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The Product Architect in Test Delivery supporting the DVSA program is a senior technical leader responsible for defining, guiding, and governing the architecture and implementation of solutions that enable the DVSA program’s test delivery capabilities. While this role is part of the broader Test Delivery architecture organization, it will be primarily dedicated to supporting the DVSA program for the foreseeable future.
This role provides hands-on architectural direction and technical leadership for a major, business-critical program within Pearson VUE. The Product Architect ensures solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and resilient, while remaining aligned with Test Delivery platform strategy and enterprise architectural standards.
The Product Architect works closely with Test Delivery platform architects, DVSA program architects, product management, engineering leaders, QA, operations, and the DVSA program team to translate business and regulatory requirements into sound technical designs and to support successful implementation across the full development lifecycle.
Product Domain:
The Testing system used to create, publish, and deliver DVSA exams is significant. It includes an authoring and publishing system, a CRM for scheduling and managing candidates taking exams in both permanent and temporary testing centers. The cloud-based hub of the system oversees the dissemination of tests and candidate information to those testing centers using encryption keyed to each testing center. The candidate information includes the candidate information, restrictions, and the time/date of the scheduled exam. It communicates with independent applications running in those test centers which have tools for managing and supporting candidates, proctors, and administrators.
The primary tech stack is C# and currently uses a mixture of AngularJS and Angular for the front end. The authoring, CRM and Central server run in Microsoft Azure while the test center software is a local application updated in specific time windows multiple times per year using MSIs.
Key Responsibilities: Architecture & Design
Work with 3rd party review partners to analyze the DVSA platform architecture to ensure it meets the Pearson VUE and DVSA requirements for best practices in coding, testing and release management.
Own and work with the DVSA platform architects to evolve the end-to-end architecture supporting the DVSA program within the Test Delivery ecosystem.
Design solution architectures that balance functional requirements, non-functional requirements, and delivery constraints.
Define and document architectural patterns including service boundaries, APIs, data flows, integrations, and deployment models.
Ensure solutions align with Test Delivery and enterprise modernization goals such as cloud-native design, resiliency, scalability, and maintainability.
Translate business, regulatory, and operational requirements of the DVSA program into clear, actionable architectural guidance for DVSA product architects and engineering teams.
Review and approve significant design and implementation decisions related to DVSA program solutions.
Identify and resolve architectural, integration, and systemic issues to maintain consistency and platform stability.
Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards while appropriately tailoring solutions to DVSA program–specific needs.
Key Responsibilities: Implementation & Delivery
Provide ongoing architectural guidance throughout development, testing, and release cycles for the DVSA program.
Partner closely with DVSA program architects and VUE engineering teams to ensure designs are implemented correctly, pragmatically, and sustainably.
Perform design and code reviews with an architectural focus on quality, security, scalability, performance, and operability.
Identify technical risks early and collaborate with delivery teams to define mitigation strategies.
Ensure DVSA program solutions meet security, privacy, availability, compliance, and BCDR requirements.
Support incremental modernization and refactoring of existing DVSA program solutions toward target-state architecture.
Balance architectural rigor with delivery velocity, making informed trade-offs when necessary.
Key Responsibilities: Collaboration & Technical Leadership
Act as the primary architectural point of contact for the DVSA program.
Collaborate closely with:
DVSA program leadership and internal stakeholders
Test Delivery platform architects and Enterprise architects to ensure alignment with shared services and standards
Product Managers to:
Shape technically feasible and sustainable roadmaps for the DVSA program
Oversee the technical aspects of the Escrow process, ensuring that all technical needs are met to provide business continuity in the case of an escrow event.
Architects, engineering leads and developers (globally based) to align on implementation strategy
QA and operations teams (globally based) to ensure production readiness and operational excellence
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers, raising overall architectural and engineering maturity.
Facilitate architectural discussions and decision-making within and across DVSA program teams.
Clearly communicate architectural intent, trade-offs, and rationale to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Promote consistent architectural and engineering best practices across DVSA program delivery teams.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Significant experience designing and implementing complex software systems in enterprise or product-based environments.
Strong experience with distributed systems, APIs, and service integrations.
Proven ability to guide teams through complex technical and architectural decisions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred
Experience supporting regulated or government programs.
Experience with cloud-native architectures, including microservices and containerized workloads.
Experience applying AI-assisted tooling (e.g., AI-supported design, development, testing, or operational analysis) in enterprise software environments.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing practices.
Experience with high-availability, customer-facing, or mission-critical platforms.
Exposure to security best practices, authentication/authorization, and data protection requirements.
Skills & Competencies
Product-Focused Architecture: Designs solutions that meet DVSA program needs while enabling long-term evolution.
Technical Leadership: Leads through influence, expertise, and collaboration.
AI-Aware Architecture: Understands how AI and automation capabilities can be incorporated into product architectures to enhance scalability, observability, supportability, and customer experience, while managing risk and compliance considerations.
Cloud Architecture: Applies cloud services effectively to build scalable and resilient systems.
System Design: Breaks down complex problems into clear, implementable designs.
Applied AI & Automation: Leverages AI-enabled tools and techniques to improve system design, developer productivity, operational efficiency, and decision-making, while ensuring responsible use aligned with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
Problem Solving: Diagnoses architectural issues and proposes practical, delivery-oriented solutions.
Collaboration: Works effectively within delivery teams while aligning with broader Test Delivery architecture.
Adaptability: Responds constructively to changing requirements and priorities.
Continuous Learning: Stays current with evolving technologies and architectural practices.
- Applications will be accepted through 3/13/2026. 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 full-time salary range is between $130,000 - $165,000.
- This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.
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