Lead Solution Architect - Remote Cloud Platform

Pearson; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Solution Architect to shape the architecture behind OnVUE, guiding multiple engineering teams in modernising secure, scalable assessment delivery. This role focuses on Java and cloud-native platforms, with emphasis on architecture across discovery to production.

You will translate business needs into practical designs, set technical direction, mentor engineers, and resolve complex integration and build challenges.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in software engineering or solution architecture.
• Strong Java enterprise architecture experience with Spring/Spring Boot.
• Experience across front-end and back-end technologies, incl. Angular.
• Cloud platform experience (Azure preferred; AWS also relevant).
• Kubernetes and cloud-native delivery experience.
• Designing scalable, resilient distributed applications.
• Strong API and service integration experience.
• Ability to lead technical decisions across multiple teams without formal authority.
• Excellent communication, mentoring and documentation skills.
• Experience with ML/LLMs or related technologies is a plus.

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 engineering teams through implementation while preserving architectural intent.
• Evaluate trade-offs across scalability, resilience, security, and value.
• Resolve complex architecture and integration issues, escalating when needed.
• Establish repeatable technical patterns and ensure standards conformance.
• Mentor engineers and architects and communicate recommendations clearly.

Skills

Java enterprise architecture

Spring Boot

Angular

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

APIs

Technical leadership

Communication

ML basics

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Solution Architect to shape the architecture behind OnVUE, guiding multiple engineering teams in modernising secure, scalable assessment delivery. This role focuses on Java and cloud-native platforms, with emphasis on architecture across discovery to production.

You will translate business needs into practical designs, set technical direction, mentor engineers, and resolve complex integration and build challenges.