Lead Cloud Solutions Architect - Remote US

Pearson; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Solution Architect to shape the architecture behind the OnVUE online proctored testing platform. You will guide multiple engineering teams, translate business needs into practical architecture, and drive delivery from discovery to production adoption.

This role blends deep Java and cloud-native expertise with the ability to influence without formal authority, ensuring secure, scalable and reliable assessment delivery.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in software engineering or solution architecture.
• Strong Java enterprise architecture experience, including Spring and Spring Boot.
• Working architecture experience across front-end and back-end technologies, including Angular.

Responsibilities

• Own solution architecture from discovery and design through implementation and production adoption.
• Translate business needs, constraints and technical requirements into secure, scalable and maintainable designs.
• Set technical direction across squads and maintain consistency across the OnVUE solution footprint.
• Guide engineering teams through implementation while preserving architectural intent.
• Evaluate trade-offs across scalability, resilience, security, maintainability, integration risk and business value.
• Resolve complex architecture and integration issues, escalating decisions outside the assigned scope.
• Establish repeatable technical patterns and ensure conformance with architecture standards.
• Mentor engineers and architects and communicate recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Java architecture

Spring Boot

Angular

Cloud Azure/AWS

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

API integration

Technical leadership

Communication & mentoring

Tools

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Angular

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Solution Architect to shape the architecture behind the OnVUE online proctored testing platform. You will guide multiple engineering teams, translate business needs into practical architecture, and drive delivery from discovery to production adoption.

This role blends deep Java and cloud-native expertise with the ability to influence without formal authority, ensuring secure, scalable and reliable assessment delivery.