PEGA Systems Architect

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level architectural expertise in defining enterprise systems architecture strategies, technology decisions, and implementation priorities.
• Design and architect Pega-based solutions requiring integration across multiple platforms, operating systems, applications, and enterprise systems.
• Establish and implement architecture standards, guidelines, and best practices to support scalable and maintainable technology solutions.
• Review and recommend software and hardware architecture approaches, evaluating technical options, risks, costs, benefits, and business impact.
• Develop and maintain architecture frameworks, technical documentation, and integration standards.
• Support architecture governance processes, including solution reviews, design approvals, and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development, QA, integration, and project delivery teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, developers, and technical teams to translate business requirements into effective technology solutions.
• Perform systems analysis, solution design, and technical assessments throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements, performance goals, and operational standards.
• Utilize Pega architecture best practices to design reusable components, workflows, integrations, and enterprise applications.
• Facilitate requirements workshops and solution design sessions using Pega Blueprint and related tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline; equivalent professional experience accepted.
• 7+ years of IT experience in systems architecture, infrastructure, application architecture, engineering, and technology optimization.
• Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise-level technology solutions.
• Demonstrated experience providing senior-level architectural guidance and technical decision-making.
• Experience architecting solutions involving multiple platforms, operating systems, applications, and integration technologies.
• Experience developing technical standards, architecture frameworks, and implementation guidelines.
• Experience supporting architecture governance processes and enterprise solution reviews.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, quality assurance processes, and integration methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Pega Business Architect (CPBA) certification.
• 7+ years of experience working with Pega Business Architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Pega Blueprint for requirements discovery, process modeling, and solution design.
• Experience designing enterprise Pega applications and workflows.
• Experience working with Agile delivery teams and cross-functional technical groups.
• Able to work onsite when required.