Pega Lead System Architect

Location: Trenton,NJ

Preference: Local candidates preferred

Work Schedule: Hybrid schedule is non-negotiable now and in the future.

About The Role We are seeking a highly experienced Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) with a strong technical background to lead enterprise Pega solution design, development, modernization, and delivery. The LSA will mentor development teams, work closely with business and technical stakeholders, and provide architectural guidance throughout the SDLC.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of overall IT experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience after Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) certification.
• Minimum 8 years of experience after Pega Senior System Architect (SSA) certification.
• Minimum 5 years of Pega Lead Development experience.
• 4-year college degree required.
• Strong hands-on experience with Pega architecture, development, configuration, and enterprise deployments.
• Experience developing at least 5 use cases.
• Minimum 5 years of DB2 and SQL Server experience.
• Strong experience with software requirements throughout the SDLC.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong business process modeling, functional design, and development experience.
• Experience working with stakeholders, Product Owners, Business Architects, and Business Analysts.
• Strong documentation skills, including requirements, test cases, release notes, and training materials.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build Pega case types, workflows, data models, UI, integrations, and reusable components.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Pega solutions and user stories.
• Apply Pega guardrails, development standards, performance, security, and architecture best practices.
• Lead Pega development teams and mentor technical team members.
• Lead client and stakeholder workshops and provide architectural guidance.
• Design secure and scalable integrations using APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Develop solutions using Pega GenAI, Process AI, Generative AI, RAG, and agent-based orchestration.
• Lead legacy application modernization initiatives.
• Support deployment and integration across AWS, Azure, GCP, and AWS Bedrock environments.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for scalability, security, compliance, maintainability, and performance.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and support solution acceptance and testing.
• Participate in Agile sprint planning, solution design, development, and release activities.
• Develop standards, repeatable processes, and reusable components.
• Act as a liaison between business architects, stakeholders, and Pega technical teams.
• Maintain technical and product documentation and support customer success activities.