Lead Solutions Architect

Location: Greater London

Lead Solutions Architect Vitality
• London, England, UK

Team Vitality Asia
Working Pattern – Hybrid 2 days per week in any Vitality Office. Full time 37.5 hours per week.
We are happy to discuss flexible working! Top 3 skills needed for this role

• Enterprise Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Cross-Geography Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
• Health Insurance & Health-Tech Domain Expertise

What this role is all about

This newly created position will connect Vitality Asia (VA) and Amplify Health (AH) with the technology expertise and innovation of Discovery (DSY) and Vitality UK (VUK). Acting as a bridge between business and technical teams across geographies you’ll ensure that intellectual property platforms and new developments are effectively transferred, adopted and co‑developed in a way that is structured, value‑driven and strategically aligned with AIA/AH objectives.

Key

Actions

Technology Transfer & Governance

• Manage targeted structured transfer of code services and assets from DSY/VUK to AH
• Maintain authoritative documentation covering functional scope, NFRs, design architecture, code status and alignment with AIA standards
• Ensure remediation backlogs are tracked and closed with accountability clearly allocated

Innovation Scouting & Sharing

• Actively monitor new features, R&D and platform developments in VUK and DSY
• Provide early visibility to AH to evaluate applicability for Asian markets and guide prioritization discussions
• Curate an Innovation Radar for AH leadership: upcoming platform releases, pilots and opportunities for early adoption

Joint Development & Collaboration Facilitation

• Lead the technical framing, design and planning of joint development initiatives between AH and DSY/VUK
• Define architectural blueprints, integration designs, delivery models and cost/pricing estimates
• Coordinate multi‑party technical teams across VA, AH, VUK and DSY to deliver agreed outcomes ensuring clarity of ownership and accountability

Platform Evangelism & Adoption

• Champion the Vitality Technical Platform (VTP) for health assets: ensure AH/AIA fully understand its architecture design principles, development methodologies and benefits
• Promote adoption of VTP as the foundation for wellness and health solutions in Asia
• Translate the platform’s value into tangible business benefits for AH and AIA markets (faster delivery, lower cost, reusability, consistency)

What do you need to thrive

• Significant experience in enterprise software engineering/architecture
• Proven track record leading multi‑geography, multi‑vendor technical collaborations
• Deep understanding of cloud SaaS architectures and insurance/health‑tech domains
• Hands‑on technical credibility (Java, Kafka, AWS) combined with executive presence and negotiation skills
• Demonstrable expertise in the use of appropriate tools/technologies for the design, development, build, testing & deployment of a wide range of applications
• Health insurance systems experience

So whats in it for you

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12 %; we will match your contributions up to 6 % of your salary
• Our award‑winning Vitality health insurance with its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer please visit our careers page.
Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

What we promise to you if you are successful

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
• Help you advance your career by playing to your strengths.
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
• Be there for you when you need us.
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong and are supported to be happy and…