Pearson · 16 hours ago
Lead Specialist, Solution Architect
Juneau, AK
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $165K/yrPearson is a global leader in education, and they are seeking a Lead Specialist, Solution Architect to guide the architecture of their OnVUE remote proctoring platform. This role involves defining technical designs, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring solutions are scalable and aligned with enterprise standards.
EducationDigital MediaBooksEdTechHigher Education
Responsibilities
Own and evolve the end-to-end architecture for a specific product or product domain
Design solution architecture, balancing functional requirements, non-functional requirements, and delivery constraints
Define and document architectural patterns including microservices, APIs, data flows, integration approaches, and deployment models
Ensure solutions align with modernization goals such as cloud-native design, resiliency, scalability, and maintainability
Translate business requirements and technical constraints into actionable design guidance for engineers
Review and approve significant design and implementation decisions within the team
Identify and resolve day-to-day architectural, integration, and build issues to maintain system consistency and stability
Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards while tailoring solutions to product-specific needs
Provide ongoing architectural guidance during development, testing, and release cycles
Partner closely with engineers to ensure designs are implemented correctly and pragmatically
Perform design and code reviews with an architectural lens, focusing on quality, scalability, security, and performance
Identify technical risks early and collaborate with the team to define mitigation strategies
Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, availability, and compliance requirements
Support incremental modernization and refactoring of existing systems toward target-state architecture
Balance architectural rigor with delivery velocity, making informed trade-offs when necessary
Act as the primary architectural point of contact for the product team
Collaborate with:
Platform architects to ensure alignment with shared services and standards
Product managers to shape technically feasible roadmaps
Tech leads and developers to align on implementation strategy
Provide technical mentorship to engineers, helping raise overall design and engineering maturity
Facilitate architectural discussions and decision-making within the team
Clearly communicate architectural intent, trade-offs, and rationale to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Promote consistent engineering and architectural best practices within the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Strong experience designing and implementing software systems in enterprise or product-based environments
Experience designing APIs, service integrations, and distributed systems
Proven ability to guide teams through complex technical decisions
Strong documentation and communication skills
Preferred
Experience with cloud-native architectures (microservices, containers, event-driven systems)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing
Experience working on high-availability or customer-facing platforms
Exposure to security best practices, authentication/authorization, and data protection
Benefits
Eligible to participate in an annual incentive program
Company
Pearson
Pearson operates as a media and education company that offers a wide range of services to its customers.
Founded in 1998
10001+ employees
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Leadership Team
Liav Even-Chen
Chief Financial Officer (Pearson Israel)
Kim England
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