Senior Domain Architect

Job Description:
Senior Domain Architect
Flexible Location from London (EC2R 7HJ) or Manchester (M50) / Hybrid working options (up to 3/4 days WFH)
Permanent - Full time 37.5hours
Upto £95,000 depending on experience, car allowance, bonus and fantastic benefits.
We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.
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.
We are looking for an experience Solution/Domain Architect with the ambition to become an Enterprise Architect and must have experience of working within a Finance context and will have been involved with at least one significant corporate finance project in accounting, actuarial, planning, treasury & regulatory reporting
Right from the start you'll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.
How you'll help us make health happen:
The Domain Architect will partner with Domain Heads and other domain architects to optimise business, data and technology architecture and will grow into being accountable for transforming and evolving a Group Functions' technology domain through strategic planning and enterprise architecture definition (business, data, application and infrastructure layers)
Pioneer the adoption of cloud and API-based architectures based on reusable patterns and services. They will have previously architected API based solutions.
Optimise the Domain architecture delivery model, defining ways of working that encourages test and learn, trade-off analysis, management of technology debt and an informed view of technology risk.
Partner with Data, Security, Risk, Privacy and Legal teams to ensure ways of working are continually improved and outcomes achieved.
Support the Head of Architecture, Lead Domain Architects and Engineering Leads to implement new models of architecture governance, based on the development of patterns and standards that ensure a focus on decisions that are foundational.
Strategy and Enterprise Architecture
Initially support, but within 12 months will be leading on the delivery of business domain strategies, definition of current and target domain architectures (business, data and technology) and strategic roadmaps
Initially support, but within 12 months will be leading on defining a future view of innovative trends and technologies to disrupt and challenge current thinking within the domain
Supports cross-domain perspectives and transformation across Corporate Functions, including the development of common domain services that cut across many business domains.
Ensures compliance with broader Bupa architecture strategies, policies, standards and practices - ensuring both enterprise and domain objectives are realised.
Provides the necessary senior management support to progress feasibility studies and support investment.
Works with colleagues across Bupa to identify opportunities for reuse across all layers of solution delivery.
Solution Architecture
Leads on solution architecture to ensure consistent, high quality and accelerated outcomes.
Supports domain engineers in the delivery of solution architecture based on pattern led design
Ensures appropriate levels of governance are applied to domain architecture.
Ensures standards (corporate, industry, national and international) are adhered .
Supports the resolution of privacy, security, risk, or contractual issues.
Governance
Ensures the Group Functions architecture governance model balances technology debt, risk with the realisation of benefits
Extensive experience of working with security, privacy and legal in a regulated environment
Ensures information systems are compliant with policy, standards and regulatory requirements
Ensures technology debt is identified and managed across the Group Functions technology landscape
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
Experience in delivering solution architecture within a Finance Environment is essential within Accounting, Actuarial, Planning, Treasury & Regulatory Reporting
Comfortable engaging with senior management to shape strategy/proposals and leading engineering on detailed solution design
Demonstrable experience and knowledge of enterprise architecture, ideally with a technical Computing degree and industry recognised qualifications (TOGAF)
Experience in leading application modernisation and a good understanding of cloud technologies and engineering patterns
Extensive experience in the delivery of "well-architected" solutions
Experience of Security and Risk practices and the ability to deliver effective outcomes that balance functional and non-functional drivers
Knowledge of process improvement and delivery methodologies (Agile, Product Management)
The ability to lead a team of technical specialists
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell Bupa medical insurance as a benefit in kind
An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
Target bonus of 25% based on individual and company performance
Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
Various other benefits and online discounts
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you would like more information on the role, require an alternative format, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact the recruiter
Time Type:
Full time
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Locations:
Angel Court, London