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Pearson · 1 week ago

Enterprise Architect - Solution Architecture

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $180K/yr

Pearson is a global leader in education dedicated to helping people realize their potential through learning. The Enterprise Architect – Solution Architecture role is responsible for defining technical solutions that drive customer acquisition and product evolution, ensuring that all designs align with the company’s technology roadmap.

BooksDigital MediaEdTechEducationHigher Education

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Responsibilities

Develop robust, end-to-end solution architectures that balance customer needs with Pearson VUE’s strategic technology direction

Lead solution shaping for RFP/RFI responses, pre-sales engagements, and complex customer implementations

Architect solutions that advance key modernization objectives—cloud-native deployments, microservices, event-driven patterns, resiliency, horizontal scalability, and platform consolidation

Evaluate and recommend technology patterns, integration frameworks, and architectural approaches that optimize both customer outcomes and long-term product evolution

Produce architectural deliverables including high level solution approach/designs, conceptual models, sequence diagrams, data flows, standards, and reference architectures

Translate business and technical constraints into actionable design options and implementation guidance for project teams

Resolve day-to-day integration and build issues, ensuring technical consistency and stability across assigned products or services

Produce high-quality design artifacts, including models, documentation, and reference architectures, with minimal revision cycles

Consult on technical feasibility for major features or updates, raising significant challenges to senior experts as needed

Mentor platform/product architects and engineers, sharing best practices and supporting their technical growth

Ensure conformance to established framework guidelines and documentation standards

Collaborate across teams to enable smooth integration and knowledge transfer, driving project efficiency

Adapt quickly to shifting requirements, maintaining solution stability and project momentum

Translate solution architectures into actionable implementation guidance for engineering and delivery teams

Provide architectural oversight during development, integration, and rollout to ensure adherence to design principles and best practices

Identify technical risks early and develop mitigation strategies to ensure on-time and high-quality delivery

Ensure solutions comply with security, privacy, scalability, and availability requirements across global deployments

Support ongoing enhancement of existing systems by aligning technical decisions with target-state architecture and modernization goals

Partner with product managers, product architects, platform architects, engineering teams, and customer-facing groups to align on solution direction and roadmap priorities

Provide thought leadership and mentorship to architecture and engineering teams, promoting consistent architectural principles and best practices

Lead technical discussions with customers, stakeholders, and executive audiences to articulate architectural strategies and decision rationale

Influence product roadmaps by incorporating customer needs, industry trends, competitive insights, and enterprise architecture standards

Represent Enterprise Architecture in customer engagements and strategic initiatives, strengthening Pearson VUE’s technical credibility and competitive positioning

Qualification

Solution ArchitectureCloud ComputingAPI ManagementInfrastructure as CodeInformation SecurityTechnical AcumenInnovationLearning to LearnProblem SolvingCollaborationAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Significant experience designing and implementing software architectures in enterprise environments

Hands-on expertise in cloud platforms, API management, and infrastructure automation

Strong background in technical mentoring and cross-team collaboration

Experience resolving integration and build issues in complex systems

Preferred

Experience in high-availability, high-volume platforms such as scheduling, proctoring, content delivery, or secure assessment systems

Architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architect, SAFe Architect)

Experience applying AI/ML or AgenticAI concepts within enterprise products

Familiarity with security frameworks, compliance standards, and multi-region deployment strategies

Benefits

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program

Information on benefits offered is here

Company

Pearson

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Pearson operates as a media and education company that offers a wide range of services to its customers.

Founded in 1998

London, England, GBR

10001+ employees

https://www.pearson.com/

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