Lead Solution Architect - Platform & Cloud (Remote)

Pearson; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work within US

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an experienced Lead/Solution Architect to shape the architecture of OnVUE's online proctoring platform across multiple engineering teams. You will translate business needs into practical designs and guide delivery from discovery through production adoption.

This role requires deep Java and cloud-native expertise, strong leadership without formal authority, and the ability to influence across squads while ensuring security, scalability and reliability of assessment delivery.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in software engineering or solution architecture.
• Strong Java enterprise architecture experience (Spring/Spring Boot).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and Kubernetes.
• Ability to lead technical decisions across multiple teams without formal authority.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Java Enterprise Architecture

Spring Boot

Distributed Systems

Cloud-native

Leadership without Authority

Communication

Tools

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Containers

Job description

Pearson is seeking an experienced Lead/Solution Architect to shape the architecture of OnVUE's online proctoring platform across multiple engineering teams. You will translate business needs into practical designs and guide delivery from discovery through production adoption.

This role requires deep Java and cloud-native expertise, strong leadership without formal authority, and the ability to influence across squads while ensuring security, scalability and reliability of assessment delivery.