Enterprise Architect - Secondary Care

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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.

• Hybrid
  : 1‑2 days onsite per week
• Location
  :
  London, Salford, or Staines
• Type
  :
  Permanent, Full‑time
• Time Type
  :
  Full time
• Job Area
  : IT

• Shape and deliver the technology strategy for Bupa's UK Secondary Care services in collaboration with IT leadership.
• Maintain and evolve architecture roadmaps for critical systems, ensuring seamless integration across care platforms.
• Support technical due diligence and integration of new services, with a focus on cloud and API‑first solutions.
• Guide and strengthen solution architecture capabilities within the Secondary Care IT team.
• Ensure governance, compliance, and alignment with data, security, risk, and legal standards.
• Contribute to high‑quality, pattern‑led solution design and resolve technical or regulatory challenges as needed.

• Experienced Enterprise Architect with a strong track record of leading transformation initiatives and engaging CxO‑level stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and design patterns.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to operate end‑to‑end—from high‑level vision to hands‑on implementation.
• Strong consultative and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive change across complex organisations.
• Broad knowledge of modern IT software, cloud platforms, and critical infrastructure within distributed systems.
• Proven ability to evangelise and promote the adoption of new technologies and architectural approaches.
• Familiarity with healthcare data regulations and interoperability standards such as HL7, FHIR, and OpenEHR.
• Background in product‑centric, agile environments with experience in Dev Ops, CI/CD, and cloud‑native architectures.

• 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.

We’re a health insurer and provider, and our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, champion diversity, and support reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Information Technology

• Hospitals and Health Care

Locations:
Angel Court, London;
Bupa Place, Staines - Willow House.