Job Description:
Lead Cloud Platform Engineer
Location: Any UK Bupa office
North: Salford Quays or Leeds
South: Staines, London or Brighton
Permanent
Full time 37.5 hours
Salary from: £74,400 per annum (DOE and location) plus 10% bonus
Advert closes Friday 26th June 2026
We make health happen
At Bupa, our purpose is simple: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. As a healthcare provider with no shareholders, we keep our focus on our customers and our people.
As a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping the platforms that support our digital services. You’ll help build secure, reliable and scalable cloud solutions that enable our teams to deliver high-quality care and support to customers.
This is a leadership role where you’ll guide technical direction, support colleagues and influence how we develop and operate our cloud platforms. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued, and you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while continuing to develop your career.
How you’ll help us make health happen
As a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer, you will:
Lead the design, build and evolution of cloud-based platforms and infrastructure
Set technical direction and support best practices for platform engineering
Ensure systems are secure, reliable and scalable
Drive automation and continuous improvement of platform services
Collaborate with engineering, security and operations teams
Support the delivery of applications by providing robust platform capabilities
Monitor performance and respond to incidents to maintain service quality
Coach and support other engineers, sharing knowledge and guidance
Ensure solutions align with internal standards and regulatory requirements
Key Skills/Qualifications needed for this role
We’re looking for a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer who:
Has strong experience working with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS or GCP)
Demonstrates expertise in platform engineering, infrastructure and automation
Has experience leading or mentoring engineers
Is confident working with deployment, monitoring and configuration tools
Has knowledge of scripting or programming languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell or similar)
Understands security, reliability and performance in cloud environments
Communicates clearly and works well with a range of stakeholders
Takes a proactive, solution-focused approach
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 health insurance as a benefit in kind
An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
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.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. 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 require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [email protected]
Time Type:
Full timeJob Area:
ITLocations:
London, Staines - Willow HouseSkills Required
- Strong experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP).
- Expertise in platform engineering, infrastructure and automation.
- Experience leading or mentoring engineers.
- Experience with deployment, monitoring and configuration tools.
- Knowledge of scripting or programming languages (Python, PowerShell or similar).
- Understanding of security, reliability and performance in cloud environments.
- Clear communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Proactive, solution-focused approach.
Bupa Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bupa and has not been reviewed or approved by Bupa.
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Healthcare Strength — Health cover via the UK Health Trust, day‑one medical support for frontline roles, and dedicated women’s health initiatives indicate a robust, health‑centric package. Access to digital GP, nurse lines, and options such as dental and health cash plans further reinforce medical and preventive care breadth.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs span mental, physical, emotional, and financial support, with offerings like EAP access, gym discounts, and health assessments. Flexible work and wellbeing programs highlighted in some regions add to lifestyle value.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include enhanced parental leave in certain UK business units and a family mental‑health support line. Options to extend medical coverage to dependants and family‑oriented allowances strengthen support beyond the individual.
Bupa Insights
What We Do
Bupa's purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We are an international healthcare company serving over 38 million customers worldwide. With no shareholders, we reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. We directly employ around 85,000 people, principally in the UK, Australia, Spain, Chile, Poland, New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Türkiye, Brazil, Mexico, the US, Middle East and Ireland. We also have associate businesses in Saudi Arabia and India. For more information, visit www.bupa.com
