Senior Cloud-Native Enterprise Architect (Remote)

Pearson; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Virtual Schools is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead transformative architectural initiatives across core platforms, guiding multi-year modernization while ensuring security and regulatory compliance.

You will work hands-on with engineering teams, define north-star architectures, design as-a-service patterns, and mentor engineers through complex integrations that reduce legacy risk while delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions for a global enterprise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering and systems architecture experience.
• Experience in enterprise-scale, cloud-native modernization.
• Proven track record with cloud providers and distributed transactions.

Responsibilities

• Define the north-star technical architecture for PVS platform modernization and align with business strategy.
• Lead migration of legacy/on-premise systems to cloud-native architectures.
• Own multi-year modernization roadmaps balancing delivery with platform health.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud-native architectures

Distributed systems

Leadership

Security & compliance

API-first design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

AWS EventBridge

REST/gRPC/GraphQL

Job description

Pearson Virtual Schools is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead transformative architectural initiatives across core platforms, guiding multi-year modernization while ensuring security and regulatory compliance.

You will work hands-on with engineering teams, define north-star architectures, design as-a-service patterns, and mentor engineers through complex integrations that reduce legacy risk while delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions for a global enterprise.