Pega Lead System Architect

Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) with Pega Version 24and Above with Exposure to AI Client Insurance

Location: Manhattan - NYC - 3 days office OR Clinton Town Office NJ Duration – 10 months

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design Leadership

Own end-to-end Pega solution architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability

Define and govern enterprise Pega architecture standards and best practices

Lead design of case management, decisioning, and integration architectures

Ensure compliance with Pega guardrails and architectural principles

Act as the final technical authority on design and implementation decisions

AI, Decisioning & Optimization

Architect and guide implementation of Pega AI / Decisioning / Next-Best-Action (NBA) solutions

Drive process optimization and intelligent automation initiatives

Identify opportunities for AI-driven insights to improve business outcomes

Lead application performance tuning and optimization

Integration & Data Architecture

Design and oversee integrations using REST/SOAP APIs

Lead database design and optimization using Oracle and SQL

Ensure secure, scalable interactions with enterprise systems

Guide teams on data modeling, data pages, and caching strategies

Technical & Team Leadership

Mentor and guide Pega developers, Senior Engineers, and Tech Leads

Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and architectural walkthroughs

Partner with Product Owners, Business Architects, and QA leads

Provide production support guidance and root-cause analysis for critical issues

Agile & Delivery Management

Serve as technical lead in Agile/Scrum environments

Support sprint planning, PI planning, and release execution

Track technical work and dependencies using Jira

Collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery

Quality Engineering & Automation

Drive API testing using Postman

Promote test automation using MABL (QA Automation)

Define quality standards, non-functional requirements, and acceptance criteria

Support CI/CD aligned design and automated testing strategies

Required Skills & Experience

Core Skills

Pega Platform (PRPC) – Certified Pega Lead System Architect (CLSA) required

Strong experience in Pega architecture, design, and governance

Pega AI / Decisioning / Optimization

Oracle Database and advanced SQL

REST/SOAP integrations

Postman for API testing

MABL for QA automation

Agile / Scrum

Jira

Nice to Have Experience

Insurance, Financial Services, or Healthcare

Exposure to DevOps / CI-CD pipelines

Cloud experience (AWS / Azure)

Experience leading large-scale enterprise transformations

Soft Skills

Strong architectural and problem-solving mindset

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Proven experience influencing technical and business leaders

Ability to mentor and build high-performing teams

Certifications (Mandatory / Preferred)

Pega CLSA – Mandatory

CSSA (preferred)

SAFe / Agile certification (nice to have)