Remote Lead Solution Architect – Java & Cloud Native

Pearson; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist in Solution Architecture to shape the architecture behind the OnVUE online proctored testing platform. You will guide multiple engineering teams, turning business needs into practical architecture, and drive platform modernization with cloud-native delivery and secure, scalable designs.

The role requires deep Java and cloud-native expertise, strong judgment, and the ability to influence without formal authority across squads and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in software engineering, solution architecture or 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.

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 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.

Skills

Java Enterprise

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Angular

Cloud-Native

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

API Integration

Leadership

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist in Solution Architecture to shape the architecture behind the OnVUE online proctored testing platform. You will guide multiple engineering teams, turning business needs into practical architecture, and drive platform modernization with cloud-native delivery and secure, scalable designs.

The role requires deep Java and cloud-native expertise, strong judgment, and the ability to influence without formal authority across squads and stakeholders.