We are seeking an experienced Pega Technical Architect to lead the architecture, design, and delivery of scalable enterprise Pega solutions for complex banking programs.
The ideal candidate will bring deep hands-on Pega expertise, strong banking and AML/KYC domain knowledge, and the ability to establish reusable architecture patterns and technical standards across onsite, nearshore, and offshore delivery teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
- 12+ years of overall IT experience, including 8–10 years of hands-on Pega PRPC experience.
- Strong experience with Pega 8.x and Pega Infinity 23.x or later.
- Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) on Pega 8.x or above – Mandatory.
- 8+ years of Banking/Financial Services experience.
- 3+ years of AML/KYC experience.
Must-Have Technical Skills
- Strong architecture and hands-on design expertise across the Pega Platform, Case Management, application layers, data models, security, and integrations.
- Strong knowledge of Pega UI frameworks, including Cosmos and Constellation.
- Experience or strong knowledge of Pega Customer Service, Smart Dispute, and Smart Investigate frameworks.
- Ability to design reusable enterprise components, scalable architecture patterns, and application structures.
- Strong understanding of Pega Guardrails, performance optimization, maintainability, coding standards, and design best practices.
- Experience working with Agile/Scrum and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
- Working knowledge of Jira.
Key Responsibilities
- Own technical architecture and solution design across analysis, implementation, testing, deployment, and production readiness.
- Translate business and functional requirements into secure, scalable, reusable, and supportable Pega solutions.
- Define architecture patterns, application structures, integration approaches, and reusable enterprise components.
- Drive Pega design and coding best practices through design reviews, code reviews, technical governance, and Guardrail compliance.
- Provide technical direction and mentorship to Pega development teams across onsite, nearshore, and offshore locations.
- Identify technical risks, dependencies, performance concerns, and recommend effective mitigation strategies.
- Support troubleshooting, defect resolution, release planning, deployment validation, and post-production stabilization.
- Collaborate with business architects, product owners, system architects, security teams, and other enterprise stakeholders.
- Promote engineering discipline and consistent delivery quality across distributed teams.
Managerial & Collaboration Skills
- Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to developers, IT leadership, and business stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently while providing strong technical leadership within a collaborative environment.
- Proven ability to mentor development teams and drive technical excellence.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred Skills & Certifications
- Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) – Mandatory
- Pega Certified Senior System Architect (PSSA)
- Pega Certified Lead System Architect (PLSA)
- Exposure to Pega BIX, Pega Survey, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
- Experience with enterprise banking transformation programs is a plus.
