Solutions Architect

Primary location:
Salford (M50 3SP
) or Staines (TW18 3DZ
) or London (EC2R 7HJ
)

Flexible / Hybrid working options.

Permanent

From £73,500 - Salary Negotiable depending on experience & location

Full time 37.5 hours.

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 & data strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

At Bupa, we’re on an exciting digital transformation journey as we work towards becoming the world’s most customer‑centric healthcare provider. Our purpose is simple – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

As a Solution Architect, you’ll play a key role in bringing this to life. Working at the heart of our technology teams, you’ll design and deliver scalable, secure, and modern solutions that support both our existing services and new digital experiences.

You’ll take ownership of solutions end‑to‑end, helping to solve real business challenges while balancing innovation with the needs of a complex, evolving technology landscape. Working closely with business teams and wider technology leadership, you’ll help unlock the value of our data, improve customer experiences, and support our growth across multiple markets.

This is an opportunity to make a real impact—shaping how technology enables better healthcare outcomes for millions of customers around the world.

• Lead the design and integration of IT systems across new acquisitions and site builds
• Support due diligence activities, including assessing risks, costs, and integration requirements
• Create clear, practical integration designs across infrastructure, applications, networks, identity, and core business systems
• Guide decisions on system migration, consolidation, replacement, or retention
• Support data migration activities, including assessing data quality and risks
• Develop integration roadmaps that align with wider business plans and dependencies
• Produce clear, evidence-based recommendations to support technology and business decisions
• Document key architectural decisions throughout integration and transition phases
• Design integration approaches for clinical, operational, and corporate systems
• Assess legacy systems, technical debt, and supplier constraints to inform decision-making
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and support high-quality healthcare delivery
• Work closely with business and technology teams to deliver against strategic goals
• Translate business needs into practical technology solutions and product backlogs
• Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term strategy and simplification
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners
• Communicate technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Engage with governance processes to ensure solutions meet standards and controls

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, within an architecture role
• Strong understanding of core IT infrastructure, including networks, telephony, and identity and access management
• Working knowledge of healthcare systems (such as patient administration or imaging platforms) and experience integrating them with enterprise systems like HR and finance (highly desired)
• Experience supporting system integration during acquisitions or new site builds
• Ability to contribute to due diligence, Day 1 readiness planning, and post‑acquisition roadmaps
• Skilled in designing high‑availability solutions, using recognised approaches such as UML or C4 modelling
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure or GCP), including platform services and workload migration
• Strong understanding of modern architecture practices, including APIs, microservices, cloud‑native design, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Ability to design secure, scalable, and resilient solutions that support business growth
• Comfortable balancing short‑term delivery with long‑term strategy and…