Lead Architect, Dental and Care Services
Bupa
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Define and deliver the technical vision for Dental and Care Services, aligning with Bupa’s strategy and North Star operating model.
- Develop strategic target architectures and roadmaps to support growth and integration.
- Drive patterns and frameworks that accelerate acquisitions, onboarding, and standardisation.
- Champion opportunities to consolidate systems and align with a common operating model.
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to execute architectural plans and resolve complex challenges.
- Communicate architectural decisions clearly and build consensus across stakeholders.
- Support solution-level escalations and operational problem resolution.
Requirements
- Proven experience in Enterprise Architecture (7+ years), ideally in large, multi-site organisations.
- Strong understanding of modern architecture practices: microservices, API-led design, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and cloud-native patterns.
- Experience creating architecture roadmaps and operational models for high-availability web and mobile systems.
- Familiarity with regulated environments (CQC) and M&A integration activities.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Knowledge of social care and dentistry is advantageous, but transferable skills from similar sectors are welcome.
- A consultative approach, balancing technical vision with business priorities.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Enhanced pension and life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Access to our health and wellbeing services
- Discounts on Bupa products and services
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Enterprise ArchitecturemicroservicesAPI-led designCI/CDinfrastructure as codecloud-native patternsarchitecture roadmapsoperational modelshigh-availability systemsmobile systems
Soft skills
stakeholder managementcommunication skillsinfluenceconsultative approachproblem resolutioncollaborationbuilding consensusstrategic visiontechnical visionalignment with business priorities