Director of Enterprise Platforms, BGIUK

at  Bupa Global

London, England, United Kingdom -

Start DateExpiry DateSalaryPosted OnExperienceSkillsTelecommuteSponsor Visa
Immediate04 Aug, 2024Not Specified05 May, 202415 year(s) or aboveArchitecture,Software Development,Service Transformation,Enterprise,Infrastructure,Service Design,Retail,B2C,EngineersNoNo
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Description:

Director of Enterprise Platforms, BGIUK
Job Description:

YOU WILL BRING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF:

  • Building platform teams from the ground up, bringing product and development organisations on a modernisation journey.
  • Designing and delivering shared service transformation, in a challenging technical landscape.
  • Managing multiple platform teams supporting modern software development in a large global organisation.
  • Working with leaders and engineers to create alignment across an organisation operating multiple businesses ranging from financially regulated through retail, B2C and B2B.
  • A solid grasp of best-practice and cutting-edge approaches to delivering Cloud-based digital infrastructure, enterprise and developer-centric platforms, and transitioning legacy architectures and delivery models.
  • Deep understanding of market trends in infrastructure and leading technology platform ecosystems.
  • Proven track record of at least 15 years owning and defining technology strategy, architecture, service design, investment cases, and roadmaps.
  • Leading technical design governance at scale within a fast moving and complex technology estate.
  • Expertise and experience working with modern technology delivery methods such as SRE, DevSecOps, Value Streams, and ITILv4
  • Significant expertise and experience in designing cloud infrastructure, and developer and enterprise platform services, to support a range of application types, e.g., Salesforce and Dynamics, Low Code/No Code, traditional COTS, and MACH-based architectures

Responsibilities:

ROLE OVERVIEW

As Director of Enterprise Platforms for BGIUK, you will play a pivotal role in delivering our growth strategy, leading strategy, architecture, and delivery of our core digital and data infrastructure and platforms.
You will lead the build and management of an effective platforms organisation to operate a balanced portfolio of Enterprise Platforms and services; these platforms will power our application teams to accelerate the delivery of digital solutions that connect millions of customers with the care they need.
Working as part of the CTAO team (Chief Technology and Architecture Office), you will be a pragmatic and effective leader, working closely with peers and stakeholders in product, engineering, infrastructure, security and compliance.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

  • Lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of our Enterprise Platforms. These include, but are not limited to: Cloud, Data, API, DevOps, API/Integration, Messaging, Identity and Access Management, CRM, Customer Servicing, Automation, Low Code/No Code, and DevSecOps.
  • Lead strategy and architecture for underpinning core digital infrastructure in BGUK such as networks, datacentre and end-user.
  • Ensure our infrastructure and Enterprise Platforms align to business need, risk and cost appetite, and are seen as key enablers of our customer experience and data-driven growth strategy.
  • Define the principles, standards, and patterns for how Enterprise Platforms and infrastructure are consumed, across our different businesses.
  • Embed in Platform services the key controls and guardrails that deliver resiliency, scalability, security, and compliance striking the balance between control and empowerment so our business-facing engineering teams can move at pace, safely.
  • Provide thought leadership, learning pathways, and consultancy to product teams, to guide appropriate, optimal and advanced use of Platform technologies and services.
  • Lead the Platform engineering teams and service owners to design and deliver high-quality, cost effective, services to the organisation, ensuring best-in-class systems, processes, operating procedures and 3rd party vendor contracts and performance.
  • Maintain deep strategic partnerships with Enterprise Platform and infrastructure vendors and delivery partners.
  • Collaborate with Group Technology, and architecture peers in BGIUK and globally across Bupa, to share best practices and drive reuse.
  • Communicate the strategy and value of Enterprise Platform investments, backed up by cost models and operational performance levels, to influence strategic decision-making across BGIUK technology teams.
  • Propose and execute technology assessments, proofs of concept and value to promote innovation and inform technical execution strategy and investment roadmaps


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:15.0Max:20.0 year(s)

Information Technology/IT

IT Software - Other

Reporting

Graduate

Proficient

1

London, United Kingdom