondary Care Manchester, Leeds, Staines, London Permanent: hybrid, up to 3 days WFH Salary from: £73.5k + 10% bonus + fantastic benefits 37.5 hours per week We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.

We make health happen At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives. Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

How you’ll help us make health happen

• Lead the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements


• Establish policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components


• Manage trade-offs and balance functional, service quality and systems management requirements


• Communicate proposed decisions to stakeholders using technical and non technical language


• Provide organisational leadership and guidelines to promote the development of specialist knowledge in the organisation


• Develop and drive adoption of and adherence to organisational policies, standards, guidelines and methods for system design


• Champion the importance and value of system design principles and the selection of appropriate systems design life cycle models


• Lead system design activities for strategic, large and complex systems development programmes


• Develop effective implementation strategies consistent with specified requirements, architectures and constraints of performance and feasibility


• Develop system design requiring the introduction of new technologies or new uses for existing technologies

What you’ll bring

• Extensive experience in solution architecture, systems design or complex technology delivery in a healthcare environment


• Proven leadership of large or complex solution architectures, often spanning multiple projects or programmes


• Defining and governing end to end solution architectures for strategically significant initiatives


• Providing authoritative solution architecture guidance to delivery teams and senior stakeholders


• Experience leading feasibility assessments, architectural option analysis and business case input, influencing design and investment decisions


• Demonstrable equivalent professional experience gained through senior solution architecture roles

Benefits

• 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


• 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 takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

IT

Locations

Angel Court, London, Bupa Place

Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality.

If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.