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PEGA Lead System Architect
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Role Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled PEGA Lead System Architect (LSA). This role is focused on delivering enterprise-grade PEGA solutions across multiple client engagements, providing technical leadership from discovery through to delivery.
You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, owning architecture decisions, ensuring best practice implementation, and supporting delivery teams in complex, fast-paced environments.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Solution Design
- Lead the design of scalable, reusable PEGA architectures across client engagements
- Define solution frameworks aligned to PEGA best practices and guardrails
- Translate business requirements into robust, enterprise-level technical solutions
Client Engagement
- Act as the technical authority in client-facing situations
- Run architecture workshops, design sessions, and stakeholder briefings
- Provide strategic guidance on digital transformation and process optimisation
Delivery Leadership
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- Oversee implementation of solutions using Pega Platform (v8.x+)
- Support and mentor development teams (SSA/SSA-level engineers)
- Ensure high-quality delivery through design governance, code reviews, and standards enforcement
Integration & Enterprise Architecture
- Design integrations with third-party and enterprise systems (APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture)
- Define data models and ensure alignment with enterprise data strategies
- Collaborate with client enterprise architects and IT teams
Quality, Governance & DevOps
- Ensure compliance with PEGA guardrails, security, and performance standards
- Contribute to DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
- Support environment strategy, release planning, and production readiness
Required Skills & Experience
PEGA Expertise
- Certified PEGA Lead System Architect (LSA) (mandatory)
Strong experience across:
- Case Management & BPM
- Decisioning (CDH desirable)
- UI frameworks (Theme Cosmos / Constellation)
- PEGA integration capabilities
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Technical Skills
- Solid understanding of Java and integration technologies (REST/SOAP)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Familiarity with DevOps tooling (Git, Jenkins, pipelines)
Consulting Experience
- Proven experience in a consultancy or client-facing delivery role
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across different engagements
- Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes
Desirable Experience
- Exposure to multiple industries (e.g., financial services, public sector, telecoms)
- Experience with PEGA Customer Decision Hub (CDH)
- Knowledge of Agile / Scrum methodologies
- Experience contributing to pre-sales, RFPs, and solution shaping
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing ability
- Leadership and mentoring mindset
- Commercial awareness and problem-solving capability
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