Advanced Specialist, Enterprise Architect - (AI Systems & Distributed Engineering)

Pearson is seeking a visionary Enterprise Architect to join their Enterprise Architecture team. This is a hands-on practitioner role focused on bridging the gap between traditional distributed enterprise systems and the emerging frontier of Agentic AI. The successful candidate will drive the strategy and technical execution for autonomous agents and LLM-driven workflows across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural Strategy: Own and maintain the enterprise architecture blueprint, defining reference architectures and reusable patterns for agentic AI systems including orchestration, memory management, and guardrails.
• AI Agent Ecosystems: Design and govern multi-agent systems, including communication protocols, tool-calling interfaces, and standards for grounding and context management.
• Governance: Chair the Architecture Review Chapter, manage Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), and define non-negotiable guardrails for AI systems regarding data access, PII, and human-in-the-loop requirements.
• Modeling: Maintain enterprise modeling artifacts such as capability maps and data flow diagrams to serve as a single source of truth.

Required Qualifications

• 12-15 years of progressive experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
• Hands-on experience with LLM application architecture, RAG pipelines, agent frameworks, and model evaluation.
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization (Kubernetes), and distributed systems design.
• Strong background in enterprise data architecture and integration of legacy systems with modern cloud-native components.
• Practical experience with architecture modeling tools (ArchiMate, C4, TOGAF) and formal review processes.
• Demonstrated ability to strategize and develop Proof of Concepts (PoCs).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience building or working with an enterprise digital twin or equivalent simulation/dependency-modeling capability is a strong plus.