Lead Specialist, Solution Architect

Pearson; United States; A distancia; USD 150.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Pearson is seeking a Lead/Senior Solution Architect to shape the architecture behind OnVUE, guiding multiple engineering teams through modernization for secure, scalable assessment delivery. The role spans discovery to production adoption, ensuring security, resilience and API-first integration across cloud-native platforms.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions across squads and maintain alignment with standards while supporting a distributed, high-impact testing platform

Formación

• Progressive experience in software engineering or solution architecture.
• Strong Java enterprise architecture experience, including Spring and Spring Boot.
• Experience across front-end and back-end technologies, including Angular.
• Cloud platform experience, preferably Azure; strong AWS experience is also relevant.
• Kubernetes, containers, orchestration and cloud-native delivery experience.
• Experience designing and scaling reliable, distributed applications and maintaining operational health.
• Strong third-party integration, API and service-integration experience.
• Evidence of leading technical decisions across multiple teams without relying on formal authority.
• Strong communication, facilitation, documentation and mentoring skills.
• Experience with LLMs, machine learning, video/audio/image processing or desktop products is helpful but not essential.

Responsabilidades

• 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 wider 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, integration and build 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.

Conocimientos

Java enterprise

Spring & Spring Boot

Angular

Azure Cloud

AWS Cloud

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

APIs & integrations

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Descripción del empleo

Shape the architecture behind Pearson's OnVUE online proctored testing platform, guiding multiple engineering teams as they modernise secure, scalable and reliable assessment delivery. Also known in the market as: Lead Solution Architect; Senior Solution Architect; Technical Architect; Java Cloud Solution Architect.

About the Role

OnVUE enables candidates to take secure, remotely proctored assessments. The platform combines modern and legacy systems with ongoing work across platform modernisation, service resilience, API-first integration, cloud-native delivery, candidate and proctor experience, and stronger developer and operational practices.

What You'll Do

• 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 wider 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, integration and build 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.

What We're Looking For

• Progressive experience in software engineering, solution architecture or a related technical discipline.
• Strong Java enterprise architecture experience, including Spring and Spring Boot.
• Working architecture experience across front-end and back-end technologies, including Angular.
• Cloud-platform experience, preferably Azure; strong AWS experience is also relevant.
• Kubernetes, containers, orchestration and cloud-native delivery experience.
• Experience designing and scaling reliable, distributed applications and maintaining operational health.
• Strong third-party integration, API and service-integration experience.
• Evidence of leading technical decisions across multiple teams without relying on formal authority.
• Strong communication, facilitation, documentation and mentoring skills.
• Experience with LLMs, machine learning, video/audio/image processing or desktop products is helpful but not essential.

Location & Working Pattern

United States. Remote within the United States. Any state restrictions or travel expectations will be shared during the recruitment process.

Compensation

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location.

The full-time salary range for this role is $150,000 - $160,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here. Applications will be accepted through November 9th, 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Why Join Pearson?

This is an opportunity to influence the technical direction of a high-impact assessment platform used for secure remote testing. You will work across teams, help modernize a complex technology estate, and establish architecture that improves scalability, resilience and delivery quality.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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