Lead Solution Architect - Cloud-Native Platform (Remote USA)

Pearson; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

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 across modernisation, cloud-native delivery, and secure, scalable assessment delivery.

You will translate business needs into practical architecture, lead technical decisions across squads, and mentor engineers while ensuring architectural intent and resilience of the OnVUE solution footprint.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in software engineering or solution architecture.
• Strong Java enterprise architecture experience, including Spring/Spring Boot.
• Cloud platform experience (Azure preferred; AWS also relevant).
• Kubernetes and cloud-native delivery experience.
• Experience leading technical decisions across multiple teams without formal authority.
• Strong communication, documentation and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Own solution architecture from discovery through production adoption.
• Translate business needs into secure, scalable designs.
• Set technical direction across squads and maintain consistency.
• Guide teams through implementation while preserving architectural intent.
• Evaluate trade-offs for scalability, resilience, security and value.
• Resolve complex architecture and integration issues.
• Establish repeatable technical patterns and ensure standards conformance.
• Mentor engineers and communicate recommendations clearly.

Skills

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

Cloud Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Containers

APIs

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

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 across modernisation, cloud-native delivery, and secure, scalable assessment delivery.

You will translate business needs into practical architecture, lead technical decisions across squads, and mentor engineers while ensuring architectural intent and resilience of the OnVUE solution footprint.