Solution Architect

Enterprise Architect Solution Architecture
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The Enterprise Architect Solution Architecture role at Pearson VUE is a strategic, high-impact position responsible for defining technical solutions that drive new customer acquisition, support entry into emerging markets, and expand capabilities for existing customers. This role ensures that all solution designs meet customer expectations while aligning with Pearson VUEs product and technology roadmap. The architect will provide enterprise-level guidance, governance, and technical leadership to drive scalable, secure, and future-ready solution architectures that evolve VUE products toward their target-state architecture, including modernization, cloud-native design, improved resiliency, and Agentic AI-enabled capabilities.
Develop robust, end-to-end solution architectures that balance customer needs with Pearson VUEs strategic technology direction.
Lead solution shaping for RFP/RFI responses, pre-sales engagements, and complex customer implementations.
Architect solutions that advance key modernization objectivescloud-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.
Produce high-quality design artifacts, including models, documentation, and reference architectures, with minimal revision cycles.
Mentor platform/product architects and engineers, sharing best practices and supporting their technical growth.
Collaborate across teams to enable smooth integration and knowledge transfer, driving project efficiency.
Adapt quickly to shifting requirements, maintaining solution stability and project momentum.
Implementation & Delivery
Translate solution architectures into actionable implementation guidance for engineering and delivery teams.
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.
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 VUEs technical credibility and competitive positioning.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Significant experience designing and implementing software architectures in enterprise environments.
Handson expertise in cloud platforms, API management, and infrastructure automation.
Experience in highavailability, highvolume platforms such as scheduling, proctoring, content delivery, or secure assessment systems.
TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architect, SAFe Architect).
Experience applying AI/ML or AgenticAI concepts within enterprise products.
Familiarity with security frameworks, compliance standards, and multiregion deployment strategies.
Cloud Computing: Apply cloud platform expertise to architect modern, efficient solutions.
API Management: Create and manage APIs to enable seamless integration and performance.
Information Security: Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, and compliance standards.
Technical Acumen: Analyze and interpret complex technical data to inform decisions.
Respond productively to change and shifting priorities.
Travel: Occasional travel may be required for customer engagements or internal meetings.
Applications will be accepted through 1/19/2026. The minimum full-time salary range is between $125,000 - $150,000.
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. We are Pearson.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodations to access our career site, please email TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.
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