Solutions Architect

Full time – 37.5hrs

Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

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.

Role Overview

The Solutions Architect role works with colleagues from across the UK business to understand and translate business requirements into digital solutions that are fully aligned with the organisational digital, architectural and IT strategies and support delivery to make sure they are implemented correctly. As a digital subject matter expert, you will be responsible for driving digital best practice, educating IT and business colleagues on digital technologies and delivery, and feeding into Bupa’s digital strategy.

You will need to be adept at working across multiple projects, managing your own time and outputs. It is essential that you have a demonstrable background in digital technologies, proven experience in gathering and interpreting requirements and are an excellent communicator who can manage diverse Stakeholders.

What you’ll do:

• Liaise with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and manage business requirements.

• Translating requirements into best of breed solutions that are aligned to the Bupa strategy.

• Ensure solution designs are aligned with appropriate policies, rules, standards, and strategies.

• Support delivery teams during delivery to ensure solution integrity and provide functional and technical guidance to stakeholders and delivery teams.

• Develop and maintain documentation associated with the solution delivery.

• Input into the IT strategy and supporting architecture.

• Be a digital subject matter expert and go-to person for all things digital.

• Be a champion for quality and technical excellence.

What you’ll bring:

• Extensive experience of digital projects and emerging digital technologies ideally gained within a digital enterprise scale organisation. Experience may have been gained as a technology or development lead or similar or through digital project or product management.

• Technical understanding and experience in a range of technologies and architectural best practice, specifically 1or more of the following.

• APIs and integration technologies

• Content Management Systems (specifically Sitecore)

• .net technologies and Microsoft stack (ideally a working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics CRM)

• Analytics

• Working knowledge of architectural principles (BCS certification or TOGAF would be an advantage)

• Understanding and experience of AI, IoT and emerging technologies

• Proven experience of gathering, interpreting and managing business requirements and translating into market leading digital solutions and the full project lifecycle.

• Exposure and passion for new and emerging technologies and trends.

• A motivated and confident self starter who uses initiative and drive to get things done.

• A great communicator who can liaise easily with technical developers and non-technical colleagues alike.

• Enthusiastic, passionate, and innovative.

Why Bupa? 

We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. You will be eligible for:

• 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

Diversity and Inclusion

Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly. That’s why we’re happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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• Welcome to a place that celebrates you.
• This isn’t where you've been. 
• This is where you're going.
• This is what we have belief in.