Overview
Job Description: Solution Architect Grade – C16 Contract – Permanent. Location: Bupa Place (M50 3SP) or Angel Court (EC2R 7HJ). Hybrid working: 1 day per week in the office. Working hours: 35 hours per week. Salary: From 58,500.00.
The Architect is a member of an architecture team providing enterprise, solution and data architecture services for Corporate Functions within Bupa (People, Finance, Legal, Risk, Audit). The Domain Architect oversees the architecture of SaaS‑based application services, defining and validating business and data context, technical approaches to authentication, integration and data management, and validating the vendor’s approach to cloud infrastructure to ensure the service meets non‑functional requirements.
Responsibilities
- Translation of business needs into high‑level solution designs with both business and data dimensions.
- Maintaining documentation for existing SaaS services.
- Application Portfolio Management, including the development of E2E viewpoints.
- Application Roadmap and Target State definition (identifying opportunities).
- Contributing to and maintaining the Functions Data Model.
- Technology Pattern definition.
- Technology Governance execution, including close engagement with Security, Risk and Privacy.
- Identification of common technical capabilities and unmet needs.
- Working closely with the Security team to resolve control and vulnerability issues in the architecture.
Qualifications
- Since graduating, the candidate has held a position in a closely related architecture field developing business, data or solution architecture (2‑5 years). They are seeking a position that allows them to grow into a fully rounded architect, which involves end‑to‑end thinking from multiple perspectives (business, data & tech).
- Strong experience designing solutions across infrastructure and platform technologies within large, complex enterprise environments, including cloud, networking, identity, workplace, and shared platforms.
- Ability to design end‑to‑end solutions that integrate seamlessly across domains.
- Comfortable operating within a product‑led delivery model, working closely with Product Owners, engineering squads, and other architects to shape product strategies, refine backlogs, and support iterative delivery.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to assess current‑state environments, identify risks and constraints, and develop clear, pragmatic solution options.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills, capable of producing high‑quality architecture artefacts that clearly convey complex concepts to a wide range of audiences.
- Effective stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, able to work confidently with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders and guide decision‑making across teams and leadership levels.
- Solid understanding of architecture governance, standards, and assurance processes, including experience navigating design reviews, managing architectural risk, and ensuring compliance with enterprise policies and regulatory requirements.
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 is available.
- Viva, a global wellbeing programme covering mental, physical, financial, social and environmental wellbeing.
- Flexible working arrangements and a range of family‑friendly benefits.
- Various other benefits and online discounts.
EEO Statement
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role and provide reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone who needs them.
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