Role: Lead Specialist, Technical Architect
Division: Assessment & Qualifications Delivery
Location: Bangalore or Chennai, India
About Pearson
About UK Assessment & Qualifications
We are responsible for the delivery of nearly 4 million examination results per annum, including A-Level, GCSE, BTEC and T-levels for students in UK and International centres. Our in-house systems process every learner from registration to marking and certification, in a highly regulated business. We currently operate a hybrid estate of predominantly bespoke systems, with an ongoing strategic transformation programme to migrate from on-prem to cloud based, cost effective, scalable and resilient services.
About The Job
As a Technical Architect, you will design and implement robust architectures for well-defined products and services, with a special focus on .NET solutions in Azure.
You'll translate business and functional specifications into scalable, maintainable systems, guiding your immediate team through technical decisions and hands-on code reviews. Your work ensures that our solutions are secure, reliable, and aligned with enterprise standardshelping developers deliver high-quality products that meet business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable .NET architectures within Azure, ensuring solutions are secure, maintainable and aligned with business goals.
- Translate business and functional specifications into practical, technical solutions that fit within organizational standards.
- Conduct hands-on reviews of code and designs, providing actionable feedback to improve quality and maintainability.
- Share technical advice and best practices with immediate team members, fostering a collaborative and learning-focused environment.
- Take responsibility for clearly-scoped technical decisions, proactively resolving blockers and ensuring smooth integration between system components.
- Apply cloud computing, security, and AI concepts to enhance system performance and reliability.
Key Skills & Experience
- Deep proficiency in .NET development and Azure cloud services.
- Strong understanding of software architecture principles, information security and systems development life cycle.
- Experience with code review, infrastructure as code (IaC), and cloud computing.
- Ability to apply artificial intelligence conceptssuch as pattern recognition, automation, or content generationto technical solutions.
- Effective problem-solving, adaptability, and technical acumen.
- Commitment to collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing .NET solutions in Azure.
- Experience conducting code reviews and sharing technical guidance.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, security best practices, and AI-powered features is a plus.
Job Location and Hours
The role is aligned to our Bangalore or Chennai offices in India, working a 45 hour week 9am to 6pm IST. All our roles are hybrid working; our current policy requires our team to work from their base office 3 times per week.
For this role there is a requirement to provide occasional out of hours support during business critical periods.
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.
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Job: Architecture
Job Family: TECHNOLOGY
Organization: Assessment & Qualifications
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Req ID: 22990
