Remote Principal Enterprise Architect (Cloud-Native)

Pearson

Atlanta (GA)

Remote

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead transformations of core platforms, balancing strategic roadmaps with hands-on execution in a remote, enterprise setting. You will drive cloud-native architectures, API-first patterns, and event-driven integrations while mentoring teams and guiding governance across security and risk considerations.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and security leaders to reduce legacy dependencies, improve interoperability, and elevate

Qualifications

10+ years in software engineering and enterprise architecture.
Experience modernizing legacy, on-premise, or monolithic enterprise systems into cloud-native architectures.
Deep expertise with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Hands-on experience with event-driven and asynchronous integration: message brokers and saga patterns.
Strong ability to translate architectural decisions into business impact and strategy.

Responsibilities

Define the north-star technical architecture for core platforms and modernization roadmaps.
Lead migration and refactoring of legacy systems into decoupled cloud-native designs.
Present architectural strategy and trade-offs to cross-functional steering committees and project boards.
Mentor senior engineers and architects on cloud patterns, distributed-systems trade-offs, and debt sequencing.