Hybrid Lead Specialist, Solution Architect

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About the role

  • Solution Architect leading design and delivery of Azure services for Pearson's educational platforms. Collaborating with teams to create scalable and secure solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Solution Architecture Design: Lead the design of end-to-end solutions on Azure.
  • Solution Option Analysis & Cost Estimation: Work with business analysts and product owners to evaluate multiple solution options.
  • Technical Leadership & Governance: Serve as design authority throughout delivery.
  • Support Delivery Teams: Collaborate with delivery teams to interpret and implement architecture designs correctly.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with product owners, business analysts, and external partners to refine requirements.
  • Vendor Oversight: Work with third-party delivery teams, reviewing their architectures.
  • Documentation & Planning: Produce system diagrams and implementation roadmaps.
  • Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Monitor industry trends and evaluate new technologies.
  • Compliance & Security: Ensure all solutions comply with Pearson’s security and data privacy standards.
  • Lifecycle Support: Support implementation teams from development through deployment.

Requirements

  • Extensive Solution Architecture Experience
  • Architecture & Design Expertise
  • Cloud Proficiency
  • Technical Leadership & Collaboration
  • Solution Analysis & Cost Estimation
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Problem Solving & Adaptability
  • Business Insight
  • Education & Certification
  • Knowledge of relational databases, data modelling and data analytics solutions.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and containerisation (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Experience with Agile methodologies, TDD and other modern development practices.
  • Programming/scripting for automation (PowerShell, Python).

Benefits

  • hybrid working
  • occasional out of hours support during business critical periods

Job title

Lead Specialist, Solution Architect

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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