Overview
hackajob Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Join to apply for the Lead Solutions Architect role at hackajob. 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. While the role spans both health insurance and Vitality wellness systems, the primary focus will be on advancing health insurance systems to deliver meaningful impact at scale.
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.
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What this role is all about
The Lead Solutions Architect will connect Vitality Asia (VA) and Amplify Health (AH) with the technology expertise and innovation of Discovery (DSY) and Vitality UK (VUK). You’ll act as a bridge between business and technical teams across geographies, ensuring effective transfer, adoption, and co-development of intellectual property, platforms, and new developments aligned with AIA/AH objectives. The primary focus is on advancing health insurance systems to deliver impact at scale.
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, 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 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
What’s 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
* Vitality health insurance with 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. Vitality also highlights strong diversity, inclusion, sustainability, and employee wellbeing initiatives.
About Us
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand focused on making the world a healthier, happier place. We are a purpose and values-driven business with a core purpose to make people healthier and healthier lives. We’ve been a values-driven business from day one and reward people for healthier living. Join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme.
Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Vitality’s sustainability
Vitality drives positive change and rewards healthier choices. To learn more, please visit our Careers page.
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.
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