Remote Senior Solution Architect — Java Cloud & API Leader

Pearson; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Solution Architect to shape the architecture behind OnVUE online proctored testing, guiding multiple engineering teams through modernisation of secure, scalable assessment delivery in a cloud-native environment.

You will translate business needs into practical designs, steer discovery through implementation and mentor engineers across squads, influencing without formal authority.

Qualifications

• 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.

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 architecture

Spring/Spring Boot

Angular

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Kubernetes/containers

API integration

Leadership without authority

Communication/mentoring

LLMs/ML experience (helpful)

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Solution Architect to shape the architecture behind OnVUE online proctored testing, guiding multiple engineering teams through modernisation of secure, scalable assessment delivery in a cloud-native environment.

You will translate business needs into practical designs, steer discovery through implementation and mentor engineers across squads, influencing without formal authority.