Application Architect

Enterprise Architect – Application Architecture

Pearson VUE | Job Description

Summary

The Enterprise Architect – Application Architecture role at Pearson VUE is a strategic, enterprise-level position focused on defining the target-state architecture for applications across the VUE product ecosystem. This role is responsible for driving modernization initiatives, designing reference architectures, and guiding their implementation across multiple platforms and product domains. The Application Architect ensures that architectural direction aligns with Pearson VUE’s long-term technology strategy, promotes adoption of modern engineering practices, and accelerates the evolution of VUE products toward a scalable, resilient, cloud-native future.

This role plays a critical part in shaping Pearson VUE’s technology strategy by driving the Tech Radar process, promoting new technology adoption, and defining standards, patterns, and reference models that provide architectural consistency across the enterprise. The architect will partner closely with platform and product architects, providing guidance, governance, and technical leadership to ensure that modernization goals are achieved and that application architectures support both customer needs and Pearson VUE’s strategic roadmap.

Key Responsibilities: Architecture & Design

• Define and maintain the target-state application architecture for Pearson VUE platforms and products, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy.
• Design, document, and evolve enterprise-wide reference architectures, technology patterns, and best practices.
• Lead architectural modernization initiatives, including cloud-native transformation, microservices redesign, event-driven architecture, and platform simplification.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies that enhance scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Establish architectural standards, guidelines, and decision frameworks to ensure consistency across product and platform teams.
• Drive the enterprise Tech Radar process, identifying, evaluating, and promoting technologies for organization-wide adoption.
• Mentor other architects and engineers, sharing best practices and supporting their technical growth.
• Ensure conformance to established framework guidelines and documentation standards.

Key Responsibilities: Implementation & Delivery

• Guide engineering and product teams in the practical implementation of reference architectures and modernization patterns.
• Provide architectural oversight during solution design, development, integration, and deployment to ensure alignment with target-state direction.
• Ensure new systems, enhancements, and modernization efforts meet technical standards for scalability, resiliency, observability, and security.
• Partner with teams to identify legacy pain points and recommend modernization pathways, including re-platforming, re-architecting, or tech stack upgrades.
• Support implementation of roadmaps by defining architectural milestones, technical dependencies, and phased modernization plans.

Key Responsibilities: Collaboration & Leadership

• Collaborate with platform architects, product architects, engineering leads, and other stakeholders to align on architectural direction and technology strategy.
• Provide thought leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, promoting architectural rigor, technical excellence, and modern development practices.
• Influence product and platform roadmaps by introducing new technologies, architectural improvements, and modernization strategies.
• Represent Enterprise Architecture in cross-functional forums, architectural reviews, and strategic technology discussions.
• Lead architectural governance processes to ensure compliance with enterprise standards and facilitate informed technology decisions across teams.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Extensive experience designing and implementing software architectures in enterprise environments.
• Proven track record of delivering scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Hands-on expertise in cloud platforms, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure automation.
• Strong background in code review, technical mentoring, and cross-team collaboration.

Preferred

• Experience designing reference architectures for enterprise-wide adoption.
• Architecture certifications (TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architect, SAFe Architect).
• Experience in high-availability, high-volume enterprise systems such as scheduling, content delivery, or secure assessments.
• Familiarity with AI/ML, AgenticAI, and modern data platforms.
• Experience establishing technology standards, governance, and tech strategy at scale.

Skills & Competencies

• Software Architecture: Create and maintain fundamental structures for software systems.
• Systems Development Life Cycle: Manage projects from concept through deployment and maintenance.
• Code Review: Evaluate and improve code quality through peer review.
• Cloud Computing & Kubernetes: Design and support cloud-native solutions using modern orchestration tools.
• Information Security: Protect systems and data through secure design and implementation.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate infrastructure management for efficiency and consistency.
• Technical Acumen: Analyze and interpret complex technical data to inform decisions.
• Problem Solving: Identify challenges and deliver practical, innovative solutions.
• Collaboration: Work effectively across teams to achieve shared goals.
• Adaptability: Respond productively to change and shifting priorities.
• Innovation: Apply technology strategy to develop differentiated solutions.
• Learning to Learn: Continuously develop new skills and stay current with emerging technologies

Additional Details

• Travel: Occasional travel may be required for customer engagements or internal meetings.
• Reports to: Vice President of Product Management & Enterprise Architecture

Applications will be accepted through 1/19/2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:

The minimum full-time salary range is between $125,000 - $150,000.

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

Who We Are

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. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. 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.

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Job: Architecture

Job Family: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Remote

Req ID: 22011

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