What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pega Lead Systems Architect position at Tech Observer?
Job Title: Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) Pega v24 with AI Exposure
Experience: 12 18 years overall | 8 10 years of Pega
Location: Manhattan, NYC (3 days onsite) OR Clinton, NJ
Work Model: Hybrid
Duration: 10 months (Contract)
Location: Manhattan, NYC (3 days onsite) OR Clinton, NJ
Work Model: Hybrid
Duration: 10 months (Contract)
Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) to design and lead enterprisescale Pega solutions. This role requires strong expertise in Pega architecture, AI/Decisioning, integrations, and Agile delivery, along with the ability to mentor teams and drive highquality implementations.
Responsibilities
- Lead endtoend Pega architecture, design, and delivery
- Ensure solutions follow Pega guardrails and best practices
- Architect case management, decisioning (NBA), and AI-driven solutions
- Design and manage REST/SOAP integrations
- Guide data modeling, data pages, and performance optimization
- Mentor Pega developers and conduct design/code reviews
- Act as technical lead in Agile/Scrum teams
- Support production issues and rootcause analysis
- Promote API testing and test automation
Required Skills:
- Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) mandatory
- Strong experience with Pega PRPC, architecture, and governance
- Pega AI / Decisioning / Optimization
- Oracle Database and advanced SQL
- REST/SOAP APIs
- Postman for API testing
- MABL for test automation
- Agile/Scrum, Jira
Nice to have
- Experience in Insurance, Financial Services, or Healthcare
- Exposure to CI/CD and DevOps
- Cloud experience (AWS or Azure)
- Experience with large enterprise transformation programs