• 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. • 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. • Act as the primary architectural point of contact for the DVSA program. • Collaborate closely with DVSA program leadership and internal stakeholders. • Collaborate with Test Delivery platform architects and Enterprise architects to ensure alignment with shared services and standards. • Collaborate with 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. • Collaborate with architects, engineering leads, and developers to align on implementation strategy. • 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.