Senior Enterprise Architect Cloud-Native Platform Remote

Pearson; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Virtual Schools is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead transformative architectural initiatives for core platforms, aligning strategy with modern cloud topologies. You will guide multi-year modernization while balancing pragmatic delivery with long-term platform health, working with cross-functional teams across a regulated enterprise.

You will be hands-on with designs, code, and incident retrospectives, bringing ship‑and‑learn instincts from startups into an enterprise

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering and systems architecture with enterprise-scale experience.
• Experience modernizing legacy, on-premise or monolithic systems into cloud-native architectures.
• Proven ability to guide architecture strategy to executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define the north-star technical architecture for core platforms, aligning business strategy with modern cloud topologies.
• Lead migration and refactoring to decoupled, cloud-native architectures.
• Own multi-year modernization roadmaps balancing delivery with platform health.
• Present strategy and trade-offs to steering committees to drive alignment.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud-Native Design

Leadership & Mentorship

Cross-Functional Governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

REST/gRPC/GraphQL

Job description

Pearson Virtual Schools is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead transformative architectural initiatives for core platforms, aligning strategy with modern cloud topologies. You will guide multi-year modernization while balancing pragmatic delivery with long-term platform health, working with cross-functional teams across a regulated enterprise.

You will be hands-on with designs, code, and incident retrospectives, bringing ship‑and‑learn instincts from startups into an enterprise