1EdTech Consortium is the world leader in edtech interoperability and learning impact.
Our team facilitates and leads member collaboration to develop, implement, and evolve open standards and practices. Our work enables diverse products to work together seamlessly, benefiting instructors, learners, and institutions.
As part of our growing team, you will engage and support our member organizations—over 1,100 leading edtech suppliers, K-12 districts, higher ed institutions, and states worldwide—in achieving an open, innovative, and trusted digital learning ecosystem.
Current Open Positions
Technical Architect
We are looking for a technical architect with a passion for open standards and collaboration and a strong security and scalability mindset to join our team in the education technology sector. This role requires a skilled and motivated professional with at least 5 years of senior technical expertise and a strong foundation in full-stack development. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, excel at communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences, and be results-oriented in delivering impactful solutions.
If you are interested in this position, please contact us at jobs@1edtech.org. All inquiries are treated confidentially.
Core Responsibilities
- Advocate for and implement technical standards, ensuring alignment across teams and projects.
- Collaborate with subject-matter specialists and stakeholders across the sector to support their activities in specification development.
- Support cross-functional teams to design and implement high-quality, standards-compliant technical solutions.
- Scope technical requirements and create robust, scalable, and maintainable technical designs.
- Ensure consistency and alignment across related standards and support a continuous drive for interoperability in the EdTech ecosystem.
- Develop and automate high-quality technical artifacts and documents to support project goals.
- Design, produce, and lead training courses and materials to upskill teams.
- Clearly explain and advocate for technical standards to audiences of all skill levels, including leadership teams.
- Automate processes and share best practices to support the community in delivering effective solutions.
- Ensure all solutions adhere to strong security and privacy principles, with data protection as a top priority.
- Present technical ideas and solutions effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Required Skills and Experience
- Minimum of five (5) years in a senior technical role with strong development skills. Java and JavaScript/TypeScript expertise is preferred.
- Hands-on experience with full-stack development and a deep understanding of various design patterns and their applications.
- Ability to articulate, implement, and champion technical standards.
- Demonstrated ability to design and deliver solutions with a security- and privacy-first mindset.
- Enjoy teamwork, with excellent communication skills to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience in creating and delivering training courses and materials.
- Proficiency in automating processes to ensure efficiency and consistency in delivering high-quality outcomes.
- Results-oriented and can prioritize effectively, meet deadlines, and deliver impactful results.
- To be flexible and adaptable to manage responsibilities and priorities across multiple projects.
- Excel in a remote work environment.
- Must be willing to travel as needed.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in the education technology sector or a deep understanding of its unique challenges and opportunities.
- Familiarity with data analytics or AI-related projects and proven ability to design and implement data-driven solutions.
- Experience working with distributed teams and global stakeholders.
- Familiarity with emerging technologies and a commitment to staying updated on industry trends.
- Proficiency in Java and/ or JavaScript/ TypeScript.
- Experience delivering scalable solutions in IaaS environments (AWS/ GCP or Azure).
- Experience guiding architecture alignment in a distributed Agile environment
Why Join the 1EdTech team?
Join a cutting-edge team that is at the forefront of transforming EdTech.
As a vital contributor, you’ll have the opportunity to engage in projects that make a real difference for learners and educational institutions around the globe. Enjoy the advantages of a flexible and supportive remote work environment with outstanding benefits, generous paid time off, opportunities for professional growth, travel, and collaboration with world-class experts.
The technical architect position is remote, but our preferred candidate is based in Europe or the East Coast/Central United States.
If you are interested in this position, please contact us at jobs@1edtech.org. All inquiries are treated confidentially.